A Notre Dame Football Blog
We’re BAAAAAAAAAAACK! HLS Peeps, its Throwback Week. Wherein Domer.MQ (AKA IDTHEMIKE) and I, The (one and only) Biscuit get back into things. For 1 week. Seriously. For 1 week. No longer. Sad? Sorry. All we can do. DEAL WITH IT DEAR READERS. DEEEEEEAL. So, what’s going on here? Well, MQ and I one night, drunkenly, thought this would be good to do during the season. Then the season passed. And we kept winning. And winning. And winning. And we kept not writing, not writing, and not writing. ...
Long-time readers will likely recognize the adorable child in the photo above as Aven. The same folks may also remember that HLS has a large part in a fundraising campaign, Savin' Aven, to help Aven and his family, which are family friends of mine, with the costs associated with his Leukemia treatment. Aven lost that battle. He was just two years old. For the third consecutive year, I'm honoring the memory of Aven through an effort called Extra Life. All proceeds raised go to the local ...
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We knew it would happen last week, but now it's officially official. Notre Dame is in the playoffs and, years later, will have their chance to avenge a loss to Clemson on a gigantic stage. Thankfully, no hurricanes will be involved this time. Shane and I give our initial reactions to the news as well as a quick recap of the conference championship games around college football. ...
The stars have aligned for this Irish Texan. Notre Dame has found their way into the playoffs and into the Cotton Bowl right in my backyard. Those of y'all that have been reading for some time know that I'm a native of the DFW area. The only time I've spent away from here were my four years at Notre Dame. As such, I've been flooded with questions of where to stay, what to do, and where to go. With that in mind, I figured a little FAQ post would help out. If you find any of this useful, you ...
If you sat through the interminable Fox pregame show before the B1G championship, you were subjected to a host's visible revulsion to your undefeated Fighting Irish being somehow in the mix for a CFP spot. His ire arose from the fact that Notre Dame was not playing in a conference championship. Cheeseburger Saturday. "Why," goes my paraphrase of his passion, "should Notre Dame get a look at a playoff spot when they're not on the field playing against Pitt or Northwestern?" If you sat on ...
Surely Notre Dame is worthy of entry into the College Football Playoffs. Yet, facing the results of last night's games, what more can the Irish do to prove their worthiness? Trial by Fire A 50-gallon drum of burning refuse and offal is placed before Brian Kelly. He reaches in and pulls out the remnants of Michigan’s Revenge Tour. If Kelly is uninjured, then he is worthy to lead his team into the playoffs. If he also pulls any remnant of Michigan’s pride, he’s a miracle-worker. Trial ...
Each week in this space, we examine two things: Notre Dame's strength of schedule (from USA Today's Sagarin rankings), and who Irish opponents are facing. For those of who want to scout future opponents, I'll give you my recommendation for who to watch when you're not watching Notre Dame Football. ...
It's time to enjoy the best kind of bye week. While we kick back and have Thanksgiving round two with cheeseburgers, it's time to watch everyone else sweat it out to play in their conference's cash grabs--I mean, conference title games. Eddie and I pick every single one from the Sun Belt to the SEC. Oh, and by the way, only a single game separates Eddie and I in our Extra Life donation bet. To quote Eddie, let's goooooooo baby! Oh, and don't forget to enter into the pick 'em with the ...
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The title says it all. The recap of the world of college football focuses in on the playoff picture as Notre Dame has practically punched their own ticket. Plus, we take a look into Notre Dame capping off their perfect season against Southern Cal and how they overcame a sluggish first half. It's time to enjoy the ultimate bye week while everyone else plays in a conference title game that doesn't really matter. Start your cheeseburger party with us. ...
On the last full football Saturday of 2018, a day on which fourth ranked Michigan (sucks!) wrecked its season against (the) Ohio State University, and seventh ranked LSU lost to the twenty-second ranked team in the country 74-72, Notre Dame won. In a stadium stained garnet and gold, Notre Dame won. To cap a season that gave truth to the motto, "Winning is Hard," Notre Dame won. With the Fighting Irish 11-0 and third in the CFP polls heading into the game, the Trojans had two choices: lay ...