Week 8 Picks: National Championship Game Preview?
Last week we saw a major battle in the Big Ten and this weekend it'll be the SEC's turn. Our number one must-watch game of 2024 from our pre-season happens on Saturday as Georgia visits Austin. Is it a possible [...]
Join the 18 Stripes Discord Server
Important announcement for our 18 Stripes community! We've decided to create and open up our own Discord server for our writers and readers alike. In an attempt to move past our current WordPress dominated website and transform our community into [...]
The 18 Stripes Top 20 Poll: Ducks Defend Their Pond
We are inching closer to the playoffs as a couple teams crucially lost their 2nd game of the season this weekend. It's not impossible to come back from such a deficit in 2024 but it won't be easy. Largely, this [...]
Stanford Game Review: Extremely Loud Wood Chipper Noises
It was late in the 1st quarter and Stanford led 7-0 in one of those "here we go again" moments for Notre Dame football. The mood increased quickly as the Irish eventually pulled away from the Cardinal and put to [...]
A Complete Game: Stanford Instant Reaction
For a little while Saturday, it looked like Stanford was hitting all the checkpoints for an annoyingly stupid Notre Dame game against a lesser opponent that went down to the wire. Not this time, though. Notre Dame exploded for 49 [...]
Stanford Game Preview: Still a Sick Tree
With the first bye week behind us, it's time to preview this Saturday's clash between Notre Dame and the Cardinal of Stanford. Traditionally a spunky program capable of tremendous peaks and valleys, it has now been over half a decade [...]
Scholarship Update: Moving On Without You
Every time I write one of these scholarship update articles I'm struck by how recruiting continues to evolve and change. Remember when the actual football season was full of more visits and intrigue? No more! Another new change for 2024 [...]
Week 7 Picks: Pacific Northwest B1G Game
The recent Blood Week for several college football teams left an impression and it started out looking like the week 6 picks were going to be dead and buried too. I ended up recovering and doing okay. This week, we've [...]
The 18 Stripes Top 20 Poll: Clark Lea Making History
Bye week carnage is unique to college football and one of the best experiences for fans enjoying a relaxing Saturday away from the emotional attachment of their team. This past Saturday we got a banger of a weekend. USC? Lost. [...]
Five Wide Fullbacks: Bye Week Assessment
Five Wide Fullbacks marks its return as the football team enters a much-needed period of rest over the bye week. In this edition, we will discuss coaching grades for the Irish staff, the best and worst surprises from the current [...]
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