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HLS Sim: Notre Dame vs Alabama – CFP Semifinal

Ryan Ritter — Thu, 31 Dec 2020 11:48:00 +0000

Typically, we’ve done this year’s sim under a complete separate, COVID-free reality. We are still honoring that spirit, as if ND made the playoff, they’d play in the actual Rose Bowl. However, with some PC upgrades, and using a different version of the game, came new, updated rosters with tweaked ratings.

So, we decided to just roll with whatever those rosters and depth charts were. Injuries, as always are completely out. Yes, that means Bama has Waddle.

We weren’t sure what this new and improved version of the sim would bring (save for some crackling audio, sorry about that!), but I think it’s safe to say that your nightmares are all still alive and well in this damned thing.

We’re so sorry, but can’t stop the bit now.

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HLS Virtual ACC Championship: Notre Dame (8-3, 8-2) vs. Clemson (10-1, 9-1)

Ryan Ritter — Fri, 18 Dec 2020 10:56:00 +0000

Friendly reminder: The HLS Sim takes place in an alternate, COVID-free reality in which Notre Dame is still somehow playing football in the ACC. All of the results and injuries are self-contained in this gigantic ACC simulation experiment.

And this week that experiment comes to an end.

Notre Dame, despite a horrid loss to Syracuse, found themselves in the Virtual ACC Championship thanks to long-time friends of the Irish, Miami. Will Clemson have vengeance on the mind? Or will virtual history repeat itself once again?

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HLS Sim: Notre Dame (8-2, 8-1) vs Syracuse (3-7, 3-7)

Ryan Ritter — Fri, 04 Dec 2020 11:06:45 +0000

Friendly reminder: The HLS Sim exists in its own, COVID-free reality in which Notre Dame is still somehow playing in the ACC. The results and injuries all exist in this strange parallel universe.

Almost every week I tell myself “wow, we really went peak sim this week” and every week the sim laughs at me. This is a mess Marie Kondo couldn’t sort and it most certainly doesn’t spark any joy.

The Sim Irish are in control of their ACC destiny needing a win over lowly Syracuse to clinch the ACC Championship game berth and the ACC regular season crown. And uh…well…this happened.

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HLS Sim: Notre Dame (8-1, 8-0) @ North Carolina (7-2, 6-2)

Ryan Ritter — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 12:09:37 +0000

Friendly reminder: The HLS Sim exists in an alternate, COVID-free reality in which Notre Dame is somehow still playing football in the ACC. The results, injuries, and everything in between exist solely within this parallel universe.

Since next sim week would fall on a Thursday and ND has a bye this week, Shane and I decided to fire off the sim a week early. Along with that, I ran sims for the rest of the ACC to catch up properly as well.

Quite frankly, that’s probably the only thing that went right here. After two weeks of the Sim sparing us its usual torture, it came for our time-traveling hubris as if it needed to collect a debt.

Consider this a cleansing before your turkey feast.

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HLS Sim: Notre Dame (7-1, 7-0) at Boston College (6-2, 5-2)

Ryan Ritter — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 12:19:03 +0000

Friendly reminder: The Sim exists in an alternate, COVID-free reality in which Notre Dame is still somehow playing in the ACC. All the wins, losses, injuries, and even depth charts, exist in the Sim’s parallel universe.

After we were all shocked with Notre Dame comfortably taking down #1 Clemson, has The Sim lulled us into a false sense of security? Does it know about 1993? Does it live in our minds and display our worst nightmares?

There’s only one way to find out. It’s a Holy War and the Lepretron trophy must remain intact!

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HLS Sim: Notre Dame (6-1, 6-0) vs Clemson (7-0, 6-0)

Ryan Ritter — Fri, 06 Nov 2020 12:19:52 +0000

Friendly reminder: The HLS Sim exists in an alternate, COVID-free reality, complete with it’s own victories, losses, and injuries. Somehow, Notre Dame still plays in the ACC in this parallel world.

Folks, this is the sim I’ve been dreading. With Sim Notre Dame constantly sputtering throughout the virtual season, including a mind-boggling blowout loss to USF, I’ve dreaded facing a mostly full-strength Clemson squad that includes a very healthy and very COVID-free Trevor Lawrence.

Yet, this sim somehow actually resembled a real football game–by far the biggest upset of the season.

Perhaps it will deliver one more…?

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HLS Sim: Notre Dame (5-1, 5-0) @ Georgia Tech (2-4, 2-4)

Ryan Ritter — Fri, 30 Oct 2020 11:02:29 +0000

Friendly reminder: The HLS Sim exists in its own COVID-free reality, in which Notre Dame is still somehow oddly playing in the ACC.

At this point, Shane and I feel like that we’ve seen everything that the sim can possibly throw at us. Every week, we’re proven wrong.

This might just be the most bonkers sim we’ve ever run. If you check out the episode length, you can probably guess what happened.

Oh, and a quarterback that Notre Dame will play soon in the real world had some rather major COVID-related news. We discuss that during the pregame because–yeah, that was just way too big to ignore.

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HLS Sim: Notre Dame (4-1, 4-0) @ Pitt (4-2, 3-2)

Ryan Ritter — Fri, 23 Oct 2020 11:19:05 +0000

Friendly reminder: The HLS Sim exists in an alternate, COVID-free reality in which Notre Dame is still somehow playing in the ACC.

What happens when you mix the usual insanity of the sim with the usual pain and suffering of Notre Dame/Pitt?

THIS.

We apologize in advance. Please do not watch or listen with fragile or valuable objects as well as small children. Strong beverages recommended.

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HLS Sim: Notre Dame (3-1, 3-0) vs Louisville (2-2, 1-2)

Ryan Ritter — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 11:19:00 +0000

Friendly reminder: the HLS Sim exists outside of reality. The records and results reflect an alternate, COVID-free reality in which Notre Dame is still strangely in the ACC.

Unfortunately this week’s sim did a get bit of a dose of reality as Shane had real life take him away from sim booth duties. However, the sim cannot be stopped.

Enjoy (?) me flying solo as virtual Notre Dame has a game that…surprisingly isn’t completely rage inducing?!

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HLS Sim: Notre Dame (2-1) vs. Florida State (1-2)

Ryan Ritter — Fri, 09 Oct 2020 11:10:55 +0000

Florida State, who has been just as bad in the sim world as the real world, is forced to start Jordan Travis due to injuries. What could possibly go wrong for Sim Notre Dame?

If you’ve watched any HLS Sim, you know the answer to this.

Everything.

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