Playoff Big Board: Week 14
Welcome back to the playoff big board! We had to sweat more than we wanted, but this became a phenomenal weekend for the Irish faithful: We're in, and Michigan sucks. Q.E.D. Our board will consist [...]
Put It In The Books: Closing Out The Preseason Predictions
As we nestle into the halfway point of the season, we notice that it's time to revisit our predictions from our staff and commentariat polls right before the season started. No doubt you remember our hilarious, [...]
Advanced Stats Review: USC
Notre Dame entered the final game of the 2018 season having allowed an opponent to go over an average (40%) success rate just once, against Michigan. The Trojans put up a 50% efficiency mark, besting [...]
18S Top 20 Poll: Revenge Tour Cancelled
Another week of being slaughtered against the spread with my picks. But the faltering of Michigan on Saturday afternoon makes it so worth it. Let me never guess another pick correctly for the rest of [...]
USC Review: Welcome to the Playoffs
Easy, it was not. Notre Dame walked into the L.A. Coliseum on Saturday night with a playoff berth on the line and found itself quickly struggling against a precision short-passing game from JT Daniels and [...]
In: USC Instant Reaction
Notre Dame is in the College Football Playoff after defeating rival USC 24-17. As inspiring as it was to see the Trojans play a terrific first half and make the Irish sweat a bit in [...]
USC Preview: History Awaits in the Coliseum
The stakes are high as the Fighting Irish take the biennial plane ride to Los Angeles and face their rival Southern California Trojans. For Notre Dame, a trip to their first-ever College Football Playoff is [...]
Playoff Big Board: Week 13
Welcome back to the playoff big board! One fringe contender fell by the wayside and one more very nearly did, and a couple of serious contenders looked sluggish before taking care of business. You know [...]
18S Top 20 Poll: Time for Rivalry Week
One more full regular season week remains which means it's now Rivalry Week. Or for some, Hate Week. The top of our rankings remain static once again as we tumble towards what is looking like [...]
Syracuse Review: Orange Eaten in the Big Apple
It wasn't Syracuse's day, that's for sure. After the Orange's 9th play from scrimmage they lost quarterback Eric Dungey to a mysterious back issue after just crossing mid-field and trying to climb back from an [...]
Syracuse Preview: Orange You Glad We’re Here
Worst title ever. This will be only the 9th all-time meeting between Notre Dame and Syracuse which doesn't seem right. Whether it's the basketball rivalry coloring things stretching back to the Big East days or [...]
2019 Recruiting: OLB Marist Liufau Commits to Notre Dame
Notre Dame's recruiting machine added an unexpected piece today when linebacker Marist Liufau became the 20th member of the 2019 class. The 6'3", 210-pound Hawaiian wasn't on the radar of any casual fans and, in [...]
Film Room: Chip Long’s Bag of Tricks
One thing I like about Chip Long is his ability to creatively use formations and motion to out-scheme the defense. I feel that past Notre Dame offenses where too reliant on one player making big [...]
Advanced Stats Review: Florida State
In a game where the Irish needed to lean on the run, Dexter Williams and the offensive line came through with a season-high 8.14 yards per carry (excluding garbage time) against a solid FSU front. [...]
Playoff Big Board: Week 11
Welcome back to the playoff big board! Another week that was chalk for our contenders... Our board will consist of all ranked undefeated teams and all ranked one-loss Power 5 teams from the the playoff [...]
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