The Weekly Rambler: Finding a Really Old & Cold Ship

Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. Top News Coach Orgeron stopped by Notre Dame practice this week. He said this team would win a National Championship and who are we to dispute this knowledge? Tragic news struck recently as former Ohio State quarterback Dwayne Haskins was killed while crossing the [...]

By |2022-04-14T22:28:18-04:00April 15th, 2022|18S Reads|31 Comments

The Weekly Rambler: Totally Understanding the 2008 Financial Crisis

Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. Top News The hits keep on coming for the Irish wideouts as Joe Wilkins had foot surgery recently and is out indefinitely. The hope is that he'll return for the regular season. On Wednesday afternoon, defensive tackle Chris Smith was added as grad transfer [...]

By |2022-04-08T07:43:23-04:00April 8th, 2022|18S Reads|54 Comments

The Weekly Rambler: Freaking Out About Space Again

Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. Top News Notre Dame held its Pro Day on campus last Friday. The school had a lot of content about the workouts that you can watch HERE. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R., Tennessee) and Corey Booker (D., New Jersey) are introducing the NCAA Accountability Act [...]

By |2022-04-01T07:53:56-04:00April 1st, 2022|18S Reads|32 Comments

Lacrosse: Irish and Orange join forces for cause

#16 Notre Dame Fighting Irish lacrosse (2-4) will host the #18 Syracuse Orangemen (4-4) this Saturday at 2:00 pm (ESPNU).  The teams will use this occasion to raise funds and awareness for mental health matters in honor of Notre Dame's Tommy O'Brien and Syracuse's Rob Kavovit. The Cause The game is the culminating event of [...]

By |2022-04-01T12:31:06-04:00April 1st, 2022|18S Reads, Lacrosse|0 Comments

The Weekly Rambler: Running PS2 into the Ground

Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. Top News Not long after Notre Dame's first couple spring workouts news came that nose guard Aidan Keanaaina tore his ACL and is likely out for the season. Al Michaels is set to join Kirk Herbstreit for the Thursday Night Football games on Amazon. [...]

By |2022-03-25T07:54:56-04:00March 25th, 2022|18S Reads|38 Comments

What If…? DeShone Kizer Returned to Notre Dame in 2017

Follow me and ponder the question… What if? Those of you who are fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe will instantly recognize this question. After 12 years of slowly building up a media empire with familiar names, Marvel has unleashed the multiverse on the world. A realm filled with alternate realities has been explored by [...]

By |2022-03-24T12:43:57-04:00March 24th, 2022|18S Reads|16 Comments

Lacrosse: Irish back on track with win over Michigan

The #10 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (2-3) beat the Michigan Wolverines (7-2), 12-7, this weekend at Arlotta Stadium.  The Irish performed well to get the season back on track. The Scoring Chris Kavanagh led the goal scorers with 3 goals and an assist, while his brother Pat matched him in points with 4 assists. Eric [...]

By |2022-03-23T10:38:03-04:00March 23rd, 2022|18S Reads, Lacrosse|0 Comments

What Did This Week’s NCAA Run Mean for Mike Brey and Notre Dame?

We haven't done a ton of basketball coverage here at 18 Stripes this season. For most of the year, the Irish just weren't really worth writing about; they were a decent-to-good team in what appeared to be a terrible conference, and as those teams do they ended up on the bubble for this year's NCAA [...]

By |2022-03-21T12:39:47-04:00March 21st, 2022|18S Reads, Basketball|27 Comments

Five Wide Fullbacks: Waiting for the Next Big Recruiting Scandal

Welcome back to another edition of Five Wide Fullbacks where we are answering the interesting questions of the day. In this space today we'll tackle defining the eras of college football, who is next in the playoffs, recruiting scandals, 5-star quarterbacks, and viewing practices from the sideline. 1) With the new NIL "rules" blurring the [...]

By |2022-03-20T22:22:00-04:00March 21st, 2022|18S Reads|23 Comments

Lacrosse: Irish look to get back on track versus Michigan

#15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish lacrosse (1-3) host the #17 Michigan Wolverines (7-1) this Saturday at noon (ACCN).  The Irish look to refocus the season after three difficult losses to top-7 teams. A quick peak back at last week We didn't have a chance to recap the 11-14 loss to Ohio State. The plot was [...]

By |2022-03-18T20:08:29-04:00March 18th, 2022|18S Reads, Lacrosse|0 Comments

The Weekly Rambler: The Disappearance of AOL Instant Messenger

Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. Top News Notre Dame opened up spring practice yesterday with the media present for a few minutes. As expected, former Notre Dame tight end George Takacs has followed John McNulty to Boston College. Penn State's AD Sandy Barbour is retiring after 8 years in [...]

By |2022-03-18T07:52:06-04:00March 18th, 2022|18S Reads|22 Comments

The Weekly Rambler: CBS is a Channel for Old People

Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. Top News As reported last Saturday after the Weekly Rambler was published, Notre Dame's 5th-year senior center Jarrett Patterson tore his pectoral muscle and is expected to be out through summer. Jarron Jones was selected 7th overall by the Tampa Bay Bandits in the [...]

By |2022-03-10T21:34:25-05:00March 11th, 2022|18S Reads|114 Comments

Lacrosse: Irish fall to #1 Maryland

#10 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's lacrosse (1-2) lost a tough one to the #1 Maryland Terrapins (5-0) 11-9 at Arlotta Stadium.  A great defensive effort, intense ground ball play, and flashy scoring were not enough to overcome some very untimely turnovers and difficulties at face-off. We apologize for the late recap! The Scoring Pat [...]

By |2022-03-08T22:51:34-05:00March 9th, 2022|18S Reads, Lacrosse|0 Comments
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