A Study of Modern College Football Network Themes

In less than two weeks, we will be watching real-life college football again. A while ago, I asked our writer's room about their favorite college football theme songs which immediately set off a wave of nostalgia. Since we are fast approaching the season, I thought it would be a fun exercise to look back on [...]

By |2023-08-14T11:19:25-04:00August 14th, 2023|18S Reads, Football|15 Comments

The Weekly Rambler: We Don’t Need a Bigger Boat

Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. Top News The 2023 pre-season Coaches Poll has been released led by Georgia, Michigan, and Alabama. The Fighting Irish start at no. 13 nationally. The Notre Dame and Miami football game scheduled for 2024 has been moved to 2026. The Irish now have 1 [...]

By |2023-08-11T08:14:36-04:00August 10th, 2023|18S Reads|45 Comments

18S Film Room: Protection & The Dual Inside Runs: Duo & Inside Zone

Have you ever looked at a snap and wondered why it was such a success or failure? In this series I hope to try to explain and give names to the common plays that a Notre Dame Tv (or Peacock I suppose) broadcast can easily decode. Let's first start with the most common runs that [...]

By |2023-08-08T12:01:51-04:00August 8th, 2023|Film Room, Football|6 Comments

The Top 5 Worst Power 5 Conference College Football Programs

Well, recent events certainly changed the dynamic of this article which began several weeks ago. For the sake of this thorough study I won't be including any new Power 5 programs, and I'm not sure anyone would even include the likes of Cincinnati, BYU, or Houston in this discussion anyway. You could simply list the [...]

By |2023-08-07T13:14:42-04:00August 7th, 2023|Football|26 Comments

Notre Dame & Navy Announce Under Armour ‘Ireland Collection’ Uniforms and Apparel

A 'rivalry forged in history' says the press release from Under Armour. On Sunday morning, the Ireland Collection was released for Notre Dame and Navy's game later this month in the Aer Lingus Classic in Dublin. The release features alternate uniforms for both programs in addition to several t-shirts, hoodies, and polos commemorating the event. [...]

By |2023-08-06T12:03:02-04:00August 6th, 2023|Football|6 Comments

EMERGENCY Five Wide Fullbacks: College Sports Reduced to Realignment Talk

Are you excited about the upcoming college football season and what unfolds on the field? Well too damn bad, sit down and read about more conference realignment talk. Today on the latest edition of Five Wide Fullbacks it's all conference moving speculation. 1) If there is a breaking point for college sports--and college football fans [...]

By |2023-08-04T22:26:14-04:00August 4th, 2023|18S Reads|75 Comments

The Weekly Rambler: No More Miami Nights

Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. Top News Under Armour and Notre Dame have agreed to a 10-year contract extension worth $100 million. Notre Dame football unveiled new green uniforms on Monday to be worn at night against Ohio State. NBC has announced Jac Collinsworth and Jason Garrett as the [...]

By |2023-08-04T09:37:07-04:00August 4th, 2023|18S Reads|23 Comments

18S Film Room: Will Grant Chesnut Open Up the Navy Passing Game?

Brian Newberry is the new head coach at Navy after being the defensive coordinator for the Middies since 2019. Their defense has been pretty good over his tenure but the more intriguing bit is that outside of a 5-year period when Paul Johnson left to coach Georgia Southern this will be the first time since [...]

By |2023-08-02T13:21:56-04:00August 3rd, 2023|Film Room, Football|7 Comments

2025 RB Justin Thurman Commits to Notre Dame

Make it 3 players for the Notre Dame 2025 recruiting class. On Tuesday, Florida running back Justin Thurman committed to the Fighting Irish. The rising junior athlete is formerly from St. Louis and now attends Jesuit High School in Tampa. COMMITTED!!!#ThinkBig I #Golrish☘️#ALLGOLDEVERYTHING @Hayesfawcett3 @NDFootball @Marcus_Freeman1 @coachdmc @GeradParker1 @coachdrebrown & Chad Bowden @JesuitTigers_FB pic.twitter.com/9NdDsD7IGm — [...]

By |2023-08-01T21:45:11-04:00August 1st, 2023|Recruiting|8 Comments

Notre Dame Re-Signs with Under Armour for 10 Years and $100 Million

In the end it wasn't much of a surprise. After a brief dalliance with Nike (reportedly) the University of Notre Dame ran home to Under Armour. According to college football reporter Ross Dellenger, the Fighting Irish are set to re-sign another 10-year deal with the Baltimore-based apparel brand. Notre Dame is re-signing with Under Armour [...]

By |2023-08-01T08:03:23-04:00July 31st, 2023|18S Reads|43 Comments

Notre Dame Football Unveils New Green Uniforms for 2023

Maybe there is hope for Under Armour after all. On Sunday, Notre Dame sent out a teaser for the Ohio State game with the #IrishWearGreen hashtag alluding to some sort of Jerry Maguire movie reference and possibly new green jerseys. This Monday morning, the Fighting Irish definitely committed to the bit with a full comedic [...]

By |2023-07-31T09:43:14-04:00July 31st, 2023|Football|29 Comments

Regular Season Games Undone, Part II: Florida State/Miami, 2000

The College Football Playoff is set to expand to 12 teams in 2024, which will almost certainly result in a lot more regular-season outcomes being rendered pointless by a playoff rematch. To mark the occasion, we're revisiting a few prior times when a regular-season outcome - despite the college football conventional wisdom that "Every Game [...]

By |2023-07-25T13:03:19-04:00July 31st, 2023|18S Reads|3 Comments

25 Updates Following Notre Dame’s First 2023 Fall Camp Practice

Notre Dame opened up fall camp on Wednesday morning in the muggy but breezy South Bend sunshine as Marcus Freeman kicks off his second year in charge of the Fighting Irish. Here are all of the important updates from the workout done in helmets and shorts only. ***** Freeman immediately addressed the departure of strength [...]

By |2023-07-26T19:56:37-04:00July 26th, 2023|18S Reads|19 Comments
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