The Weekly Rambler: United Against the Umpire

Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. Top News Michigan State has informed head coach Mel Tucker that they intend to fire him for cause. Tucker has signaled he will be suing Michigan State University. ESPN College GameDay is headed to Notre Dame this weekend for the Ohio State night game. [...]

By |2023-09-21T08:34:59-04:00September 21st, 2023|18S Reads|12 Comments

Elite 2024 OT Guerby Lambert Commits to Notre Dame

One of the more interesting recruitments in recent memory drew to an exhilarating and merciful close today when top 50 tackle prospect Guerby Lambert put the cherry on the sundae of 2024 offensive line recruiting. Long rumored to be a heavy Irish lean, the 6’7”, 280 pound Bay Stater had sweat-inducing dalliances with Ohio State, [...]

By |2023-09-19T23:58:12-04:00September 19th, 2023|Football, Recruiting|13 Comments

Advanced Stats: Central Michigan Review + OSU Lookahead

Notre Dame routed Central Michigan after 60 minutes, dominating every meaningful category and flashing more of the deep throws that fans have been dying for since Sam Hartman arrived on campus. Somehow it was still easily Notre Dame's worst performance against the soft early G5s on the schedule - which speaks to just how dominant [...]

By |2023-09-19T14:11:56-04:00September 19th, 2023|Football|3 Comments

The 18 Stripes Top 20 Poll: Paying Attention to Washington

Week 3 is in the books and Notre Dame's regular season is already a third of the way complete. That bye week for the Irish isn't coming until after the October 14th USC game, as well. There's still lots of football remaining but it's also going fast! This past weekend was mostly quiet although a [...]

By |2023-09-19T08:14:29-04:00September 19th, 2023|Football|12 Comments

2025 QB Deuce Knight Commits to Notre Dame

Notre Dame was looking for some in-season recruiting momentum and found exactly that as 6'4" quarterback Deuce Knight committed to the Irish on Monday afternoon. It came as a bit of a surprise as the program had been zeroing in on Bear Bachmeier who visited campus this weekend. However, Knight, who is set to return [...]

By |2023-09-18T16:25:50-04:00September 18th, 2023|Recruiting|25 Comments

Central Michigan Game Review: Not Always Fired Up

Notre Dame came 12 points short of covering the spread on Saturday against Central Michigan in a game that was frustratingly close but ultimately powered down into a comfortable win. The plucky Chippewas, playing with their backup quarterback, showed a lot of fight and resilience on offense and did just enough to prevent an ugly [...]

By |2023-09-17T08:51:36-04:00September 17th, 2023|Football|68 Comments

Advanced Stats Review: NC State

The combination of stormy weather plus an aggressive NC State defense created Notre Dame's first significant adversity of 2023, but a a strong defensive performance and explosive plays from the offense allowed the Irish to finally pull away in the 4th quarter. The Wolfpack's pressure forced Sam Hartman and the Irish offense into early punts [...]

By |2023-09-12T17:14:12-04:00September 13th, 2023|Football|3 Comments

The 18 Stripes Top 20 Poll: Monitoring the Texas is Back Hype

Another week of college football is complete and it was a relatively quiet one in terms of upsets. Well, except for Alabama losing at home as 7-point favorites to the Texas Longhorns. Can we say that Texas is now officially back? Are we seeing an end of an era at Alabama with Tommy Rees along [...]

By |2023-09-11T21:35:41-04:00September 12th, 2023|Football|40 Comments

18S Mid Major Top Ten: Where Have All The Elite Teams Gone?

After a Week 1 quick break due to sickness and holidays, the Mid Major Top Ten has returned! We had some weird results over the past two Saturdays and we are going to dive into the most important ones below. Before we do that, let’s take a look at the updated Top Ten. Also Considered: [...]

By |2023-09-10T23:53:46-04:00September 11th, 2023|18S Reads, Football|2 Comments

NC State Game Review: Irish Run Away from the Pack

It took nearly 5.5 hours but we finally got there. On Saturday, Notre Dame moved to 3-0 with a somewhat sluggish and messy yet convincing win over NC State in Raleigh. After the 1st quarter thunderstorms rolled in causing a 90-minute delay, Notre Dame returned to action with a long touchdown run and would go [...]

By |2023-09-10T08:55:08-04:00September 10th, 2023|Football|35 Comments

Escaping the Flood: NC State Instant Reaction

Notre Dame fans spent 3 quarters mostly fretting, complaining, maybe even doubting as the Irish slopped to a 7-point lead against NC State. ND won by three touchdowns, 45-24. It's a choose-your-own-adventure type of day in the Irish fan base! Secondary is primary Remember barely a year ago, when ND was entering the Ohio State [...]

By |2023-09-09T18:01:45-04:00September 9th, 2023|18S Reads, Football|30 Comments
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