Boston College Game Review: Shipping Up to Chestnut Hill
Boston College came to South Bend on Saturday looking to play spoiler on Senior Day. The Eagles would go home to Chestnut Hill suffering one of their worst losses in school history. Notre Dame absolutely [...]
A Blizzard: Boston College Instant Reaction
At one point during Saturday's 44-0 obliteration of Boston College, the NBC broadcast crew mentioned that Marcus Freeman grew almost angry when discussing ND's tendency to play down to its worst opponents. It seemed pretty [...]
Boston College Preview: Eagles hoping to be Annoying Again
At long last, Senior Day. A bit of shine has come off this matchup considering BC's unresolved QB situation and all-around horrid season. Nonetheless, the Eagles are coming off a shocking upset win over #16 [...]
Advanced Stats Review: Navy
Notre Dame checked off almost every item on the Navy wish list in the first half. Use this opportunity for Drew Pyne and the passing game to get in rhythm? How about five touchdowns and [...]
2023 Big Board Update 11/16
As the late great Yogi Berra said, it's getting late early out there. There are 164 prospects in the 2023 class with a known Notre Dame offer; 23 are committed to Notre Dame and a [...]
The 18 Stripes Top 20 Poll: UConn Barely Believe They’re Bowl Eligible
A total of 7 teams from last week's ranking lost and none remain in our top 10 for this week. Four of them dropped out of the rankings altogether as we inch closer to the [...]
18S G5 Top Ten: Sword Mightier Than The Wave
Hello and welcome back to the G5 Top Ten! We had some shakeup, but it seems like we're settling in to there being eight teams in two tiers, with those last two teams seemingly rotating. [...]
A Win? Navy Instant Reaction
I guess that was a win. Notre Dame won 35-32. I think. My head exploded at some point during the fourth quarter and I spent the final few minutes of the game picking it up [...]
Navy Game Preview: Once More Unto the Knees
Folks, gather around for another game preview of the Navy Midshipmen. In keeping with tradition, this will be my shortest and most concise game preview of the season because, well, Navy is not very exciting [...]
Advanced Stats Review: Clemson
The Irish physically dominated a talented Clemson team with playoff aspirations, running at will and shutting down the Tiger offense. There's already been some efforts to discount the resounding win - as if Clemson was [...]
The 18 Stripes Top 20 Poll: No Flag This Time
Now, that was one awesome weekend of college football, dear friends. We made Dabo Swinney extremely sad and that even dulled the jealousy of watching Brian Kelly upset Alabama in Death Valley. The weekend was [...]
18S G5 Top Ten: GAME OF THE CENTURY (G5 Version)
Welcome back to the 18S G5 Top Ten! While this weekend was very crazy at the top of the rankings, we saw the buildup of a the first G5 Game of the Century! Also Considered: [...]
Clemson Game Review: Tiger Tail Between Its Legs
Clemson flew home early Sunday morning seriously licking their wounds as Notre Dame put together one of its most complete and physical dominations of a top ranked opponent in a very long time. For the [...]
Look At Us Now: Clemson Instant Reaction
My first reaction to tonight's win? "We've got ourselves a (blankity blank) head football coach." Notre Dame didn't just beat #4 Clemson Saturday, 35-14. They pushed the Tigers around. They did the only things they [...]
Advanced Stats Review: Syracuse
Notre Dame put together a complete effort to kill Syracuse's dreams, jumping out to an early lead and holding it thanks to contributions from the defense, rushing attack, and special teams. The offensive line and [...]
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