Four Simple Ways to Make the Best 16-Team Playoff
Well, this article now has a different flavor since Notre Dame got left out of the 2025 College Football Playoffs. We were already supposed to know about the future of the College Football Playoff back on December 1st but disagreements [...]
There is Hope
With the unfortunate news that came this morning in the CFP ranking show, our Notre Dame Fighting Irish’s season has come to a controversial end. While certainly we all have some hard feelings, and rightfully so, all is not lost. [...]
Postseason Pain: It Was Always About Alabama, Not Miami
It wasn't expected but always lurking in the background in the lead up to the final College Football Playoff Committee Rankings this Sunday afternoon. Notre Dame could have the rug pulled out from underneath them at the last moment. That's [...]
2025 College Football Week 15 Picks: Fight, Raiders, Fight
Notre Dame will learn its fate for the playoffs in just a couple more days. But first, the cabal of television partners disguised as conference mates need to play their league championship games to provide more clarity to the 2025 [...]
Mike’s Notre Dame CFP Rooting Interests: Championship Week
Great going, Good List! If you’ll recall from last week, we identified five games where the Irish could jump the potential loser. None of those games came to fruition. Fortunately, Ohio State finally exorcised its Michigan demons, ending the possibility [...]
Notre Dame Recruiting 2026 Early Signing Day: The Launch Pad
In the past, Notre Dame had lightly knocked on the door to a breakthrough recruiting class. Maybe a couple taps one year, or a solid early tap or two that never came good. As the 2025 regular season has concluded, [...]
The 18 Stripes Top 20 Poll: Okay, They’re No. 1 Now
Just a few more games remain until Notre Dame finds out if their 10-2 record with 10 straight wins is enough to make the playoffs. The way things have shaken out lately it's going to make Irish fans sweat until [...]
Stanford Game Review: Ten Straight Wins
I held on until the early 2nd quarter last night with Notre Dame leading 14-0 but about to punt from deep inside their own territory. Tucked in bed, I gave up and prioritized some shut eye. When I woke up [...]
Nothing to Do but Wait: Stanford Instant Reaction
Today was far less about Notre Dame/Stanford than a bunch of other games with playoff implications for Notre Dame. Almost every single one went badly except for the Irish's game, an easy win that sent ND into whatever postseason it [...]
Stanford Game Preview: Pac-12 After Dark
I haven't written for this site in quite a while, but none of the other writers wanted to preview this game - can you blame them? - so I volunteered to step in. This is a silly game between an [...]
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