This week we unveil our 36th uniform concept for Notre Dame and it's a special occasion for Irish fans. In searching for some inspiration for a St. Patrick's Day concept I was dismayed at how generic and boring most efforts are from sports teams. I'd venture a guess that 98% or more of teams simply [...]
You woke up today and never knew you'd read a post like this presented here now. You couldn't imagine this would be something worth reading. Folks, it's the off-season. As someone with a keen interest in everything that fills the bookstore I was this close to putting together a piece on Brian Kelly's best sideline [...]
Today we travel back in time to 1982 for the first game with yours truly gracing earth's presence. I was a wee little 8 months old and since I wasn't a genius alien baby who can remember this game I wanted to take a look at what was then just the 16th matchup against Michigan [...]
Brian Kelly's press conference (full video embedded below) kicked off the spring football season and provided some details into the changes we'll see in the upcoming practices. Let's get to all the good stuff. Jafar Armstrong has moved positions by 50% now listed as a wide receiver and running back. He has an interesting body-type [...]
With spring practice beginning imminently I took a look at the offense and 5 players to watch last week. Today, I'll be drilling down for 5 players on defense. Reminder, you can read my super early 2018 depth chart preview from late January with plenty of additional thoughts on the roster. Jack Lamb, LB I [...]
Today we unveil our 35th uniform concept for Notre Dame football. The funny thing is this one shouldn't have been made. I actually loathe the term "Domers" or "Golden Domers." Until today, I can't remember the last time I used the term. In fact, it's one of those odd nicknames that is barely used by [...]
Spring practice is right around the corner as the Fighting Irish look to build upon a 10-win season heading into Brian Kelly's 9th season in South Bend. In case you missed it read my 2018 depth chart preview for tons of talk about the upcoming roster prior to talking about a few individuals here today. [...]
My impetus to begin writing about Irish football was pretty simple. What pushed me over the edge was wondering, "Why did 2007 happen?" The 2010 Michigan game doesn't get talked about enough for how weird it was, maybe not the weirdest of the Kelly era (2011 USF take a bow) but super strange in so [...]
I may have told this story once or twice somewhere before that on my honeymoon in August 2014 my wife pretended that some Notre Dame football players were suspended after I got out of the shower. We were completely off the grid for a week with no cell phones and television full of local news, [...]
As we continue to review the 2018 Notre Dame recruiting class I wanted to spend a little time on the efforts of our rivals and some upcoming premier opponents. A quick note I won't be covering Navy as they technically do not hand out athletic grant-in-aid scholarships, they recruit a billion kids, and many of [...]
Here's our 34th uniform concept for Notre Dame football. For the second time in this epic series we're taking some inspiration from the wonderful styles of 1990's jackets. In case you missed the first concept, you can view it HERE. Jackets like the one shown below were inventive for being some of the first Notre [...]
With the 2018 class officially wrapped up (a bountiful 27 players*) we're moving on to the next cycle. To date, the Fighting Irish already have 3 commits in the class and if you were too focused on National Signing Day this week here's a quick refresher: QB Cade McNamara - Committed back in mid-July as [...]
The second (or the old) National Signing Day opens this Wednesday morning with Notre Dame in an odd place without its offensive line as the strength of the class. For the 2013-17 recruiting classes at Notre Dame 15 of the top 37 recruits came from the offensive line. Right now for the 2018 the Irish [...]
The latest edition of 5WF contemplates the lack of hype around the upcoming Olympics, why Alex Trebek is an absolute treasure, and Super Bowl prop bets. 1 The XXIII edition of the Winter Olympics kicks off in one week. Where are we with the far less popular Winter Games compared to its more famous Summer [...]
It's the 33rd Notre Dame football uniform concept as presented by the imagination of 18 Stripes. Today's offering actually has roots as a bit of a throwback but with a couple of new touches. Remember back in the 1980's and 90's when teams would wear bowl patches way up on their shoulders? Like me, you [...]
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