Been a little inactive on this portion of my Notre Dame footprint of late but I have cranked out ND content as often as possible. Hopefully you’ve tuned in weekly at SubwayDomer.com & the podcasts in iTunes or our BlogTalkRadio.com feed. I tossed aside the op-ed column for a week to figure out what it’s taken to beat Bob Stoops & Oklahoma recently. The past 10 losses by the Sooners have all come since OU quarterback Landry Jones took the helm in 2009. Counting his … READ MORE
To celebrate my 30 years on planet Earth and my Lady Friend’s 31, we headed to South Bend to see our Fighting Irish take on the Michigan Wolverines. Happy Birthday to us! Catch up with me in my latest post over at SubwayDomer.com where I reflect on the trip, share some fun photos, and then preview Miami-Notre Dame 2012. Man Cave QB: Notre Dame, Miami, Catholics, Convicts & The Rolling Stones Don’t miss our most recent podcast on TNNDN Network … READ MORE
I’ll admit this is probably my most in-depth podcast to date. Matt Mulvey had to step up his game as my expert analyst on Notre Dame quarterbacks following all that transpired at The Stadium on Saturday afternoon. John Walters checked into the Man Cave and offered a similar hypothesis to the Tommy Rees decision – it was right at the time but not indicative of a controversy at quarterback. Then I welcomed in SpartanNation.com’s Hondo Carpenter who claimed to have seen … READ MORE
Apologies to the Herring Bone faithful as I’m a little late in just getting the links up to the stuff I’ve posted at SubwayDomer.com – My in-season schedule remains intact with a “Rapid Reaction” a few hours after the game has ended, “Man Cave Quarterback Review” on Monday that now accompanies my podcast and a “Game Preview” that posts Thursday night or Friday morning. Thanks for your continue support & here’s the links: MCQB Podcast (above or available on iTunes … READ MORE
Episode 2 of Notre Dame’s Man Cave Quarterback hit the airwaves early Monday morning with guests John Walters (ND 88′), Jordan Schultz of the Huffington Post & Matt Mulvey – the only man talking to the media who’s been in a QB meeting with Brian Kelly and Everett Golson. All provided amazing insight on Irish football, the decision to start Golson, and some previews of Week 1 against the Navy Midshipmen. You’ll also find the most interesting audio clips from … READ MORE
The 2012 Notre Dame Football season is now rapidly approaching and the past week in Fighting Irish coverage has been extensive. I launched my own ND podcast and participated in riveting interviews with former Irish players, a top Irish blogger, an expert on NY/NJ/CT High School Football, and a two time U.S. Olympian who just competed in London. The crazy week has been capped off with Brian Kelly finally naming his starting quarterback for the coming Fall. Brian Kelly took the podium Thursday and anointed Sophomore Everett … READ MORE
After months of intricate planning and self introspection, I finally dropped Episode 1 of The Man Cave Quarterback. I had many fantastic ideas for the new show and plenty of them hit the bottom of the trash barrel. Once I started recording these segments and laying the seperate tracks down I tried to mold the show I’d formed in my head to what sounded half-way decent in the headphones. You’ll find a mix of interviews, muscial interludes, Fighting Irish Football takes from … READ MORE
Just as Notre Dame Football has got back into the groove on the practice fields, Herring Bone has been cranking into midseason form on the blogging & podcasting front. Here are some updates on what I’ve been up to: 1. My all-time favorite Notre Dame player for 19 years has been Kevin McDougal - Quarterback of the legendary 1993 Notre Dame team that should have played for the National Championship. We hosted McDougal on Ask Oscar’s most recent show and the former teammates delved … READ MORE
Football is officially in the air! Brian Kelly kicked off the 2012 season with an afternoon press conference Friday (transcript) where he revealed a few new details for 2012 and backed off his ”I’ll set the Internet on fire …” comments from a Thursday afternoon radio spot (HLS Re-cap). Long story short: BK claims “FieldTurf is coming” on Thursday, crusty Irish fans bitch & moan, younger fans regale in the older generations misery, BK updates his original statement to claim he should have … READ MORE
Things are officially starting to heat up around Notre Dame Football and the retreading of the quarterback battle will at least have some “fresh” perspective or news as the Irish will kick off camp later this week. You know it’s close to the season when a USC fan creates a commenting account just to go into a Notre Dame blog and bash the Irish and the writer. One did just that on my first Subway Domer post. Let’s do this thing Football Season. … READ MORE
