Week 11 Win Probability Matrix Update
Credit to the Irish for rebounding with a huge win over a mid-level opponent - the mistakes that plagued them against Virginia Tech were largely eliminated against Duke, and accordingly the Duke game went the way the Virginia Tech game [...]
Duke Review: A Stress-Free Road Victory
Notre Dame got off to a fast start on Saturday night, lost its way briefly in near halftime, then eventually clamped down on an inferior Duke team in front of their home crowd. With no Danny Dimes under center, the [...]
Notre Dame Football: Freshmen Redshirt Update
With just a handful of games remaining in the 2019 season (my goodness does every single college football year fly by or what?) we have a clear picture on the use of the current Notre Dame freshmen and how that [...]
Duke Preview: Into the Devil’s Den in Durham
When Charlie Weis became Notre Dame head coach in late-2004, he hired David Cutcliffe as his first offensive coordinator. Cutcliffe had just been fired by Ole Miss after his only losing season in Oxford, a mistake the Rebels would come [...]
Irish Hoops Drop Opener at UNC
Coming off the worst season in the Mike Brey era, the Irish men’s basketball team was not given an easy starting point to kick off the 2019-20 season. The #RunItBack season began in Chapel Hill, with the expanded 20 game [...]
Playoff Big Board: Week 11
This is the first week for the official College Football Playoff committee rankings. Hey, SMU and Appalachian State have been cruising - let's discuss the probability that a Group of 5 team will finally make it into the playoff! The [...]
18S Top 20 Poll: The Calm Before the Storm
With 6 out of our top 11 experiencing idleness things were quiet in week 10. Not so much this weekend as a pair of games will feature undefeated teams sure to reset the national playoff picture. We're recapping the week [...]
Charlie Weis’ Last Stand: Middies Torpedo Irish Dreams
The title says it all, doesn't it? Ten years ago this week, Notre Dame suffered a catastrophic loss at home to Navy. It marked the true beginning of the end for the Weis era. Previous Entries Preseason Nevada Michigan Michigan [...]
Advanced Stats Review: Virginia Tech
Notre Dame dominated the Hokies in the most important categories that decide games, but the Irish shot themselves in the foot in all of the less predictable and more random facets of the game. Turnovers and special teams blunders that [...]
Grad Transfer Isaiah Pryor Commits to Notre Dame
In a huge development for the 2020 depth chart, former Notre Dame target and current Ohio State Buckeye Isaiah Pryor announced his intent to transfer to Notre Dame after this season. The Irish pursued Pryor heavily in high school, first [...]
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