The past few days have been an absolute whirlwind. With all the reports of the Te'o hoax, including Te'o speaking himself, I felt it was needed to create a clear timeline of all events reported. I also wanted to take a step back and summarize what we do and don't know at this point in time. So without further ado, below is a timeline of all the events that I have been able to record (and most importantly, source) in order to help keep everything straight. Each event has a link associated with ...
Things That Suck
Hook, Line, and Sinker — Manti Te’o Reeled into Hoax
It was the best story of the 2012 college football season. It was a story that propelled Manti Te'o into legendary status. It helped make the Notre Dame 2012 football season seem as if it was one of destiny. It was all a lie. Manti Te'o's girlfriend, Lennay Kekua, was nothing more than a "catfish", and the Deadspin story turned every Notre Dame fan's world upside-down. Speculation ran rampant across the internet. Was Te'o involved in the hoax? Did Te'o create the hoax himself? Or was Te'o ...
Cierre Wood to NFL, Slaughter Denied Sixth Year
Two veteran presences will be missing from Notre Dame's roster in 2013. On Tuesday, running back Cierre Wood announced that he would forgo a fifth year and enter the NFL draft. Last night, Blue & Gold Illustrated's Dan Murphy reported that safety Jamoris Slaughter's petition for a sixth year of eligibility was denied. ...
Good Fridays w/Padre: Courage!
“By the waters of Miami, there we sat down and wept, when we remembered Notre Dame.” This is why, in our wisdom, we make you all take philosophy and theology, whether you like it or not. This is why you have to know a little something about what’s written in the Good Book, in order to be given a diploma written by our University. ...
Hurt
Well, that game was an absolute nightmare. Believe me, I know there is plenty that I should be happy about. Even non-ND folks have pointed this out and rightfully so. This team is ahead of schedule, exceeded our wildest expectations, and has a solid foundation that will keep us a contender for years to come. There will be plenty of time to examine what this team achieved in 2012. We will have detailed analysis of where we fell short against Alabama and how to improve. This isn't one of ...
The Absurdity of K-State Above ND
We all know the polls are dumb. I don't mean any individuals are dumb (which is also likely) but that the collective group is. They lack data, they don't pay attention to data if they do have it, and their own biases impact everything. It's kind of a silly system, and the current ranking of ND behind K-State is also silly. This is a rock. We have a golden dome with Jesus' mom on it. C'MON! Here's why. Let's take a look at a few data points to evaluate the order here: 1. ...
IBG: Hate Week Edition
I've been kind of quiet on the site this week. Lots of travel for work. Lots of babies (ok one) that are sick. Lots of wives (okay one) with Strep. Lots of lots going on. But don't you think that, for even one second, the seething ball of hellacious fire of hate burning inside me hasn't been raging with the hateful power of a thousand suns since the SECOND the MSU game ended and we officially started Hate Week. I haaaaaaaaaaate the Skunkbears! Tried to kill our program. Misguided ...
You Boo? You Suck.
Here's the thing. I get it. You're frustrated. It's been a long time since ND has been really great and you're sick of it. We all are. So something happens, whatever it is, and you decide to boo. This is where I stop getting it and I know right away that you're a dick. Dick. STOP EFFING BOOING YOU TOOLS. Do you WANT to lose the game? Are you HOPING you get in the head of the kid with the GAME IN HIS HANDS SO HE SCREWS UP? Because then HE will lose, and you will...what? WHAT? ...
Stop Censorship
I've censored the following, in protest of a bill that gives any corporation and the US government the power to censor the internet--a bill that could pass THIS WEEK. To see the uncensored text, and to stop internet censorship, visit: http://americancensorship.org/posts/10346/uncensor ██████ ████ ████ ████████████ and the ████ ████████ of ████████ out in the ████ - █████ not run by ...
Fight For The Internet
Hi. If you're reading this, chances are really good you're part of the overwhelmingly large majority of internet users who frequent websites that involve "user created content." Basically any website that allows "user created content," be it comments, or forum posts, or the uploading of funny pictures or cute videos of your puppy and/or child, along with pithy quips on pop cutlture or the sharing of links to some good music fall under the umbrella of "user created content sites." Facebook, ...