Brady Hoke

The Michigan Wolverines defeated the Notre Dame Fighting Irish Saturday night, 41-30 — and then celebrated by playing some polka. Here, the Irish's Chris Brown is tackled by Michigan's Delonte Hollowell after making a catch. (Photo:vGregory Shamus/Getty Images)

Dear Brady Hoke, Notre Dame and Michigan Is Not a “National” Rivalry

July 28, 2014 by Ryan Ritter

The last time Brady Hoke spoke about Notre Dame, he was pandering to Michigan alumni by calling the Irish "chicken" for cancelling the series with Michigan. At today's B1G media days, Hoke has transitioned from attempts at humor to just being flat-out factually wrong: https://twitter.com/Matt_Fortuna/status/493784493149278208 My reaction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1bbxzoG5Ek First off, let's place the whole "is Michigan really a rival?" debate to the side for a minute. Simply ...

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Notre Dame 2014 Opponent Preview: Michigan

June 11, 2014 by Ryan Ritter

It's time to continue our preview of Notre Dame opponents for the 2014 football season. This week we focus on our most hated team from up north, the Michigan Wolverines Skunkbears. This game will be the last time the Irish will face off against Michigan for the foreseeable future so get the hate ready early. Previous Opponent Previews: Rice Vitals Offense Despite Al Borges getting canned, Michigan's offense really wasn't a disaster, just the scapegoat for a disappointing ...

Friday Roundup: The “Unchecked Aggression” Edition

November 29, 2013 by Ryan Ritter

Scene: Bowling alley. NDtex, Bayou Irish, and Irish Elvis are all on the same lane shooting a practice round. Elvis is at the line while Tex has recounted a story of how a large tree branch from an elm tree feel on a fence in his backyard, pissed that the damage isn't severe enough to even cover his deductible. Elvis, unaware of the story at hand, rolls a strike... Elvis: WHOOO! I'm throwin' rocks tonight! Mark it, Tex. Completely unaware, Bayou continues the conversation with ...

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Notre Dame vs Michigan: A Michigan Man’s Perspective

September 5, 2013 by Ryan Ritter

Usually we spend our Thursday's doing what we can to break down our next opponent. This week though, we are doing something a little bit different. Justin Potts over at Maize and Go Blue reached out to us earlier in the week and asked if we could detail how Notre Dame could beat Michigan. There was no way I was going to pass up a chance to blueprint Skunkbear demise on their on turf, so I graciously obliged. Now, we may hate Michigan with a passion here at HLS, but we are all about fair ...

Lunch with Brady Hoke: Tastes Like Chicken

May 13, 2013 by Ryan Ritter

So Brady Hoke had a luncheon in Grand Rapids and decided to voice his displeasure over Notre Dame cancelling the Michigan series. More precisely, he claimed the Irish were "chickening out" of the series, much to the delight of the audience. Hoke's insertion of his foot into his mouth is simply begging for analysis ridicule as is this entire article, so let's just get to it. ...