Read in the South Bend Tribune today that if ND goes 11-2 (as many are predicting) and Mich goes 6-6 (as many are predicting) that ND will re-assume the lead as all-time best winning percentage. It’s a good thing they both led that category by so much. My, how hard the mighty fall!
That’s gotta be better than reading any of the billboards in South Bend.
Crossword Petesays
Haven’t been east of New Carlisle or on the toll road in weeks (that’s where billboards will be seen). Wonder if they are still complaining about Obama’s presence at graduation or if they have moved on to lynching Weis? I will say this; the SB Trib is not much better than the D&C, and I stopped subscribing to that YEARS ago! I’ll only get the Trib on Tuesdays and Fridays in winter to see the HS BB schedules. If it hadn’t been in the waiting area the other day I would not have seen it.
The expected wins is the sum of the percentages over the season. Drum roll…
Expected wins – 9.585
Probability of:
12 wins – 5.13%
11 wins – 19.7%
10 wins – 30.3%
Which gives a probability of a 10+ win season of 55.1%. It should be noted that Notre Dame Fan estimates were winning 8 games in 2008 and 7 games in 2007. We won 6 and 3 in those years.
As stated before, I’m not quite as bullish as the survey results. I see a 9-3 regular season. Talent and experience of the players would suggest that a 10 or 11 win season is possible, but my lack of confidence in this coaching staff when it comes to tactics, development, leadership and cohesiveness cause my prediction (before the Nevada game) to be something like 8.7 wins. Charlie will certainly lose his job with a record of 8-4.
Now on that cheery note … GO IRISH!!
Wallysays
Big win for Boise State over Oregon Thurs night!!! Their chances of going undefeated just went up immeasurably. Look for the Broncos in a BCS game.
Crossword Petesays
ND just finished overpowering “powerful” Nevada. The good news; the defense looked good now that Charlie has taken himself out of THAT equation, and there were virtually no dumb mistakes on either side of the ball. The bad news; with 2 consecutive “good” games, confidence is on the verge of cockiness, and this team can ill afford to be cocky.
Some of those teams that seemed like “easy wins” on ND’s schedule looked pretty darn good yesterday. Navy is no slouch, Washington has its starting QB back, and even Rich Rod’s QB shuffle looked promising albeit against a terrible team and after practicing for 27 hours the day before.
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Read in the South Bend Tribune today that if ND goes 11-2 (as many are predicting) and Mich goes 6-6 (as many are predicting) that ND will re-assume the lead as all-time best winning percentage. It’s a good thing they both led that category by so much. My, how hard the mighty fall!
That’s gotta be better than reading any of the billboards in South Bend.
Haven’t been east of New Carlisle or on the toll road in weeks (that’s where billboards will be seen). Wonder if they are still complaining about Obama’s presence at graduation or if they have moved on to lynching Weis? I will say this; the SB Trib is not much better than the D&C, and I stopped subscribing to that YEARS ago! I’ll only get the Trib on Tuesdays and Fridays in winter to see the HS BB schedules. If it hadn’t been in the waiting area the other day I would not have seen it.
Billboard above the Linebacker Lounge reads:
“Best Wishes To Charlie Weis In The Fifth Year Of His College Coaching Internship.”
Linebacker Alumni
From NDNation …. based on a survey of over 8,000 fans, the percentage following the team name is the average confidence level for each game.
WSU – 95.0%
Washington – 94.8%
Navy – 94.3%
UConn – 89.9%
Purdue – 89.8%
Nevada – 87.7%
Stanford – 78.8%
Michigan – 75.6%
BC – 74.5%
Pitt – 72.0%
MSU – 65.1%
USC – 41.0%
The expected wins is the sum of the percentages over the season. Drum roll…
Expected wins – 9.585
Probability of:
12 wins – 5.13%
11 wins – 19.7%
10 wins – 30.3%
Which gives a probability of a 10+ win season of 55.1%. It should be noted that Notre Dame Fan estimates were winning 8 games in 2008 and 7 games in 2007. We won 6 and 3 in those years.
As stated before, I’m not quite as bullish as the survey results. I see a 9-3 regular season. Talent and experience of the players would suggest that a 10 or 11 win season is possible, but my lack of confidence in this coaching staff when it comes to tactics, development, leadership and cohesiveness cause my prediction (before the Nevada game) to be something like 8.7 wins. Charlie will certainly lose his job with a record of 8-4.
Now on that cheery note … GO IRISH!!
Big win for Boise State over Oregon Thurs night!!! Their chances of going undefeated just went up immeasurably. Look for the Broncos in a BCS game.
ND just finished overpowering “powerful” Nevada. The good news; the defense looked good now that Charlie has taken himself out of THAT equation, and there were virtually no dumb mistakes on either side of the ball. The bad news; with 2 consecutive “good” games, confidence is on the verge of cockiness, and this team can ill afford to be cocky.
Some of those teams that seemed like “easy wins” on ND’s schedule looked pretty darn good yesterday. Navy is no slouch, Washington has its starting QB back, and even Rich Rod’s QB shuffle looked promising albeit against a terrible team and after practicing for 27 hours the day before.