Spring practice has officially kicked off and the road to the Blue/Gold game has begun. Shane and I break down this first practice exactly how any long-time listener would expect that we would. Plus, we take a look at some interviews given by Jack Swarbrick and Brian Kelly in recent weeks. A lot of time is spent on BK's rather um...sudden change of heart and philosophy in this episode. In fact, this episode completely focuses on Notre Dame football this week. There's a lot to talk about and ...
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Friday Roundup: The “Down Goes Bama” Episode
Well, the unthinkable happened. Clemson took out Alabama to win the national title and put an end-cap on the 2016 college football season with one final upset. Shane and I talk about this incredible game which saw nearly 100 (!!!) plays run by Clemson and some of the ballsiest calls we've ever seen in a game. Plus, the Notre Dame coaching staff puts in some final pieces and we talk about how the Irish are looking heading in to the final stretch before signing day. Perhaps we will talk you off ...
Friday Roundup: The “Don’t Miss the Bus” Episode
Yes, don't pull a Kiffin and miss out on a breakdown of the fun that was the New Year's Six bowls. Plus, we have more headlines from around college football and Notre Dame, and the final pick of the season with Eddie. Normally, this post is full of links of what is discussed; however, this post will bypass that usual practice for two reasons: (1) the day job kicked my ass and I absolutely won't have time to do and (2) we talked a lot of actual football so there aren't a whole lot of links ...
Friday Roundup: The “Farewell to 2016” Episode
I don't know about the rest of you Loyal Readers and Listeners, but I'm happy to see 2016 go and Shane certainly shares those sentiments as well. Between the crappy Notre Dame football we witnessed, far too many pop culture icons kicking the bucket (especially within the last week, good God), and professional lives being summed up as "could have gone better", we will not miss this year at all. Hopefully your 2016 was far better and hopefully you are ready to end it with the last podcast we ...
Friday Roundup: The “Skipping Bowls This Christmas” Episode
And no, Shane and I aren't just talking about Notre Dame. The first week of bowl games have been...well, not great for the most part. We found ourselves tuning out more than tuning in to most of the games this week. However, there were a couple of gems which we made sure to highlight on this week's show. The original plan this episode was to have a large discussion topic around the skipping of bowl games by NFL-bound players, namely Leonard Fournette and Christian McCaffery. As we are want to ...
Friday Roundup: The “Carousel’s at Full Speed” Episode
We have arrived at that time of year in which the first major wave of head coaching changes have fallen into place. There is a lot to cover and Shane and I spend the majority of this episode recapping the major moves around college football. Before we get to the usual linkage, don't forget that there are still a couple of charitable things happening around the Notre Dame family this holiday season. You have the Rakes-led effort for the South Bend Center for the Homeless as well as ...
Minicast: Shane and Tex Take Over a Radio Show
You may remember on the last Friday Roundup, Shane and I teased that we would be on a local Dallas/Ft. Worth station this past Saturday as I was filling in as a guest host for a local show. The audio has finally arrived in my inbox and we've cut up the show to deliver the relevant college/Notre Dame football half for your listening pleasure. We talk CFB playoffs and rankings as well as Jack Swarbrick's comments on his podcast regarding the program and Brian Kelly--all without getting an FCC ...
HLS Audio Recap (Week 14): Championships, Playoffs, and Donations
In the world of college football, the focus was on conference championships and playoffs. For Notre Dame, the focus was on Jack Swarbrick's latest comments made on his weekly podcast show and the reactions to them in the form of various GoFundMe campaigns. Shane and I dive into both on the last recap episode of the 2016 regular season. You might be able to figure out where the two of us stand based on yesterday's post here on HLS. And while we'd certainly encourage you to donate, we also ...
Friday Roundup: The “Notre Dame-Free” Episode
Yes, a Notre Dame-free episode might sound a little crazy to publish in this space, but let's be honest with each other. We need a break from talking about terrible ND Football things and you need a break from hearing it. Shane and I took this task so seriously that we did our damnedest to not even utter the words "Notre Dame" all episode. ...
HLS Audio Recap (Week 13): Thank God It’s Over
This is the last podcast in the year of our Lord, two thousand and sixteen, in which Shane and I will need to recap a Notre Dame football game. Thank. God. There was and is still more college football to enjoy outside the Notre Dame bubble this year. As always, we take a look at some of the big games of the week with a dash of coaching changes and rumors flying everywhere. And, yes, we talk about whatever the hell that was out in L.A. and start asking the question of just where the Irish ...