General team info

[TheTurningPoint]

Turning point you wrote this article? I saw some mistakes.

Nope, one of my writers did. What mistakes.

 

[peoriairish]

Nope, one of my writers did. What mistakes.

Blame Beau.

 

[ResLife Hero]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>14 Storylines for the 2014 Football Season: Year One with the ACC Agreement <a href="http://t.co/IKygWynqVQ">http://t.co/IKygWynqVQ</a></p>— One Foot Down (@OneFootDown) <a href="https://twitter.com/OneFootDown/statuses/491553275251286016">July 22, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[Bogtrotter07]

Nope, one of my writers did. What mistakes.

Lack of appropriate punctuation for questions?

 

[Me2SouthBend]

From Keith

Irish A-to-Z: Tyler Luatua | Inside the Irish

Irish A-to-Z: Nick Martin | Inside the Irish

 

[ResLife Hero]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Previewing Notre Dame's schedule: The trap games - <a href="http://t.co/ACODkrW3Nv">http://t.co/ACODkrW3Nv</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IrishTalk?src=hash">#IrishTalk</a></p>— Irish Talk (@CSNIrish) <a href="https://twitter.com/CSNIrish/statuses/491643606919180288">July 22, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[ResLife Hero]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>ISD Publisher Mike Frank explains why this has been such a successful recruiting summer for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NotreDame?src=hash">#NotreDame</a> (Free) <a href="http://t.co/gYX55U8oQz">http://t.co/gYX55U8oQz</a></p>— Irish Sports Daily (@ISDUpdate) <a href="https://twitter.com/ISDUpdate/statuses/491963682557943808">July 23, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[ResLife Hero]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Previewing Notre Dame's schedule: The crucial games - <a href="http://t.co/T1DYGdZFoz">http://t.co/T1DYGdZFoz</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IrishTalk?src=hash">#IrishTalk</a></p>— Irish Talk (@CSNIrish) <a href="https://twitter.com/CSNIrish/statuses/492020023289196544">July 23, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[PANDFAN]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Three of the eight announced <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NotreDame?src=hash">#NotreDame</a> kickoff times are in primetime. At least three of the remaining four are likely to be as well.</p>— Andrew Owens (@BGI_AndrewOwens) <a href="https://twitter.com/BGI_AndrewOwens/statuses/492321573425410048">July 24, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[#1rish]

I have to think FSU, ASU, and USC will be the remaining primetimes. Sort of want the Syracuse to be earlier anyway since I'll be there.

 

[PANDFAN]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>MT <a href="https://twitter.com/KevinOnCFB">@KevinOnCFB</a>: CBS airing a triple-header Nov. 1. Army-Air Force at 11:30 AM, Florida-Georgia at 3:30, then Navy-Notre Dame in primetime.</p>— Andrew Owens (@BGI_AndrewOwens) <a href="https://twitter.com/BGI_AndrewOwens/statuses/492323542311378944">July 24, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[PANDFAN]

I have to think FSU, ASU, and USC will be the remaining primetimes. Sort of want the Syracuse to be earlier anyway since I'll be there.

I am anticipating an early start for that game...not sure who will televise it.

 

[Me2SouthBend]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Three of the eight announced <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NotreDame?src=hash">#NotreDame</a> kickoff times are in primetime. At least three of the remaining four are likely to be as well.</p>— Andrew Owens (@BGI_AndrewOwens) <a href="https://twitter.com/BGI_AndrewOwens/statuses/492321573425410048">July 24, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Strange that an irrelevant team would get so many primetime slots. Any comment about this schedule from Rick Riley yet?

 

[NCND]

Probably CBS Sports Network

 

[WakeUpEchoes]

I have such a love/hate relationship with our primetime slots.

 

[ResLife Hero]

10th highest SoS
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Toughest schedules in the country.
2. Auburn
3. Florida
4. Texas A&M
5. Tennessee
7. Arkansas <a href="http://t.co/koxabKfqL2">pic.twitter.com/koxabKfqL2</a></p>— Around The SEC (@AroundTheSEC) <a href="https://twitter.com/AroundTheSEC/statuses/492397643449245696">July 24, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[bobbyok1]

10th highest SoS
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Toughest schedules in the country.
2. Auburn
3. Florida
4. Texas A&M
5. Tennessee
7. Arkansas <a href="http://t.co/koxabKfqL2">pic.twitter.com/koxabKfqL2</a></p>— Around The SEC (@AroundTheSEC) <a href="https://twitter.com/AroundTheSEC/statuses/492397643449245696">July 24, 2014</a></blockquote>
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"According to ESPN (SEC Network) Insider" Of course the top ten is loaded with SEC teams who for the most part only play one another and DII schools. I know, I know that's an exaggeration, but it sure seems to be closer to the truth than farther from it.

