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Myopic Arrogance and Brian Kelly

It’s hard not like some of the off-season moves by Brian Kelly, but hell, any moves look good next to a 4-8 debacle and three years of terrible defense. What’s apparent from all sources is that Longo and Booker have been a problem for years.  Brian Van Gorder, from the FSU game on, has been…

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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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The 10th Anniversary NDNation Probability Poll

The 10th 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. Last year, the optimists won out (and this was…

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Brian VanGorder’s Math Problem

Much like Charlie Weis, Brian VanGorder seems to suffer from a basic math problem that wouldn’t even rate as a good SAT question. His recent comments about “tools” and “inventory” point to a rather simple root cause for Notre Dame’s big play woes: his players don’t have enough practice time to be able to execute…

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2015 NDNation Probability Poll Results

For the 9th year the NDNation Probability Poll is in and 2015 checks in with tepid expectations heading into Brian Kelly’s sixth season. The probability concept puts a little more thought around predictions than just ” is ND better than X”? We ask every fan to estimate the probability of the Irish winning each game…

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