NCAA FB – Strength of Schedule (SOS)

Notre Dame’s SOS ranks the second most difficult in the country.

Some other notables:

Ohio State – 2nd to last

Boston College – 5th to last

USC – 7th to last

AP Top 20 teams in the Top 20 strength of schedule wise – NONE.

NO ONE in the Top 10 strength of schedule has more than 1 win.

This is Notre Dame football!

“Motivation is simple. You eliminate those who are not motivated.” –Lou Holtz

“Effectively, Notre Dame is now a third-tier team, Stanford with a national television contract.”

Ouch … The New York Times sumed it up today with their article Two Proud Programs and Coaches Are at a Loss . Who wins? For the first time since I started watching ND football, I don’t really care.

I guess I can always fall back on my alma mater, Go Stanford!

The Countdown – 8 Days!

Notre Dame vs. Georgia Tech
September 1 , 2007 – 3:30 PM
Notre Dame Stadium

The idiots from ESPN (i.e Mark May) predict Notre Dame and Coach Weis will go 0-4 to start the season. I guess ESPN has mistaken being wrong as entertainment.

Prediction: Notre Dame comes out, plays smash mouth football, runs the ball, and their D-Line holds up for a 27-14 W.

“Do you know what the word committment means?”

2007 Notre Dame Football – Signing Class

Weis finished his second full recruiting season with another Top 10 class. It’s not quite as strong as the pundits expected, but they were able to fill some holes. Like most ND fans, I find myself a bit disappointed with the finish and concerned about ND’s defensive depth.

Armando Allen-RB
Jimmy Clausen-QB
Taylor Dever-OL
Gary Gray-DB
Robert Hughes-RB
Duval Kamara-WR
Aaron Nagel-LB
Kerry Neal-DE
Andrew Nuss-OL
Emeka Nwankwo-OL
Steve Paskorz-ATH
Mike Ragone-TE
Matt Romine-OL
Brian Smith-LB
Harrison Smith-ATH
Golden Tate-ATH
Brandon Walker-K
Ian Williams-DT

Scott Weiland: Open Letter To University Of Notre Dame Head Coach

Who knew rock stars were such avid football fans?

BTW – My favorite Stone Temple Pilots Song: Plush

Velvet Revolver frontman Scott Weiland (ex-Stone Temple Pilots) has released the following “open letter” to Charlie Weis, the current head coach of the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team:

“Okay Charlie, at this point I am going to assume that you haven’t spoken to the Giants’ organization about their ‘potential coaching job.’ But LEAVING NOTRE DAME, your alma mater, without having achieved really anything of monolithic proportions like you’ve promised us, is absurd and unfair. So at this point, I will get on my knees and beg. Don’t do it, coach. Don’t do it! Stay and do what you promised; your team, your school, the fans, the legacy deserves to be taken to the promised land. Your recruits, Charlie, who are just beginning to trickle in, came to play for you. You! Not someone else and they are coming to South Bend to those brutal winters from places all over the country — from the South to Southern Cal, just to be led to the promised land. Jimmy Clausen, the most highly recruited player in high school football, committed to Notre Dame. When asked why in a recent interview, he said to play for coach Weis and get a new environment. Why? The promised land, the crown jewel, the national championship. But we can’t start talking about Notre Dame in the same breath as a national championship yet. You’ve gotta win one. The team’s gotta go out there and get one. We, the Irish nation, fight for it with you together and we will all win one together and walk away to the promised land together.

“Yours truly, Scott Weiland, rock n’ roll singer, Stone Temple Pilots, Velvet Revolver, legacy and Notre Dame football fan.”

Is Nick Sabin worth $40 MM?

Year Team Overall Conference Bowl Game
1990 Toledo 9-2 7-1 None
1995 Michigan St. 6-5-1 4-3-1 Independence
1996 Michigan St. 6-6 5-3 Sun
1997 Michigan St. 7-5 4-4 Aloha
1998 Michigan St. 6-6 4-4 None
1999 Michigan St. 9-2 6-2 Citrus^
2000 LSU 8-4 5-3 Peach
2001 LSU 10-3 6-3^^ Sugar
2002 LSU 8-5 5-3 Cotton
2003 LSU 13-1 8-1^^ Sugar^^^
2004 LSU 9-3 6-2 Capital One
TOTALS 91-42-1 60-29-1
^ Saban resigned on November 30, 1999, Citrus Bowl coached by Bobby Williams
^^ Includes win in SEC Championship Game
^^^ BCS National Champions

National Football League
Year Team Overall Finish Playoffs
2005 Miami 9-7 2nd AFC East None
2006 Miami 6-9 TBD None
TOTALS 15-16

Talent Wins Football Games!

The figures below represent the total number of 4 and 5 star players that each respective team recruited since 2002. To take the analysis a step further, the won-loss records of each team are posted reflecting the same period of time:

USC – 76 recruits
58-6.
1.5 National Championships.
2 BCS Title Games

Oklahoma – 73 recruits
55-11
0 National Championships
2 BCS Title Games

Texas – 65 recruits
54-9
1 National Championship
1 BCS Title Game

LSU – 64 recruits
51-13
.5 National Championship
1 BCS Title Game

Florida – 64 recruits
44-19
0 National Championships
1 BCS Title Game

Michigan – 60 recruits
47-15
0 National Championships
0 BCS Title Games

Ohio State – 54 recruits
56-8
1 National Championship
2 BCS Title Games

Notre Dame – 39 recruits
40-21
0 National Championships
0 BCS Title Games