I love stats. Stats are cold hard facts that aren't subject to human bias or opinion. Sure, you can spin some numbers to show almost anything, but as long as it favors Notre Dame it's good enough for me. Here's some pretty unique stats that should have the Irish feeling pretty good about the BCS National Championship: ...
Notre Dame’s Best Card To Play
Notre Dame has a ton of things going in its favor as the Irish head into the BCS National Championship Game vs Alabama. ...
No Surprise: Notre Dame Knocks Off The SEC’s Defending National Champion
Apologies to the rest of the HLS team, you're going to have to think of your own new title when we do the same thing in football on January 7th. ...
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Taking The Temperature: Notre Dame’s Student Jubilation
Never before in my lifetime have I been so happy to see a non-Notre Dame team win a college football game. I know I'm definitely not alone in that regard. ...
Examining Notre Dame’s Offensive Efficiency
Earlier this season, NDTex wrote a fantastic piece that examined the 2012 team and the concept of offensive efficiency. Now that we are much further into the season, and our offense has been under quite a bit of scrutiny (mainly because Oregon and Kansas State are offensive teams) I wanted to look at the Irish offense and see how we are progressing. For a reminder, here is a little background on offensive efficiency and how it is calculated: For this exercise, I focused on something that ...
Irish Blogger Gathering: Boston College Week
Man, Josh Flynt, Notre Dame's Official Sports Blogger, keeps getting really lucky -- this is the second time in a row he's run into me for the Irish Blogger Gathering! ...
What’s Causing The Home Woes?
Notre Dame has won four games on the road (away from Notre Dame Stadium) by an average of 28.0 points. At Notre Dame Stadium, the Irish have won five games by an average of 4.6 points. Furthermore, 10 of Notre Dame's 11 turnovers this year have occurred at home. So what gives? ...
Notre Dame Beats Pitt, Steals Win In Triple-OT
"Avoid The Noise". That sign hangs in the Notre Dame locker room as a constant reminder to stay focused on the task at hand, and ignore the hype that surrounds a team that is squarely in the midst of the National Championship race. Maybe the Pitt game will serve as a more obvious reminder. ...
How Do The Irish Stack Up With Past Champions?
There's no looking back now. After busting the game open in the fourth quarter vs Oklahoma en route to a 30-13 victory in Norman, fans around the country were now asking the same question: is this Irish squad title-bound? ...
Irish Silence Doubters, Beat Oklahoma
Notre Dame just keeps taking care of business. In what might be this season's toughest test, the Irish had to be just that, and man did they bring it to Norman, Oklahoma. ...