The 18 Stripes Top 20 Poll: Alabama on the Outside Looking In
This past weekend was a tough one for several programs. Penn State was awfully close to a bad loss at Minnesota but they escaped. Elsewhere, seven teams from our 18S rankings came away with a [...]
Army Game Review: Shamrock Series Wins, It’s What We Do
Undefeated Army faced its most talented opponent of 2024 on Saturday night in Yankee Stadium and the result was a bloodbath. In all aspects (well maybe not kicking field goals) Notre Dame dominated the action [...]
The Four Horsemen Are Back: Army Instant Reaction
It was yet another day where the biggest issue Notre Dame fans faced was annoyance at a garbage time touchdown by the other team, and the Irish walloped previously unbeaten Army 49-14 to move one [...]
Week 13 Picks: The Hoosier Reckoning
Just a couple more weeks remain in the regular season. This 2024 campaign has been quite the slow burn, especially as Notre Dame works its way back from the NIU loss and has been slowly [...]
Advanced Stats Review: Virginia
Notre Dame dominated Virginia down-to-down, but officiating and startling momentum shifts on Senior Day gave this game a strange flow. Once again Al Golden's defense was dominant, forcing 5 turnovers and Cavs QB Anthony Colandrea [...]
The 18 Stripes Top 20 Poll: Finally Got the Mormons
If you were hoping for BYU to lose for general chaos reasons, your wish was granted on Saturday night. The no. 1 team in the land nearly lost in Jump Around land but came back [...]
Virginia Game Review: It Could’ve Been Much Worse (for UVA)
Notre Dame hosted Virginia on Saturday afternoon for the final home game of the 2024 regular season and after a sleepy start put away the Cavaliers in another blowout win for the Irish. This is [...]
Your Flag Means Death: Virginia Instant Reaction
I don't know if I've ever seen a team ignited by a flag before, but that's what happened Saturday as an arcane rules interpretation screwed up the coolest fake punt of all time and pissed [...]
PREVIEW: The Virginia Cavmen
It's Senior Day! The ur-generic ACC villain invades Notre Dame Stadium. Let's unpack the basics of this 3:30 p.m. (EDT) NBC tilt: The Hoos come in a game above .500 thanks to a 24-19 [...]
Advanced Stats Review: FSU
Against a woeful Florida State team (down to 96th in F+!), the only way for Notre Dame to impress both the computers and the CFP committee was to dominate. And while the Irish were slow [...]
Week 12 Picks: The Playoffs Within Reach
Week 12 is upon us and probably won't be a memorable one as several boring conference matchups await and a handful of teams gear down with creampuffs before readying for the end of the regular [...]
Florida State Game Review: Easy Saturday Night Work
Sometimes a spread from Vegas can't be large enough. If you watched the first half only between Notre Dame and Florida State you might have left believing it was a bit of a lackluster performance [...]
Florida State Game Preview: No Night Game Hype
Notre Dame's 2024 schedule didn't look overly difficult on paper during the pre-season but we discussed if Florida State could remain one of the stronger teams nationally it would help out a lot. As such, [...]
Week 11 Picks: No Path for One Team
The first College Football Playoff Rankings were released this past Tuesday night and place Notre Dame 10th nationally--the same spot the Irish fall in the current AP Poll, by the way. With the assumption that [...]
Advanced Stats Midseason(+) Check In
With advanced stats recaps on vacation the last few weeks, we have some catching up to do! With the calendar turning toward November and the playoff picture beginning to take shape, let's check on in [...]
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