Friday, November 6, 2020
Look For These ESPN College GameDay Signs
How You Know You've Raised Your Kids Right
My friend Dave Peloquin '03 is the Director of Player Personnel for Notre Dame Football. Last night at practice -- three members of Dave's staff (his kids) decided to let the world know who they are cheering for this Saturday night...
Go Irish!
Thursday, November 5, 2020
Wednesday, November 4, 2020
Monday, November 2, 2020
Tale of the Tape: #1 Clemson vs. #4 IRISH
Here's how these two teams match up -- going into Saturday's game vs. Clemson...
Notre Dame Offense vs. Clemson Defense:
- Rushing
- Notre Dame averages 231 yards per game -- #11 in the country
- Clemson allows 100 yards per game -- #15 in the country
- Notre Dame averages 5.08 yards per carry -- #22 in the country
- Clemson allows 2.74 yards per carry -- #11 in the country
- Passing
- Notre Dame averages 206.2 yards per game -- #71 in the country
- Clemson allows 174.9 yards per game -- #27 in the country
- Notre Dame QB's sacked 2 times per game -- #38 in the country
- Clemson has sacked QB's 4 times per game-- #3 in the country
- Total Offense
- Notre Dame averages 437.2 yards per game -- #29 in the country
- Clemson allows 274.7 yards per game -- #7 in the country
- Notre Dame averages 34.8 points per game -- #26 in the country
- Clemson allows 15.6 points per game -- #11 in the country
Notre Dame Defense vs. Pittsburgh Offense:
- Rushing
- Clemson averages 166.6 yards per game -- #55 in the country
- Notre Dame allows 93.7 yards per game -- #8 in the country
- Clemson averages 4.47 yards per rush -- #5 in the country
- Notre Dame allows 3.14 yards per rush -- #14 in the country
- Passing
- Clemson averages 341.4 yards per game -- #8 in the country
- Notre Dame allows 173.5 yards per game -- #9 in the country
- Clemson QB's sacked 1.57 times per game -- #32 in the country
- Notre Dame has sacked QB 2.83 times per game -- #29 in the country
- Total Offense
- Clemson averages 508 yards per game -- #10 in the country
- Notre Dame allows 257.2 yards per game -- #6 in the country
- Clemson averages 46.1 points per game -- #2 in the country
- Notre Dame allows 10.3 points per game -- #4 in the country
Other Interesting Stats:
- Penalties
- Notre Dame is averaging 4.7 penalties per game -- #12 in the country
- Clemson is averaging 5.86 penalties per game -- #38 in the country
- Third Down Offense
- Notre Dame is converting 54.7% of the time -- #7 in the country
- Clemson is converting 50.5% of the time -- #16 in the country
- Third Down Defense
- Notre Dame is allowing 24.4% of the time -- #4 in the country
- Clemson is allowing 27.5% of the time -- #7 in the country
Sunday, November 1, 2020
Saturday, October 31, 2020
Here's Hoping We're Holding Back 'til Saturday
Today's 31 - 13 win over Georgia Tech is not going to win a beauty contest...
But, I'm going to hope -- we're holding back the "good offensive plays" until Saturday night in the HOUSE THAT ROCK BUILT!
LINK: FINAL STATS
Thursday, October 29, 2020
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
GT Goes to "Black Watch" vs. Notre Dame
They didn't do this for their game vs. Clemson -- they chose to do this for their game against Notre Dame.
Further proof that there is college football and then there is Notre Dame football...