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 Oregon surviving a scare from their archrival Oregon State, keeping their slim National Championship hopes alive. Today we take a look at what many, including myself, see [...]
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 [...]
This offseason, we’ll be breaking down the performance of each unit – passing and rushing offense and defense – with a look ahead to 2021 and what this means for the Irish. It's time to examine the run defense, which has been remarkably consistent and solid in the Elko/Lea era. The Notre Dame defense has [...]
College football--and college sports in general--are really going through some unprecedented times right now. The NIL rules have shaken up over 100 years of amateur tradition, the NCAA is on unsteady ground as an institution, while the conference expansion roulette heating up really feels like it's about to re-draw the map in a lasting way [...]
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 famous 2001 Miami team. They survived Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, clinching their spot into the Rose Bowl for a chance [...]
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 [...]
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 Oklahoma State upset over the defending National Champions Oklahoma. The Cowboys win clinched Texas' spot in the Big 12 Championship. Today, we take a look at [...]
Notre Dame's 2022 recruiting class gained its fourth defensive back today when four-star corner Benjamin Morrison announced for the Irish. The 6'0", 172-pound Arizonan caught our attention several months ago when describing his high school, Brophy College Prep, in this interview with 247's Kevin Sinclair (free): “It's hard to explain how one feels about Brophy [...]
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 [...]
Notre Dame added arguably the jewel of its 2022 class today when elite linebacker Jaylen Sneed announced for the Irish. The 6'2", 210 pound South Carolinian had a late flirtation with Oregon, reportedly a favorite program of his younger years, but the Irish and particularly defensive coordinator/linebackers coach Marcus Freeman were determined to keep the [...]
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 first of our game breakdowns at the end of the season, using a new (easier to read) format. The first game we talked about was Colorado [...]
To wrap up our celebration of the 18 Stripes 5-year anniversary I wanted to look back at my favorite moments on the field since the 2016 season began. You could also call these the best moments, as well. Whatever you call it we're having a good time. Instead of ranking the moments from worst to [...]
As we mentioned yesterday, we just passed our 5-year anniversary since the creation of 18 Stripes and I've been covering Irish football in one degree or another for about 14 years now. When I started on this journey I was 25 and next January I'll be 40 with 3 kids aged 4.5, 2.5, and 3 [...]
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. In the months since I've discussed players who would likely make [...]
Movement! As we noted was likely in the last couple of updates, there has been movement all over the board with prospects finally able to take real recruiting visits to schools. We had four players go on the board and eight players come off it, with two of those arrivals also on the departure list. [...]
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