2019 Advanced Stats Review: Run Defense
Entering the 2019 season, the run defense was a primary concern for Notre Dame. Replacing Te'von Coney, Drue Tranquill, and Jerry Tillery was daunting, as each had been mainstays of strong units in 2017 and [...]
The Top 12 Most Inexplicable Uniform Changes in NFL History
Why do NFL teams change their uniforms? From the current franchises Baltimore, Carolina, Chicago, Dallas, Green Bay, Houston, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Las Vegas (this feels weird to type), New Orleans, Pittsburgh, Tennessee, and Washington have [...]
The Case for Utah as the Most Important ND Game of the Decade
Earlier this week, one of those RT-bait Tweets designed to promote response turned up in our Slack discussion. It was right in our wheelhouse. Here it is: Question of the day: Name your favorite game [...]
The Greatest Skill Position Seasons in Notre Dame History
Who has put together the greatest seasons for a skilled position player in Notre Dame history? That's a quest we will unlock today with a handful of caveats. One, we're not going to include the [...]
Staffers’ First ND Games: The Truth Revealed
In all the years you've been reading our fair site, have we ever told you when we first set foot in the hallowed halls of the House That Rockne Built? Now the truth will come [...]
The Almost Notre Dame Heisman Winners
Many college football fans don't know the joy of one of their players winning the Heisman. However, a whole bunch more know about the pain of one of their players not winning the Heisman or [...]
The Hall of Fame Series: Shoot It Like Shane
Welcome back to the Hall of Fame Series here on 18Stripes. If you want to read the prior posts to get a better understand you can go here. Today, we go to the backbone of [...]
YouTube Uploads a Treasure Trove for ND Football Fans
In this time of uncertainty, we college football fans are probably spending more time than usual looking at the past. Part of this is opportunity - there's nothing but time on our hands, and for [...]
The Hall of Fame Series: Faine Takes Center Stage
Welcome back to the Hall of Fame Series here on 18Stripes. After the last couple of posts talking about the best players in modern Notre Dame history that can never make the College Football Hall [...]
The 18 Stripes 2020 NFL Draft Recap
The 2020 virtual NFL Draft was completed on Saturday evening to historic television ratings as the league moved forward with the most important part of its off-season schedule. Now, we wait and see if the [...]
The Hall of Fame Series: Close But No Cigar
Welcome back to the summer series on Notre Dame players in the College Football Hall of Fame. For the introduction of the purpose of the series, go here. Last time we went over the truly [...]
Drew Brees, Mike Tirico, and What’s Next for Notre Dame on NBC
There was some sports media news that hit late last week, as New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees signed a future deal with NBC Sports to do color commentary for them once he retires at [...]
The Top 12 Modern College Football Alternate Uniforms
I have descended the mountain after many hours of quarantine study of uniforms and I'm here to give the people what they want. Pure unadulterated alternate uniform judgement. There are several I wanted to give [...]
Notre Dame Football’s Opponents Ranked by Rivalry: Literally All of Them
Do you realize how many opponents Notre Dame football has faced since 1887? Well, if not you're going to find out today! Is it even possible to actually rank all of them according to rivalry [...]
NFL Scouting Report: DE Khalid Kareem
Today we wrap up our NFL Scouting reports for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish looking to be picked in this month's Draft. We've discussed some likely top picks, some long shots, and now we will [...]
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