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Wake up the echoes... @espngolic & @finebaum are on the same team! @NDFootball pic.twitter.com/uqC66TXWvo

— Mike & Mike (@MikeAndMike) October 24, 2017

Is this planet Earth?  What world am I living on seeing the human college football dildo put on a Notre Dame football helmet?  What's right is now left and what's left is now right.  I feel like my head is spinning after drinking my first shots of whiskey back in high school.  Paul Finebaum aka SEC blowhard putting on a Notre Dame helmet while claiming he's a supporter is full on wild stuff.  Next thing you know Finebaum is going to be on air championing Josh Adams for the Heisman.  I don't like this at all.  It just feels dirty.  Once Finebaum is on your side you feel like you need to burn the sheets to remove any evidence.

Return of the Stinger. #starwars pic.twitter.com/R7srIDGXjl

— Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods) October 23, 2017

Look at that poetry in motion swing.  Tiger Woods aka big swinging dick at the golf course just effortlessly hitting a "stinger" in slow motion is a thing of beauty.  You know Jack Nicklaus awoke from his daily nap in a dead pool of sweat with the thought of Tiger coming to get what's his.  And I'm not talking about oxy or his neighbor's daughters virginity.  I'm talking about Majors.  I'm talking about putting the name Tiger as the best golfer of all-time.  Nicklaus probably soiled his diaper when he saw this Tiger tweet.

He doesn't forget. pic.twitter.com/y4vDgQSi8p

— 4 (@gear32bR) October 23, 2017

Just a friendly reminder to Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw tonight for game 1 of the World Series.  It's ok to be pumped up.  We get it.  It's the World Series.  But just because Jose Altuve is a foot shorter than you he does not take kindly to showing him up on the mound.  So before you shout out after striking out the eventual AL MVP remember that Altuve doesn't forget.  Ever.  The Yankees found out loud and clear in the ALCS.

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— 4 (@gear32bR) October 24, 2017

100% unaldulterated football porn right there.  Notre Dame linebacker Tevon Coney, filling in for the injured Greer Martini, laid a Trojan basically lifeless on the field in the 49-14 smack down.  I could seriously watch this Coney hit on loop, which I have, for hours.

What Notre Dame did to USC was something I haven't seen in over 20 years.  They broke the Trojans will to live.  The Fighting Irish ground game ran over and through the Trojans for 377 yards while averaging 8 yards per carry.  Junior tailback Josh Adams continued his Heisman Trophy push by rushing for 3 TDs while averaging over 10 yards per carry in just 3 quarters work.  

Brandon Wimbush was back starting behind center after sitting for a leg injury vs North Carolina and looked by far his most confident while throwing some beautiful touchdown passes to Equanimeous St. Brown and Kevin Stepherson.  Take a look at this perfect back shoulder pass to Stepherson...

It was a game of total domination.  28-0 lead at halftime.  Playing the subs again in the second half.  Notre Dame is dare I say BACK and are completely blowing away quality opponents.  It's clear as day the addition of strength coach Matt Balis has made a HUGE difference in the physical nature that Notre Dame has become on both lines of the football.  They are stronger, faster and more physical and it's not even close.  

New offensive coordinator Chip Long has changed the identities of what was a finesse team to a team that runs the ball down people's throats while also going over the top for the kill.  

New defensive coordinator Mike Elko has done the same with the defense.  No longer do the Irish get pushed around up front.  The defensive front 7 actually penetrates and attacks while pressuring the QB to throw hurried passes/INTs.  Take a look at the ND ICON video...

With the win ND moves up to 9th in the AP Poll, a jump of 5 spots from last week.  NC State, ranked 14th, comes into South Bend this Saturday and should be the toughest opponent since UGA came to town.  The Wolfpack have the nation's best tight end in Jaylen Samuels who is a coverage nightmare for linebackers.  They also have the nation's best defensive end in Bradley Chubb.  ND had trouble with UGA's Lorenzo Carter and it's safe to say Carter is no Chubb.  Chubb is in a league by himself.  

If Notre Dame can avoid the trap game the Irish will be sitting in the driver's seat for a playoff berth.  Win out and they are in.

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We are officially at the midseason point of the college football season.  What this means is you are still alive despite all the keg stands, fraternity parties, and blackout tailgating.  It's time to pat yourself on the back.  These players in the mean time managed to stay out of trouble and produce results unlike us for our bosses because we were too worried about our fantasy teams.  These are the best collegiate football players of the first half.

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE

QB:  Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma.

