Now, that was one awesome weekend of college football, dear friends. We made Dabo Swinney extremely sad and that even dulled the jealousy of watching Brian Kelly upset Alabama in Death Valley. The weekend was an even bigger tease with Rutgers leading Michigan at halftime--oh my goodness can you imagine if they actually held on [...]
Welcome back to the 18S G5 Top Ten! While this weekend was very crazy at the top of the rankings, we saw the buildup of a the first G5 Game of the Century! Also Considered: Boise State, Ohio, Fresno State, Wyoming, Toledo The Races First we take a look at what is going to be [...]
Clemson flew home early Sunday morning seriously licking their wounds as Notre Dame put together one of its most complete and physical dominations of a top ranked opponent in a very long time. For the 1st half the weather was not cooperating for either passing game. Clemson in particular looked all out of sorts getting [...]
My first reaction to tonight's win? "We've got ourselves a (blankity blank) head football coach." Notre Dame didn't just beat #4 Clemson Saturday, 35-14. They pushed the Tigers around. They did the only things they could do to win when Clemson knew exactly what those things were, and they did them spectacularly well. That's special. [...]
Notre Dame put together a complete effort to kill Syracuse's dreams, jumping out to an early lead and holding it thanks to contributions from the defense, rushing attack, and special teams. The offensive line and rushing attack allowed Notre Dame to dominate the efficiency battle, but without explosive plays the Orange threatened to pull off [...]
A pair of top 10 teams in our rankings had a rough week 9 but the tippy-top of the rankings continue to remain unblemished. That is guaranteed to change with the biggest game of the week coming up this Saturday afternoon for SEC East supremacy. We also have a handful of previously 1-loss teams starting [...]
Notre Dame will once again be in the spotlight this off-season attempting to bring in a quarterback through the Transfer Portal. Last year, it was a hot topic of the off-season with the new coaching staff ultimately deciding to stay put with the quarterbacks on the roster at the time. It seems likely Marcus Freeman [...]
Hello and welcome back to the 18S G5 Top Ten! We had one big result shake up the top ten and the corresponding conference race this week! Let’s dive into the top ten and break down the conferences. I also added a special section for the independents at the bottom. Also Considered: James Madison, East [...]
You can't have a better start than a pick six on the first play from scrimmage. I had been stuck in traffic after a Halloween function leaving myself enough time to make the Noon start but to no avail, walked in my house, and the first thing I witnessed was Brandon Joseph intercepting a pass [...]
It might be overstating things, it might not, but it sure felt like Howard Cross saved what was left of Notre Dame's season when he tipped a pass that Marist Liufau intercepted, sparking Notre Dame to finish a 41-24 victory over Syracuse. The win put a 7-5 season, which would've felt like a disaster 3 [...]
Almost no one had this game on the 2022 radar as a big one for either Notre Dame or Syracuse prior to October of this year. Well, things change! It's arguably the biggest Syracuse home game in freaking forever--and while a win doesn't help their ACC standing--taking out the Irish would put the Orange on [...]
The Irish defense and special teams served up the perfect chance for a relaxing afternoon against UNLV, but the offense struggled to throw down the alley oops enough that starters were still playing in the closing minutes. It was a fine but unsatisfying performance, as a hot start with two punt blocks and multiple 3-and-outs [...]
Friends, it was a rough weekend out there for road teams. We had 10 home teams in our rankings take care of business, including 8 out of our top 10. That includes the resurgent LSU Tigers taking down Ole Miss inside Death Valley as Brian Kelly enters our rankings for the first time this season. [...]
So this was a brutal week for the Group of 5 teams. I officially am deeming it a G5 Blood Week. We saw four of the top ten teams go down and many different conference races tighten up. It’s why I’m slightly changing the format moving forward. The NY6 spot seemingly is going to go [...]
It wasn't pretty, it wasn't very exciting. Notre Dame did not take advantage of plenty of opportunities to blow UNLV out of South Bend on Saturday afternoon in a solid but unspectacular 44-21 win. The Irish now move to 4-3 on the season with a crucial trip coming up to Syracuse who just suffered their [...]
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