(*VIDEO BELOW*) This Saturday Night Live, hosted by Mick Jagger, was jam-packed with classic characters, possibly the last Digital Short (Lazy Sunday Part II) and will be most remembered by a last sketch goodbye to the woman who dominated the show for over 5 years – Kristen Wiig. Something didn’t make the live show that sports fans will appreciate. If you didn’t know, Saturday Night Live does two shows every Saturday and airs the second one after cutting sketches and bits … READ MORE
Posted by Steve Herring on March 7, 2012 Major League Baseball announced this week that there would be a major adjustment to their playoff format and the change will take effect immediately for the approaching 2012 season. The advantage of winning your division is back and MLB has upped the ante for the Wild Cards. Will we see another Wild Card winner in the World Series this coming October? Probably not - it’s a lot harder to get there as a non division winner and I think that is … READ MORE
Rob Abreu’s Takes on National Championships, Brian Kelly, Transfers, and Last Week’s Army High School All-American Game I hate to say it, but Nick Saban can coach … but hes still an ASSHOLE!!! Alabama WILL beat Meeeeeshegan in the opener next year. New Rule: Two teams from the SEC are not allowed to play each other in a BCS title game. One is OK but two is … well we saw what happens. Florida fan better get use to this because … READ MORE
Random NFL Observations Herring Bone Contributor Rob Abreu Sizes Up What He Saw This NFL Season Posted by Rob Abreu on January 7, 2012 1. Reggie “Bust” has officially changed his name. He will be known as Reggie Bush. 2. Sad to see the best RB in the league, MJD, waste his prime of his career in the joke that is Jacksonville. 3. Sad to see Adrian Peterson’s career already begin to decline, he will never be the same after the … READ MORE
Our Pac-12 Expert Opens His Personal Notepad for Your Pleasure Posted by Featured Writer Rob Abreu on January 4, 2011 5 Things I Thought During the 2011 Bowl Season That Was in the Pacific 12 Conference 1. Add new University of Hawaii Head Coach Norm Chow, Lane Kiffin, and recently fired Washington Defensive Coordinator Nick Holt to your list of coaches that prove your grandma could coach and easily win at SC. All have done little when coaching somewhere else. 2. That would … READ MORE
Rob Abreu Presents His 1st Annual: “Taylor Mays, Jake Locker & Matt Leinart IDIOT OF THE YEAR Award for Returning to School.” Posted by Rob Abreu on December 24, 2011 Editor’s Note: So far this month, a couple of big name college players have already declared their intentions to remain in school for their senior seasons; this is despite draft pundits predicting 1st round Draft Grades and the possibility of skipping millions in professional earnings in just a few short months And The Nominees … READ MORE
12/21/2011 Posted by Steve Herring Safe to say it’s a bit of a lull in the website, so here’s some things I’m working on, wish I could corral into a better post, or simply come to my mind (This includes ND and other stuff): 1. Recruiting for Notre Dame has been interesting. I had a subscription to Blue & Gold Illustrated when I was 8 years old through high school and followed ND recruiting diligently for what seems like my whole life. … READ MORE
Stop Christmas Shopping Now!! The Perfect Gift for That Person You Hate: An Antoine Walker Idaho Stampede Fathead! In 1996 Antoine Walker won an NCAA Championship with the Kentucky Wildcats and was the 6th pick in the NBA Draft. In 1997-98 Antoine Walker averaged 22.4 points and 10.2 rebounds per game for the Boston Celtics and made his first All-Star team (of 3). On June 20th, 2006 Antoine Walker had 14 points and 11 rebounds in Game 6 of the NBA Finals and … READ MORE
New Contributor Ben Stecker Explains How Broncos-Patriots Has Inexplicably Been a Bermuda Triangle of Confusing On-Field Results for Over a Decade. by HerringBoneSports.com Contributor Ben Stecker New England (-6.5) at Denver The Bermuda Triangle of Football? December 14, 2011 - Bill Belichick and Tom Brady are known throughout every NFL city as one thing - Winners. Love em or hate em, these two rack up the W’s and consistently dominate while doing it. Brady/Belichick own a winning record against every team they have played at least 5 times together in … READ MORE
Sports Teaches Us Life’s Most Basic Lesson & Asks THE Most Important Question Posted by Steve Herring on November 10, 2011 The “Best” was not expected or given by far too many at Penn State What is happening in “Happy Valley”, Pennsylvania is not about sports. It’s not about football, wins, championships, bowls, records, phone calls, or even the disintegration of a legacy. This is a story about children, about innocence lost, and the preservation of an institution in the most evil and vile of forms … READ MORE
