Film Room: Setting The Edge
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 [...]
18S Top 20 Poll: Tough Times in the ACC
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 [...]
Elusive Rating: How to Save the 2019 Irish Run Game
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 [...]
Week 3 SP+ Win Probability Matrix Update
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 [...]
New Mexico Review: Lobos Outclassed in the Bend
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 [...]
Now the Season Truly Begins: New Mexico Instant Reaction
With all due respect to the first two opponents on the Notre Dame schedule, everyone with a pulse knew in August that this season will likely be determined by what happens next Saturday at Georgia. [...]
New Mexico Preview: Clubbing Baby Seals
New Mexico hired current Maryland coach Mike Locksley in 2009. He, uh, "led" the Lobos to a 2-26 record before being canned part way through the 2011 season; his tenure there made the writers of [...]
Charlie Weis’ Last Stand: A Massive, Avoidable Stumble
In week one, Notre Dame destroyed a decent Nevada squad 35-0 in South Bend. Ten years ago this week, the Irish traveled to Ann Arbor to take on RichRod's second Michigan team. A Forcier to [...]
18S Top 20 Poll: LSU Has Entered the (Title) Chat
While Notre Dame enjoyed some cheeseburgers most of the rest of the country battled it out on the gridiron. Last week we learned the bottom of the SEC had a rough start, however, week two [...]
Week 2 SP+ Win Probability Matrix Update
You've heard us talk about SP+ many times here - in our advanced stats discussions, in our game previews, in our playoff projections, etc. Last year, an enterprising Reddit user who should be nominated for [...]
A Quick Word on Notre Dame’s SP+ Historical Percentile Rating
Bill Connelly, formerly of SB Nation and now with ESPN, was releasing historical SP+ ratings on Twitter in recent weeks that are a really fun look at how college football teams have progressed (or not!) [...]
Film Room: Getting Book Comfortable Again
During the spring I highlighted 6 snaps from the loss to Clemson where Ian Book needed to calm down and trust himself more in the pocket. His skill-set is such that his optimal performances happen [...]
Advanced Stats Review: Louisville
SP+ predicted a 35-16 Notre Dame win at Louisville. The spread in Vegas was 18 points in many places. But the Irish win to open 2019 didn’t feel particularly fun, did it? Breaking down reasons [...]
18S Top 20 Poll: The SEC Bottoms Out
Welcome to the recap of the first full week of college football. It wasn't exactly a wild ride of a week for some of the stronger team and yet there were plenty of fun and [...]
Charlie Weis’ Last Stand: “It doesn’t get much better than that”
Last week, we set the stage for the 2009 football season and the wild ride ahead for Notre Dame. This week is game week, as the Irish took on the Nevada Wolf Pack on September [...]
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