I've been trying to figure out the right words to describe how I feel about the national coverage of the Eddie Vanderdoes situation. No, not those words -- those were to destroy a particularly lazy effort. What I am referring to is this need to find moral outrage in the situation. Whether it is blaming ND, the NCAA, the NLI, Eddie Vanderdoes, or anything else, there is a need to point the finger at someone. Disagree with where the finger lands and additional outrage piles on top of the ...
Tommy Rees Named Starting QB
According to a report from MLive.com (and also reported late last night by Keith Arnold), Brian Kelly was speaking at Grand Valley dinner in Grand Rapids (his first head coaching stop). At the dinner, he had the following to say about Notre Dame's QB situation: ...
Nothing Golden About Gregg Doyel’s Hackjob
Well, it was only a matter of time before someone performed the offseason ritual of writing a Notre Dame hack piece. On the heels of the Eddie Vanderdoes drama, we knew it was coming, we knew some brave internet white knight troll would bravely call ND out attempt to generate page clicks. Loyal readers, I give you Gregg Doyel (only linking so you don't think I'm making this up) and his well deserved destruction below. ...
Eddie Vanderdoes Makes It Official: Off to UCLA
Well, we've been awaiting this moment for a while. The writing was on the wall, but the messy issue of Eddie still being bound to his National Letter of Intent (NLI) made his desire to decommit a bit more complicated. Per twitter though, the drama is now over: ...
Friday Roundup: The “Learning When To Speak” Edition
Ohio State president, Gordon Gee, has firmly inserted his foot in this mouth yet again. I may not be one of those "damn Catholics" that he referred to and I don't particularly put much stock into his opinions about Notre Dame either. I'm not offended by his comments -- my actual reaction is probably the furthest from. What does boggle my mind though is how a university president can't seem to figure out when to keep his mouth shut. ...
Everett Golson No Longer Enrolled at Notre Dame
So much for thinking I had an extended weekend to work on HLS. Last night, WNDU confirmed circulating rumors that Everett Golson was no longer enrolled at Notre Dame. Due to privacy laws, the University is not allowed to state any specifics on the reason for this or how severally Golson will be punished. However, at this time, we do know a little bit more than ND is allowed to release. ...
HLS Maintenance: Memorial Day Weekend Edition
As I mentioned in a previous Roundup, I have been doing a bit of work in the background to make HLS a bit leaner and meaner. We've seen a bit of success here, meaning that I can safely move us back to our usual hosting plan instead of the emergency upgrade my pocketbook got slammed with. What this means for you, the Loyal Reader, is that HLS will be under maintenance throughout the entire Memorial Day weekend starting this Friday, May 24. ...
Vanderdoes Having Second Thoughts? Let the Speculation Begin
Well, this is definitely one post that I did not want to write. Not just because the rumors of potentially losing five-star defensive tackle Eddie Vanderdoes, but also watching my neighbors to the north get devastated by a tornado. Forgive the quick aside, but I couldn't possibly write this in good conscience without mentioning this. If you are able, the Red Cross is a great way to send aid as is donating blood -- there are loads of people that will need the help. Now, with that all being ...
Friday Roundup: The “Horribly Delayed” Edition
Better late than never...or something...right? Anyways, this week has been rather brutal. Thankfully I got some time to unwind at last night's Rangers game, but once I returned I too damn sleepy to think of anything to write. I made an executive decision to punt the Roundup to this evening, likely making Biscuit's head explode that I put baseball as a higher priority than football writings. ...
Lunch with Brady Hoke: Tastes Like Chicken
So Brady Hoke had a luncheon in Grand Rapids and decided to voice his displeasure over Notre Dame cancelling the Michigan series. More precisely, he claimed the Irish were "chickening out" of the series, much to the delight of the audience. Hoke's insertion of his foot into his mouth is simply begging for analysis ridicule as is this entire article, so let's just get to it. ...