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2021 Week 5 Picks

September 30, 2021 by Ryan Ritter

Eddie and I are very cautious about bragging too much before the altar of GAMBLOR, but y'all, we had a week. Sometimes, you have to celebrate and point it out. I'm glad we've hit one hell of a stride right now as week 5 is coming in strong with some absolute bangers, as well as some absolute degenerate sicko specials. This was the first week that I had a really rough time finalizing the 12-pack. This week is that damn good. So come get join the hot streak and/or hear the beginning of our ...

Jump Around and Find Out: Notre Dame vs Wisconsin Recap

September 27, 2021 by Ryan Ritter

I wish I could take full credit for this episode's title, but that honor goes to @ndlauren who graciously let me use her comedic genius during Saturday's fourth quarter fireworks. There is very little to complain about in this one. Coan could find a bit more accuracy and the offensive line held together by the thinnest strands of duct tape could block better. But even with those issues, Notre Dame has this crazy confidence about them that has somehow filtered to Shane and I as well. It ...

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NCAA ’14 Sim: Notre Dame “@” Wisconsin

September 24, 2021 by Ryan Ritter

This episode contains two things that are peak HLS: A cold open featuring the most unique possible technical meltdown we've ever had. Shane and I heard everything perfectly and the stream barely heard anything. Nearly five full minutes of scrambling while live.The sim delivered an absolute nightmare. When we thought we hit the bottom, the sim dug deeper and then dug deeper yet again. I'm honestly in awe of both happenings. We could've pulled either off if we actually planned it. This is ...

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2021 Week 4 Picks

September 23, 2021 by Ryan Ritter

Enjoy the cold open--it's easily one of our best train wrecks and it's not even my fault this time. It's fun being on the other side of things! Anyways, what you're here for: the picks! Eddie and I have gotten off to a solid start, remaining above .500 and staying .500 or better every week. As wild as the season has been so far, we aren't taking it for granted. We'll try to keep things rolling in week 4. Now that we are finally getting into the season, Eddie and I are disagreeing with each ...

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Sweet Home, Chicago

September 22, 2021 by IrishElvis

In 2012, a Tommy Rees offense took an undefeated record into Soldier Field for a Shamrock Series game. Fortunately for Notre Dame fans, this 2021 iteration leaves plenty of time for dinner steakhouse reservations, because that's where the good news ends. Irish fans are keen to point to the offense's incremental growth despite the line's early-season injury challenges, but the fact remains that any optimism is based primarily on potential rather than actual statistical analysis or output. ...

The Beat Goes On – Notre Dame vs Purdue Recap

September 19, 2021 by Ryan Ritter

Good news, everyone! Things are improving with Notre Dame! While the offense still has some things to work through, particularly Jack Coan having some odd accuracy issues, there are signs of an explosive offensive ready to break out. The offensive line, despite considering you, yes you, for LT, performed admirably. Marcus Freeman and the defense continued their path to improvement, featuring an actual smart us of the three lineman dollar formation that gave Purdue fits. Better yet, the ...

What, your copy of NCAA '14 looks different?

NCAA Sim: Notre Dame vs Purdue

September 17, 2021 by Ryan Ritter

You know, I was really proud of myself on this one. I thought I had everything figured out. Didn't mess up hitting buttons or anything this time around. And then the game audio didn't record right. And then the backup didn't record right. So y'all get the back up of the back up which has the entire audio. Thankfully, it's functional enough, and servers as a perfect metaphor for Notre Dame Football in 2021. Oh, and the sim definitely has tapped into that reality as well. I dare you to ...

For Pete’s Sake

September 16, 2021 by IrishElvis

Hope everyone enjoyed last weekend's commemoration of 9/11. We'll commemorate the same number of nationwide COVID-19 deaths in just the last 72 hours with a sold-out Notre Dame Sta-- </is shocked by electric dog collar> WITHOUT FURTHER ADO HERE'S YOUR PURDUE ANALYSIS An undefeated record, if I'm reading my notes correctly, is about as well as we could expect this team to be after two games. However, some significant questions linger. The offense, with its preseason questions, ...

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2021 Week 3 Picks

September 16, 2021 by Ryan Ritter

Despite how crazy college football has been to open the 2021 season, Eddie and I have come out firing with above .500 records. Here's hoping we can keep the good times rolling over at the altar of GAMBLOR by taking on a slate that has some truly, truly sicko-quality games. But look, we don't hide our degeneracy here. My goal is to find a twelve-pack of games of some interest, and, by God, I'm going to deliver. Come for the picks. Stay to listen to Eddie break my brain and my spirit during ...

Failure to Launch – Notre Dame vs Toledo Recap

September 13, 2021 by Ryan Ritter

Thankfully, the frustration within this episode comes from a win. While this season definitely seems to be of the caliber of "holy crap, is anyone even good?!" (which we go into detail in our Patreon Exclusive episode), there are some major concerns for Notre Dame going forward. We talk about whether Jack Coan or Tyler Bucnher should start against Purdue, if Marcus Freeman needs to burn part of his playbook to save his own head coaching aspirations, and question if Peacock actually ...