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The Weekly Rambler: Please Don’t Go Backwards

Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. 3 News Stories #1 Sorsby Drama Continues Of course, this week we have to lead off with the latest news surrounding Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby. A judge's decision on Monday ruled Sorsby eligible for the 2026 season, causing chaos and outrage throughout the [...]

By |2026-06-11T12:17:28-04:00June 11th, 2026|18S Reads|7 Comments

18 Stripes 2026 World Cup Preview: Welcome to the Americas

It doesn't seem like it was 4 years ago that Argentina were winning the World Cup and bringing Leo Messi his last piece of team hardware to cement his immortality as one of soccer's all-time kings. Yet, here we are with another edition of the world's biggest sporting tournament. And while he'll turn 39 years [...]

By |2026-06-05T12:39:35-04:00June 8th, 2026|18S Reads|2 Comments

An Early Look at the 2026 Notre Dame Opponent Quarterbacks: Games 1-3

Notre Dame is expected to open up the 2026 season with a very manageable schedule, some would even call it quite easy. Not so fast! Does does some danger lurk in September during a time when Marcus Freeman has shown he's the most vulnerable as head coach of the Irish? Today, we'll take a look [...]

By |2026-05-31T20:25:09-04:00June 1st, 2026|Football|0 Comments

The Weekly Rambler: Continuation of Tree Killing

Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. 3 News Stories #1 Sorsby Injunction  Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby is doing his best to try and play in the 2026 college football season. This past Monday, the Red Raiders transfer acquisition filed a lawsuit against the NCAA in a Lubbock district court [...]

By |2026-05-21T16:40:08-04:00May 21st, 2026|18S Reads|1 Comment

Notre Dame 2026 Recruiting Class Review: Shopping Down a Different Aisle

You may have noticed we didn't complete positional recruiting grades for Notre Dame's 2026 class and there haven't been articles breaking down our scouting reports of the newest Irish players. Let me explain! The 2026 recruiting class signed in early December and 25 out of the 30 commits were enrolled on campus in January to [...]

By |2026-05-15T10:31:15-04:00May 18th, 2026|Recruiting|2 Comments

The Weekly Rambler: Lego Display Anxiety

Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. 3 News Stories #1 OluOlu  Notre Dame's recruiting machine continues to roll on with no signs of slowing down soon. This past Tuesday, the Irish welcomed offensive tackle Oluwasemilore Olubobola to the fold after the 6'6" athlete committed to the program. He attends St. [...]

By |2026-05-14T15:49:31-04:00May 14th, 2026|18S Reads|4 Comments

Bad Uniforms, Volume 4: The Hubris of a Title

No alternate or one-off uniforms here. This is a series discussing the worst standard uniform changes in modern college football. The last two articles in this series covered monstrosities at Pittsburgh and Georgia Tech, both unique in their terribleness. It's not looking great for the league because we're staying in the ACC again today. The [...]

By |2026-05-11T07:31:25-04:00May 11th, 2026|18S Reads|1 Comment

The Weekly Rambler: Known as Bobcats

Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. 3 News Stories #1 Commits are Coming Notre Dame added a flurry of commits recently, including edge rusher Aidan O'Neil (0.9405), tight end Titus Hawk (0.8933), quarterback Champ Monds (0.9132), and wide receiver Jackson Coleman (0.8700). That brings the class up to 14 players [...]

By |2026-05-07T08:42:28-04:00May 7th, 2026|18S Reads|8 Comments

Old Man League: College Hockey Could Change Dramatically Soon

This moment will be seared into my memory forever. It's the first week of September 2001 and our freshmen class at St. Lawrence University is sitting outside on thin folding chairs listening to a bunch of faculty speaking during an orientation program. At one point, someone mentioned the youngest and oldest members of the freshmen [...]

By |2026-04-28T09:46:58-04:00April 28th, 2026|Hockey|4 Comments
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