The ranks of the undefeated shrank once again over the weekend. Wisconsin faltered on the road as major favorites against Illinois, providing a fresh shake up to the Big Ten if not the national picture as a whole. As we wait for a couple titanic matchups (Alabama vs. LSU and Ohio State vs. Penn State) [...]
There's an old quote attributed to Lou Holtz that sums up fans insatiable desire for more that goes: "First they told me we didn't win enough, so we won more. Then they said we didn't win them all, so then we went out and won them all. Then they said we weren't winning by enough." [...]
It finally happened. One of the top teams in the country went down in a major upset this past weekend and shook up the polls at least a little bit. The Georgia Bulldogs inexplicably tripped up against South Carolina and now are forced to run the table and hope a playoff spot still awaits. The [...]
As humans, and as Americans, we are accustomed to believing that bigger is better. Take for example, car manufacturers like General Motors and Ford who are quickly approaching 90% of their sales in either SUV's or trucks. At least in the auto industry bigger can be spun as safer but it's also more about the [...]
It's been 4 months since our last scholarship update as the summer recruiting world for Notre Dame slowed down tremendously once July arrived. As such, not a ton has changed for the Irish and their scholarship numbers although there is always plenty to talk about as we are a couple months away from the early [...]
A packed Notre Dame Stadium watched the Irish start slowly offensively but take a 17-3 lead into halftime all the same. In the second half, USC awoke on offense and nearly put together one of the better comebacks in series history. However, thanks to a gutsy touchdown drive led by Ian Book and Tony Jones, [...]
This past weekend saw the first big ball to drop in the SEC and for the national picture. As per the usual breakdown, a few teams in the back half of the rankings fell as the top half continues to be remarkably consistent. However, we did shuffle a few teams around even with several byes [...]
At times it looked like Notre Dame was scrimmaging against the annual fantasy camp members made up largely of middle-aged men who looked awkward in full pads and a helmet. On Saturday, a completely overwhelmed Bowling Green team tried their best to compete with the Top 10 Fighting Irish and came away with a goose [...]
The MAC league is good for one thing and that is just about every program will go through periods of ups and downs, and the tug and pull in each direction can be as wild as any conference. The cradle of coaches is known for nursing young talent on the sidelines who increase their programs' [...]
Mack Brown was so close to bringing utter chaos to the college football world on Saturday. Instead of kicking the extra point late against Clemson, the Tar Heels attempted a 2-point conversion for the win that sadly did not work. Alas, back to the drawing board for the big upsets that mark each season in [...]
In the latest edition of Five Wide Fullbacks we are covering angry fans, a key defensive injury, Clark Lea's future, Kyle Hamilton's iconic status, and the worrisome quarterback regression under Brian Kelly's tutelage. 1) Why is everyone so angry with a 3-1 start when Notre Dame covered each game and a loss to Georgia always [...]
On an overcast afternoon the Fighting Irish offense sputtered for large stretches and the passing defense found itself unable to contain the pin-point passes of Virginia quarterback Bryce Perkins. After trailing at halftime, the Notre Dame defensive line put together one of the best performances in modern school history to completely turn the tide in [...]
Most of us missed it as Pac-12 After Dark provided an absolutely bonkers 67-63 comeback win for UCLA over Washington State. The Cougs' quarterback Anthony Gordon famously throwing 9 touchdowns in a loss. Chip Kelly is back, baby! That's a tough, tough loss for Mike Leach who led by 32(!!) and blew a precious league [...]
That someone who lost, was Notre Dame. On a crazed night in Athens with Georgia fans frothing at the mouth, the Fighting Irish stood up toe-to-toe to one of the SEC favorites while falling short on a would-be game-winning drive. One the one hand, it was a frustrating night full of penalties and missed opportunities [...]
It wasn't that long ago that Georgia lurked as a talented but flawed program. Scanning their roster each year they always had numerous high-end NFL talent on both sides of the ball and yet by season's end there was usually a bitter taste of disappointment. Mark Richt did well winning 145 games across 15 seasons [...]
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