Army Preview: Outlined Against a Blue Gray November Sky…

...The Irish once again rode into Yankee Stadium. Two games away from their ultimate end goal of a College Football Playoff berth. Two hard tests, for very different reasons. Let's dive into the first one taking place tomorrow night. Army vs Notre Dame (-14.5) Yankee Stadium The Bronx, NY Date: Saturday, November 23, 2024 Time: [...]

By |2024-11-21T16:10:21-05:00November 22nd, 2024|18S Reads|15 Comments

NDWBB Diary: Style Points, Injury Worries, and an SC Preview

Results wise, the opening two weeks of the Irish Women's Hoops season have gone about as well as we could have hoped. Four wins by an average of 42 points are a decent way to kick off any campaign. Taking a closer look, we saw Olivia Miles earn ACC and National Player of the Week [...]

By |2024-11-21T08:25:05-05:00November 21st, 2024|18S Reads|2 Comments

Advanced Stats Review: Virginia

Notre Dame dominated Virginia down-to-down, but officiating and startling momentum shifts on Senior Day gave this game a strange flow. Once again Al Golden's defense was dominant, forcing 5 turnovers and Cavs QB Anthony Colandrea to the bench after he accumulated -17 expected points added (total EPA) for the game. For a second straight week [...]

By |2024-11-19T14:26:18-05:00November 19th, 2024|Football|5 Comments

Virginia Game Review: It Could’ve Been Much Worse (for UVA)

Notre Dame hosted Virginia on Saturday afternoon for the final home game of the 2024 regular season and after a sleepy start put away the Cavaliers in another blowout win for the Irish. This is now 8 straight wins since the unfathomable NIU loss with Notre Dame outscoring opponents 343-85 over that timespan. Not bad! [...]

By |2024-11-17T09:18:08-05:00November 17th, 2024|Football|11 Comments

Your Flag Means Death: Virginia Instant Reaction

I don't know if I've ever seen a team ignited by a flag before, but that's what happened Saturday as an arcane rules interpretation screwed up the coolest fake punt of all time and pissed Notre Dame off enough to finish delivering a 3-touchdown second-quarter rage bomb in a 35-14 win over Virginia. First up, [...]

By |2024-11-16T19:45:29-05:00November 16th, 2024|18S Reads, Football|20 Comments

The 18 Stripes Top 20 Poll: The Dawgs Are Down

Miami finally meets its fate, Georgia suffers its 2nd loss, BYU hangs on in controversial fashion, Indiana stays perfect, and LSU loses big. These were the highlights from this past weekend in college football. Here's the latest 18 Stripes Top 20 Poll: 18 Stripes Top 20 Poll RANK TEAM RECORD NEXT 1 Oregon 10-0 [...]

By |2024-11-10T15:36:06-05:00November 12th, 2024|18S Reads|9 Comments

Florida State Game Review: Easy Saturday Night Work

Sometimes a spread from Vegas can't be large enough. If you watched the first half only between Notre Dame and Florida State you might have left believing it was a bit of a lackluster performance from the Irish nursing a 21-3 lead. Yet, doubling up that score would've been right near my game prediction and [...]

By |2024-11-10T10:45:42-05:00November 10th, 2024|Football|22 Comments

Doing the Job: Florida State Instant Reaction

When you're playing a team as utterly hapless as Florida State, you just want to make sure they have no reason to care. Notre Dame did not Saturday night, dispatching the Seminoles 52-3 and moving a step closer to a College Football Playoff spot. The defense threw a sack party in the Florida State backfield, [...]

By |2024-11-10T00:02:04-05:00November 10th, 2024|18S Reads|17 Comments

Florida State Game Preview: No Night Game Hype

Notre Dame's 2024 schedule didn't look overly difficult on paper during the pre-season but we discussed if Florida State could remain one of the stronger teams nationally it would help out a lot. As such, it made the most sense to have this weekend's matchup with the Seminoles as the 7:30 PM home game kickoff [...]

By |2024-11-07T11:16:39-05:00November 8th, 2024|Football|5 Comments

NDWBB Season Preview: We’re So Back

Notre Dame Women's Basketball enters the 2024/25 season with sky-high expectations. Coming off an ACC Tournament title and a close loss in the Sweet 16, the Irish are preseason ACC favorites and ranked 5th/6th in the Preseason Coaches and AP Polls. The roster is easily the most talented of the Ivey-era. At full strength, their [...]

By |2024-11-07T09:42:51-05:00November 7th, 2024|18S Reads, Basketball|4 Comments
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