A lot of chins are wagging and ink is being spilled making comparisons between our lads and the Michigan State thugs squad in advance of tomorrow night’s game. Both teams have two wins and no losses. Both are working with quarterbacks who were brand-spanking-new at the start of this season. And both are among the top 20 teams in the country (with Michigan State being number 10, if you believe those witchdoctors, which I do not). Taking the long view, as I am wont to do, there really is no ...
Michigan State
Quick Fixes for the MSU Game
Sometimes you don't have to play a perfect game to get the job done, and that was certainly evident last week in South Bend. But Notre Dame is 2-0 for the first time since 2008, and that's the most important thing, the only thing that Brian Kelly and co. care about. ...
Looking Back at East Lansing
Two of Notre Dame’s last three visits to East Lansing have come down to the last few minutes, with each team’s fan base having one chance to relish an extraordinary victory and one misfortune of experiencing soul-crushing defeat. In 2006, a week after Mario Manningham and the Michigan Wolverines effectively ended Notre Dame’s national championship hopes (it still stings), Brady Quinn and the Irish came out flat with Michigan State jumping to a 17-0 lead in the first quarter. With the Spartans ...
HLS Staff: 2012 Notre Dame Season Predictions
Instead of sitting around and sulking while wishing we were vacationing in Dublin, the HLS team got together to predict the 2012 Irish regular season record. Biscuit, NDtex, Bayou Irish, Grantland-X and myself all agree that ND will beat Navy this weekend, but from there we all see things shaking out a little bit differently. ...
ND Opponent Update: Fall Camp
As we close in on the beginning of the 2012 season, I decided to take the Twibby Bus around the country to check up on each of the Irish opponents. The grueling journey ended with the discovery of plenty adverse effects from NCAA sanctions, a trio of unfit sailors, a couple of quarterback question marks, and a lot of injured offensive linemen. Updates are listed in the order of the ND schedule. Like Everett Golson trying to get used to the playbook, I am still trying to get figure out HLS 3.0 ...
Know Thyself, Know Thy Enemy: Tight End
The “Know Thyself, Know Thy Enemy” series continues today with tight ends – one of the easiest positions to choose for the Irish, and one of the most difficult positions to pick out for Notre Dame’s opponents. Tyler Eifert Position: Tight End Year: Senior Height/Weight: 6’6”/251 lbs. Tyler Eifert had a breakout game at Yankee Stadium in 2010 We all know Eifert’s story – seemingly average recruit; doesn’t play freshman year; fills in when Rudolph gets hurt; turns out to catch ...