A Notre Dame Football Blog
Finally, an episode that has waited nearly a month in the wings! I bust out my 2021 preview magazine collection and discuss the projections with Shane, which seem to include the national media guzzling the Cincinnati and North Carolina Koolaid. The outlook from the magazine crew is largely good, including a projection that might be wearing blue and gold glasses. We then turn to Vegas and SP+ for a bit of a downer. Those projections were...not as kind. Next week, we will turn to our own ...
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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. ...
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 ...