Sometimes you just have no explanation for anything. Notre Dame pulled off a seemingly miraculous 32-29 win over Virginia Tech Saturday night in a game they frankly had no business winning for a million reasons. But somehow, someway, ND survived and will enter a much-needed off week at 5-1 with a chance to reset before [...]
I haven't worked on this since Cincy's stinkin' Bearcats ruined everything. And thank you so much for bringing up such a painful subject. While you're at it, why don't you give me a nice paper cut and pour lemon juice over it? We're closed! Definitely a Notre Dame fan. It was a rough one. As [...]
There are coaching losses and there are coaching losses. For this game, the plan was fine (good, even - had one of those inside runs broken maybe it all would feel different), the placalling was fine. Turnovers, if you (as you should) count Cincy's missed field goals as turnovers, ended up even. But. ND set [...]
Imagine any Notre Dame team from 1997-2014 winning a game in which its third-string quarterback was taking whacks behind a line anchored by its third and fourth-string left tackle while the starting defensive tackle was out too. The Irish have reached that level as a program and they proved it with a satisfying 31-point fourth-quarter [...]
Notre Dame football might not be as entertaining, or as good, as a year ago, but for the moment the Irish remain undefeated after beating Purdue 27-13. The game was, mostly by default, ND's best performance of the season. It also tied Brian Kelly with Knute Rockne with 105 wins at Notre Dame. As the [...]
Welcome back to another Notre Dame football recruiting big board update, folks. You may remember from a few weeks ago that we have officially consolidated our offensive and defensive targets into a single board. With the Irish already having 21 commits already in the fold for the class of 2022 and limited spots remaining, it [...]
There are so many questions that Notre Dame fans will be impatient to get answered after Saturday's 32-29 Houdini act over Toledo. MICHAEL. MAYER. NUFF. SAID. No. 8 @NDFootball 32 - Toledo 29 📺 @peacockTV #GoIrish #BeatRockets pic.twitter.com/1Z4m3l7xZQ — The Fighting Irish (@FightingIrish) September 11, 2021 First of all, let's not sugarcoat this: While Toledo [...]
Well, I've seen enough of the Sunday night opening games to last my entire life. Five years ago was the Texas disaster, and this one came darn close to being just as soul-crushing. Notre Dame did somehow survive the opener tonight to defeat Florida State and its overwhelming karma boost from McKenzie Milton, 41-38, in [...]
John McNulty and Tommy Rees landed the first offensive commit from the class of 2023 on Thursday when 4-star tight end Cooper Flanagan verbally committed to the Fighting Irish. The 6'5"/230-pounder out of Concord, California is the 4th player to join Notre Dame's recruiting class of 2023 -- a class which currently ranks 3rd in [...]
Welcome back to the Odyssey. As always, you can click here to read all parts of the journey covered so far. Last time, we took a look at how the final BCS Standings shook out, while also taking a look at their ultimate result. Today, we take one look back at the season, figuring out [...]
This is not a rating of the power of different teams issued in the preseason. Rather, this is a Power Rating of Preseasons. Notre Dame preseasons, in fact. The ground rules: "Preseason" does not mean "Offseason." It refers, specifically, to the August anticipatory period between practice beginning and the kick-off of the season. There are three [...]
With the season around the corner, it's time to check in on Notre Dame's opponents with some advanced stats projections. Which teams pose the biggest threats to the Irish, who are currently favored in 11 of 12 games? Where are the weak points, and what might the computers be missing? If you want to dive [...]
Welcome back to the Odyssey. As always, you can click here to read all parts of the journey covered so far. Last time, we took a look at the final regular season game of the 2001 season, the 2001 SEC Championship. Today, we take a look at the consequences of that game and how the [...]
Welcome back to the Odyssey. As always, you can click here to read all parts of the journey covered so far. Last time, we took a look at Colorado continuing their roll, knocking off Texas in the Big 12 Championship Game. Today, we take a look at the final regular season game of the 2001 [...]
Welcome back to the Odyssey. As always, you can click here to read all parts of the journey covered so far. Last time, we took a look at Tennessee beating Florida in the Swamp as 17.5 favorites, clinching a spot in the SEC Championship. Today we take a look at the first of two Conference [...]
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