Monday, September 28, 2015

The ACC Officiating of Notre Dame FB Games


Here are the facts as we move into YEAR TWO of Notre Dame football using Atlantic Coast Conference officiating crews.

During the 2014 football season -- Notre Dame had ACC officials for nine of their twelve regular season games -- here's the results:

When Notre Dame played an ACC Team -- ACC Officials called:
  • 7.5 penalties for 64.7 penalty yards (per game) on Notre Dame
  • 9.0 penalties for 80.0 penalty yards (per game) for ACC opponent

When Notre Dame payed a non-ACC Team -- ACC Officials called;
  • 2.4 penalties for 20.6 penalty yards per game on Notre Dame

Here's what the 2015 season looks like so far, in ND games officiated by ACC crews:

VIRGINIA GAME - 2015
  • Penalties called on Notre Dame:  4 for 40 yards
  • Penalties called on Virginia:  9 for 55 yards

GEORGIA TECH GAME- 2015
  • Penalties called on Notre Dame:  8 for 55 yards
  • Penalties called on Georgia Tech:  4 for 30 yards

UMASS GAME - 2015
  • Penalties called on Notre Dame:  8 for 75 yards
  • Penalties called on UMASS:  4 for 35 yards

LINK:  2014 OFFICIATING REVIEW OF ND FOOTBALL

How We Will Beat Clemson Saturday Night...


I'm going to share with you my five point plan for beating the Clemson Tigers this Saturday night -- ensuring we score more points than them:
  1. Lead the game at the end of the 1st Quarter -- need to quiet this place down right from the get go.
  2. Don't give up more than three "explosive plays on defense"  -- 20 yards or more.
  3. No turnovers.
  4. Turn Clemson over 2 times.
  5. Rush the ball for more than 250 yards.
Accomplish 3 out of the 5 and we win the game.

Showtime's Look at Jerry Tillery -- A Classic...


Clemson Week: How They Roll at Clemson


Clemson Week: Chris Brown SC's Native Son


Notre Dame wide receiver Chris Brown is the only member of the Fighting Irish who hails from South Carolina -- a local paper interviewed Chris about his return home this Saturday...

LINK:  GOING HOME

Notre Dame vs. Clemson -- ACC's "Hype Video"


Clemson Week: It's Already Getting Chippy


UMASS Week: Inside Notre Dame Football


ESPN: Head Coaches Poll -- ND #1 Job Choice


The folks at ESPN surveyed FBS college football coaches -- not currently at a Power 5 school -- on where they would want to coach if they could pick a Power 5 school to coach at.  Here's their top five coaching destinations:

  1. NOTRE DAME -- 14%
  2. TEXAS -- 11%
  3. STANFORD  -- 8%
  4. ALABAMA -- 7%
  5. GEORGIA -- 7%

LINK:  STORY