EDSBS has a story up here about how the newest dumbest rule in sports has made Baby Jesus (a fan of ND, by the way) cry and rich, godless television executives cheer over their $100 bill wrapped cigars. The guys at EDSBS have identified the best contact for your complaints/demands as: Ty Halpin, NCAA Football Rules Committee Liaison NCAA P.O Box 6222 Indianapolis,Indiana 46206-6222 FAX: (317) 917-6800 E-mail: thalpin@ncaa.org Time to unleash the power of the internets. Notice ...
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HLS Experts’ Picks Week 2: Battle of the #1s and #2s.
Wanna know the rules? Go here. Well, this second week of the season we are treated to the first installment of #1 versus #2 when THE OSU takes on THE Texas in THE Game of the Century for This Weekend. So it only seems natural that we make this game our "Other Big Game." So our picks this week will involve... The Game: Penn State vs. Notre Dame The Other Big Game: THE OSU vs. Texas Who The Hell Cares?: Pitt vs. Cincy (A Friday Game. So you can blame Pitt for stealing the ...
2006 HLS Expert Picks: Week 1 In The Bag, Down The Drain.
Wow. Well, we all pretty much nailed the WVU/Marshall "game." Real toughy there. And I think we all pretty much knew how the Miami/FSU game would really go, but we still expected more from the offenses. And I think we were right in the same boat with Brady Quinn and Charlie Weis, wondering what the hell was happening as the 1st half of the ND/GT game was winding down. Overall, I'd say our Experts stack up to most of the ones that actually get paif for this stuff. Can you believe that? ...
Laugh At the Old Guy (AKA the Joe Pa blooper reel)
It really is too easy to keep taking pot shots at ol' Joe Pa but I'll be damned if we don't keep finding good stuff. It's almost as this blog is writing itself. I'm now officially convinced this guy doesn't dress himself in the morning. [googlevideo]-1137447702280413132[/googlevideo] ...
Washington Moves Into Phase 2 of the Ty Willingham Experience…
After barely beating a vastly inferior opponent in their opening game of the 2006 season, the Fans and Alumni of the University of Washington and its Football Program are rapidly entering into Phase 2 of the Ty Willingham Experience. As you can see here, the internet message boards are now participating in the strange dance we witnessed over the course of the 2003 season in which Notre Dame found itself battling divergent voices in its head. This schizophrenic shuffle will continue thru the ...
Paterno, The Early Years…
So I figured I'd try and lampoon Joe Pa in my next post. The logical 1st step is to find a few good pictures of your subject because, as any good writing teacher will tell you, "Step 1, find funny pictures. Step 2, Create a title. Step 3, determine your subject." Anyway, being the dutiful writer that I am, I did a google image search for "Paterno." The usual angry, undead, fire breathing pictures popped up, but after a quick scan I discovered images from an Italian museum all titled ...
One of These Things is Not Like the Other…
See if you can figure it out. Scroll down for the answer. Answer: Ha! It's a trick question! You probably thought there'd only be 1 difference, but there are actually at least 2! The first difference is that the man in the top picture never referred to as "Mr. President", Michael Novak, actually understands what makes Notre Dame so great. The other difference is that The Gipper will not be beating Michael Novak with a wet belt in the afterlife. In memory of President ...
The Extra Point Breaks Down “The Draw.”
If this 2006 season lives up to any of the hype, we may refer to this play as "The Draw" like we already do "The Hit" or "The Hit II" or "The Hit III" or "The Hit MCVII". I can't wait for the poster! Anyway, check out the link. The Extra Point's breakdown is really nice. Notice how far back into the endzone some of the GT DLs end up. On their backs. Punks! ...
Charlie Weis: “None shall be turned away…unless they like PSU”
Finally got around to listening to Charlie Weis's Sunday post-game press conference. The conference in and of itself is a very interesting listen and I highly recommend that any hardcore ND Football fan not miss it. It gives great insight into why the team did some of the things it did (and some funny tidbits, like Charlie's wife telling doubting onlookers her husband was "going for it" on the final 4th down). One of Charlie's first points was the fact, weather permitting, he wanted to hold ...
GT Game Review: Unfiltered
So the game's been finished for about a day and a half. Here's a list of all the things I've done since the game ended: Driven back to Chicago from Naperville. Now, that doesn't sound like much, but apparently it's akin to traveling the Oregon Trail. With a broken leg. Unpacked a lot of boxes. I'm moving and as such, even though all of our stuff is now in our new place, it's still in need of unpacking. So even though I moved on Thursday, I'm still moving until every last piece of crap ...