Auburn- SEC plus San Jose State, Kansas State, Louisiana Tech, and Samford
Florida- SEC plus Idaho, Eastern Michigan, E. Kentucky and Florida State
Texas A&M- SEC plus Lamar, Rice, SMU, and UL Monroe
Tennessee- SEC plus Utah State, Arkansas State, Chattanooga, and Oklahoma.
Arkansas- SEC plus Nicholls State, Texas Tech, N. Illinois, and UAB.

Texas A&M's is the worst in this bunch in my opinion.

Here is the rest of the SEC versus non-conference opponents:

Alabama- SEC plus West Virginia, Florida Atl, Southern Miss, and Western Carolina.
Georgia- SEC plus Troy, Charleston Southern, and Georgia Tech.
Kentucky- SEC plus UT Martin, Ohio, UL Monroe, and Louisville.
LSU- SEC plus Wisconsin, Sam Houston, UL Monroe, and New Mexico State.
Miss State- SEC plus Southern Miss, UAB, South Alabama, and UT Martin.
Misouri- SEC plus South Dakota State, Toledo, UCF, and Indiana.
Ole Miss- SEC plus Boise State, LA-Lafayette, Memphis, and Presbyterian.
South Carolina- SEC plus East Carolina, Furman, South Alabama, and Clemson.
Vanderbilt- SEC plus Temple, UMASS, Charleston Southern, and Old Dominion.

 

[Whiskeyjack]

"According to ESPN (SEC Network) Insider" Of course the top ten is loaded with SEC teams who for the most part only play one another and DII schools. I know, I know that's an exaggeration, but it sure seems to be closer to the truth than farther from it.

I'm normally sympathetic to arguments regarding ESPN's bias toward the SEC, but this one is problematic due to the particular "ESPN Insider" involved here.

Brian Fremeau is an ND grad (class of '99) who currently works for the Univeristy as Director of Student Activities Facilities. His FEI (Fremeau Efficiency Index) is a major component of Football Outsiders' metric-based CFB analysis.

So, in this case, if Fremeau is projecting our SoS at #10 and a bunch of SEC teams ahead of us, I'm inclined to believe that's based on the data produced by his objective model, and not due to any SEC bias.

 

[gkIrish]

I'm normally sympathetic to arguments regarding ESPN's bias toward the SEC, but this one is problematic due to the particular "ESPN Insider" involved here.

Brian Fremeau is an ND grad (class of '99) who currently works for the Univeristy as Director of Student Activities Facilities. His FEI (Fremeau Efficiency Index) is a major component of Football Outsiders' metric-based CFB analysis.

So, in this case, if Fremeau is projecting our SoS at #10 and a bunch of SEC teams ahead of us, I'm inclined to believe that's based on the data produced by his objective model, and not due to any SEC bias.

I remember Brian. Good guy.

 

[bobbyok1]

I'm normally sympathetic to arguments regarding ESPN's bias toward the SEC, but this one is problematic due to the particular "ESPN Insider" involved here.

Brian Fremeau is an ND grad (class of '99) who currently works for the Univeristy as Director of Student Activities Facilities. His FEI (Fremeau Efficiency Index) is a major component of Football Outsiders' metric-based CFB analysis.

So, in this case, if Fremeau is projecting our SoS at #10 and a bunch of SEC teams ahead of us, I'm inclined to believe that's based on the data produced by his objective model, and not due to any SEC bias.

I can certainly see where your are coming from with this info. Still not sure I buy the model he has developed to produce such rankings, but I can see how it wouldn't be SEC bias here. One question I would love to see answered (by anyone) is do any of the popular models used factor in "cupcake" games? In other words, we as ND fans have often argued that we don't play DII or really weak DI teams very often if ever on a year to year basis. Since we rarely have a gimmie game, should that not factor into the SoS? If a team knows that can let down in a game and relax getting ready for the next big game without fear of losing, i.e. cupcake game, then that should weaken ones SoS and bolster that of teams who refuse to got that route should it not? It should not be based simply on what number ranking a team has that you play against and then average all the numbers out. I am sure Brian's model is much more sophisticated than that, just curious of the factors included in such models.

