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The 2017 NDN Probability Poll Results

For the 11th year  the NDNation Probability Poll is in and the relative success of 2015 combined with the giant let down of 2016 left a bitter taste on the mouths of the faithful heading into 2017. The probability concept puts a little more thought around predictions than just ” is ND better than X”?…

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The 11th NDNation Probability Poll (we’re old)

The 11th NDNation Probability Poll is underway. In theory, the probability concept puts a little more thought around predictions than just “ND is favored over X!” We ask every fan to estimate the probability of the Irish winning each game and use that to calculate expectations. In 2015, the optimists won out (and this was…

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It’s Not 1988 Anymore

Over the weekend, Moff provided a summary of his feelings on the current state of ND football.  We thought it too good not to share with the wider audience. It’s gotten so much harder since we stopped playing the No.1 toughest schedules, with as many as 7 top 25 opponents in a given regular season….

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10th Anniversary NDNation Probability Poll Results

For the 10th year (happy anniversary)  the NDNation Probability Poll is in and the success of 2015 has created a tiny bit more optimism on average for 2016 and a tiny bit more pessimism at the upper and lower bounds for Brian Kelly’s seventh season. See 2015 results here. The probability concept puts a little…

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