About Brendan R

People who know me best say that I'm sociable, have a dry sense of humor, a predilection for useless trivia, and can obsess about meaningless details. I'm happily married to a woman who thankfully still hasn't figured out that I married up, and we have three great kids, all boys who are trying to destroy our house in stages. They're quite efficient at it, too. In what time I have left over after the various cleanup efforts, I'm a sports nut, a science geek, an unabashed Shakespeare lover, and an aspiring 50-state marathoner.

Film Room Live: Josh Adams Breaks Loose Again!

Our Film Room articles have always been one of our most popular features - I know I've learned a ton from the smart guys on here who actually know what they're talking about with this stuff. We're trying something new with the film room that we hope brings another perspective, something we're calling "Film Room [...]

By |2018-05-09T22:25:49-04:00November 3rd, 2017|Football|31 Comments

2018 Recruiting: WR Geordon Porter Commits to Notre Dame

California speedster Geordon Porter became the 18th Notre Dame commit of the 2018 cycle when he announced for the Irish at his high school today. At 6'2", Porter is actually the shortest of the three receivers in the class at this point; clearly the Irish have prioritized size at the position. What is even more [...]

By |2018-05-09T22:25:49-04:00November 1st, 2017|Football, Recruiting|32 Comments

2017 CFP Rankings Preview

Playoffs? PLAYOFFS? Play... PLAYOFFS?!? Is it really time for us to post a 2017 CFP rankings preview article? Playoffs?? Yes folks, get your Jim Mora Sr. voices ready. With the first round of CFB committee rankings set to be released tonight, it's time to talk openly about playoff scenarios. We'll take a look at the remaining [...]

By |2018-05-09T22:25:49-04:00October 31st, 2017|Football|79 Comments

Making the Turn: Notre Dame’s Second Half Preview

Today we'll fire up a second half preview of Notre Dame opponents, as the Irish wipe copious amounts of delicious, delicious cheeseburger grease from their faces. We already took a look at how 2017 stacks up statistically against other good-to-great years in the modern era, and revisited our preseason predictions on everything from wins to [...]

By |2018-05-09T22:25:52-04:00October 17th, 2017|Football|42 Comments

Making the Turn: Time to Revisit Our Predictions

Notre Dame, halfway through the 2017 season, has done almost as much as it could to erase the hideousness of 2016 from our collective consciousness. The visible and statistical difference between this year's team and last year's has surprised many Notre Dame fans, myself included. It hasn't been perfect - there are certainly some warts [...]

By |2018-05-09T22:25:53-04:00October 11th, 2017|Football|29 Comments

18S Commentariat Season Predictions for 2017

Last week, we shared our staff predictions for the 2017 Notre Dame football season and invited you to share your own thoughts. Here's the follow-up, where we review our commentariat season predictions and compare them to our own. Next week, to close the circle, we'll hold a death dodgeball match to decide whose prediction for [...]

By |2018-05-09T22:26:02-04:00August 23rd, 2017|Football|40 Comments

2018 Recruiting: WR Kevin Austin Commits to Notre Dame

Elite wide receiver Kevin Austin became the 16th Notre Dame commit of the 2018 cycle when he announced for the Irish today. Austin has steadily climbed in the national rankings since the Irish offered almost a year ago; the 6'3", 198-pound athlete stands out due to plus ability in multiple categories and the ease with [...]

By |2018-05-09T22:26:03-04:00August 11th, 2017|Football, Recruiting|15 Comments
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