The final tier is here. There are a ton of great memories left on this list, but which game will be #1? The previous tiers are below. A Win is a Win (Tier Five) Oh, I remember that One (Tier Four) I’m glad I made Time for That (Tier Three) Fond Memories (Tier Two) Remember [...]
If there's football this fall one thing seems clear, there will be a giant asterisk for the season when it comes to attendance. Butts in seats has always been a contentious issue exacerbated by Notre Dame "officially" giving up on its decades-long sellout streak in 2019. It's guaranteed there will be no sellouts in 2020 [...]
Good offense beats good defense, so they say. Since 1913 when Jesse Harper took over as head coach, Notre Dame has totaled 26 seasons in which the offense placed in the top 10 nationally in scoring. From that group, 12 teams didn't quite make top 5 including: 1914 (8th), 1923 (9th), 1924 (6th), 1930 (10th), [...]
This list is now well inside the top-25. The previous tiers are below if you'd like a refresher. A Win is a Win (Tier Five) Oh, I remember that One (Tier Four) I'm glad I made Time for That (Tier Three) Remember that the formula for this is [(Excitement at the time + Quality of [...]
If there is college football this fall Notre Dame football will be entering its 30th season having its home games broadcast on NBC with the current deal set to expire following the 2025 campaign. It's been a wild ride through the years with as many as 30 personalities a part of the broadcast, sideline, and [...]
A lot of things have changed in football through the years. The ball used to be a different shape. More than 11 players were on the field for each team in the early years. You couldn't throw the ball forward for a long time. Substitutions were illegal then then legal then back to illegal. Touchdowns [...]
This is the next tier of wins for Brian Kelly at Notre Dame, where the competition is a little stiffer and the product on the field a little better. Remember that the formula for this is [(Excitement at the time + Quality of Opponent) * Legacy]. All of these factors are graded on a scale [...]
The football updates are few and far between these days. Although things are trending in a much more positive direction for a college football season to take place in the fall (the Navy game has moved to Annapolis for the first time ever!) we're left waiting mostly on updates from recruiting and the transfer portal. [...]
With the end of the 2019 football season, Notre Dame football wrapped up its tenth season under Brian Kelly's stewardship. Since 2010, Kelly has amassed a 92-37 record and a unique legacy with the Irish, being among the most successful coaches in ND football history yet still looking for the elusive national championship. This series [...]
Entering the 2019 season, the run defense was a primary concern for Notre Dame. Replacing Te'von Coney, Drue Tranquill, and Jerry Tillery was daunting, as each had been mainstays of strong units in 2017 and 2018 and rarely left the field. Depth charts at linebacker gave fans heart palpitations as players cross-trained and seemed to [...]
Why do NFL teams change their uniforms? From the current franchises Baltimore, Carolina, Chicago, Dallas, Green Bay, Houston, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Las Vegas (this feels weird to type), New Orleans, Pittsburgh, Tennessee, and Washington have all kept a consistent aesthetic for a considerable amount of time. That's 13 teams so about 40% of the league. [...]
Earlier this week, one of those RT-bait Tweets designed to promote response turned up in our Slack discussion. It was right in our wheelhouse. Here it is: Question of the day: Name your favorite game where your team won, but it didn't involve a championship of any kind AND didn't involve your biggest rival. *Bama [...]
Who has put together the greatest seasons for a skilled position player in Notre Dame history? That's a quest we will unlock today with a handful of caveats. One, we're not going to include the quarterback position as most fans tend to know those great seasons already. Therefore, we'll only take a look at rushing [...]
In all the years you've been reading our fair site, have we ever told you when we first set foot in the hallowed halls of the House That Rockne Built? Now the truth will come out. A couple of weeks ago our staffers got caught up in a digression in our Slack discussion, as we [...]
Many college football fans don't know the joy of one of their players winning the Heisman. However, a whole bunch more know about the pain of one of their players not winning the Heisman or getting close and just missing out. The Fighting Irish have 7 Heisman winners, tied for the most all-time. It's been [...]
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