2001: A Football Odyssey-First Saturday in December

Welcome back to the Odyssey. As always, you can click here to read all parts of the journey covered so far. Last time, we took a look at Oregon surviving a scare from their archrival Oregon State, keeping their slim National Championship hopes alive. Today we take a look at what many, including myself, see [...]

By |2021-07-27T18:16:35-04:00August 1st, 2021|18S Reads, Football|0 Comments

The Weekly Rambler: It’s Time to Think About Football

Your weekly dose of Notre Dame news, opinion, and other stuff. In the News Texas and Oklahoma have let the Big 12 know they will not be continuing their media rights beyond 2025. Now, we wait and see if these programs can negotiate an early exit to the SEC. The SEC already voted unanimously (nice [...]

By |2021-07-30T08:48:20-04:00July 30th, 2021|18S Reads|19 Comments

Lacrosse: Irish at the PLL All-Star break

The Premier Lacrosse League has reached its All-Star break with our Notre Dame alumni continuing to be among the top players in the league. All-Star Selections Four Domers were among the starters for this year's All-Star game.  The Redwoods' defensive tandem of Eddie Glazener and Garrett Epple were obvious selections, and the two did not [...]

By |2021-07-28T19:17:56-04:00July 28th, 2021|18S Reads, Lacrosse|0 Comments

Hall of Fame: Khalid Kareem & Julian Okwara Make the 18 Stripes Pyramid

Two years we ago we debuted the 18 Stripes Hall of Fame Pyramid for Notre Dame football and its extensive history of wonderful talent. You can read the final rankings from 2019 HERE with links to the previous levels of the pyramid linked therein. We’re now adding players who have left Notre Dame since the conclusion of [...]

By |2021-07-28T11:24:32-04:00July 28th, 2021|Football|4 Comments

What’s the One Thing More Important than Independence for Notre Dame?

College football--and college sports in general--are really going through some unprecedented times right now. The NIL rules have shaken up over 100 years of amateur tradition, the NCAA is on unsteady ground as an institution, while the conference expansion roulette heating up really feels like it's about to re-draw the map in a lasting way [...]

By |2021-07-26T08:52:50-04:00July 26th, 2021|Football|26 Comments

Hall of Fame: Cole Kmet Makes the 18 Stripes Pyramid

Two years we ago we debuted the 18 Stripes Hall of Fame Pyramid for Notre Dame football and its extensive history of wonderful talent. You can read the final rankings from 2019 HERE with links to the previous levels of the pyramid linked therein. We’re now adding players who have left Notre Dame since the conclusion of [...]

By |2021-07-21T09:41:30-04:00July 21st, 2021|Football|20 Comments

How Did This Happen, Volume 11: Intentional Walking John Olerud

This next installment of How Did This Happen was supposed to be about Barry Bonds. My idea was to look at his infamous 2004 season in which Bonds re-broke his own MLB record for intentional walks in a season by 52 and furthered the gap for the most from not-Barry Bonds by an incredible 75 [...]

By |2021-07-19T21:46:14-04:00July 19th, 2021|18S Reads|2 Comments

2001: A Football Odyssey-Everything’s Coming Up Roses

Welcome back to the Odyssey. As always, you can click here to read all parts of the journey covered so far. Last time, we took a look at the Oklahoma State upset over the defending National Champions Oklahoma. The Cowboys win clinched Texas' spot in the Big 12 Championship. Today, we take a look at [...]

By |2021-07-24T23:38:00-04:00July 18th, 2021|18S Reads, Football|0 Comments

2022 Football Recruiting: CB Benjamin Morrison Commits to Notre Dame

Notre Dame's 2022 recruiting class gained its fourth defensive back today when four-star corner Benjamin Morrison announced for the Irish. The 6'0", 172-pound Arizonan caught our attention several months ago when describing his high school, Brophy College Prep, in this interview with 247's Kevin Sinclair (free): “It's hard to explain how one feels about Brophy [...]

By |2021-07-16T08:04:11-04:00July 16th, 2021|Football, Recruiting|7 Comments

Hall of Fame: Ian Book Makes the 18 Stripes Pyramid

Two years we ago we debuted the 18 Stripes Hall of Fame Pyramid for Notre Dame football and its extensive history of wonderful talent. You can read the final rankings from 2019 HERE with links to the previous levels of the pyramid linked therein. We're now adding players who have left Notre Dame since the conclusion of [...]

By |2021-07-14T14:49:19-04:00July 14th, 2021|Football|31 Comments

2022 Football Recruiting: Elite LB Jaylen Sneed Commits to Notre Dame

Notre Dame added arguably the jewel of its 2022 class today when elite linebacker Jaylen Sneed announced for the Irish. The 6'2", 210 pound South Carolinian had a late flirtation with Oregon, reportedly a favorite program of his younger years, but the Irish and particularly defensive coordinator/linebackers coach Marcus Freeman were determined to keep the [...]

By |2021-07-12T19:55:38-04:00July 12th, 2021|Football, Recruiting|16 Comments
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