The Irish outplayed Miami in the traditional phases of the game, but special teams blunders let the Hurricanes almost steal a win anyway. Breaking down an overall encouraging performance for Notre Dame with the five factors that lead to winning football games. Confused? Check out the advanced-stats glossary here. Explosiveness Let’s talk about the good [...]
Previewing the advanced stats of Miami in Notre Dame in a game renewing an old rivalry. Brad Kaaya versus DeShone Kizer! 2-5 vs. 4-3! Feel the excitement! If looking for additional information on the statistics and terms used here, great starting points are Football Studyhall’s Advanced Stats Glossary, Bill Connelly’s Five Factors, and Brian Fremeau’s FEI ratings. Miami Offense [...]
Previewing a rivalry game between Notre Dame and Stanford that now looks like a temporary lifesaver for the winner and another nail in the coffin for the loser. If looking for additional information on the statistics and terms used here, great starting points are Football Studyhall’s Advanced Stats Glossary, Bill Connelly’s Five Factors, and Brian Fremeau’s [...]
Storm clouds keep gathering over the Notre Dame football program after a 10-3 loss at NC State. Taking a look at run/pass splits and success rates, and how the Irish missed opportunities to capitalize on field position advantages. Confused? Check out the advanced-stats glossary here. Explosiveness Let’s get this out of the way first – [...]
Previewing Notre Dame's trip to North Carolina State with advanced stats. Raise your hand if you saw this turning into a critical contest for the Irish to ensure bowl eligibility at the end of the season. If looking for additional information on the statistics and terms used here, great starting points are Football Studyhall’s Advanced Stats [...]
Notre Dame’s win over Syracuse reviewed using the Five Factors that lead to success in football. Some encouraging signs for the defense, and the return of esplosiva! Confused? Check out the advanced-stats glossary here. Explosiveness On a yard per play basis, this was a romp for Notre Dame, and the final score should have [...]
Praying that the defense will have better luck against this Art Briles disciple than the last one, and anticipating a shootout with two defenses that have been shredded by every good offense they've encountered. If looking for additional information on the statistics and terms used here, great starting points are Football Studyhall’s Advanced Stats Glossary, Bill [...]
Notre Dame's loss to Duke reviewed using the Five Factors that lead to success in football. If making decisions about coordinators was a factor, at least the Irish would have won that one. Confused? Check out the advanced-stats glossary here. A giant step backwards The 2015 season was promising for a lot of reasons, but [...]
Our advanced stats preview takes a look at Notre Dame versus Duke as the Irish try to rebound from a 1-2 start. If looking for additional information on the statistics and terms used here, great starting points are Football Studyhall’s Advanced Stats Glossary, Bill Connelly’s Five Factors, and Brian Fremeau’s FEI ratings. Duke Offense vs. Notre [...]
Breaking down Notre Dame football's loss to Michigan State with advanced stats, and what the numbers tell us about the end of the Brian Van Gorder era... In a very dark way, it's funny to me that every time we've played Michigan State since 2006 the Mike Valenti rant from that epic collapse, and then after [...]
Our advanced stats preview takes a look at at the Notre Dame - Michigan State showdown Saturday night. Will DeShone Kizer and Notre Dame's passing attack be able to win one-on-one matchups against physical Spartan corners? Can the maligned Irish defense slow MSU's running attack and force Tyler O'Connor to beat them? If looking for additional [...]
We break out the advanced stats once again to how the Irish football team fared against Nevada in their 39-10 win. Confused? Check out the advanced-stats glossary here. This week features the return of garbage time! A reminder – I deviate a little bit here from some other sources - for example, Football Outsiders has used [...]
After a 0-1 start, how do the Irish match up to Nevada? Do the advanced stats hate Brian Van Gorder's defense as much as most Irish fans currently do? And how many points can DeShone Kizer and the Notre Dame offense put up on Saturday? If looking for additional information on the statistics and terms [...]
By now we've all had a chance to digest the painful loss in Austin - beyond the obvious defensive failures, what did we learn from the opening game about the 2016 Irish? Checking out the five factors (with some new additions!) shows how poor leverage rates and first down performance doomed Notre Dame, and just how significant an [...]
Ah, it's good to be back! Notre Dame football is now just 84 hours away, but who's counting? Our advanced stats preview will give you everything you need to know before kickoff against Texas. How do the numbers feel about the Irish's chances in Austin? Where should Notre Dame have an advantage or be concerned? Are [...]
Recent Comments