Per too many internet rumblings to list and/or doubt, Ian Williams, a product of Florida and a big, mean run-stopper, has commited to Notre Dame. Ian received offers from Auburn, Florida, and Clemson, to name a few. He should be able to shore up the defensive line very quickly. ...
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The Envelope, Please…
Well, we had some awesome submissions to our HLS 2006 Christmas Contest. Please check them all out here. Anyway, it's time to announce the winners, so here they are: Touch Down Santa by: Dan Home Alone Jeff by: Jessica Congratulations to our winners! We'll be contacting you via e-mail to get your shipping address, but if you see this post and feel like letting us know that info before we get to you, feel free to drop us a line at our e-mail address listed up and to the right. (We'd ...
ND Didn’t Play Anyone? Puh-lease.
I am sick of this argument from ND-haters. It is weak, and moreso, it is incorrect. Everyone loves to say "Hey, ND played all 3 Service Academies. That means their schedule was weak." Um, hello? Can you really diss the Armed Forces in that way when they save your lives everyday? And by the way, Navy is 9-3 and bowl bound so you can't generalize and say that that's a weak portion of a schedule. And would you say Army+Navy+Air Force (collectively 17-19, just under .500) is worse ...
Miami Hires DC Shannon to Replace Coker
The "U" hired Randy Shannon to 'turn things around' down there with that Miami program. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2690489 I have three main thoughts on this. 1) Way to go outside the program to fix things. Don't you think that might have made sense? If Larry Coker had issues controlling his team, which means his staff had issues doing so, why would you go within the staff to replace him?  That is just dumb. From both an executional and a PR point of ...
The LSU Series: An Overview, or: “Even Bob Davie Beat LSU”
Notre Dame heads into the Sugar Bowl this season with a 5-4 lead in wins against LSU. I dug that fascinating tidbit up using George Macor's awesome Notre Dame Football Database. Here's the relevant info: Ara went 1-1 against LSU, winning a 3-0 barn-burner and losing an 8-28 shellacking. Faust went 2-1. A 27-9 revenge win, a 30-22 reiteration of the point, and a 7-10 loss of focus. Lou was 0-1 against LSU and will never forgive himself for it, having lost the game 19-21. Such a ...
Friday Roundup
Before I get to the Roundup, I want to point out that there are precious few moments left for YOU to win this. All you have to do is follow these rules. And if you do so, you might produce something fun like this: So get going! The Roundup: EDSBS points out that when a Head Football Coach of Football, West Virginia University says he's planning to stay with his team forever, it's sorta like when your 11th grade girlfriend promises that she'll stay with you forever. But don't feel ...
Brady Quinn Wins the Maxwell Award
In a bit of an upset, even though he said he didn't think it was, Brady Quinn brought home the award for College Football's Most Outstanding Player tonight. I'm really happy for Quinn, as he has worked his butt off, and succeeded despite some challenges in the O-Line and a host of criticism from the media (most especially ESPN). It's nice to see the award voters recognize his accomplishments, both this year and over the past 4 years. Congrats, Brady. And enjoy the trip to the Heisman ...
Brady To Be Stiff-Armed By Heisman
According to the website StiffArmTrophy.com, Brady Quinn is projected as the 3rd vote-getter in the 2006 Heisman race. We've been unable to reach Brady for comment. And by "unable," I mean, we haven't even tried because we don't exactly roll with the big dogs at this point. But it would be awesome if I could call him up and be all like, "Hey, Brady. This is domer.mq of HerLoyalSons.com," and then he'd be all like, "Hey domer.mq! How are ya! What do you need? Want a comment on a ...
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 ...
“Chris Donald Recruiting Video,” Or “How QBs Learned to Start Worrying and Crap Their Pants”
[youtube]rf8pTD0WDwg&NR[/youtube] Stick around for the last play, when Donald absolutely destroys a hapless running back before destroying the QB (or possibly vice-versa). It's down to Notre Dame and Tennessee for this kid? Oh, my. ...