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 [...]
The #5/7/7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1-0) steamrolled the Cleveland State Vikings (0-3) 17-7 in front of nearly 1000 fans in the Loftus Sports Center. The Irish open the season with an impressive showing in all aspects of the game. The Irish finished the first half up 12-1, allowing the entire roster to get valuable [...]
Notre Dame mens' lacrosse brought their preseason training into focus with scrimmages against Detroit Mercy and Air Force. The boys are finishing with two off weeks to heal before starting their official season. Special thanks to our followers @The_Broganator9 and @ThePLLPearl, along with the youth coaching community attending the ND Coaching Clinic, for being generous [...]
Notre Dame men's lacrosse defensive coordinator Ryan Wellner took a few minutes with ND-Atl 2.o to answer some questions about life on campus and the upcoming season. We are excited and grateful that he found the time to help us ramp up our 18 Stripes lacrosse coverage for the 2020 season! The Data Coach Wellner [...]
In the last post, I talked about how the College Football Hall of Fame uses narrow criteria to determine the pool of potential inductees. Today, I want to take a look at some of the Notre Dame players of the 21st Century that will never hear their name called into the College Football Hall of [...]
I have always had an awareness of the College Hall of Fame since I was a child. I even went to the version that was in South Bend was I was seven years old and on my first visit to Notre Dame. It was perfectly fine. I had never put much more thought into it [...]
We are excited for the start of the 2020 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's lacrosse season! The boys begin the season ranked #7 in Inside Lacrosse and #6 with US Lacrosse Magazine. They will get their preparations rolling with a scrimmage against local rival Detroit Mercy this weekend. ND-Atl 2.0 takes the lead again this [...]
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