We're back in the football mindset opening up the 2021 campaign and heading back to Tallahassee for the first time since *that flag* denied Notre Dame a justified win over then No. 2 Florida State. Since then, Notre Dame has taken both of the meetings at home by a combined score of 84-39, although the [...]
The last time we got together we witnessed a familiar end to a strange season, as the vaunted Crimson Tide beat up on an overmatched Irish quad in the postseason en route to another national title for Nick Saban. Was it 2012? No, 2020! Whee! Every fan the next time Notre Dame draws Alabama in [...]
This is not a rating of the power of different teams issued in the preseason. Rather, this is a Power Rating of Preseasons. Notre Dame preseasons, in fact. The ground rules: “Preseason” does not mean “Offseason.” It refers, specifically, to the August anticipatory period between practice beginning and the kick-off of the season. There are three factors that determine [...]
Most of the time polls are either super fun to put together or they are a complete slog, there's rarely an in between. I started putting this poll together in mid-July full of verve and confidence and as we entered August those doubts started creeping into my head. This team is overrated, that team isn't [...]
Welcome back to the 18Stripes G5 Top 10. After a fun little set of games on Saturday we know have games from Wednesday to Monday in the college football world. The Top 10 from last week has not changed but here is the list from last week. Also Considered: Ball State, San Jose State, Memphis, [...]
Welcome back to the Odyssey. As always, you can click here to read all parts of the journey covered so far. Last time, we took a look at how the final BCS Standings shook out, while also taking a look at their ultimate result. Today, we take one look back at the season, figuring out [...]
This is my 4th year attempting to predict Notre Dame football's yards-per-play differential for the season. In an era where we are flooded with advanced stats and metrics this is the one traditional number that I find still has enough correlation and sway to make sense of this game we all love. Before we get [...]
This is a humble post serving only one purpose to provide our readers with a look at the upcoming college football season and the top games to bookmark on your calendar and inside your mind. Hopefully, I didn't miss any good ones. I basically scanned the schedules of all the Top 25-ish teams highlighting the [...]
Two years we ago we debuted the 18 Stripes Hall of Fame Pyramid for Notre Dame football and its extensive history of wonderful talent. You can read the final rankings from 2019 HERE with links to the previous levels of the pyramid linked therein. We’re now adding players who have left Notre Dame since the conclusion of [...]
It hardly seems like enough time has passed for football to start again, but here we are. There are so many questions for a Notre Dame lineup that will feature some new faces and some old faces in new and/or bigger roles. At the same time there's an unmistakable buzz coming out of training camp [...]
With the season around the corner, it's time to check in on Notre Dame's opponents with some advanced stats projections. Which teams pose the biggest threats to the Irish, who are currently favored in 11 of 12 games? Where are the weak points, and what might the computers be missing? If you want to dive [...]
Maybe it was the pandemic and general weirdness of the 2020 college football season as it was a pretty quiet off-season for new coaches across America. A lack of money for many programs across the country also played a major factor in the lack of coaching changes. Not everyone decided to save money, though. Here [...]
Welcome back to the 18Stripes G5 Top 10. Back for its first full season and we have some new things to introduce. First, there will be a full list of all G5 and non Notre Dame independents here. This is where we will keep track of the results and progress of the poll. I'll also [...]
Welcome back to the Odyssey. As always, you can click here to read all parts of the journey covered so far. Last time, we took a look at the final regular season game of the 2001 season, the 2001 SEC Championship. Today, we take a look at the consequences of that game and how the [...]
On Thursday afternoon the Fighting Irish concluded their final fully open practice in front of the media. We're 17 days away from Notre Dame opening the season at Florida State and will largely bide our time as the information from practices dries up as we inch closer to the 2021 football season. We'll wrap up [...]
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