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The College Sports Alt Logo Top 50: #40-36

We're into the top 40 today. In case you missed the topic, we're counting down the best alternate, secondary, or old primary logos in Division 1 sports. Let's continue the fun... All logos and information are courtesy of SportsLogos.Net.  #40 Rice Type: Secondary Years: 2007-2017 You can go in a lot of different directions with an [...]

By |2023-05-31T07:58:17-04:00June 1st, 2023|18S Reads|13 Comments

The 2023 Notre Dame Football Pro Scouting Annual: Defense

This is the second year we've done this pro scouting annual for the Irish football team. If you missed the 2023 article on the offense CLICK HERE. As a reminder, here's a refresher on some of the guidelines to who is included and who is not: Older players who have not made the necessary impact [...]

By |2023-05-30T09:50:08-04:00May 30th, 2023|Football|12 Comments

The College Sports Alt Logo Top 50: #45-41

The countdown continues. What's your favorite logo so far and will anything today surpass it? All logos and information are courtesy of SportsLogos.Net.  #45 Virginia Type: Primary Years: 1983-1994 Virginia went through a subtle re-brand in 2020 that updated their longtime "V" logo and put more emphasis on their swords. I'd like to point out [...]

By |2023-05-22T12:12:54-04:00May 24th, 2023|18S Reads|16 Comments

The 2023 Notre Dame Football Pro Scouting Annual: Offense

This is the second year we've done this pro scouting annual for the Irish football team. As a reminder, here's a refresher on some of the guidelines to who is included and who is not: Older players who have not made the necessary impact in terms of a possible NFL career are not included. We [...]

By |2023-05-25T20:56:34-04:00May 22nd, 2023|Football|18 Comments

The Weekly Rambler: The Bizarre Zaire Career

Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. Top News The FUND (Friends of the University of Notre Dame) has become an official sponsor of Notre Dame Athletics. Former Notre Dame running back Logan Diggs has transferred to LSU. Former Notre Dame linebacker Prince Kollie has transferred to Vanderbilt. Former Irish safety [...]

By |2023-05-18T13:58:26-04:00May 18th, 2023|18S Reads|30 Comments

2023 Could Be Special for Notre Dame, Then it Could Get Rocky

Notre Dame doesn't seem to be a wildly different program since Brian Kelly left for LSU, in some ways you have to squint to see any concrete differences. In some areas that's a positive sign, in other areas it's a source of frustration. On a national level, the 2023 college football season should be the [...]

By |2023-05-14T08:46:29-04:00May 14th, 2023|Football|37 Comments

The Weekly Rambler: Quitting My Job to Become a GeoGuessr Champion

Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. Top News Construction at the Jacksonville Jaguars stadium means the Florida-Georgia rivalry could be played on campus for the 2025 and 2026 seasons. Ohio State has added a home game against Marshall for 2024. YouSureAboutThat.gif :) Nebraska quarterback Casey Thompson left Lincoln recently and [...]

By |2023-05-11T12:46:43-04:00May 11th, 2023|18S Reads|29 Comments

The College Sports Alt Logo Top 50: Honorable Mentions

Thanks to places like Homefield and Homage we are seeing a revival in old-school college sport logos. With that in mind, I'm going to bring you the top 50 alternate logos from across the country. Simple and fun. Here are a few stipulations: 1) We're limiting this countdown to Division 1 schools, because researching past [...]

By |2023-05-09T21:01:10-04:00May 10th, 2023|18S Reads|10 Comments

An Early Look at the 2023 Notre Dame Opponent Quarterbacks: Games 7-12

If you missed it, check out the first part of this series where we looked at the quarterback situations at Navy, Tennessee State, NC State, Central Michigan, Ohio State, and Duke. Today, we'll take a look at the back half of the 2023 Fighting Irish schedule featuring the reigning Heisman Trophy winner, plus a few [...]

By |2023-05-07T19:54:36-04:00May 8th, 2023|Football|9 Comments

15 Potential (Historical) Uniform Updates for Notre Dame Football

Notre Dame switched to Under Armour as the apparel outfitter ahead of the 2014 season and the tweaks and changes to the standard football have been few and far between. The subtle change to Leahy player numbers for the 2016 season is really the only semi-major update to the Irish uniforms during the Under Armour [...]

By |2023-05-03T08:08:04-04:00May 3rd, 2023|Football|27 Comments

2024 WR Micah Gilbert Commits to Notre Dame

For the second time in 3 days, Notre Dame has added a recruit from Charlotte Christian in North Carolina. Following in the footsteps of defensive lineman Bryce Young on Saturday, the Irish gained the commitment of wide receiver Micah Gilbert on Tuesday. The 6'3" receiver caught 40 passes for 534 yards and 3 touchdowns in [...]

By |2023-05-02T17:33:40-04:00May 2nd, 2023|Recruiting|5 Comments
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