I think it’d be a diss to MY MAN Matt Fortuna to call these “Irish Links” with him giving me the ESPN.com shoutout on his feature of the same name not far back. I guess the name of this piece will be under construction. I’m still figuring out how I’ll be sharing my work moving forward, which has moved on to SubwayDomer.com if you didn’t hear, but a little note from me and links to Notre Dame articles I’m reading is probably … READ MORE
You thought I quit while I was ahead didn’t you? We capped off a wild spring of interviewing Lou Holtz, Brady Quinn, Tim Brown and other Irish greats with the most successful week, clicks-wise, in my site’s history (June 26-July 3). Yours truly and this site were mentioned BY NAME on ESPN.com, while Notre Dame powerhouses One Foot Down & Her Loyal Sons both linked up my little recruiting rant to some pretty nice fanfare. The Tony Rice/Everett Golson quote from our TNNDN interview has nearly 5,000 … READ MORE
I guess if I was part of an entire site this wouldn’t register as something worth a post. But this is my site dammit and it’s important. I also haven’t posted anything new during my July vacation and you should know I’m not dead, but rather working out here and getting prepped up for what is going to be a crazy season … or a season that drives me crazy. Either way, here’s the news: I have a new Twitter handle and … READ MORE
Editor’s Note: This article is a rebuttal to my “Future of Recruiting” opinion piece from earlier this week. Ben bugged me about his distaste for it so much I told him to write about how incorrect I was. Here it is. Ben Stecker is a native of Colville, Washington. An avid sports and fantasy fan he occasionally contributes his commentary here at Herring Bone Sports. He passionately follows the Denver Broncos, Washington State University athletics, and the Seattle Mariners. Ben currently works … READ MORE
TNNDN Network’s show Ask Oscar with Oscar McBride hosted Notre Dame Football legend, Heisman Trophy Winner, College Football Hall of Famer, Future NFL Hall of Famer, Raiders superstar and one of the greatest wide receivers of all-time - Tim Brown. Tim joined in discuss his time at Notre Dame and why the school is such a special place and not for every football recruit. He debated the rhetoric of certain ESPN personalities who repeatedly diss Notre Dame, the program, and why he enjoys … READ MORE
The podcast will be hosting Tony Rice this week (and Chris Zorich for those keeping track). I kicked off research by going to the videotape in trying to capture some of Rice’s greatest moments and highlights from the 1988 National Championship . While we’ve had his teammates Stonebreaker & Pritchett, Stams, and Brown on recently, we all know that this is the quarterback – a different, more special beast. Tony Rice may not have gone in the NFL’s 1st Round or found himself on many … READ MORE
We finally got Marc Edwards back on Down the Line after technical difficulties sacked the interview three weeks ago. Don’t ask me why the first topic of the day was Sex & the City, but it got better very quickly. Derek Brown is one of few players with this trifecta – National Champion (1988), 1st Team All-America (1991) & 1st Round NFL Draft Pick (1992 – New York Giants Pick #14). He also sounds like a veteran R&B deejay on the … READ MORE
On TNNDN’s Down the Line, it was an honor to welcome 1988 National Champion & All-American Frank Stams (85-88) as well as the University of Notre Dame Football’s All-Time leading rusher Autry Denson (95-98). We also had some fun with Oscar McBride during his weekly Red Zone Target segment, which included stories of his high school haircuts and Hammer-style pants for an early 1990′s tilt against the Miami Hurricanes. All good stuff. Frank Stams discussed his days under Lou Holtz and coordinator Barry Alvarez and … READ MORE
Joining the Party: Andrew Hendrix, Gunner Kiel … Brady Quinn, Jimmy Clausen, Malik Zaire & More! The 5th and Final Round … AND Lightning Round between Team Tommy Rees, represented by Tyler Moorehead, and Team Everett Golson , represented by Steve Herring in a week-long debate about Notre Dame’s 2012 starting quarterback. Learn a little more about Tyler and the rules in Sunday’s Press Release. Our names link to Twitter accounts … so go follow us. QUESTION #9: Thoughts on two QBs … READ MORE
Welcome to Round 4 of a scheduled 5 between Team Rees, represented by Tyler Moorehead, and Team Golson , represented by Steve Herring. Learn a little more about Tyler and the rules in Sunday’s Press Release. Our names link to Twitter accounts … so go follow us. QUESTION #7: Tommy has led this team now for a year and a half and has come out victorious more often than not. The team rallied around him after Crist’s injury in 2010, then … READ MORE