When you think back to weird games from 2016 nothing can top the circus that was the NC State game. However, don't sleep on the Michigan State game and its ridiculousness. Case in point, the Spartans raced out to a 36-7 lead. A 3-9 team was beating the Irish by 29 points! A switch was [...]
It's our third poll since the season began and each week a new No. 1 has ascended to the top spot of our rankings. We've seen two prospective title contenders (FSU & OSU) lose early and yet the top of the poll still feels fresh and fun as ever. Top 11 1 Clemson (+2, 3-0, [...]
We may never see a worse blowout. We may never see a more uninteresting blowout. If neither of those statements are true at least we may never see a weirder blowout for the Fighting Irish. After an uninspiring start that saw Boston College leading late in the 2nd quarter and Notre Dame clinging to a [...]
The Notre Dame-Boston College series only took a one year break but that game at Fenway seems forever ago. The Battle for the Ireland Trophy resumes again this Saturday in Chestnut Hill with Notre Dame's first visit since 2012. That visit was excruciatingly boring so let's hope for more fireworks this time around. Notre Dame [...]
Today we debut our 17th Notre Dame football uniform concept. Among our archives this is also the 5th concept that features a white jersey. The approach with this one was simple and that was to create an uniform where no blue mixed with gold. At first I was going to use this scheme with the [...]
We've had 2 full days to move on from the Notre Dame loss, it's time to take a look at the rest of the country and march towards another weekend of football. We now have a new No. 1 in the 18 Stripes weekly poll! Top 11 1 Oklahoma (+5, 2-0, 31-16 W at Ohio [...]
That losing feeling is back. If you got your hopes up from the off-season changes and the new staff you couldn't have written a better script on how to bring those hopes back down to earth. Another big game, another loss. Another close loss. If you're counting at home that's now 11 losses in the [...]
So we meet again, Dawgs. For just the second time ever and first time during the regular season Notre Dame will square off against Georgia. For the Bulldogs it's a rare trip up north and a chance to notch an early-season victory on the road as an underdog. The previous meeting in the 1980-81 Sugar [...]
It feels so good to have college football back in our lives. This new weekly feature will offer an updated poll, the bad teams from last weekend, and a preview of week two. Let's get to the good stuff. Top 11 1 Alabama (+1, 1-0, 24-7 W vs. FSU) Offense didn't look great against a [...]
The following is courtesy of 2017 alum Brian Mann who was in attendance for the opener against Temple. For those of you who follow Notre Dame Football even remotely, you’re aware that this past Saturday marked the debut of the brand new stadium following the completion of the Campus Crossroads Project. I trekked back out [...]
There were ups, there were downs, but mostly a lot of ups. Notre Dame got out to a big lead in the opener against Temple, held steady for a while, then pushed the gas pedal to the floor for a strong finish. The 33-point win was an easy cover for the Irish and a great [...]
A new college football season is always exciting and for this year in particular the Irish should be chomping at the bit to put the 2016 campaign behind them as quickly as possible. As usual, there's plenty of hope combined with plenty of question marks. The biggest of all is whether this could be Brian [...]
Welcome back to college football, dear friends! Quick programming note for 2017 I will be combining this weekly preview post with the Top 11+2+3 rankings once the first week of games is completed. I think it'll be streamlined and an easier way to discuss a lot of the same issues from across the country. Also, [...]
Two weeks have passed since our last depth chart update and now we're mere days away from the beginning of the 2017 Notre Dame football season. Before kickoff here's the final roster updates and predicted pecking order for the Irish. Let's start at safety where it's been a strangely quiet August for a position with [...]
During the summer of 2015 I wrote a piece at our old home detailing the 20 ways a person can come to start hating their own team. Consider this a companion piece. In modern parlance an anti-fan is usually described as someone who is staunchly critical of a piece of work and sets out to [...]
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