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 [...]
A few years ago, I was into ranking the potential trap games on the Notre Dame football schedule on a scale of 1 to 10 Ackbars. I haven't done it since the beloved admiral (spoiler alert!) was wiped out in The Last Jedi, so RIP to a legend. For reasons unclear to me at this [...]
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 Oregon surviving a scare from their archrival Oregon State, keeping their slim National Championship hopes alive. Today we take a look at what many, including myself, see [...]
Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. In the News Texas and Oklahoma have let the Big 12 know they will not be continuing their media rights beyond 2025. Now, we wait and see if these programs can negotiate an early exit to the SEC. The SEC already voted unanimously (nice [...]
The Premier Lacrosse League has reached its All-Star break with our Notre Dame alumni continuing to be among the top players in the league. All-Star Selections Four Domers were among the starters for this year's All-Star game. The Redwoods' defensive tandem of Eddie Glazener and Garrett Epple were obvious selections, and the two did not [...]
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 famous 2001 Miami team. They survived Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, clinching their spot into the Rose Bowl for a chance [...]
Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. In the News Conference expansion is back, baby! Reports are suggesting that Texas and Oklahoma are in serious discussions to join the SEC. Notre Dame's game this fall against Virginia Tech will be broadcast on the ACC Network. The NCAA lost more than half [...]
This next installment of How Did This Happen was supposed to be about Barry Bonds. My idea was to look at his infamous 2004 season in which Bonds re-broke his own MLB record for intentional walks in a season by 52 and furthered the gap for the most from not-Barry Bonds by an incredible 75 [...]
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 Oklahoma State upset over the defending National Champions Oklahoma. The Cowboys win clinched Texas' spot in the Big 12 Championship. Today, we take a look at [...]
Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. In the News Frank Solich is stepping down as the head coach at Ohio due to health reasons. The former Nebraska head coach had been with the Bobcats for 16 seasons. Nebraska has hired their new athletic director, former Huskers All-American Trev Alberts (who [...]
It was an extremely busy month of June for the Notre Dame staff. With multiple commits since our last update, the Irish have been reaping the benefits from those three weeks of official visits -- and they're not done yet. The Irish are still expecting a couple of more commits in the near future, and [...]
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