Notre Dame has put together 3 straight seasons of at least 10 wins (remember when doing this back-to-back was such a hump to get over for the program?) and also achieved that feat in 4 out of the last 5 years, as well. When you look at the team's yards per play differential these winning [...]
Notre Dame’s recruiting roll continued today when 2021 TE Mitch Evans announced for the Irish. There was some recent buzz that the 6’6”, 240-pound Ohioan might stretch his recruitment out, but that buzz was apparently off base. As did a few other recent commits, Evans took a quasi-independent visit to campus recently; he came on [...]
The much anticipated ACC 10-game schedule was released yesterday, with the expected news finalized that Notre Dame will be included in the 10-game conference schedule and be eligible for the conference championship game (and Orange Bowl berth). It appears to be a perfect interim solution for fall football, if it can happen, in an insane [...]
Tyler Buchner finally has a backfield mate! Notre Dame added a long-desired running back to its 2021 class today when Logan Diggs announced his commitment for the Irish. Notre Dame made a big move for the 6'0", 195-pound Louisianan when they offered and he reportedly considered committing, but he wanted to take visits anyway when [...]
Notre Dame added its second 2022 commitment today when TE Jack Nickel announced for the Irish. The 6'4", 230-pound Georgian recently made an independent visit to campus, like recent 2021 commit Chance Tucker, which no doubt was a key factor in his decision. Prospects can't interact with anyone acting in an official capacity for the [...]
As COVID-19 cases continue to climb again, athletes are tested, and schools declare intentions for students to return to campus (or not), plans for the college football season change by the day. But for a second, let's live in a world where football will be played this fall and indulge in some analysis. The most [...]
Grab your smelling salts: Notre Dame's 2021 class added its third cornerback today when Chance Tucker announced his pledge to the Irish. The 6'1", 170-pound Californian's recruitment reportedly was jolted, in a good way, by a stealth July 4th weekend visit with his father. Tucker is at least the third - what should we call [...]
Rand, West Virginia sits on a tiny strip of land on the eastern banks of the Kanawha River about a 10-minute drive south of the state capital in Charleston. If you've watched the 2015 documentary Rand University you know how much of a profound affect Randy Moss' hometown has on his life. It would be [...]
It takes a lot of devotion to sit through a boring football game. Sometimes, the power of doing something else takes over or you end up asleep on your couch. Today, let's see how many of you remember details from these games. This was written before Golden began his "Wins of the Kelly Era" series [...]
We here at 18 Stripes haven't officially spoken on the COVID-19 pandemic over the last several months and how it could affect the upcoming college football season. It has been such uncharted territory for all of us that any speculation back in March or April would've been foolish at best. Mostly, we didn't see the [...]
Notre Dame football is rich in many regards, including a deep reservoir of photographs from the early days of the program and into the middle of the 20th century that provide us with an amazing look back at this beloved program. I recently took some time to pick through some of my favorite pictures from [...]
The final tier is here. There are a ton of great memories left on this list, but which game will be #1? The previous tiers are below. A Win is a Win (Tier Five) Oh, I remember that One (Tier Four) I’m glad I made Time for That (Tier Three) Fond Memories (Tier Two) Remember [...]
If there's football this fall one thing seems clear, there will be a giant asterisk for the season when it comes to attendance. Butts in seats has always been a contentious issue exacerbated by Notre Dame "officially" giving up on its decades-long sellout streak in 2019. It's guaranteed there will be no sellouts in 2020 [...]
Good offense beats good defense, so they say. Since 1913 when Jesse Harper took over as head coach, Notre Dame has totaled 26 seasons in which the offense placed in the top 10 nationally in scoring. From that group, 12 teams didn't quite make top 5 including: 1914 (8th), 1923 (9th), 1924 (6th), 1930 (10th), [...]
This list is now well inside the top-25. The previous tiers are below if you'd like a refresher. A Win is a Win (Tier Five) Oh, I remember that One (Tier Four) I'm glad I made Time for That (Tier Three) Remember that the formula for this is [(Excitement at the time + Quality of [...]
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