Week 5 brought the hammer for several teams up high in our 18 Stripes rankings. Worst among the bunch was a shocking loss from Florida State while LSU, Georgia, and Penn State all lost to [...]

Notre Dame went down to Arkansas this Saturday with the thought its offense might have to score on every possession to try and win the game. That ended up not being necessary but the Irish [...]

Prior to the season this game was marked down as a potential highlight of 2025 if both programs could get to late September unbeaten. Well, scratch that both teams have let the college football world [...]

Now we're getting into the thick of conference schedules. We've messed around on the edges a little bit and this weekend some proper bangers are headed our way to start separating teams and developing some [...]

There was a lot of offense out there in week 4 of the college football season. That included Notre Dame slicing its way through Purdue's defense, that was pretty fun. For now, we don't need [...]

Notre Dame teetered on pass defense, dealt with a lightning delay reaching nearly 2 hours, and finally picked up its first win of the season thanks to a nearly flawless performance from the offense.  If [...]

Looking back at last year, it seems funny. Notre Dame was coming off a loss to Northern Illinois and everyone was in the dumps. Purdue had shutout Indiana State in their opener and were coming [...]

This is the wedding weekend. Notre Dame finally has an afternoon kickoff as a heavy favorite, the national lineup is quite weak, and you're free to go do other things with your life. If you [...]

It was a dark week for Notre Dame who opens the season 0-2 and quickly tumbles out of the 18 Stripes Top 20. Spoiler alert! The great thing about college football is watching the misery [...]

The chips were on the table for Notre Dame to finish off a close and frustrating comeback win to reset their season. It wouldn't have been pretty but a victory would've been big in keeping [...]

After a slow week 2 at the top of the rankings the season is moving along with what should be some better matchups this weekend. Showcased by a big ranked vs. ranked matchup in the [...]

A season opening loss directly into a bye week--is it torture for Notre Dame fans or an opportunity to regroup and reset the season for the next 11+games? We'll try our best to keep a [...]