The 18 Stripes Top 20 Poll: A Defensive Performance for the Ages
A pair of top 10 teams in our rankings had a rough week 9 but the tippy-top of the rankings continue to remain unblemished. That is guaranteed to change with the biggest game of the [...]
On the Radar: The List of Possible Quarterback Grad Transfers for Notre Dame
Notre Dame will once again be in the spotlight this off-season attempting to bring in a quarterback through the Transfer Portal. Last year, it was a hot topic of the off-season with the new coaching [...]
18S G5 Top Ten: Fresno Did What Now?
Hello and welcome back to the 18S G5 Top Ten! We had one big result shake up the top ten and the corresponding conference race this week! Let’s dive into the top ten and break [...]
Syracuse Game Review: Squeezing the Orange on the Road
You can't have a better start than a pick six on the first play from scrimmage. I had been stuck in traffic after a Halloween function leaving myself enough time to make the Noon start [...]
Highs and Lows: Syracuse Instant Reaction
It might be overstating things, it might not, but it sure felt like Howard Cross saved what was left of Notre Dame's season when he tipped a pass that Marist Liufau intercepted, sparking Notre Dame [...]
Syracuse Game Preview: It’s Still the Carrier Dome to Me
Almost no one had this game on the 2022 radar as a big one for either Notre Dame or Syracuse prior to October of this year. Well, things change! It's arguably the biggest Syracuse home [...]
Advanced Stats Review: UNLV
The Irish defense and special teams served up the perfect chance for a relaxing afternoon against UNLV, but the offense struggled to throw down the alley oops enough that starters were still playing in the [...]
The 18 Stripes Top 20 Poll: LSU Joins this Rankings Family
Friends, it was a rough weekend out there for road teams. We had 10 home teams in our rankings take care of business, including 8 out of our top 10. That includes the resurgent LSU [...]
18S G5 Top Ten: The Race is On!
So this was a brutal week for the Group of 5 teams. I officially am deeming it a G5 Blood Week. We saw four of the top ten teams go down and many different conference [...]
UNLV Game Review: Irish Out of Reach for the Rebels
It wasn't pretty, it wasn't very exciting. Notre Dame did not take advantage of plenty of opportunities to blow UNLV out of South Bend on Saturday afternoon in a solid but unspectacular 44-21 win. The [...]
UNLV Game Preview: What Happens In Vegas…Comes to South Bend?
Murtaugh: Alright, I wanna talk about some- Me: I’d like to say something, that I have prepared…tonight. Hello, how bout that first half of the season? Guess that’s why they call it Notre Dame Football. [...]
Advanced Stats Review: Stanford
Hope that the Irish had turned a corner after the 0-2 start quickly evaporated on Saturday night, as Notre Dame's horrific offensive effort led to a 2-point loss to a bad Stanford team. Drew Pyne [...]
The 18 Stripes Top 20 Poll: Rocky Top to the Top
Last week it was a matter of survival for Alabama and they got it done. This week, the Tide finally came up short in the rivalry to the Volunteers as the entire state of Tennessee [...]
18S G5 Top Ten: Carry On My Wayward Sun Belt
Hello and welcome back to the Group of 5 Top Ten for this week! We don’t need to dwell too much on the game Saturday night but there was some fun to be had in [...]
Stanford Game Review: Skunked by the Trees
I could throw a bunch of stats at you and no one would've believed Notre Dame lost this game. Stanford only scored 16 points. The Cardinal were held under 5 yards per play. Their top [...]
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