Central Michigan Game Review: Not Always Fired Up

By |2023-09-17T08:51:36-04:00September 17th, 2023|Football|

Notre Dame came 12 points short of covering the spread on Saturday against Central Michigan in a game that was frustratingly close but ultimately powered down into a comfortable win. The plucky Chippewas, playing with their backup quarterback, showed a lot of fight and resilience on offense and did just enough to prevent an ugly [...]

Advanced Stats Review: NC State

By |2023-09-12T17:14:12-04:00September 13th, 2023|Football|

The combination of stormy weather plus an aggressive NC State defense created Notre Dame's first significant adversity of 2023, but a a strong defensive performance and explosive plays from the offense allowed the Irish to finally pull away in the 4th quarter. The Wolfpack's pressure forced Sam Hartman and the Irish offense into early punts [...]

The 18 Stripes Top 20 Poll: Monitoring the Texas is Back Hype

By |2023-09-11T21:35:41-04:00September 12th, 2023|Football|

Another week of college football is complete and it was a relatively quiet one in terms of upsets. Well, except for Alabama losing at home as 7-point favorites to the Texas Longhorns. Can we say that Texas is now officially back? Are we seeing an end of an era at Alabama with Tommy Rees along [...]

18S Mid Major Top Ten: Where Have All The Elite Teams Gone?

By |2023-09-10T23:53:46-04:00September 11th, 2023|18S Reads, Football|

After a Week 1 quick break due to sickness and holidays, the Mid Major Top Ten has returned! We had some weird results over the past two Saturdays and we are going to dive into the most important ones below. Before we do that, let’s take a look at the updated Top Ten. Also Considered: [...]

NC State Game Review: Irish Run Away from the Pack

By |2023-09-10T08:55:08-04:00September 10th, 2023|Football|

It took nearly 5.5 hours but we finally got there. On Saturday, Notre Dame moved to 3-0 with a somewhat sluggish and messy yet convincing win over NC State in Raleigh. After the 1st quarter thunderstorms rolled in causing a 90-minute delay, Notre Dame returned to action with a long touchdown run and would go [...]

Escaping the Flood: NC State Instant Reaction

By |2023-09-09T18:01:45-04:00September 9th, 2023|18S Reads, Football|

Notre Dame fans spent 3 quarters mostly fretting, complaining, maybe even doubting as the Irish slopped to a 7-point lead against NC State. ND won by three touchdowns, 45-24. It's a choose-your-own-adventure type of day in the Irish fan base! Secondary is primary Remember barely a year ago, when ND was entering the Ohio State [...]

NC State Game Preview: Checking the Weather Report

By |2023-09-07T19:59:28-04:00September 8th, 2023|Football|

With all due respect to Navy and Tennessee State, the Notre Dame season begins in earnest on Saturday afternoon as the Irish travel to Raleigh, North Carolina to face the NC State Wolfpack. Seven years ago, Notre Dame played at Noon eastern in Carter-Finley Stadium in a game to be forgotten and never re-visited. We'll [...]

The Weekly Rambler: Stay Away from the Vikings

By |2023-09-07T10:01:35-04:00September 7th, 2023|18S Reads|

Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. Top News Notre Dame moved up to No. 10 in the AP Poll this week. Former Notre Dame tight end Kyle Rudolph has officially retired from the NFL. He caught 482 passes and 50 touchdowns with the Vikings, Giants, and Buccaneers. Baylor quarterback Blake [...]

Advanced Stats Review: Tennessee State

By |2023-09-06T10:58:55-04:00September 6th, 2023|Football|

Notre Dame dominated Tennessee State as expected, with a a huge second quarter propelling Notre Dame to a game that reached garbage time by halftime. The Irish continued the early trend started in Dublin - crisp execution, nothing too flashy, but methodical drives for touchdowns on offense and clamping down defensively at the first signs [...]

Tennessee State Game Review: A Three Quarterback Kind of Day

By |2023-09-03T07:29:57-04:00September 3rd, 2023|Football|

Notre Dame lined up against a FCS team on Saturday in South Bend and the results were predictable. After an initial tussle of back and forth play, the Irish exploded for a copious amount of points and spent most of the 2nd half emptying the bench against Tennessee State. I have a Sunday trip to [...]

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