How Did This Happen, Volume 18: Frank Missed the Three-Peat

Georgia is going for 3 straight National Championships this fall, a chance to be the only team in modern history to pull off the feat. Officially (a definition that is very loosely defined in the history of college football) only 1 team has won 3 straight titles, Minnesota from 1934 through 1936. Many other programs [...]

By |2023-06-19T10:12:48-04:00June 26th, 2023|Football|13 Comments

The Weekly Rambler: You Can Tell a Woman to Calm Down

Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. Top News Outgoing Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick said the school is down to Adidas, Nike, and Under Armour for the new apparel deal with a decision likely coming this summer. LSU vacated 37 wins from 2012-15 after NCAA penalties were handed down [...]

By |2023-06-23T09:09:20-04:00June 23rd, 2023|18S Reads|19 Comments

Regular Season Games Undone, Part I: Florida/Florida State, 1996

Unless you have been in a bomb shelter the last couple of years, you are by now aware that 2023 will be the final season of the 4-team playoff era. College football will move to a new method for determining its champion beginning in the 2024 season with a 12-team playoff - the top 6 [...]

By |2023-06-20T13:49:26-04:00June 22nd, 2023|18S Reads|7 Comments

2024 S Taebron Bennie-Powell Commits to Notre Dame

Notre Dame added to its secondary on Wednesday as 2024 athlete Taebron Bennie-Powell committed to the Irish. A 6'1" 180 pound prospect out of Lakota West High School in Ohio, Bennie-Powell was teammates with current Notre Dame freshman Ben Minich and is slated to play safety while in South Bend. Following an in-camp performance this [...]

By |2023-06-21T13:11:53-04:00June 21st, 2023|Recruiting|43 Comments

The College Sports Alt Logo Top 50: #25-21

The Top 50 countdown is into the top half today. For the next spots we really have an eclectic collection of logos and ideas from universities. As always, all logos and information are courtesy of SportsLogos.Net.  #25 Youngstown State Type: Alternate Years: 1993-Present Youngstown used a variation of this scowling penguin logo for nearly a quarter [...]

By |2023-06-19T19:03:50-04:00June 20th, 2023|18S Reads|2 Comments

2 GERAD 2 FURIOUS

Marcus Freeman may very well benefit from an explosive, difficult to defend offense in his second turn at the helm. By keeping it in the family and tabbing Gerad Parker as OC, Coach Freeman may have found the perfect driver for a neon-colored, nitrous-boosted, titanium reinforced 2023 ND Offense, […]

By |2023-06-18T22:09:36-04:00June 19th, 2023|Film Room, Football|17 Comments

2025 TE Nate Roberts Commits to Notre Dame

On Saturday afternoon, Notre Dame added the 2nd member of its 2025 recruiting class as tight end Nate Roberts verbally pledged to the Fighting Irish. The 6'4" athlete hails from Washington, Oklahoma 30 miles south of Oklahoma City. Roberts plays at a small school (2A, the 6th highest level in Oklahoma) but his team is [...]

By |2023-06-17T15:21:22-04:00June 17th, 2023|Recruiting|8 Comments

The Weekly Rambler: Cool, I Want Healthcare

Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. Top News The Notre Dame student newspaper The Observer reported this week that due to declining student interest and safety concerns interhall tackle football will be discontinued. The SEC released its 2024 football schedule on Wednesday highlighted by Alabama at Georgia, Georgia at Texas [...]

By |2023-06-15T09:11:41-04:00June 15th, 2023|18S Reads|32 Comments

The College Sports Alt Logo Top 50: #30-26

The countdown breaks into the top 30 today. Now we're really going to start seeing some fun and interesting logos. Even more than the previous submissions. A reminder that all logos and information is courtesy of SportsLogos.net. #30 Ohio State Type: Primary, Dark Years: 1987-1991 Ohio State made a small tweak to their current primary [...]

By |2023-06-13T18:12:11-04:00June 13th, 2023|18S Reads|2 Comments

Pete Bevacqua the Next Notre Dame AD: What Does It Mean for Football?

As our fearless leader, Eric, wrote about yesterday, news came down Thursday morning that Jack Swarbrick would step down as athletic director (not surprising given his age and lengthy tenure) and be replaced by NBC Sports Group chair Pete Bevacqua (a fair bit surprising). Like Swarbrick, Bevacqua is a Notre Dame alum. NBC Sports Chairman [...]

By |2023-06-09T10:36:30-04:00June 9th, 2023|18S Reads|8 Comments

The Weekly Rambler: Probably Wouldn’t Be Here Without Chuck

Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. Top News In case you missed it, Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick is stepping down in early 2024. He will be replaced by NBC Sports Chairman Pete Bevacqua who is a 1993 alum. The Big Ten revealed a "Flex Protect Plus" scheduling model [...]

By |2023-06-08T19:46:58-04:00June 9th, 2023|18S Reads|17 Comments
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