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 down explosive plays and forcing [...]
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 quiet affair across the nation. [...]
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 in the rankings there wasn't [...]
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 predicted, it was a low-scoring [...]
It Was a Good Day: Texas A&M Instant Reaction
Repeat after me: There is no such thing as a bad top-20 road win. Notre Dame played an occasionally sloppy, uneven game Saturday night at Texas A&M. But at money time, the Irish dominated, and they ended the Aggies' four-game [...]
Gameday Slack Chat Reminder
Hey everyone - real quick post here on gameday chat. For those of you newish around here, we use Slack for our gameday chat and archive the conversation shortly after the game. So emota-posting (within reason, lol) is ok in [...]
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 for a loss this fall, [...]
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 given week, there are only [...]
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 in a while, I'm ready [...]
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 - Sam Hartman and company [...]
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