Week 3 has brought serious movement to the HLS Top 25. While the membership of the top 25 remains largely unchanged (only three teams dropped this week), Stanford's upset of previously ranked #3 USC and Notre Dame's drumming of previously ranked #11 Michigan State created quite the domino effect. Only four teams kept their previous week's rankings, three of which are in the top ten. Here's how everything shook out this week: ...
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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 ...