When you look at Brian Kelly’s overall record there is little to nothing to complain about. His 68-34 record was much better than Charlie Weis (35-27), Tyrone Willingham (21-15) and Bob Davie (35-25). Weis, Willingham, and Davie all had the same profile. They racked up wins early in their Notre Dame coaching career and then […]
Continue Reading
Last Saturday, Wake Forest did something no other team, including Georgia, had done to Notre Dame all season… score more than 20 points. Though the Irish was up comfortably for most of the game, Demon Deacon quarterback, John Wolford, was 28-45 for 331 yards and two touchdowns. It was obvious the concentration level for the […]
Continue Reading
The first College Playoff Ranking came out and a one loss Notre Dame team couldn’t have come off in a better position. Blowout wins over ranked opponents (USC and NC State) along with a one point loss to Georgia has impressed the committee. But, there should be some caution in the wind, in part because […]
Continue Reading
Notre Dame went to East Lansing and accomplished what they set out to do…. Make the stench left by the Georgia lost go away. The defense caused turnovers including a pick six by Julian Love and thwarted a Spartan touchdown by causing a fumble at the one. But, with a better than anticipated defense, the […]
Continue Reading
Notre Dame welcomes the SEC to South Bend as Georgia makes their first ever trip to Notre Dame. Both teams are coming off relatively easy wins in their opener. The Irish defeated Temple 49-16 while the Bulldogs downed Appalachian State 31-10. Last week displayed a bruising running game led by Josh Adams’ 161 yards and […]
Continue Reading
Head Coach Brian Kelly starts his 8th season on the Notre Dame sideline with arguably the most pressure he’s had on him. Not since Lou Holtz stalked the sideline has the Irish seen the success that Kelly has brought. Unfortunately for Kelly, last season was his worst. The 4-8 Irish had home losses to Michigan […]
Continue Reading
It won’t be called the Barry Alvarez Bowl but we can all understand if it was. Wisconsin and Notre Dame have agreed to play two neutral site games in 2020 and 2021. Notre Dame will travel to Lambeau Field on Oct. 3, 2020. Wisconsin will head to Soldier Field in Chicago on Sept. 25, 2021. […]
Continue Reading
This week’s picks are all about the East Coast. This is the time of year where “they are what we thought they were” plays a big part in spreads which makes them harder. Those big buildings are in Vegas didn’t get there by having easy lines. Florida St. (+3) at Miami (Fl) I’m one of […]
Continue Reading
NC State will face off against Notre Dame Saturday for the second time in school history. Their first meeting was in the 2002 Gator Bowl, where the Wolfpack dominated the 11th ranked Irish, 28-6. The Wolfpack are 2.5 point favorites. Offense Fast Starts: NC State has gotten off to fast starts at home. They’ve scored […]
Continue Reading
Being Notre Dame Football is tougher and more challenging than their detractors are willing to acknowledge. The perception that Notre Dame gets every break known to man because they had a contract with a major network long before we saw huge conference television contracts has been created more by jealousy than anything else. Notre Dame’s […]
Continue Reading