Some day it'll happen and it will be glorious. In Part 1 of this series we discussed the now defunct NCAA Football franchise and if you've played that in the past, or it's professional counterpart Madden, you'll know game-maker EA Sports isn't in the business of knocking your socks off every year. When you look [...]
I'm what they are now calling a Late Xennial, a micro generation from Generation X. Born in 1982, I can remember playing an Atari in 1986 and a Nintendo at friend's homes around the same time before my brother got his own NES for Christmas in 1988. Our family bought an Apple IIGS in 1987 [...]
We continue our celebration of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish lacrosse seniors with a chat with midfielder Auden Menke! World events kept us from the chance to follow this team on its journey to a national championship, so ND-Atl 2.0 will instead use the time he would have spent writing previews and recaps to catch [...]
We all have our favorite versions of our favorite video games. Like many who are reading this right now if I had to take one video game to a deserted island it would definitely be NCAA Football. But, which version was the best? Bill Walsh College Football kicked the series off in June 1993, who [...]
We begin our celebration of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish lacrosse seniors with a chat with goalie Jack Zullo! World events kept us from the chance to follow this team on its journey to a national championship, so ND-Atl 2.0 will instead use the time he would have spent writing previews and recaps to catch [...]
These are the top eight teams to make the playoff using the criteria I invented. If you missed the first two installment of this series, you can find 24-17 here and 16-9 here. Here is a quick reminder of the criteria set out for ranking these teams: Overall ranking is an average of SP+, FEI, [...]
This is the second installment of the CFB Playoff Team rankings, you can find the first one right here. Here's a reminder of the criteria I'm using for these rankings: Overall ranking is an average of SP+, FEI, and ESPN FPI from that respective season. Same goes for the offense and defense ranking. Margin of [...]
The 2020-2021 season (assuming that it still happens) will mark the seventh year of the College Football Playoff. With six years of data under our belts and a national quarantine underway, now is as good a time as ever to draw some sweeping conclusions in an 18S series about what it takes to be a [...]
Notre Dame Fighting Irish lacrosse (2-2) lost the Western Rivalry, 11-14, to the Denver Pioneers (4-2). The Irish had difficulty getting the ball often enough to keep pace with the Pios, but showed great heart in mounting a late comeback. We'll depart from our usual recap format as we only have a minute before the [...]
Up next for #10 Notre Dame Fighting Irish lacrosse (2-1) is the Western Rivalry against the #17 Denver Pioneers (3-2), this Saturday at noon, Arlotta Stadium. Sunny skies and 48 degree temps are in the forecast. The game will be broadcast on the ACC Network, with Paul Carcaterra and Mike Golic, Jr. on the call. [...]
Notre Dame Fighting Irish lacrosse (2-1) dropped one on the road to the Maryland Terrapins (4-1). The final score on a very cold and windy afternoon was 9-14. Sometimes you are the hammer, sometimes you are the nail. The Data The Irish scored nine goals by eight different players: Costabile had two goals and an [...]
If you haven't already seen it, last week I reviewed my way-too-early guess at Notre Dame's recruiting class of 2020. I promised another way-too-early guess for 2021 was on the way -- and here it is. As with the 2019 cycle, the class of 2020 was all wrapped up in mid-December, giving the Notre Dame [...]
#3/5/5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish lacrosse (2-0) travels to College Park, MD, for its now traditional early season grudge match against the #7/7/8 Maryland Terrapins (3-1). Faceoff is Saturday at 1:00 pm at Maryland Stadium. The forecast is for 36 degrees and high winds at gametime. It will be streamed on BTN+. The Irish have [...]
Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's lacrosse (2-0) dominated the Richmond Spiders (2-2), 13-5, at Arlotta Stadium. Balanced and persistent offense, combined with a suffocating defense, resulted in a comfortable win against an excellent opponent. The Data Freshman Pat Kavanagh led scorers with 4 goals and an assist. Griffin Westlin added a hat trick and an [...]
#5/6/6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1-0) will face #17/18/18 Richmond Spider (2-1) this Sunday at noon, ACC Network Extra. The game has been moved outdoors to Arlotta Stadium. The Irish look to build on last week's strong performance and get a bit of payback after a difficult loss in Richmond last year. The Opponent Richmond [...]
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