Louisville Game Preview: This Game is the Season
What a year, huh? First we had that delicious road victory against a favored SEC team, then the devastating loss to NIU, and oh, I see we're not even halfway through the schedule. The 2024 Notre Dame football team has [...]
Week 5 Picks: The Big One (So Far) in the SEC
We're already into week 5 of the 2024 college football season with the last games in September coming up quickly. This weekend we have a massively important matchup in the SEC between modern powerhouses surrounded by a nice selection of [...]
Advanced Stats Review: Miami (Ohio)
The Irish avoided another home game with late drama against a MAC opponent despite a dreadful start. This was a game that looks far better on the spreadsheet than in real life, creating terrific conditions for a lot of debate. [...]
The 18 Stripes Top 20 Poll: You Had One Job
We're back with the latest set of rankings after what I'm going to call a very frustrating weekend of college football, highlighted by USC's insistence on coughing up their first Big Ten matchup. It makes me want to throw my [...]
Miami (OH) Game Review: Not Another MAC Attack
A slow start on Saturday afternoon had Irish fans worried about another horrible upset from a MAC team. However, a stabilized defensive effort and some explosiveness from the running game led to a solid if not sleepy 28-3 win over [...]
At Least They Won This Time: Miami (OH) Instant Reaction
For the second straight home game, Notre Dame looked like a tire fire for much of the first half against a MAC opponent Saturday, but this time, at least, the Irish managed to pull itself together and post a workmanlike [...]
Miami (OH) Game Preview
Oxford of the West. Abercrombie University. Big Bentown. Cradle of Coaches. Mother of Fraternities. By all these names (and more) is Saturday’s opponent known. […]
Advanced Stats Review: Purdue
Notre Dame bounced back with a vengeance in West Lafayette, laying waste to a Purdue team that was completely overwhelmed on both sides of the ball. The explosive rushing attack once again fueled the Irish offense and was complemented by [...]
Week 4 Picks: Spirit of Troy in Ann Arbor
Well, Notre Dame ended up covering last week. By many times over. The rest of the week's picks from 18 Stripes, let's just say it wasn't one to look back on fondly. Hopefully we can get back on track in [...]
The 18 Stripes Top 20 Poll: A Close One for the Dawgs
Only one team dropped out of our poll this week, although the nation's number one team found itself in a dog (dawg) fight on the road in Lexington which nearly sent a shockwave through the SEC. We've got some bangers [...]
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