 

[Whiskeyjack]

I can certainly see where your are coming from with this info. Still not sure I buy the model he has developed to produce such rankings, but I can see how it wouldn't be SEC bias here. One question I would love to see answered (by anyone) is do any of the popular models used factor in "cupcake" games? In other words, we as ND fans have often argued that we don't play DII or really weak DI teams very often if ever on a year to year basis. Since we rarely have a gimmie game, should that not factor into the SoS? If a team knows that can let down in a game and relax getting ready for the next big game without fear of losing, i.e. cupcake game, then that should weaken ones SoS and bolster that of teams who refuse to got that route should it not? It should not be based simply on what number ranking a team has that you play against and then average all the numbers out. I am sure Brian's model is much more sophisticated than that, just curious of the factors included in such models.

From his blog:

Strength of Schedule (SOS) ratings are based on the FEI ratings for each team. They do not represent the average strength of a team's schedule of opponents. Instead, they are uniquely designed to measure the difficulty of a schedule from the top down, with more significance given to the toughest opponents faced. The SOS ratings below represent the percent likelihood that an elite team (two standard deviations better than average) would go undefeated against the given team's entire schedule. Win likelihoods are influenced by home/away/neutral game location and postseason games are included.

 

[ResLife Hero]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Notre Dame unit preview: Quarterbacks - <a href="http://t.co/OvYEw7wqPa">http://t.co/OvYEw7wqPa</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IrishTalk?src=hash">#IrishTalk</a></p>— Irish Talk (@CSNIrish) <a href="https://twitter.com/CSNIrish/statuses/492443379004080129">July 24, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[ResLife Hero]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Notre Dame unit preview: Running backs - <a href="http://t.co/0qUqHL5NqM">http://t.co/0qUqHL5NqM</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IrishTalk?src=hash">#IrishTalk</a></p>— Irish Talk (@CSNIrish) <a href="https://twitter.com/CSNIrish/statuses/492491687399133184">July 25, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[bobbyok1]

From his blog:

Now we're talking. Thanks Whiskey

 

[ResLife Hero]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>14 Storylines for the 2014 Football Season: The Duo of Tarean Folston and Greg Bryant <a href="http://t.co/hFdlV0A0uS">http://t.co/hFdlV0A0uS</a></p>— One Foot Down (@OneFootDown) <a href="https://twitter.com/OneFootDown/statuses/492640451506470912">July 25, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[ResLife Hero]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>All 81: Today's camp preview: Atkinson, <a href="https://twitter.com/NickyBaratti">@NickyBaratti</a>, Bivin, Brent, <a href="https://twitter.com/kylebrindza">@kylebrindza</a> , Brown x2, <a href="https://twitter.com/GB6for6">@GB6for6</a> , and Butler. <a href="http://t.co/sDM7iCcVZx">http://t.co/sDM7iCcVZx</a></p>— Tim O'Malley (@timomalleyND) <a href="https://twitter.com/timomalleyND/statuses/492690902712721408">July 25, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[ResLife Hero]

The Coming Of Tomorrow | Subway Domer

Thought this summed up a lot of the back and forth about turf, uniforms, etc. on this site.

The past is a tricky thing with Notre Dame Football, just as our own pasts are tricky for us. There is something very proud and very righteous in wanting to maintain a “value” that one has held in their heart for a long period of time. The problem comes when that past holds you back from actually loving what you love.

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So, go ahead and rage against the dying of the light. Fight- fight with whatever you have left and for however long you must if that is how you feel. Fighting, is what Notre Dame’s truest legacy really is. How can I ask you to do otherwise. My only wish is that when victory arrives on the field, a celebration in your heart arrives hand in hand.

 

[BostonND]

This has probably been discussed before, but how do the freshmen pick their numbers? It always seems like the incoming star-caliber players (Morgan being this year's example) tend to get the single digits, while low rated incoming players never do.

 

[ResLife Hero]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Notre Dame unit preview: Special teams - <a href="http://t.co/4UBf5ZAnCm">http://t.co/4UBf5ZAnCm</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IrishTalk?src=hash">#IrishTalk</a></p>— Irish Talk (@CSNIrish) <a href="https://twitter.com/CSNIrish/statuses/494223783553929216">July 29, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[ResLife Hero]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Notre Dame unit preview: Defensive backs - <a href="http://t.co/hoNHITRJXh">http://t.co/hoNHITRJXh</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IrishTalk?src=hash">#IrishTalk</a></p>— Irish Talk (@CSNIrish) <a href="https://twitter.com/CSNIrish/statuses/494223771637919744">July 29, 2014</a></blockquote>
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