Each week in this space, we examine two things: Notre Dame's strength of schedule (from USA Today's Sagarin rankings), and who Irish opponents are facing. For those of who want to scout future opponents, I'll give you my recommendation for who to watch when you're not watching Notre Dame Football. Who To Watch Duke (3-2) vs Georgia Tech (1-4) Sat 12:30PM ET, on ACC Network ...
Breaking Down Advanced Statistics Ahead of ND-USC
The Irish open as an 11-point favorite against the USC Trojans. Using overall and unit rankings from SP+, I examine what to expect on primetime Saturday night. ...
Opponent Watch: Blue’s Clues Edition
Each week in this space, we examine two things: Notre Dame's strength of schedule (from USA Today's Sagarin rankings), and who Irish opponents are facing. For those of who want to scout future opponents, I'll give you my recommendation for who to watch when you're not watching Notre Dame Football. Who To Watch Michigan (3-1) vs Iowa (4-0), Sat 12:00PM ET on Fox ...
Opponent Watch: Mid-Atlantic Edition
Each week in this space, we examine two things: Notre Dame's strength of schedule (from USA Today's Sagarin rankings), and who Irish opponents are facing. For those of who want to scout future opponents, I'll give you my recommendation for who to watch when you're not watching Notre Dame Football. Who To Watch Duke (2-1) at Virginia Tech (2-1), Fri 7:00PM ET on ESPN ...
Opponent Watch: Seize A Weasel Edition
Each week in this space, we examine two things: Notre Dame's strength of schedule (from USA Today's Sagarin rankings), and who Irish opponents are facing. For those of who want to scout future opponents, I'll give you my recommendation for who to watch when you're not watching Notre Dame Football. Who To Watch Michigan (2-0) at Wisconsin (2-0), Sat 12:00PM ET, on Fox ...
I Compared Notre Dame and Georgia Using Advanced Statistics. What I Found May Surprise You
The Irish open as a 13.5 underdog against the home Dawgs. Using overall and unit rankings from SP+, I examine what to expect on primetime Saturday night. You can jump over to ESPN for a quick primer on SP+ but it's a method to quantify team and unit efficiency. I decided to compare the relative strengths of each unit as they'll appear on the field, so looking at Georgia's offensive ranking compared to the Notre Dame defensive ranking (and so on). The first quick note: there are three teams in ...
Opponent Watch: Tomahawk Hope Edition
Each week in this space, we examine two things: Notre Dame's strength of schedule (from USA Today's Sagarin rankings), and who Irish opponents are facing. For those of who want to scout future opponents, I'll give you my recommendation for who to watch when you're not watching Notre Dame Football. Who To Watch Virginia (2-0) vs Florida State (1-1), Sat 7:30PM ET, ACC Network ...
Opponent Watch: QB2 Edition
Each week in this space, we examine two things: Notre Dame's strength of schedule (from USA Today's Sagarin rankings), and who Irish opponents are facing. For those of who want to scout future opponents, I'll give you my recommendation for who to watch when you're not watching Notre Dame Football. Who To Watch Stanford (1-0) at USC (1-0) (Sat 10:30PM ET, ESPN) ...
Opponent Watch: Lunch Pail Edition
Each week in this space, we examine two things: Notre Dame's strength of schedule (from USA Today's Sagarin rankings), and who Irish opponents are facing. For those of who want to scout future opponents, I'll give you my recommendation for who to watch when you're not watching Notre Dame Football. Who To Watch Virginia Tech at Boston College (Sat 4:00 PM ET, ACC Network) ...
(Re)introducing Irish Elvis
via GIPHY Did I ever introduce myself the first time? I'm a placeholder persona for the zany intersection of the general college football landscape and the very particular ethos residing under the Golden Dome. My first act on this glorious site stemmed from the belief that Twitter was the World's Best Sports Bar and sent #HLSrecap careening down the tracks to a land of lost productivity. To paraphrase the sage football pundit Ron Burgundy, "Sixty percent of the time, I'm serious every ...