Navy Game Review: Sloppy Middies Sunk in Jersey
Any fears of a tight game against the undefeated Naval Academy quickly dissipated on Saturday afternoon. In front of a crowd of over 76,000 in MetLife Stadium, the Fighting Irish built an early lead and [...]
We Accept This Gift: Navy Instant Reaction
In the preview article for this one, our own Brendan called out Navy's ability to avoid turnovers, concluding it was partially them being really good at it and partially dumb luck. Both of those things [...]
Navy Game Preview: Hardly Middling
Notre Dame returns to the Meadowlands in northern New Jersey tomorrow to face a resurgent Navy program that's ranked for the first time since the end of the 2019 season. This is also only the [...]
Week 9 Picks: Give It the Aggie Yell
Michigan lost last week so it's always a terrific time of year when we pair that with a Notre Dame victory. Coming up this week we have an early ACC game to watch, a Mountain [...]
The 18 Stripes Top 20 Poll: I Win, Google Me
The carnage in the SEC is in full swing now as every team in the league has suffered at least 1 loss. Oregon looks on with a smile as the Ducks move up into [...]
Georgia Tech Game Review: A Physical Neutral Site Win
Notre Dame trailed 7-0 after the 1st quarter and was on the back foot early against Georgia Tech. A strong 2nd quarter tilted the advantage towards the Irish and from there the game was largely [...]
Playoff Predictor: Georgia Tech Instant Reaction
Before you read this reaction post, remember to let me know in the comments how you think my writing affected Notre Dame's College Football Playoff chances. You might as well, as almost literally every other [...]
Georgia Tech Game Preview: Buzzing the Tower in the ATL
Georgia Tech was the first team to win a game in the 2024 season when they seemingly pulled off a shocking upset over #10 Florida State in Ireland. Since then, we've discovered that Georgia Tech [...]
Week 8 Picks: National Championship Game Preview?
Last week we saw a major battle in the Big Ten and this weekend it'll be the SEC's turn. Our number one must-watch game of 2024 from our pre-season happens on Saturday as Georgia visits [...]
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Important announcement for our 18 Stripes community! We've decided to create and open up our own Discord server for our writers and readers alike. In an attempt to move past our current WordPress dominated website [...]
The 18 Stripes Top 20 Poll: Ducks Defend Their Pond
We are inching closer to the playoffs as a couple teams crucially lost their 2nd game of the season this weekend. It's not impossible to come back from such a deficit in 2024 but it [...]
Stanford Game Review: Extremely Loud Wood Chipper Noises
It was late in the 1st quarter and Stanford led 7-0 in one of those "here we go again" moments for Notre Dame football. The mood increased quickly as the Irish eventually pulled away from [...]
A Complete Game: Stanford Instant Reaction
For a little while Saturday, it looked like Stanford was hitting all the checkpoints for an annoyingly stupid Notre Dame game against a lesser opponent that went down to the wire. Not this time, though. [...]
Stanford Game Preview: Still a Sick Tree
With the first bye week behind us, it's time to preview this Saturday's clash between Notre Dame and the Cardinal of Stanford. Traditionally a spunky program capable of tremendous peaks and valleys, it has now [...]
Week 7 Picks: Pacific Northwest B1G Game
The recent Blood Week for several college football teams left an impression and it started out looking like the week 6 picks were going to be dead and buried too. I ended up recovering and [...]
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