Let's be real, for the first 20 to 25 minutes of the Orange Bowl things were looking bleak. That darkness of a season-ending loss in depressing fashion--with Penn State pushing you around--was descending on Notre Dame. But this team isn't simply called the Irish. They are the Fighting Irish and my goodness did they keep [...]
My first thought after Drew Allar winged the ball out of bounds to secure a 27-24 Notre Dame victory over Penn State, the second New Year's 6 win for Marcus Freeman in a week, was pretty simple: How did that happen? TEAM GLORY ☘️ ORANGE BOWL CHAMPIONS #GoIrish pic.twitter.com/CbqnL8fYTG — Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) January [...]
My crazy off-season content will have to wait for at least another week as Notre Dame's quest for a 12th National Championship continues with the third game this post-season. After an emotional and joyous victory over SEC Champion Georgia, the Fighting Irish head down south to the Sunshine State for the College Football Playoff Semifinals [...]
They said this was the most talented Notre Dame team in 30 years and I didn't believe them. When they lost to Northern Illinois they said the season was over and I believed it. Not so fast! Whether it's an embarrassing loss or injuries, this team continues to overcome and rolls into the College Football [...]
First, let's get this out of the way now: I cried. Thirty-one years. Thirty-one long years of not winning these games. Of coming up short. Of drawing the best possible opponent. Of chuckleheads on the Internet pretending losing games meant they shouldn't have been in them. It all got swept away in less than one [...]
If there was hardware to be taken home following the win over Indiana I'm not sure what would be put on display, perhaps some sort of plaque with the Allstate First Round Playoffs emblazoned on it? This week, Notre Dame has the opportunity to win the Sugar Bowl trophy--the most traditional looking of the major [...]
I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. Now back to the football! Welcome back to another edition of Five Wide Fullbacks post-opening round of the playoffs. In this article we'll discuss a big pick up in the transfer portal, the injury to Rylie Mills, a possible return to the lineup for the Georgia game, the [...]
Notre Dame opened up the 2024 College Football Playoffs and the new 12-team format with a strong performance to put away a Cinderella-esque season from the Indiana Hoosiers by the score of 27-17 in the frosty South Bend night. With the school's first playoff win, the Irish will have 11 days of rest to get [...]
All week, I couldn't shake the thought that Notre Dame was going to win comfortably over Indiana. (And they did. 27-17, final score, and it wasn't that close.) It's not the Hoosiers' fault. The idea some will probably start trumpeting that IU didn't belong in this playoff because their schedule was too weak was, in [...]
As we awaited the results of the college football playoff rankings and seeding for the first 12-team tournament in history many were hoping a team from the south would have to travel up to South Bend just a few days before Christmas. Well, we got our wish. Sort of. Instead of Alabama, we'll see another [...]
The last time I sat down and went full stream of consciousness for your entertainment, the Irish had just suffered their worst loss in the post-Holtz era. People were pissed. Three months later, they are riding a 10-game winning streak and get to host the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff game. It's been quite the [...]
The Irish won their biggest game of the season knocking off the hated UConn Huskies 79-68 last Thursday night at Purcell Pavilion. This marks the third top-5 win of the season and should go a long way during seeding conversations come March. While every win over UConn should be held and cherished, this one was [...]
If I were to use 18S subscription money to bet on games I'm pleased to announce I wouldn't have lost money against the spread in 2024. That's right, I clawed back to .500 after a successful conference championship weekend. Can I get things across the line and make a profit with the upcoming post-season picks [...]
Welcome back to the latest edition of Five Wide Fullbacks. In this week's article we are discussing changes to the 12-team playoff format, removing first round byes, how our rankings differed from the committee, the current betting odds, and the chances of a Notre Dame deep run into January. 1) Was this a good seeding [...]
The Thanksgiving period was a mixed bag for Niele Ivey's Notre Dame Women's Basketball team. The Irish visited LA the weekend before the holiday where they ran Southern Cal off the court in the biggest game of the season to date. Unfortunately, the good vibes lasted less than a week. ND spent Thanksgiving in the [...]
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