Advanced Stats Review: Texas A&M
Notre Dame aced the projected toughest test of 2024 in College Station, shutting down the Aggies offense and creating the explosive plays to decide a defensive battle. Al Golden's defense put on a masterclass, shutting [...]
Week 2 Picks: Horns Up Everybody
One (full) week down on the season. The biggest upset so far came back in Week 0 in Ireland (although that's since been a little watered down LOL FSU) while Week 1 was a pretty [...]
The 18 Stripes Top 20 Poll: Miami Looks Back (For Now)
For most of the country it was a quiet beginning to the 2024 college football season. Folks in Gainesville, College Station, Clemson, Tallahassee, and Baton Rouge are the exception. For the bulk of the teams [...]
Texas A&M Game Review: Irish Handle Their Business
Notre Dame traveled to SEC-land in College Station to open up the 2024 season as 3-point underdogs and came away with what has continually been described nationally as a 'rugged' victory over Texas A&M. As [...]
Fear Factor: Notre Dame 2024 Opponents
As we pass the hours and minutes until the 2024 season kicks off, it’s time for a spin through the Notre Dame schedule of opponents for the upcoming year. Which opponents inspire the most fear [...]
The 18S Quad Box Preview: We Are So Freaking Back
After the dark unknown of the offseason (and to a different extent the previous postseason), we have finally arrived at a full slate of football this Saturday. With so many games going on in a [...]
Texas A&M Game Preview: Sticky Situation in College Station
Well, howdy there folks! Welcome back to another season of college football and the first 18 Stripes game preview of 2024. This is my 17th season covering the Fighting Irish and for the first time [...]
ND Stats Deep Dive: The Offense
The Irish offense finished 2023 ranked 14th in Offensive F+, which feels like a "meets expectations" grade from where things stood in the preseason. Still, the game-by-game output that placed Notre Dame there feels underwhelming [...]
Week 0/1 Picks: The Beach vs. Bayou
This season I'll be separating the weekly games to watch and winner picks from the 18 Stripes Top 20 Poll. Just like old times. Taking stock of the opening week(s) of college football we have [...]
The 18 Stripes 2024 Pre-Season Top 20 Poll: There’s No Going Back Now
By the time Notre Dame kicks off their season in College Station later this month it'll be 154 years and nearly 10 months since the first college football game was played in the United States. [...]
The 2024 Notre Dame Football Depth Chart Breakdown
The official University of Notre Dame football depth chart for the 2024 season is soon to be released into the wild as the program travels down to College Station to open another year of fun. [...]
Five Wide Fullbacks: Lock In For Fall Camp
Welcome back to the first Five Wide Fullbacks of the hot summer time. In today's edition we are talking about the injury to Gabriel Rubio, the development of Notre Dame's offensive line, a tricky 2024 [...]
The Top 50 College Football Games to Watch for 2024
Football is coming. Just a few more weeks until the Aer Lingus Classic kicks off the 2024 college football season. Let's take a look at the top games to watch this fall, shall we? Of [...]
The Top 10 Best Decisions in Notre Dame Football History: #1
Notre Dame has been playing football for 135 years and along the way some momentous decisions were made to shape the history of this storied program now entering a daring new phase of college sports. [...]
2024 Notre Dame Fall Camp Preview: Defense
Football is nearly upon us. In case you missed it, we previewed the Notre Dame offense as fall camp begins soon. You can read that HERE. Today, we take a look at the Irish defense. [...]
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