RB:  Saquon Barkley, Penn State;  Bryce Love, Stanford

Tackles:  Orlando Brown, junior, Oklahoma; Mike McGlinchey, Notre Dame

Guards:  Quenton Nelson, Notre Dame; Cody O'Connell, Washington State.

Center:  Billy Price, Ohio State.

TE:  Jaylen Samuels, North Carolina State.

WR:  James Washington, Oklahoma State; Steve Ishmael, Syracuse

All-purpose player: Dante Pettis, Washington

Kicker:  Matt Gay, Utah

OFFENSIVE MVP: Bryce Love, Stanford

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE

DE: Bradley Chubb, North Carolina State; Austin Bryant, Clemson.

DT: Da'Ron Payne, Alabama; Maurice Hurst, Michigan.

LB: Roquan Smith, Georgia; Josey Jewell, Iowa; Josh Allen, Kentucky

CB: Jalen Davis, Utah State; Levi Wallace, Alabama.

S: Minkah Fitzpatrick, Alabama; DeShon Elliott, Texas.

Punter: Johnny Townsend, Florida.

DEFENSIVE MVP: Roquan Smith, Georgia

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE

QB: Jalen Hurts, Alabama

RB:  Josh Adams, Notre Dame; Rashaad Penny, San Diego State

Tackles: David Edwards, Wisconsin; Jonah Williams, Alabama.

Guards: Braden Smith, Auburn; Will Hernandez, UTEP

Center: Bradley Bozeman, Alabama.

TE: Mark Andrews, Oklahoma.

WR: Courtland Sutton, SMU; David Sills, West Virginia

All-purpose player: Christian Kirk, Texas A&M

Kicker: Quinn Nordin, Michigan

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE

DE: Christian Rector, USC; Sutton Smith, Northern Illinois.

DT: Hercules Mata'afa, Utah; Ed Oliver, sophomore, Houston

LB: Dorian O'Daniel, Clemson; Peter Kalambayi, Stanford; Micah Kiser, Virginia.

CB: Carlton Davis, Auburn; Denzel Ward, Ohio State.

S: Lukas Denis, Boston College; Justin Reid, junior, Stanford.

Punter: Michael Dickson, junior, Texas.

The Red River Rivalry has spilled into the classroom in a big way pic.twitter.com/Gh3WpujJYY

— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) October 11, 2017

Yeah I know this is probably staged but it doesn't take away the intense rivalry between college football blue bloods like Oklahoma and Texas.  These two fan bases loath each other.  They would rather spit on your grave then offer a handshake.  This Saturday Baker Mayfield will be coming to the Cotton Bowl looking to get the Sooners back in the win column after a stunning loss to Iowa State in Norman last week.  I full expect Shake N Baker to put up Heisman numbers burned on Bevo's hide.

BTW I know this is a fake clip because no self respecting Baker Mayfield fan would get taken down like that easily.  It was like watching Baker trying to elude Fayetteville police.  Not a good look.

I've seen this look before many of times from the wife.  It's the "are you finished?" look.  Deshone Kizer's mom Mindy was not impressed at all by a fellow Cleveland Browns fan rocking his drunk ass out.  Sorry Mindy.  I think it's fire.  Keep on rocking out.

The Megaphone is coming home!#GoIrish ☘ pic.twitter.com/DHv0zz2r9l

— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) September 24, 2017

You're god damn right it's coming home.  For the first time since 2015 vs Georgia Tech and the first road game vs Oklahoma in 2012 Notre Dame dominated an opponent many thought it would lose to.  The 38-18 victory wasn't as close as the final score indicated as the Fighting Irish laid off the gas in the second half and cruised to an easy victory over a hated rival in Sparty.

But let's get back to Brian Kelly.  The purple headed monster made his 2017 debut, this time in celebration and dance, as Notre Dame got their Megaphone back!  It was a well deserved celebration and you can tell the players are definitely buying in right now on the ND train.  They still got a ways to go and looking back they were just a bad night from QB Brandon Wimbush vs UGA from being undefeated but Notre Dame is definitely trending in the right direction.

This week they got Miami of Ohio at home followed by a road trip to Chapel Hill to take on North Carolina.  Both should be decisive wins before a week off and a HUGE home game vs USC.  If ND can protect the football and continue to dominate the line of scrimmages I don't see a team on their schedule they shouldn't be favored to beat including USC.

It's still a long ways away but if ND runs the table and goes 11-1 with their schedule I don't see how the playoff committee can keep them out of the final 4 unless all those conference champions are undefeated.