It's coming up on three months since Notre Dame's last commitment on the offensive side of the ball -- the most recent one being 3-star OL Pat Coogan on April 15th. There's a lot of grumbling going on by ND fans insisting this is Tommy Rees' fault or Jeff Quinn's fault or (insert the name [...]
If there's football this fall one thing seems clear, there will be a giant asterisk for the season when it comes to attendance. Butts in seats has always been a contentious issue exacerbated by Notre Dame "officially" giving up on its decades-long sellout streak in 2019. It's guaranteed there will be no sellouts in 2020 [...]
Retiring jerseys in sports is an extremely funny thing. Some teams are quite stingy while other teams love handing out the honor like cheap candy. Some sports like football have to remain calm so they have enough numerals for a full roster while other sports like baseball tend to go all out. For that reason [...]
Good offense beats good defense, so they say. Since 1913 when Jesse Harper took over as head coach, Notre Dame has totaled 26 seasons in which the offense placed in the top 10 nationally in scoring. From that group, 12 teams didn't quite make top 5 including: 1914 (8th), 1923 (9th), 1924 (6th), 1930 (10th), [...]
This list is now well inside the top-25. The previous tiers are below if you'd like a refresher. A Win is a Win (Tier Five) Oh, I remember that One (Tier Four) I'm glad I made Time for That (Tier Three) Remember that the formula for this is [(Excitement at the time + Quality of [...]
One of the things about being obsessed with uniforms is this attention to detail extends to a million different aspects to watching a sport on television or in person. A lot has changed since I was a kid, but it seems even more has changed in sports over the past 10 to 15 years. I [...]
If there is college football this fall Notre Dame football will be entering its 30th season having its home games broadcast on NBC with the current deal set to expire following the 2025 campaign. It's been a wild ride through the years with as many as 30 personalities a part of the broadcast, sideline, and [...]
Now we're finally getting somewhere! Some of these games had serious legacy ramifications for the Brian Kelly era and Notre Dame football as a whole. Part One and the bottom tier can be found here, while Part Two is here. Remember that the formula for this is [(Excitement at the time + Quality of Opponent) [...]
It's candy time. It's time to indulge our sweet tooth and discuss the best, worst, and most underrated sugar sweets this country has to offer. It's a daunting task with seemingly endless options for praise and ridicule. To keep things relatively tight I limited myself mostly to candy bars and hard or soft candy that [...]
A lot of things have changed in football through the years. The ball used to be a different shape. More than 11 players were on the field for each team in the early years. You couldn't throw the ball forward for a long time. Substitutions were illegal then then legal then back to illegal. Touchdowns [...]
This is the next tier of wins for Brian Kelly at Notre Dame, where the competition is a little stiffer and the product on the field a little better. Remember that the formula for this is [(Excitement at the time + Quality of Opponent) * Legacy]. All of these factors are graded on a scale [...]
I'm positive someone at Notre Dame pitched an idea for paNDemic and made up a really snazzy graphic for it. Show it to the world. Should Jeopardy! come on before Wheel of Fortune? I think I prefer Jeopardy! to have the 7:30 time slot but I can never decide. The COVID-19 outbreak and its lasting [...]
It's been a pretty slow summer for Notre Dame football on the recruiting trail. With the recruiting dead period extended through July due to the coronavirus pandemic and no visits allowed to occur, it's been difficult for the Irish staff to make moves with some of the targets that haven't been able to visit campus [...]
The football updates are few and far between these days. Although things are trending in a much more positive direction for a college football season to take place in the fall (the Navy game has moved to Annapolis for the first time ever!) we're left waiting mostly on updates from recruiting and the transfer portal. [...]
With the end of the 2019 football season, Notre Dame football wrapped up its tenth season under Brian Kelly's stewardship. Since 2010, Kelly has amassed a 92-37 record and a unique legacy with the Irish, being among the most successful coaches in ND football history yet still looking for the elusive national championship. This series [...]
