Why Won’t ND Social Media Tell the Truth?
Whether it's the mixing of academics, athletics, recruiting, evolving conferences, high-profile administrators, or over 100 years of debauched history we know college football affords fans plenty of opportunity to act with incredulity and abrasive resolve. The [...]
Sneaky Good Games: Keystone State Rivalry Returns
I was recently perusing the Reddit college football page when I stumbled across some quality trash talk by a Penn State fan who was rubbing it in the face of Pitt with another in-state verbal [...]
Countdown: Most Satisfying ND Games Attended
Inspired by Larz’s tremendous piece a few weeks ago and as anticipation builds for the 2016 opener, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the win over Texas to open 2015. Walking out of the [...]
Rating the Notre Dame Trap Games
Oh, the 'trap game'. The bane of many a college football fan's existence, the 'trap game' can doom a team's season if not adequately anticipated. For those not 'in the know' (i.e. not complete college [...]
Practice Report: Coleman Catching Corner
Saturday morning the Fighting Irish finished their 9th practice of fall camp and will be back on the field in the evening for yet another two-a-day workout. This will be the last practice report for [...]
Practice Report: Strained Hamstrings
Notre Dame was back on campus for the 6th practice of fall camp Thursday morning after spending 5 days at Culver Academies an hour south of South Bend. The media was allowed to view the [...]
Sneaky Good Games: Gamecocks in Death Valley
Identifying the sneaky good non-conference college football games with upset potential, high entertainment value, or intriguing story lines. Jacksonville State at LSU This is the fourth post in this series and for the second time I'm [...]
Singles: New Jersey Number Rules
New Rules For Single Digits Those of you who follow Notre Dame football as obsessively closely as we here at 18 Stripes do may remember that a couple of months ago, Brian Kelly laid out [...]
A Developing Story: Notre Dame Draft Picks
Six years into his tenure, most of us would probably agree based on anecdotal evidence that Brian Kelly has demonstrated a knack for developing Notre Dame draft picks, helping players to move to the next level as [...]
Film Room: Football Brains and Brawn
One of the things I love about football is how the game requires both physical and intellectual elements for success. The physical part is pretty obvious. The team with the best athletes usually wins. The [...]
Be Wary of these Top 25 Shaky QB Teams
The USA Today Coaches Poll came out last week with the Fighting Irish checking in at #9 which is the highest start for the program since Brian Kelly arrived in 2010. I was looking over [...]
Practice Report: New Faces, New Places
Notre Dame took to the Culver Academies field Saturday afternoon to kickoff the start of fall camp. Let's break down what happened during the full two-hour open practice. QUARTERBACK There weren't any fireworks to report [...]
Fall Camp Presser: Freshman Starting at RG?
Brian Kelly met with the media this morning to officially kick off the opening of fall camp. Let's not waste any time and get to the updates. Right off the bat, Kelly mentioned he's looking [...]
Top 25 Irish Players: Top 10
Who are the ten best players on the Notre Dame roster entering the 2016 season? Will the offseason curse also affect this list hours after it's published? Why is starting articles with questions so trendy [...]
The 2016 NDInsider Preseason Preview
We here at 18 Stripes got a lovely little gift in our mailbox the other day from our friends at the South Bend Tribune, as they sent an advance copy of the 2016 NDInsider football [...]
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