Advanced Stats Preview: Syracuse

Praying that the defense will have better luck against this Art Briles disciple than the last one, and anticipating a shootout with two defenses that have been shredded by every good offense they've encountered. If looking for additional information on the statistics and terms used here, great starting points are Football Studyhall’s Advanced Stats Glossary, Bill [...]

By |2018-05-09T22:26:59-04:00September 30th, 2016|18S Reads|7 Comments

VanGorder Fired!

After calming down on Sunday and taking in the embarrassing loss to Duke it appears Brian Kelly's mind has been changed. Following a tumultuous 30 games on campus, defensive coordinator Brian VanGorder has been fired by Notre Dame. The Irish had entered territory where a move had to be made and frustration was building that [...]

By |2018-05-09T22:27:00-04:00September 25th, 2016|18S Reads|63 Comments

Cutting Through The Coach Speak: Spartan Decor

The Michigan State game featured all the same maddening themes that have driven Irish fans to (more) drink over the last couple of years - defensive breakdowns, missed tackles, mindless penalties, inconsistent urgency... You get the idea. A fan base that was restless after the season-opening overtime loss to Texas and mollified only marginally by [...]

By |2018-05-09T22:27:01-04:00September 21st, 2016|18S Reads|36 Comments

Recruiting Visitors For Michigan State Weekend

Every year, one or two home games become marquee recruiting events; this year, there will be a very impressive list of recruiting visitors for Michigan State weekend, making it arguably the premier recruiting event of the 2016 season for the Irish. The visitor list has steadily grown over the last few weeks with elite names from [...]

By |2018-05-09T22:27:02-04:00September 16th, 2016|18S Reads|9 Comments

Bengals Claim Keivarae Russell

The Cincinnati Bengals claimed Keivarae Russell off waivers today, per the official team Twitter account: NEWS- #Bengals make the following roster moves: -Claim DB KeiVarae Russell -Waive OG Trey Hopkins — Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) September 15, 2016 The Bengals' first-round pick this year, corner William Jackson III, is out until at least November with a [...]

By |2016-09-15T17:19:37-04:00September 15th, 2016|18S Reads|2 Comments

Cutting Through The Coach Speak: Texas BBQ Edition

Because we were definitely roasted on Sunday night... Much has been made about two things head coach Brian Kelly "said" in yesterday's post-Texas press conference (more on why that's in quotes in a moment). We're sticking with the quarterback rotation! Brian VanGorder got a vote of confidence! AUUUUGGHHHH!!! Right? Well, as our favorite mascot-headed ESPN [...]

By |2018-05-09T22:27:04-04:00September 7th, 2016|18S Reads|79 Comments

2016 Notre Dame Defense vs. 2015 Notre Dame Defense

The 2016 Notre Dame defense is missing some multi-year stalwarts from last year's team. It's a bit more difficult to be as bullish as we were for the offense review yesterday, but take heart folks, there's still hope. Honest. We'll take a look at each new starter and what the future might hold for his [...]

By |2018-05-09T22:27:05-04:00August 31st, 2016|18S Reads|40 Comments

2016 Notre Dame Offense vs. 2015 Notre Dame Offense

The 2016 Notre Dame offense depth chart shows quite a bit of turnover and a bit of shuffling versus the 2015 depth chart. Some very big names have moved on, without a clear answer to how their production will be replaced; some other names have moved around or will be relied on more this year than in years [...]

By |2018-05-09T22:27:05-04:00August 30th, 2016|18S Reads|14 Comments

Irish Athletes Win Medals at Rio Olympics

For the last two weeks, Irish athletes took on the world's best at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Former and current Notre Dame fencers, rowers, runners, soccer players, and basketball players competed at the games as part of Team USA and for other nations. The performance by the Irish in Rio really showed off the strength [...]

By |2018-05-09T22:27:05-04:00August 26th, 2016|18S Reads, Basketball|2 Comments

Irish Olympians Compete in Rio Games

Irish class of 2006 runner Molly Huddle broke the American record while finishing sixth in the 10,000 meters at the Rio Olympic Games. Competing in her second Olympics, Huddle ran a time of 30:17.17 which knocked five seconds off the previous record of 30:22.48 held by Shalane Flanagan.  This Olympic race was exceptionally fast as Huddle's [...]

By |2016-08-12T13:54:48-04:00August 12th, 2016|18S Reads|2 Comments

A Developing Story: Notre Dame Draft Picks

Six years into his tenure, most of us would probably agree based on anecdotal evidence that Brian Kelly has demonstrated a knack for developing Notre Dame draft picks, helping players to move to the next level as a higher draft pick and/or in more productive fashion that any of us anticipated. Sometimes it's an unheralded player who [...]

By |2018-05-09T22:27:11-04:00August 10th, 2016|18S Reads, Football|14 Comments
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