Not only am I in, but you can check out the Hangout with Jack Swarbrick live right here on HLS! Just use the YouTube player below and enjoy the show starting at 7pm EST. Edit: Player below now has the archived video of the entire hangout. ...
Oh What a Night
As the clock hit 4pm in South Bend, it was 3pm in Springfield, Illinois. Instead of looking for a forty, I was in a discount store while my girlfriend looked at the small selection of Notre Dame gear available, passing the time before her best friend's wedding reception. While my girlfriend never attended ND nor was ever a fan until she met me, she was still excited for her second game at Notre Dame Stadium (both of which were under the lights). Even though her best friend was celebrating ...
NDtex on Irish Impact
The fine folks over at Irish Impact saw our post about the Notre Dame dropping Michigan like a bad habit and wanted yours truly to go on the air and chat about it a bit. I was happy to oblidge, but as usual, I can't seem to touch an interview without something hilarious happening. ...
Notre Dame Opts Out of Michigan Series
It was only a matter of time before the move to the ACC created a B1G casualty on Notre Dame's football schedule. However, I don't think anyone could have predicted that, starting in 2014, the Michigan series would be the first to go. Larry Lage of the Associated Press was the first to break the news: ...
Take Two: Hanging Out with Jack Swarbrick
So my last attempt to do the Google+ thing with Jack Swarbrick ended up as a rather epic disaster as far as HLS was concerned, but much like Tommy Rees this past Saturday, I have a chance to redeem myself. ...
Friday Roundup: The “Vengeance” Edition
As always during Hate Week, we at HLS have been spewing a good load of Michigan hate. The IBG was focused on it, and Bayou gave some great historical context as to why Michigan deserves our hatred. Inevitably, the open letter from Blue-Gray Sky (RIP) to Michigan's fans finds itself linked on at least one Notre Dame site as well. But this week isn't just about hate, it's about vengeance. ...
Support Manti Te’o: Get Lei’d
So awful title puns aside, there has been quite a grassroots effort to show our support for our favorite Hawaiian linebacker with a very simple gesture: wear a lei to the Michigan game Saturday night. It's a simple, cheap effort for one of the best representatives that Our Lady's University has ever seen. He went into battle last week on the road, away from his family and away form the Notre Dame family. This weekend, it's time for the Notre Dame family to return the favor. Personally, I ...
Is This Year Different?
As the Irish find themselves 3-0 for the first time in a decade, the title of this post is definitely the question on the mind of any Notre Dame football fan. After all, we've been conditioned for disappointment after all these years. With this question in mind, I wanted to examine the past performances and compare them to this year. For this exercise, I focused on something that came up in one of Brian Kelly's pressers last season. In it, he mentioned that gaining loads of yards was ...
Stanford, Notre Dame Biggest Winners in HLS Top 25
Week 3 has brought serious movement to the HLS Top 25. While the membership of the top 25 remains largely unchanged (only three teams dropped this week), Stanford's upset of previously ranked #3 USC and Notre Dame's drumming of previously ranked #11 Michigan State created quite the domino effect. Only four teams kept their previous week's rankings, three of which are in the top ten. Here's how everything shook out this week: ...
The Golden Tate Band Dive Memorial Open Thread
Never forget: ...