In the latest edition of Five Wide Fullbacks we are covering angry fans, a key defensive injury, Clark Lea's future, Kyle Hamilton's iconic status, and the worrisome quarterback regression under Brian Kelly's tutelage. 1) Why is everyone so angry with a 3-1 start when Notre Dame covered each game and a loss to Georgia always [...]
On an overcast afternoon the Fighting Irish offense sputtered for large stretches and the passing defense found itself unable to contain the pin-point passes of Virginia quarterback Bryce Perkins. After trailing at halftime, the Notre Dame defensive line put together one of the best performances in modern school history to completely turn the tide in [...]
This one stings a little bit, but it's only one loss. It doesn't define our season. The next opponents coming up this season, best of luck to you, because we're coming. -DE Khalid Kareem Post 23-17 Loss At Georgia Last time Notre Dame took on Virginia was the famous 2015 contest where a top [...]
In a hostile, very red environment, Notre Dame was able to create the same number of scoring opportunities as Georgia, and hang close in efficiency and explosiveness. What were the advantages that tipped the scales in the Bulldogs favor, and what encouraging signs and questions remain for the rest of the season, where the Irish [...]
Most of us missed it as Pac-12 After Dark provided an absolutely bonkers 67-63 comeback win for UCLA over Washington State. The Cougs' quarterback Anthony Gordon famously throwing 9 touchdowns in a loss. Chip Kelly is back, baby! That's a tough, tough loss for Mike Leach who led by 32(!!) and blew a precious league [...]
Sad trombone edition... This regular feature was inspired the Reddit dude last year who created a Python script to do these charts for every FBS team. Recapping the methodology again: These aren't actual SP+ win probabilities, as SP+ creator Bill Connelly doesn't publish those regularly after his preseason previews. We used a slightly tweaked version [...]
That someone who lost, was Notre Dame. On a crazed night in Athens with Georgia fans frothing at the mouth, the Fighting Irish stood up toe-to-toe to one of the SEC favorites while falling short on a would-be game-winning drive. One the one hand, it was a frustrating night full of penalties and missed opportunities [...]
Welcome to the Georgia Gameday Chat! We’re not going to post one of these reminders every week, but since this is a big game and we might have some new visitors... In 2017 we switched to Slack, a very popular chat and collaboration tool, for our gameday chat. Slack boasts much better functionality and ease [...]
It wasn't that long ago that Georgia lurked as a talented but flawed program. Scanning their roster each year they always had numerous high-end NFL talent on both sides of the ball and yet by season's end there was usually a bitter taste of disappointment. Mark Richt did well winning 145 games across 15 seasons [...]
Notre Dame averaged ten yards per play and held New Mexico to a 9.5% passing success rate in an explosive home opener. Yet there were some lingering red flags that will need to be cleaned up to have a shot at an upset in Athens. Breaking down the blowout of the Lobos and highlighting some [...]
One of the biggest question marks heading into the season was how the linebacker position would shake out. I wasn't overly concerned because 1) there's plenty of raw material to work with, and 2) I'm pretty sure Clark Lea is good at his job. But Lea still had his work cut out for him. However, [...]
It was a quiet week atop the rankings and a tough week for Notre Dame's friends in the Atlantic Coast Conference. That league may still have the defending champs and the odds-on favorite to repeat in their title quest but the rest of the conference is looking awfully rough right now. The Week's Biggest Loser: [...]
My thesis is simple: Too much praise and blame is assigned to the offensive line and play-calling while not enough (especially blame) at the running back position when things go wrong or right. No other position has been subject to so much hyperbole and shallow commentary, all while being attached to the success of other [...]
Big ups to 18S regular Scarponi for helping us out with the arduous task of working the chart into a much more user-friendly format that shows win probability rather than loss probability. His 18S Award-Winner Free Subscription For Life is now secure! As we noted last week, we're filling in for the Reddit dude last [...]
If you jumped into this game nearing halftime and then paid half attention while looking over the box score following the win you could get the impression Notre Dame played one heck of a game in a blowout over New Mexico. In some ways--as the Irish rolled to their most points since a 69-14 romp [...]
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