Mike’s Notre Dame CFP Rooting Interests: Rivalry Week
At long last, the best college football week of the regular season has arrived! If I had told you on September 14th that Notre Dame would be on the right side of the CFP bubble [...]
The 18 Stripes Top 20 Poll: Ducks Move into Position
An expected quiet weekend unfolded exactly like that, very little chaos happened over the past few days which isn't great news for Notre Dame but also not the end of the world, either. So this [...]
Syracuse Game Review: Thanks for Coming Out
With the score sitting at 21-0, in the gameday Discord channel I joked Notre Dame should cover the spread in the first quarter. Wishes do come true this Holiday season, I guess. On an overcast [...]
One More Guaranteed: Syracuse Instant Reaction
I thought about writing up a draft of this post earlier this morning, assuming it would just be a matter of filling in some details. But then my kid wanted to watch the Knuckles series, [...]
Syracuse Game Preview: The Peanut Butter-Free Scouting Report
A Syracuse team coming off a 10-win season with Notre Dame transfer Steve Angeli at quarterback returning to South Bend on Senior Day looked like it was going to be a spicy matchup back in [...]
Mike’s Notre Dame CFP Rooting Interests: Week 13
Hello 18S! Quick intro: I’m Mike, and as my handle suggests, I graduated from Notre Dame undergrad in 2011, and stayed on for three more years at Notre Dame Law School. As a tax attorney, [...]
2025 College Football Week 13 Picks: The Quiet Before the Storm
We have a couple certified bangers coming up but week 13 is largely the "play a FCS or super easy opponent before the rivalry regular season finale" portion of the season. Notre Dame is also [...]
The 18 Stripes Top 20 Poll: Alabama Falters at Home
Notre Dame took care of business this past weekend with a smackdown inside Acrisure Stadium (among the top 5 worst named stadiums in North American sports no doubt) against Pittsburgh. That was the most important [...]
Pittsburgh Game Review: They’re Still Trying to Convert on 3rd Down
In a battle of freshmen quarterbacks Notre Dame's defense provided a loud statement to the rest of the country that they're ready to keep this momentum past the regular season and into the playoffs. Even [...]
Pitt Game Preview: Steel City Conundrum
Fresh off a rousing snow-kissed win over Navy, Notre Dame heads to Pittsburgh for a game that has playoff implications for both teams. The eternally salty Pat Narduzzi has a chance to lead his Panthers [...]
2027 S Khalil Terry Commits to Notre Dame
Blue chip safety Khalil Terry became the sixth member of Notre Dame's 2027 recruiting class yesterday when he announced his commitment to the Irish. The 6'0", 185-pound Californian and erstwhile Michigan State commit had been [...]
Game Football Prep: I Need to Know Everything
I was mindlessly surfing social media recently when I came across a cut up video of how the New York Jets prepare their footballs for games. Full disclosure, I never really thought that deeply about [...]
2025 College Football Week 12 Picks: The Weekend of Road Dogs
Last week I only included 5 games in my picks (we'll get to that in a minute) and this upcoming week is going to be the exact opposite with a whole bevy of juicy games [...]
The 18 Stripes Top 20 Poll: A Clearer Picture
This past week four teams from our 18 Stripes ranking fell, although there weren't any big upsets near the top of the country. Still, things continue to break nicely for Notre Dame as they chase [...]
Navy Game Review: Time to Empty the Bench
It was the annual Navy game this Saturday night in a rainy/sleety/snowy South Bend so there was no escaping a certain level of annoyingness that is as familiar for Notre Dame fans as dozens of [...]
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