Breaking Down Brady Quinn vs. Mark Sanchez Through Comparative Analysis Posted by Steve Herring on October 5, 2011 Mark Sanchez was dragged off the field Sunday following a performance that felt all too familiar for Jets fans during his tenure. His line during the brutal beating by Ray Lewis and Company: 11/35 Passing for 119 Yards with 1 Interception and (not a typo) 3 Fumbles Lost (4 Total) QB Rating vs the Ravens: 30.5 Other QB Ratings in the past 13 Regular Season games: 45.3 (MIA 2010), 27.8 (NE … READ MORE
Hulu.com is absolutely killing me. Looking for the Saturday Night Live parody of Notre Dame? Have you reached this site after typing “notre dame, saturday night live” into Google or Yahoo! ? Had you already searched in on Hulu.com? (Most likely) Maybe it was “notre dame, snl” or “notre dame football snl video” or even “notre dame sucks saturday night live sketch” (all searches that have led someone to click on my site) The fact that Saturday Night Live did a sketch mocking … READ MORE
The NFL kicks off in less than 2 hours, so here’s hoping I can blast through some picks before toe meets leather at Lambeau. I’m gonna start at the bottom with the 2012 NFL Draft in mind, then go to my Super Bowl Pick and Conference Winners. Here we go: 5 Worst NFL Teams in 2011 and Their Draft Picks Next April 1. Buffalo Bills (2011 Record 2-14) Andrew Luck, QB – Stanford 2. Cincinatti Bengals (2011 Record 3-13) Jared … READ MORE
Fantasy Football in 2011 is an absolute joke. For die-hard fantasy sports guys like myself, the way the game is played remains flawed and unfair while emphasizing luck over skill. Overall it can be more frustrating than enjoyable. Every American who’s played for a while has an idea of how fantasy football should be organized in regards to rosters, scoring, playoffs, and general rules. Typically nobody agrees with anyone else’s arguments, no matter how valid. I have laid out a … READ MORE
I may be overeager following Brady Quinn’s ascension to second on the Denver Broncos depth chart (quite possibly the most newsworthy #2 vs. #3 QB battle in NFL history - I beg you to top it) but I have a wild idea about what may have transpired over the past week. Note: Jim Irsay (Owner of the Indianapolis Colts) tweets that they will NOT be drafting Terrelle Pryor in Monday’s supplemental draft, and asks followers which available veteran QB he might acquire if Peyton Manning isn’t … READ MORE
Catch of the Day The easiest play on words in Herring Bone history will be a recurring forum for posting links to favorite articles and videos from around the web. Featured articles from this site will also be presented. Today’s Catches: Bone to Pick ***UPDATE*** Brady Quinn Edition: Pretty frustrated that I went to post the breaking news about Brady Quinn on this site and it didn’t publish (Gotta hit “OK” to skip over the grammatical suggestions…argh). For those that … READ MORE
Catch of the Day: The easiest play on words in Herring Bone history will be a recurring forum for posting links to favorite articles and videos from around the web. Featured articles from this site will also be presented. Today’s Catches: COUNTDOWN TO NOTRE DAME KICKOFF: 14 DAYS! Bone to Pick ***UPDATE*** Brady Quinn Edition: Wow, thanks to my brother Matt for giving me a heads up on some news out of Denver. Apparently Brady Quinn has been great in … READ MORE
The last out was just put away on the Rangers 3rd straight win over the Angels and LA’s 5th straight loss. It might be safe to say that this overachieving ballclub needs some miracles or major injuries in Texas to find their way back into the playoff picture. It doesn’t have to be this way. Statistically, and according to most MLB experts, these 2011 Angels feature the best 1-2-3 in the American League. “Conventional Wisdom” of the current playoff format is that … READ MORE
There are some insanely terrible quarterbacks taking more snaps this preseason than Brady Quinn. It remains beyond ridiculous. Watching Rex Grossman hype the Redskins as NFC East contenders while in a battle with John freaking Beck (ya know the John Beck who couldn’t beat out the AWFUL Chad Henne) makes me want to puke. Brady Quinn can lead an NFL playoff team this season. Somebody wake up for crying out loud and pull it together, you can probably get Quinn … READ MORE
“Why is Brady Quinn getting no real NFL shot?” Somebody with credibility could certainly step in front of a camera at ESPN in 10 seconds and drone on about what “insiders” and “persons with knowledge of the situation” would say after a loyal Notre Dame fan wondered this aloud. Problem is, that same ESPN suit trotted out pre-2007 NFL Draft and raved about JaMarcus Russell’s intangibles and arm strength and success in the SEC or whatever draftnik talk they pump out on a year-round basis. (I’d prefer to … READ MORE