Last week we saw a major battle in the Big Ten and this weekend it'll be the SEC's turn. Our number one must-watch game of 2024 from our pre-season happens on Saturday as Georgia visits Austin. Is it a possible preview of the National Championship Game? 2024 Betting Record ATS: 28-31-1 SU: 39-21-0 I went [...]

We are inching closer to the playoffs as a couple teams crucially lost their 2nd game of the season this weekend. It's not impossible to come back from such a deficit in 2024 but it won't be easy. Largely, this past week was one where favorites ended up taking care of business, though. Some did [...]

It was late in the 1st quarter and Stanford led 7-0 in one of those "here we go again" moments for Notre Dame football. The mood increased quickly as the Irish eventually pulled away from the Cardinal and put to rest any notion that this would be a competitive matchup. Following a weather delay for [...]

With the first bye week behind us, it's time to preview this Saturday's clash between Notre Dame and the Cardinal of Stanford. Traditionally a spunky program capable of tremendous peaks and valleys, it has now been over half a decade of struggles for this once-proud team. They are currently #86 in the latest FEI rankings [...]

The recent Blood Week for several college football teams left an impression and it started out looking like the week 6 picks were going to be dead and buried too. I ended up recovering and doing okay. This week, we've got one heck of a lineup in the afternoon and into the night. Buckle up. [...]

Bye week carnage is unique to college football and one of the best experiences for fans enjoying a relaxing Saturday away from the emotional attachment of their team. This past Saturday we got a banger of a weekend. USC? Lost. Michigan? Lost. Tennessee? Lost. Plus, the number one team in the country went into Nashville [...]

Five Wide Fullbacks marks its return as the football team enters a much-needed period of rest over the bye week. In this edition, we will discuss coaching grades for the Irish staff, the best and worst surprises from the current roster, a look ahead to the 2025 schedule, plus you know there will be a [...]

It's the first bye week for Notre Dame so no game preview this week. Taking a peek at this week's games before my picks below I think this is a great week to settle into some afternoon football and then spend your time transitioning to something else at night. It's a really good lineup for [...]

A quarter of the teams in our poll lost this past weekend. Chaos is slowly creeping into the college football season and we know it cannot be stopped. However, there wasn't a major shakeup of teams within our top 20, although we do have a new #1 team in the land following the activities that [...]

It was far from pretty. In fact, in the 1st half the ranked vs. ranked matchup looked downright bizarre with turnovers and mental mistakes occurring all over the field. At the end of the game, the Irish were able to come through with a hard fought victory against a growing rival in Louisville. Both the [...]

We're already into week 5 of the 2024 college football season with the last games in September coming up quickly. This weekend we have a massively important matchup in the SEC between modern powerhouses surrounded by a nice selection of games, but nothing too exciting. You can expect ABC to get a big fat TV [...]

We're back with the latest set of rankings after what I'm going to call a very frustrating weekend of college football, highlighted by USC's insistence on coughing up their first Big Ten matchup. It makes me want to throw my laptop through the window. Here's the latest 18 Stripes Top 20 Poll: 18 Stripes Top [...]

A slow start on Saturday afternoon had Irish fans worried about another horrible upset from a MAC team. However, a stabilized defensive effort and some explosiveness from the running game led to a solid if not sleepy 28-3 win over the Miami (OH) RedHawks. Now 3-1, let's recap the first home win of the season. [...]