The Irish checked all the boxes for a perfect game against Navy - scoring every possession early, forcing turnovers and passing downs, and limiting first down yardage. Second-half garbage time stats obscure in the final box score what was an incredibly dominant performance by Notre Dame against a Navy team that's still competing for the [...]
Eventually Notre Dame will have a game where they aren't ripping away turnovers, rushing at will for over 300 yards, and dominating on both sides of the ball in the red zone. That day was not last weekend against USC, as Brian Kelly stayed undefeated since dancing with his team to Post Malone and Quavo [...]
Reviewing Notre Dame's cruise-control victory against the closer Miami: it's nice to have an offense whose floor includes often putting up nearly 50 points and rushing for 300 yards, and why there's a few reasons for caution before getting too optimistic about this Irish defense. The basics In a game that was never in doubt [...]
Another one possession loss and blown lead for the Irish in 2016. What do all these one possession losses mean for the team's future, and why is the offense always stalling out in the second half? Confused? Check out the advanced-stats glossary here. This week we'll review what went wrong in the second half against the [...]
A rare stress-free win for Notre Dame in 2016 reviewed using the Five Factors that lead to success in football. The Irish keep small hopes for bowl eligibility alive for another week. Confused? Check out the advanced-stats glossary here. Garbage time returns for only the third time this season! The first half was meaningful, the second [...]
The team with the better offense played more aggressively and won the game. That should be Notre Dame, but instead Will Worth and Navy executed their gameplan to perfection, while the Irish defense floundered. Settling for field goals has fans feeling like Jack Swarbrick is settling with Brian Kelly as head coach. Confused? Check out [...]
The Irish outplayed Miami in the traditional phases of the game, but special teams blunders let the Hurricanes almost steal a win anyway. Breaking down an overall encouraging performance for Notre Dame with the five factors that lead to winning football games. Confused? Check out the advanced-stats glossary here. Explosiveness Let’s talk about the good [...]
Storm clouds keep gathering over the Notre Dame football program after a 10-3 loss at NC State. Taking a look at run/pass splits and success rates, and how the Irish missed opportunities to capitalize on field position advantages. Confused? Check out the advanced-stats glossary here. Explosiveness Let’s get this out of the way first – [...]
Notre Dame’s win over Syracuse reviewed using the Five Factors that lead to success in football. Some encouraging signs for the defense, and the return of esplosiva! Confused? Check out the advanced-stats glossary here. Explosiveness On a yard per play basis, this was a romp for Notre Dame, and the final score should have [...]
Notre Dame's loss to Duke reviewed using the Five Factors that lead to success in football. If making decisions about coordinators was a factor, at least the Irish would have won that one. Confused? Check out the advanced-stats glossary here. A giant step backwards The 2015 season was promising for a lot of reasons, but [...]
We move on in our advanced stats look-ahead to the 2016 season. Next up, the second most important factor that leads to wins - efficiency. Background: For those unfamiliar, most numbers included come from Bill Connelly's S&P+ and Brian Fremeau's FEI statistics - glossary of S&P+ terms here, and more efficiency stats at bcftoys.com. As [...]
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