Inspired by Larz’s tremendous piece a few weeks ago and as anticipation builds for the 2016 opener, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the win over Texas to open 2015. Walking out of the stadium that warm September night, it felt so damn satisfying – defeating a storied program, seemingly answering all kinds of [...]
Who are the ten best players on the Notre Dame roster entering the 2016 season? Will the offseason curse also affect this list hours after it's published? Why is starting articles with questions so trendy now? Keith Arnold surveyed esteemed Irish experts as well as folks like us lacking in both esteem and expertise to compile [...]
It’s the Top 25 Notre Dame football players week 2016! Keith Arnold has surveyed esteemed Irish experts as well as folks like us lacking in both esteem and expertise to compile the Top 25 players on the roster. Follow along with the composite list over at Inside the Irish, and stay tuned here for the [...]
The third most important of the Five Factors is field position - will Notre Dame football's average starting field position improve in 2016? Background: For those unfamiliar, most numbers included come from Bill Connelly’s S&P+ and Brian Fremeau’s FEI statistics – glossary of S&P+ terms here, and more efficiency stats at bcftoys.com. As always, ask [...]
We move on in our advanced stats look-ahead to the 2016 season. Next up, the second most important factor that leads to wins - efficiency. Background: For those unfamiliar, most numbers included come from Bill Connelly's S&P+ and Brian Fremeau's FEI statistics - glossary of S&P+ terms here, and more efficiency stats at bcftoys.com. As [...]
Notre Dame played incredibly explosive football in 2015 - both in reeling off multiple "chunk" plays per game on offense and giving up a ton of long touchdowns on defense. In the first of a series of breakdowns on Notre Dame's "Five Factors" stats, can we expect those numbers to get better or worse in 2016? Background: [...]
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