USC Game Review: That Great College Football Feeling
It was dark there for a while but Notre Dame heads into a much-needed bye week of rest after a passionate 48-20 victory over rival USC on Saturday night. Optimism and happiness are back! While [...]
USC Game Preview: Freeman Era Suddenly on the Brink?
It's been seven straight weeks of football and three consecutive games against ranked, undefeated foes but the show must go on. The unstoppable march of history waits for no one, and as much as Notre [...]
Advanced Stats Review: Louisville
Notre Dame's continued offensive struggles created a tight game for most of the visit to Louisville, but as the defense wore down and the Irish offense failed to created much efficiency or explosiveness the Cardinals [...]
18S Mid Major Top Ten: Weird Sh*t Happens in Laramie
While the weekend was not great for the Irish, we did see some shakeup in the Mid Major conferences worth taking a look into. Let's dive into it. Also Considered: Marshall, Ohio, Georgia Southern, Georgia [...]
Louisville Game Review: That’s One Big ‘L’ for the Notre Dame Program
Notre Dame had a chance on Saturday to keep hope alive for a strong season, perhaps even an outside shot at the playoffs with USC coming to town next weekend, but had those plans blown [...]
At a Crossroads: Louisville Instant Reaction
I'm going to be honest: I expected to write something like this next week. Next week is ND's 8th straight game, on midterms week, against USC. I expected to get crushed. (I still do.) And [...]
Louisville Game Preview: This Bird Has Some Teeth
So we go again for another night game in ACC land. For the 4th time in history (and 4th meeting in a decade) Notre Dame will face Louisville, a team going through a fresh new [...]
The 18 Stripes Top 20 Poll: That’s a Tough Way to Lose, UCF
We are through Week 5 of the college football season and there still aren't enough upsets at the top of the sport. Perhaps we need more patience. We are happy to write that Duke didn't [...]
18S Mid Major Top Ten: The Conference Starting Gun
While this weekend was momentous in the world of Notre Dame Football, the Mid Major world decided to keep things a little low key in our last week without “weekday” football. That’s right starting this [...]
Duke Game Review: The Late Show in Durham
Despite the efforts of many, Notre Dame's regular season winning streak against ACC teams continued late on Saturday night as the Irish came from behind to drop a physical Duke team 21-14 in Durham. It [...]
Off the Mat: Duke Instant Reaction
4th and 16. The 2023 season, not to mention a potential firestorm week the likes of which Marcus Freeman has never seen, hung in the balance Saturday night at Duke. And Sam Hartman worked his [...]
Duke Game Preview: Slightly Less of a Basketball School
Well, it's time to see how well this 2023 Notre Dame team responds to adversity. A week after a soul-crushing loss to Ohio State at the last second, the program packs up for North Carolina [...]
I Can’t Do College Football (on Television) Much Longer
I wasn't going to publish this for another week or two but after Saturday night, well, let's get it out there now. Every year late August rolls around and that childlike excitement of college football [...]
The 18 Stripes Top 20 Poll: The Ducks Out for Blood
We had 10 must-watch games featured in our article last week and from that group the favorites won 9 of the matchups. The only exception was the Pac-2 matchup out west that went in favor [...]
Advanced Stats Review: Ohio State
The numbers aren't going to make you feel any better, or dissuade your from the idea Notre Dame outplayed Ohio State on a down-to-down basis and let them off the hook. The Irish firmly won [...]
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