Gordon Larson, an analyst for GoBlackKnights.com on the Rivals network, took some time this week to answer questions about Army. And we take a closer look at key stats and Pro Football Focus grades for the Black Knights.

Place Your Bets is back for the 2024 season, and we’re starting a week early with a special preseason predictions edition.

As I detailed in another thread, subscribers can compete individually for a chance to win free subscription months to Inside ND Sports. The top subscriber will get a year's subscription for free. The second-place subscriber will get six free months.

Instructions to participate are included in the thread linked above and in the Google Form linked below.

The first Place Your Bets this season allows you to make predictions for how Notre Dame football’s regular season will play out. We have 10 prop bets for the regular season, which will allow us to have the results in hand ahead of whatever bowl game/playoff game ends ND’s season. That way we have a clear race at the end in the postseason.

Here’s our first set of prop bets for Place Your Bets 2024:

• Over/Under 27.5 passing touchdowns for QB Riley Leonard in the regular season

• Over/Under 1,149.5 yards of total offense for Jeremiyah Love in the regular season

• Who will lead Notre Dame in receptions during the regular season?

• Over/Under 650.5 rushing yards for Jadarian Price during the regular season

• Over/Under 1.5 starting left tackles for Notre Dame during the regular season

• Who will lead Notre Dame in tackles during the regular season?

• Over/Under 3.5 sacks for NT Howard Cross III during the regular season

• Over/Under 5.5 interceptions for S Xavier Watts during the regular season

• Will Notre Dame return a kickoff for a touchdown during the regular season?

• Over/Under 3.5 missed field goals by Mitch Jeter during the regular season

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got a bad feeling about this one. hope I'm wrong

Total D = 4th

Scoring D = 2nd

Forced turnovers = 1st

Pass efficiency D = 1st

Red zone D = 5th

3rd down D = 8th

First downs allowed = 4th



I think with the loss of Morrison, Traore, Botelho and Howard Cross also missing time makes this all the more impressive. Freeman has recruited great depth and the defensive team speed really stands out more than I can remember. The speed at which guys like Ausberry, Sneed, Bowen, Gray, etc track and close on the ball and ball carriers is impressive. The good defenses of the past 30 years like 2002 and 2012 were very good units and has good athletes but they didn’t have this much team speed, depth or athleticism.

Irish host No. 4 Texas on Thursday night.

Every year, we have to hear about Navy player's rugged class schedules. ND player's schedules are never brought up. If the numbnut announcers looked carefully at that schedule they showed, the guy had two substantive classes in the morning and the rest was squadron time, working out, treatment, football practic, etc.???? Those two courses looked difficult, but those were the only two academic classes listed. For once, I'd love to hear an announcer discuss the typical schedule for ND players, especially those that are in very challenging majors.

@Eric Hansen and I will record another Inside ND Sports podcast this week. We'll record either on Tuesday or Wednesday to make sure we get it out before Thanksgiving.

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I thought I saw a post or reply from you and it was your old handle. Are you on this board and how is your health?

Head coach Marcus Freeman and general manager Chad Bowden are set to speak to reporters starting at 1 p.m. EST.

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“The Chinese Bandits” today ?

Just popped up on my notifications….. Tyler did your FC prediction switch reverse-jinx it?