Eddie and I return to the altar of GAMBLOR for one final season (well, publicly via audio at least). The season 2021 is officially upon us and there will be actual football played this weekend. That means there are future champions to predict and spreads to pick. Sure, our highlight is Nebraska at Illinois, but that ain't going to stop us. And, no, we don't have a problem--we've got it figured out! #HAILGAMBLOR Podcast ...
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HLS Podcast: Top 25 Roster Countdown
Typically, I write a post explaining myself in the annual Counting Down the Irish roster ranking run by Douglas Farmer over at NBC's Inside the Irish. This year, knowing there was no way in hell that post was going to actually happen, I decided to save it as a podcast topic for Shane and I. Shane didn't see the rankings at all before this episode. The reactions are genuine as is the questioning of my sanity. Never fear, I have a defense and explanation for all of them.The top 25 ranking by ...
HLS Podcast: The Beginning of the End
Just because our run at HLS is ending doesn't mean Shane and I aren't ridiculously excited for this season. In fact, it only took two BK pressers and one media-viewed practice to whip us up into a homer frenzy. Slap on those blue & gold glasses and come sip on the Kool-Aid with us before the season gets rolling .Also, scheduling note for future podcasts: Picks Pod starts back up with an August 25th recording and the first Sim is September 2nd. Get. Hype! Podcast ...
HLS Podcast: 2021 Schedule Preview
We are finally nearing the end of the offseason, meaning it is time for laser focus on the 2021 Notre Dame season. With that in mind, Shane and I give a quick preview on every game on the 2021 Irish slate, plus perhaps going off topic a bit on the Peacock home opener. Come for the massive preview, stay for the huge show news at the end of the episode! ...
HLS Podcast: Previewing the Irish – Magazines, Vegas, and SP+
Finally, an episode that has waited nearly a month in the wings! I bust out my 2021 preview magazine collection and discuss the projections with Shane, which seem to include the national media guzzling the Cincinnati and North Carolina Koolaid. The outlook from the magazine crew is largely good, including a projection that might be wearing blue and gold glasses. We then turn to Vegas and SP+ for a bit of a downer. Those projections were...not as kind. Next week, we will turn to our own ...
HLS Podcast: Conference Realignment 2 – Red River Boogaloo
Shane and I had plans of discussing the national previews of Notre Dame. Then Texas and Oklahoma decided they were off to the SEC. So, here we go again: it's conference realignment time. While we spend a fair amount of time making fun of Texas and laughing at the Big XII getting caught with their pants down, we examine what this means for college football's future, the planned playoff expansion, and if Notre Dame's independence still fits into all of this. We'll try that whole preview ...
HLS Podcast: Welcome to the NIL Era
Name, Image, and Likeness is no longer a concept or a wishlist, but reality. Shane and I discuss what that reality entails, how Notre Dame and its players have approached it, how much we still don't know, and the potential pitfalls along the way. Towards the end, this leads me to a few hilarious sponsorship ideas that perfectly encapsulate what we love about college football. ...
HLS Podcast: NCAA v Alston, Now on the Record
Yes, I put the incredible Zoom recording fail behind me. Moons and Shane graciously came back on to try to recreate our episode focusing on the Supreme Court decision on NCAA v Alston. Moons gives his legal expertise as to what the SCOTUS decision actually means in the grand scheme of thigs. Thankfully, he's also used his lawyering skills to show just how badly the NCAA bungled this entire case from beginning to end. We also talk about the Kavanaugh opinion, what that means to the big ...
HLS Podcast: Tex Fucked Up
Background: NCAA v Alston happened. I thought I'd bring still-technically-HLS-staff Moons, an actual lawyer, on the pod with Shane and I to discuss this intelligently. We had a great time. Awesome conversation. I learned some things. I also learned Zoom didn't record a damn thing. I learned this after we finished the episode. We will re-rack again and give the episode another shot. That being said, I know we can't completely re-capture the moment like we did the first time. So, since ...
HLS Podcast: Failure to Receive
After getting to avoid it last week, Shane and I dive into the position group causing the most angst within the Notre Dame fan base: Wide Receiver. You name it, it's gone wrong: horrid injury luck, transfers, and lack of production. With talk of Notre Dame needing to have a more dynamic offense, this position group simply has to step up not just this year, but beyond.With that in mind, I come up with an offensive strategy that might just hide some of the warts of this position group, plus ...