There were three big news items for the Irish this offseason. Two were on the field, with the transfer of Jack Coan and the hiring of Marcus Freeman. The third was the announcement that this game against the Rockets would air exclusively on Peacock. Now, to me, this isn’t a surprising endeavor. The Irish aired [...]
Well folks, it's time to bring back the advanced stats win probability matrices. I know you missed perusing these rainbow-colored Excel graphics and agonizing (?) over decimal point changes, didn't want you to miss out on all that fun as the new season gets going. This is going to be an interesting year for comparisons [...]
We generally only do impromptu posts here for breaking news - usually a quick blurb about whatever development it was, so we both respond in short order and give you all somewhere to chat about it. Well, today we had to start over about fifteen times because news kept breaking. It seems like the last [...]
Four teams go tumbling out of the rankings with 5 others taking a drop after a busy full opening weekend as the SEC once again takes command of the polls. Alabama and Georgia laid down early claims for the National Title hunt while the ACC has spent this work week recovering from vomiting all over [...]
Notre Dame was dominating the efficiency game through 40 minutes, with Florida State surviving on a few massive plays. Then the strategy shifted, the Noles started putting long drives together, and suddenly the Irish were in a coin flip game. Below let's dive into the good (Jack Coan's debut and the passing game), the bad [...]
Welcome back to the 18Stripes G5 Top 10. This weekend's games showed how fun and chaotic this great and dumb sport can be. However, even with G5 shakeups, the Top Ten doesn't see many changes from the pre-season. Also Considered: UAB, Ball State, San Jose State, Memphis, Marshall Week 1 Recap Movers and Shakers Starting [...]
Things were a little nervy early on, then they stabilized in favor of Notre Dame, then things simply fell apart especially on defense. Somehow, the Fighting Irish overcame a brewing Disney movie to survive pesky Florida State in overtime following a Jonathan Doerer dagger from 41 yards out. Winning is better than losing, if that's [...]
Well, I've seen enough of the Sunday night opening games to last my entire life. Five years ago was the Texas disaster, and this one came darn close to being just as soul-crushing. Notre Dame did somehow survive the opener tonight to defeat Florida State and its overwhelming karma boost from McKenzie Milton, 41-38, in [...]
John McNulty and Tommy Rees landed the first offensive commit from the class of 2023 on Thursday when 4-star tight end Cooper Flanagan verbally committed to the Fighting Irish. The 6'5"/230-pounder out of Concord, California is the 4th player to join Notre Dame's recruiting class of 2023 -- a class which currently ranks 3rd in [...]
We're back in the football mindset opening up the 2021 campaign and heading back to Tallahassee for the first time since *that flag* denied Notre Dame a justified win over then No. 2 Florida State. Since then, Notre Dame has taken both of the meetings at home by a combined score of 84-39, although the [...]
The last time we got together we witnessed a familiar end to a strange season, as the vaunted Crimson Tide beat up on an overmatched Irish quad in the postseason en route to another national title for Nick Saban. Was it 2012? No, 2020! Whee! Every fan the next time Notre Dame draws Alabama in [...]
This is not a rating of the power of different teams issued in the preseason. Rather, this is a Power Rating of Preseasons. Notre Dame preseasons, in fact. The ground rules: “Preseason” does not mean “Offseason.” It refers, specifically, to the August anticipatory period between practice beginning and the kick-off of the season. There are three factors that determine [...]
Most of the time polls are either super fun to put together or they are a complete slog, there's rarely an in between. I started putting this poll together in mid-July full of verve and confidence and as we entered August those doubts started creeping into my head. This team is overrated, that team isn't [...]
Welcome back to the 18Stripes G5 Top 10. After a fun little set of games on Saturday we know have games from Wednesday to Monday in the college football world. The Top 10 from last week has not changed but here is the list from last week. Also Considered: Ball State, San Jose State, Memphis, [...]
Welcome back to the Odyssey. As always, you can click here to read all parts of the journey covered so far. Last time, we took a look at how the final BCS Standings shook out, while also taking a look at their ultimate result. Today, we take one look back at the season, figuring out [...]
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