The tradition continues as Notre Dame football is packing up and beginning fall camp away from the comforts of campus. Once again, the Irish will make the hour-long trek south to the banks of Lake Maxinkuckee for several practices at Culver Academies. As per usual, access to practices will be severely limited so we're all [...]
We don't know who is going to come out the winner but we do know the timeline that's about to set in place the future of Notre Dame football and rearrange the careers of a few high profile star athletes in South Bend. We're just under a week away from the start of fall camp [...]
If you consider yourself a hardcore Irish fan chances are you've watched this video in the past. The year is 2000 and it's the first week of October. Notre Dame is in year 4 of the Bob Davie era and is a mere 15 months away from hiring, then firing, George O'Leary before settling on [...]
Identifying the sneaky good non-conference college football games with upset potential, high entertainment value, or intriguing story lines. North Dakota State at Iowa Craig Bohl left NDSU after the 2013 season but the Bison kept rumbling on without missing a beat. Heading into 2016, North Dakota State has to replace 2nd overall NFL Draft pick [...]
Notre Dame opens up fall camp on August 6th and the day prior we will hear from Brian Kelly as he speaks to the media to officially open preparations for the 2016 football season. Before then, let's take a meander through the Fighting Irish depth chart and brush up on the situations facing the players [...]
If you're a Notre Dame fan the red zone woes for the Irish offense have been talked about endlessly for years. Get ready for another dose on the topic today. One of my big issues with red zone criticism is that there is a massive lack of context surrounding a fairly complex issue. Think about [...]
"Retread Threads: Frieze Sleeves Leave Us Shamrock Weary Instead of Shamrock Cheery" The wait is over. We now know what the Notre Dame football team will be wearing against Army in San Antonio later this year for the annual Shamrock Series game. Here they are: Introducing the 2016 #ShamrockSeries Uniform by @UAFootball We’ll wear it [...]
Identifying the sneaky good non-conference college football games with upset potential, high entertainment value, or intriguing story lines. Florida State at South Florida Last week featured the defending national champions possibly getting into a messy shootout with a Conference USA team. Today, we look at the 2013 champs facing an in-state program in a slowly developing [...]
Welcome to the first edition of the Notre Dame football scholarship update on 18 Stripes. I'm excited to take another deep dive into the Fighting Irish roster. We have a new and updated scholarship form that anyone can view on the internet. CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE SCHOLARSHIP CHART. Please note, we have walk-ons who [...]
Identifying the sneaky good non-conference college football games with upset potential, high entertainment value, or intriguing story lines. Western Kentucky at Alabama Let me explain. Everyone has their eyes set on USC traveling to AT&T Stadium in Arlington to face Alabama in week one. The Tide haven't been shy about playing some name programs to start [...]
Note: this article was written prior to the commitments of running back C.J. Holmes and offensive guard Robert Hainsey. Both now give the Irish offense 7 blue-chip players on offense for 2017. ***** Brian Kelly isn't in an enviable position with regards to recruiting. He's proven over more than a half-decade at Notre Dame that [...]
Every year there are a handful of Heisman favorites at the quarterback position. Heading into 2016 we have Deshaun Watson as the heavy favorite with players like J.T. Barrett, Chad Kelly, and Josh Rosen climbing up Vegas boards. Everybody does their homework on these high-profile quarterbacks but I'm interested in the other players lurking just [...]
Welcome to 18 Stripes, the independent voice for Notre Dame sports. Some of you may know me while others may not. My name is Eric Murtaugh and I was the manager for the Notre Dame site on the SB Nation network before creating this new website. This is the official launch day for this new [...]
Welcome to an upload from the magical year of 1999. We're all scared of Y2K and on the campus of Notre Dame folks are 3 years into a post-Lou Holtz era with healthy worries about varsity football overflowing dinner conversations. None of those worries can penetrate the long tradition of Notre Dame interhall football where [...]
What if I told you not to worry so much about the Brian VanGorder defense and its impact on the upcoming season, or even the future of Notre Dame football? You'd think I was crazy, right? Well, I'm going to use Yards Per Play (YPP) metrics to explain why there might be more pressure on [...]
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