I report this bit with a somewhat skeptical eye. The notion that Joe Paterno will actually do something about his team's discipline problems that makes me want to stand up and applaud just seems highly improbable. Then again, Joe Pa is now so dead old that it doesn't seem like much of a stretch to think that the guy is getting really fed up with those darn kids! Angered by the arrest of six of his players in connection with a fight at an off-campus apartment, Joe Paterno will be ...
Opponents
Info! Info! Infoooooooo!
Johnny 5 is satiated. For now. We here at HLS wanted to know a little more about LSU, their football team, and the psyche of their fans, so we went straight to the place we knew we could get the most accurate, infallible information: the internet. And on the internet we found an LSU blog called AndTheValleyShook.com. Coincidentally, AndTheValleyShook.com happens to be a blog dedicated to LSU sports. So we contacted them for a little Q&A, and here's what we got back: 1) Are the LSU ...
Bogies On The Radar: 12 Teams A’pposin’ , 7 Teams A’bowlin’, 1… Final… Game…
Ba Dum Dum Dum.. The Bowl Season is upon us. Let us rejoice and take a look at what our 2006 opponents are up to this Christmas season. Georgia Tech (9-4, lost to ND, Bowl Game: Gator Bowl vs. WVU): The Law of Chan Gailey Equilibrium took one in the gnads yesterday when it was announced that Reggie Ball, a.k.a. "The Great Equalizer", is academically ineligible to play in the upcoming bowl game. Instead, they'll be starting their sophomore backup, leading to the questions: How much ...
Christmas Comes Early for GT’s Calvin Johnson: Reggie Ball Ineligible for Bowl Game
Calvin Johnson's draft status took a bump today when it was announced that Reggie Ball answers questions to tests as well as he hits the sides of barns with footballs. As a result, Ball will not be playing in Georgia Tech's bowl game. Reggie Ball is now only slightly less likely to complete a pass to Calvin Johnson in the bowl game. ...
The Jimbo Fischer Watch
Jimbo Fischer. The name just strikes the fear of god into the hearts and minds of Notre Dame fans everywhere. And by "Notre Dame fans everywhere," I mean those of us who are so totally obsessive about Notre Dame football that we can name all of the coordinators for our opponents thru the next 4 seasons. So, pretty much all of us, right? Anyway, Jimbo Fischer is the Offensive Coordinator, Football, Louisiana State University. And he's a hot commodity. If he were a metal, he'd be ...
Trap Gameux?
As bowl-month begins, it seems like every thing's gotten all quiet before the storm. Not much is being written about anything in college football. Heck, people have even slowed down on the "my God, Alabama still doesn't have a coach" talk, despite my best efforts to keep it rolling. And even when people are writing about the games, they just sort of say the same things over and over again. If a tree falls in the forest, and it looks like every other tree that falls in the forest, does it get ...
When Bruins Fans Attack
We may have to start a new award for "most disgusting injury to a college football fan" after this one. "I see my husband come around the front of the car, covered in blood and just adrenaline-pumped, and screaming and saying, 'They hit me with a bottle, they hit me with a bottle,'" she said. "The glass that hit his eye went through every layer of eye, severing it all, all the way to the jelly." Guess I don't have to worry about my caloric intake for the day. Most of it's sitting in the ...
MSU Names New Head Coach. Nobody in Michigan Notices.
Looks like MSU has finally picked a replacement for John The Smith. I suspect they're holding off announcing until this whole UM/OSU/Bo Knows Death thing washes over. This looks like an excellent hire for MSU, as Grantham is sure to bring along some of that winning tradition from Cleveland. ...
Bad Kermit’s Take on a Thirdhand Account of Notre Dame-Air Force
NAPERVILLE, Ill.--Forced to attend a wedding, and with the Notre Dame game being shown on channel "H," I had no choice but to listen to a friend's recap of the radio broadcast of the Notre Dame-Air Force game for my weekly Notre Dame football fix. Here are my impressions of my friend's impressions of Don Criqui and Allen Pinkett's impressions. The Fighting Irish may or may not have scored really early in the game. It took them either 54 seconds to go 80 yards on 2 plays, or perhaps it took ...
Joe Pa to Miss First Game Since Time Was Invented
Joe Pa will not be attending this week's PSU game. He is, instead, heeding the advice of his doctors (read: shaman), and staying home (read: crypt). Says Joe Pa: "You guys know what you're doing and what I want enough that I don't need to be there creating a huge distraction Saturday." Soon after, a nurse went into his room to see who he was talking to as it was way beyond visiting hours. Turns out it was nobody. Joe Pa also insists that, while he wont be there in person, he'll be ...