Growing up in Texas, you pick a side. Declare your allegiance early. More often than not this boiled down to throwing up a hook 'em or a saw 'em off with your hand. I found myself in the later group, more specifically, to the subset that would also happily shout out a "whoop" or "gig 'em". I ended up happily trading these in for "Go Irish", drunken jigs on the bleachers, and push-ups in the student section. Still, part of my heart--that's Texan for college football fandom--remained a part of the ...
Mike Elko
HLS Podcast – SEC: Swiping Elko and Championships
Podcasting is a fun medium; however, when using it to cover a sport that can go zero to stupid at the drop of the hat, things get weird. With no plans to talk about Notre Dame at all in this episode, Shane and I recorded early, blissfully unaware that Mike Elko would hold a job in College Station the following day. So, as sweet summer children, we do nothing but preview the National Championship between Georgia and Alabama (while attempting to crown UCF as CFB's true champion). Through the ...
Spring Ball Miracle – Tackling Becomes A Priority
Spring football is often a time for acclimating young players to the intricacies of a division I playbook. It's also a good time to emphasize and tweak countless position-specific techniques. New defensive coordinator, Mike Elko, has chosen to allocate a chunk of spring ball to teaching some of the fundamentals. To be more specific - teaching proper tackling. Missed Tackles According to College Football Film Room, the Irish missed a total of 106 tackles in 2016 and 112 tackles in 2015. These ...