It finally happened. I logged into Destiny for the first time. Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag went from its shrink-wrapped protected home to my not-used-nearly-enough-to-my-liking PlayStation 4. Sometimes, having a bit of a break from the wire-to-wire glory that is college football Saturdays is quite nice. Along with getting a chance to play a couple of games that have been staring at me since last Christmas, I attended a college basketball game for the first time since my graduation from ...
Friday Roundup
Friday Roundup: The “Coaching Centrifuge” Episode
The "coaching centrifuge" is one of those things that I'm pushing (probably unsuccessfully) much like "#CollegeRefs", but I honestly can't think of a description so apt for how fast this year's carousel spun. In all honesty, I was expecting the major dominoes to fall after all of the conference championships, but college football waits for no one. While I didn't have time this week to keep up with every single hire, I hit the big splashes as well as the curious trend of interim head coaches ...
Friday Roundup: The “Mad Online” Episode
Eddie and I thought that we would be able to record our picks early and have a nice, relaxing Thanksgiving holiday. Unfortunately for us, we decided the early record would happen on Tuesday night after we saw Notre Dame fall to #6 in the playoff rankings. So before we picked 12 (!) games, we decided to do a healthy dose of audio ranting to ease the pain. When all was said and done, our segment basically hijacked the episode. I have zero issues rolling with that. Come out of your ...
Friday Roundup: The “Parental Advisory” Epsiode
I suppose it was only a matter of time before the podcast would go a bit too blue and force me to slap the explicit tag on the feed. This was that episode. Picks with NDEddieMac ventured into the TV-MA territory of language, but I guess that's what happens when Notre Dame is squarely in the playoff hunt and we would really like some other teams to lose? Either way, this episode was a lot of fun to record. After not really being able to keep up with college football news due to travel, I ...
Friday Roundup: The “Feel Free to End the Season Now” Epsiode
I mean, I think it's a pretty good idea, personally. It sure would take care of a lot of the potential scenarios still in play that would knock the Irish out of the top four. I talk about those various scenarios in this episode, as well as the craziness that was week 10 in college football. We had upsets, #CollegeRefs, and big games. Needless to say, there is lot to talk about and how it all shapes the college football playoff picture. Enjoy. The Roundup In this ...
Friday Roundup: The “I Need Five” Episode
This week's podcast title is for all my listeners that fill the Venn diagram intersection of hardcore Notre Dame football and hardcore WWE fan. However, such knowledge of Big E's NXT run is not required for full enjoyment of this week's episode. Although anyone that is lost on what that last sentence meant will be rather confused on a music selection for the Irish's #5 ranking in the first College Football Playoff rankings. Anyways, there was loads to talk about this week. The coaching ...
Friday Roundup: The “Trick or Treat: Here’s a Podcast” Episode
Earlier this week, it was brought to my attention that quite a few of y'all were not aware that the Friday Roundup went podcast a few months ago. Firstly, y'all are all totally busted for not having read the Roundup in ages, but secondly it made me re-think how I've been marketing this thing. Thus, the title of this week's episode which (I hope) makes it incredibly clear that there is yet another podcast for you to consume. While Notre Dame will get its fair share of air time every week, the ...
Friday Roundup: The “Midseason Report” Episode
The bye week may be upon us, but the Friday Roundup is here to help fill your Notre Dame football void. In fact, this episode is rather ND-heavy. The national headlines that caught my eye were rather sparse/I keep thinking about the Irish too much at the midway-ish point of the season. Enjoy some general impressions on the team to this point as well as thoughts on what lies ahead for ND, including if playoff chances are even a realistic thing to think about right now. As always, the ...
Friday Roundup: The “Everyone’s Fired” Episode
In this episode, I talk about the firings and retirings around college football, including that of Steve Sarkisian and how that may affect the game against Notre Dame. Plus, a breakdown of yet another crazy week in college football and picks with NDEddieMac. The Roundup Moment of Nix: Spencer Hall with a fantastic send off for the 'Ol Ball Coach. The Booze Go grab your Tanqueray and Mt. Dew Code Red--it's Trojan Blood time. ...
Friday Roundup: The “Nobody Is Good” Episode
Seriously, everyone in college football is far from dominant. Tex discusses the tire-fire that is Texas, Auburn runs into more issues, UCLA loses a big star, thoughts from last week, laughing at Southern Cal this week, and picks with @NDEddieMac. The Roundup In this episode: Freshmen do dumb things like tweeting during halftime Things are probably really tense in the Texas locker room now And now, Bevo may be dying Duke Williams learns a punching spree gets you the boot from ...