18S G5 Top 10: More Fumbles, Mormon Problems
Welcome back to the 18Stripes G5 Top 10. Despite the fun day across the college football landscape, the Group of 5 stayed relatively tame in comparison. Also Considered: Houston, Nevada, Air Force, UAB, Army Week [...]
Virginia Tech Review: A Road Win Into the Bye Week
Are you not entertained? Saturday night in Blacksburg started out as a sleepy punt-fest before morphing into one of the more exciting finishes of the season featuring multiple quarterbacks, flags everywhere, untimely turnovers, and one [...]
No Explanation: Virginia Tech Instant Reaction
Sometimes you just have no explanation for anything. Notre Dame pulled off a seemingly miraculous 32-29 win over Virginia Tech Saturday night in a game they frankly had no business winning for a million reasons. [...]
Virginia Tech Preview: Buckle Up, Buttercup
Remember that excellent 2018 Notre Dame team, and that pretty darn good 2019 team? Now remember the problems they had with Virginia Tech? You're about to. Notre Dame (-1) at Virginia Tech Lane Stadium Blacksburg, [...]
18S Top 20 Poll: Let There Be Havoc
If the previous 4 weeks weren't a strong enough indication we have more data to conclude the country is divided by Alabama and Georgia then everyone else. They're being hunted by a pair of Big [...]
Five Wide Fullbacks: Can’t Be Losing to Stanford
Welcome back to the latest edition of Five Wide Fullbacks as we revisit our Top 25 Irish players from the pre-season, tackle Notre Dame's rushing performance, discuss bowl projections, rank the remaining opponents, and ponder [...]
Advanced Stats Review: Cincinnati
An inefficient Notre Dame offense reliant on explosive plays through the air met up with an elite passing defense, and Cincinnati's early turnovers and passing attack late held off the Irish for a massive win. [...]
18S G5 Top 10: Ridder Me This
Welcome back to the 18Stripes G5 Top 10. There was an obvious result (that I have to talk about from a certain POV), but there was a lot of shakeups in the Group of 5 [...]
Cincinnati Review: Picking Up the Pieces of a Broken Offense
We can all agree turning the ball over in the end zone on the 1st possession of the game and eventually falling behind 17-0 are not good recipes for success. Notre Dame moved the ball [...]
Cincinnati Preview: Party Like It’s 2009?
This is probably the biggest regular season weekend for Cincinnati since the weekend of December 5th, 2009. The Bearcats came into the weekend at #5 in the BCS Rankings, a spot they had held all [...]
Advanced Stats Review: Wisconsin
Notre Dame averaged 3.6 yards per play on offense, was stuffed on more than a third of its runs, and had the same number of offensive scoring chances as Wisconsin. Jack Coan was injured and [...]
2021 Week 5 Win Probability Matrix Update
After a brief hiatus - life can be like that - we're back with some more advanced stats fun. We'll do the Lindsay Nelson thing and tell you that SP+ liked the Purdue game and [...]
18S Top 20 Poll: A Hooting and a Howling
Ahead of a massive Week 5 and long list of intriguing matchups we had a pretty sleepy Week 4 free from a lot of drama. A few teams like Oklahoma, Iowa, BYU, Michigan, and Michigan [...]
18S G5 Top 10: What’s Up My Home Iron Skillet?
Welcome back to the 18Stripes G5 Top 10. This week was a "slower" week for G5 compared to others; but still some interesting games to talk about. Let's dive into the new Top 10. Also [...]
Wisconsin Review: Just How They Drew It Up
As expected, a defensive battle broke out in Chicago between Notre Dame and Wisconsin with the Badgers clinging to a 3-point lead early in the 4th quarter. With the Irish quarterback sidelined due to a [...]
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