Bowling Green Review: Irish Roll a Strike in Shutout Win
At times it looked like Notre Dame was scrimmaging against the annual fantasy camp members made up largely of middle-aged men who looked awkward in full pads and a helmet. On Saturday, a completely overwhelmed [...]
Glorified Scrimmage: Bowling Green Instant Reaction
There was pretty much nothing to take from today's 52-0 Notre Dame win over Bowling Green except that it was great to see ND, for the second time this season, take care of a totally [...]
Bowling Green Preview: These Cupcakes Are Delicious
The MAC league is good for one thing and that is just about every program will go through periods of ups and downs, and the tug and pull in each direction can be as wild [...]
18S Top 20 Poll: Still Waiting on the Upsets
Mack Brown was so close to bringing utter chaos to the college football world on Saturday. Instead of kicking the extra point late against Clemson, the Tar Heels attempted a 2-point conversion for the win [...]
Advanced Stats Review: Virginia
Notre Dame covered the spread while defeating #18 Virginia in a drama free 4th quarter, yet fell in SP+ rating. The Irish havoc rate was outstanding, the offense perfect in the red zone, and the [...]
Five Wide Fullbacks: The Dreaded Quarterback Regression
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 [...]
Virginia Review: Cavaliers Sacked into Sadness
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 [...]
Virginia Preview: We’re Coming
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 [...]
Advanced Stats Review: Georgia
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 [...]
18S Top 20 Poll: Trouble in Ann Arbor
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 [...]
Week 4 SP+ Win Probability Matrix Update
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 [...]
Georgia Review: Someone Had to Lose the Game
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 [...]
Georgia Gameday Chat
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 [...]
Georgia Preview: Between the Moonlit Hedges
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 [...]
Advanced Stats: New Mexico Review & UGA Sneak Peek
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 [...]
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