I swear, I could never hear the sentence "Shea Patterson is the difference" again and it would be too soon. For five months, that was the talk. Michigan finally has a real quarterback. Michigan's offense is gonna be unleashed. Well, there are still 11 games to go, but Michigan's offense looked pretty much like they [...]
Breaking down the advanced stats for Notre Dame vs. Michigan - how can the Irish come out on top in what figures to be a defensive struggle? What parallels are there for this opener and the UGA game of 2017? And what four toss-up stats will help determine the winner Saturday night? When Michigan has [...]
Following a lovely 4-year break we now welcome the odorous Michigan Wolverines back to Notre Dame once again. When we last saw the winged helmets the Irish delivered one of the sweetest victories this century, sending Michigan on its way to a 5-7 season and a firing of head coach Brady Hoke. Now, with the [...]
The second annual 18S preseason prediction poll is here. Whee! You may remember our somewhat crestfallen end-of-season review of last year's results; undeterred by experience, we enter once more unto the breach, dear friends. As much of a downer as the final three games were, last season actually exceeded many of our preseason expectations. Our [...]
Hello, and welcome to another season of college football. This is my 11th campaign covering the Fighting Irish where does the time go? I'm continuing to tweak my weekly picks and poll. Last season, I tried out the Top 11+2+3 type of a ranking system that listed the top 11 Power 5 teams, the next [...]
Eight scant days until the season starts! We'll keep this short and simple - like last year, we're doing a staff preseason prediction poll, and like last year, we want your opinions too. Those of you with better memories than us will recognize a lot of the same questions, with several tweaks and additions. Please [...]
Over the course of a season not many traditional stats remain relevant these days. One exception to this would be yards per play differential, a simple yet fairly effective metric on a macro-level. Consider this the antithesis to Michael Bryan's in-depth advanced preview from earlier this week. Over two years ago in the nascent days [...]
It's not surprising that advanced stats see the Irish as a top 10 team entering 2018. After a significant leap forward on defense last season, Notre Dame returns more production on that side of the ball than almost every team in the nation. The offense, which fueled by a dominant run game performed like a [...]
The Big Ten was so close to getting a team in the 2017 College Football Playoff but fell just short. Even still, the conference had a bit of a Renaissance as it sat out the most important part of the post-season and led to some calling it the best league in the nation for 2017. [...]
The 8th Shamrock Series uniform, to be worn on November 17th against Syracuse inside Yankee Stadium, was unveiled this afternoon. There were whispers leading up to the announcement that the one-off uniform would lean heavily into the Bronx Bombers and in that regard they certainly did not disappoint. Let's grade this thing. Concept: F This [...]
The last media viewing practice is in the books following Wednesday's workout for Fighting Irish football. From here, we'll get mostly silence as the team begins prep for the home opener against Michigan on September 1st. Until then, here's our last depth chart update. 1) The team appears to be exceedingly healthy so far through [...]
Notre Dame entered the offseason with yet another quarterback quandary, filled with a metric tonne (hey Larz!) of questions. Will Brandon Wimbush get over his yips in 2018? How long will his leash be? What would the offense look like with Ian Book as the full-time starter? What locker room repercussions would there be for [...]
Don't you dare forget about the Group of Five conferences lingering in the corner outside the orbit of the College Football Playoff. Didn't the 2017 National Champion come from this group, after all? Unfortunately, as we head into the 5th season of the altered post-season these league members are fighting more than ever for respect [...]
Notre Dame wrapped up its 8th practice of fall camp on Saturday and the 3rd already open to the media. This upcoming Wednesday will be the final practice open the media which means we will have 2 weeks with minimal news from camp before kickoff against Michigan. As luck would have it we've finally received [...]
An annual tradition unlike any other - ranking Notre Dame's top 25 players, and then burying the list when we turn out to be very wrong about many things. If you've been following along this week over at Inside the Irish, you've seen the slow reveal of the poll results from twelve voters including our [...]
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