heart attack averted. phew. carry on. ...
Your Winners for the HLS Giveaway!
Well October is done and that means the giveaway that we ran last month has come to a close and I have selected the winners. We had some great entries and the winning ones can be found after the jump. If you are one of the lucky ones, be sure to check the email that you put on the entry so you can send me your shipping info! ...
Notre Dame #2 in HLS Top 25
It's been quite the crazy week and it delayed getting this together. Sadly the computer rankings are also delayed as I am running into some coding issues. Yes, I am just full of delays, but the show must go on! ...
Friday Roundup: The “Just Win, Baby” Edition
Much of the talk this past week in college football has centered around one central topic. If Alabama, Kansas State, Oregon, and, yes, Notre Dame remain undefeated, who goes to Miami to compete for the national title? Schedules have been compared. Style points tallied. Tea leaves read. Throughout all of the these activities though, one thing must not be forgotten: win. Every. Damn. Game. ...
The Invasion of Norman
The last time I dared to enter enemy territory, I was a senior at Notre Dame. During that 2006 season, I was hopeful that somehow the Irish would manage to upset Southern Cal on their home field and try to find their way into the national title picture. Six years later, I found myself on a bus to Norman hoping the Irish would pull off a different type of upset (by Vegas standards) against the Sooners with 50+ young alumni...and my father. ...
Notre Dame/OU Open Thread
Y'all know the drill by now. Open thread for the day is now open in the comments section. ...
Friday Roundup: The “OU Mad?” Edition
Tomorrow will mark only the tenth time that the Irish and Oklahoma have met on the gridiron. The last time the two met was in 1999. That game, much like most of the series, ended in an Irish victory. In fact, the Irish are 8-1 all time against the Sooners, including the snapping of OU's record 47 game winning streak in 1957, a streak that included a 40-0 destruction of the Irish. So after a decade away these two teams, now both in the top ten, are set to face off in one of the biggest games ...
Alabama No Longer Unanimous #1 in HLS Top 25
After spending the past seven weeks as the unanimous #1 in the HLS Top 25, a couple of the HLS staff members have seen enough to cast their first place votes elsewhere. However, the Tide keeps their #1 spot and the rest of the top of the poll remains rather stable. Most of the shuffling this week came at the bottom of our list, but it is only a matter of time before another large shake up. It's the calm before the storm. ...
Inside the Film Room: Options without a Mobile QB
It's been quite a while since I've been able to step inside the film room and it's high time that I fixed that. Today we are going to look at how Brian Kelly and Chuck Martin solved one of the problems presented by Tommy Rees starting instead of a more mobile Everett Golson. As we've seen from previous games, this offense can be a nightmare to defend if the read option must be honored. Just the threat that the QB can pull the ball down and run forces defense to tone down ...
HLS Book Review: Always Fighting Irish
In our October Giveaway post, I mentioned that we here at HLS were lucky enough to get some promotional copies of Always Fighting Irish: Players, Coaches, and Fans Share Their Passion for Notre Dame Football. Thanks to some work travel, I was finally able to have some time to work through this 400+ page work compiled by John Heisler (ND's Senior Associate Athletics Director for Media and Broadcast Relations) and Tim Prister (Senior Editor of IrishIllustrated.com). I must say, I came away very ...