A Notre Dame Football Blog
I'm not sure about the rest of y'all, but I basically live my life in Outlook or any calendar synced to my phone. Perhaps it's a sign of getting older or the kid driving me crazy, but if it's not in a calendar, it doesn't exist. So during this wonderful time of year, I take the time to input all the bowl games into my calendar lest I accidentally forget that college football is on. This year, I've decided to share that with y'all. The file can be easily imported into Outlook or Google ...
With the Extra Life stream in the books, it's time to get back to football. Eddie and I officially open the bowl pick 'em (herloyalsons.com/pickem) by picking the small slate of five games this Saturday. Yes, it's probably bad football, but it's football and there's spreads and an Amazon gift card is on the line! Come join in the fun and prepare yourself for the joyous bowl season with us. ...
Loyal Readers, the Advent season is upon us. As we prepare for the coming of Christmas, our minds often go to giving--not just in terms of gifts to our families, but to charity as well. On this holiday season, I have two drives to highlight within not just the Notre Dame community, but our little slice of blogging and podcasting the Irish. ...
Notre Dame Stadium
For the last couple weeks, the fanatics have once again been calling for Coach Kelly to be let go. The decision to let a head coach go is just not that simple. The head coach position requires the ability to understand the workings of an offense and defense, it also requires the ability to lead and educate a team of young men to work as a team and to go out and "Play Like A Champion" on any Saturday afternoon. The head coach must have a passion for the game and a passion to win. The head coach ...
One Last Alma Mater Song At Home For The Season Photo Courtesy of Lisa Kelly
I have to admit, after starting 8-1 and flirting with the playoffs, I was a disappointed, and a somewhat disgruntled, Notre Dame fan, particularly with how the regular season ended. When I saw the post-season prospects, I did not feel much better. The Camping World Bowl, ugh. No offense to Camping World or Iowa State, but I was not excited about the "Bowl Projections" that had Notre Dame headed to Orlando to take on the Cyclones. In an odd turn of events, Sunday played out in the best ...
The talking heads have been doing a lot of analysis as to which teams are worthy of being in the playoffs, deciding what the rest of the Top 25 teams looks like, and allocating which teams should be playing each other in the remaining bowl games. All of this talk has brought one question up to the surface. If you’re not in the playoffs, or in a New Years Day 6 bowl, is everything else just an “exhibition?” Have bowl games lost their luster? A lot of people have been weighing in on this ...
Jack and Eddie return for another ELITE podcast. We have coaching moves, championship weekend recaps, bowl selection thoughts, Notre Dame takes, and kicking Jack repeatedly in the junk for Florida State's terrible 6-6 campaign. Oh, and we have a mystery Army/Navy pick thrown in. This is the only episode of the week so get on it! ...
Brian Kelly faces the media in his post-game presser following Miami's 41-8 victory over the Irish. (Screen capture from WatchND)
A disappointing November has re-ignited the debate about whether it is time to move on from Brian Kelly. Understandably, the fanbase seems divided on this issue. But if Notre Dame is going to beat Tennessee to hiring Jon Gruden, the time to act is now. Sure, Jon Gruden's been the right man for the job from 2002-2016, but is that still true in 2017? To find out, I asked some of the smartest, most level-headed ND fans I know the pressing questions to figure out who should be Notre Dame's next ...
It's conference championship week, but the insanity of the silly season of coaching searches has been doing its damnedest to take the spotlight, especially if you're Tennessee or Arizona State. We have picks and previews for all the biggest games this weekend, including Florida State's desperate attempt to keep their bowl streak alive, plus the latest (at least at the time of recording) coaching news and rumors. ...
I’m not exactly sure where to start with this, so bear with me, as I may be a little all over the place with this article today. I know there are quite a few people who do not share my opinion, but on the flip side, I also know quite a few people who do share my opinion. And that being said, the following is my opinion. It is not right, it is not wrong, it is merely my observation of the current state of Notre Dame football. If you look at the definition of an opinion, it cannot be right or ...