Sayonara, Pac-12 Network: Stanford Instant Reaction

When this season began, I doubt any Notre Dame fan was too concerned with watching the Pac-12 Network, but this is what you get for losing a couple of games you shouldn't have. Notre Dame sent the Pac-12 Network's football coverage out in predictable fashion Saturday, routing Stanford 56-23, though they took an annoyingly circuitous [...]

By |2023-11-25T23:03:20-05:00November 25th, 2023|18S Reads, Football|1 Comment

Stanford Game Preview: The Bell Tolls for the Pac 12

Some of you may remember that last year I savaged - appropriately, I would say - the Stanford Cardinal in the contemporary game preview post. Stanford came into last year's game 1-4, with the one win coming over FCS Colgate, and allowing 38.5 points per game to FBS opponents. They would finish the season allowing [...]

By |2023-11-24T23:57:17-05:00November 24th, 2023|Football|15 Comments

Wake Forest Game Review: A Satisfying Blowout

Notre Dame came into this Saturday's game against Wake Forest as heavy favorites on Senior Day and after a brief struggle to find momentum eventually put things in cruise control for an easy victory. Back-to-back seasons of at least 8 wins: clinched for Marcus Freeman. The Irish put together a very solid day on offense [...]

By |2023-11-18T22:48:49-05:00November 18th, 2023|Football|45 Comments

Wake Forest Game Preview: Anyone Talking About This?

The tradition of ACC continues with another visit from Wake Forest, feel the excitement emanating from this article. At one point, this looked like an interesting matchup as Sam Hartman faces his old team but the recent struggles by both the Irish and Demon Deacons put a bit of a downer on this Senior Day [...]

By |2023-11-16T22:39:36-05:00November 17th, 2023|Football|8 Comments

The 18 Stripes Top 20 Poll: Making Your Own Adversity

Week 11 of the college football season brought us a near upset for Virginia, the top Dawgs asserting their dominance, Miami dropping their 4th ACC game, Washington holding serve at home, and much more including Michigan's loathing redemption tour exiting Happy Valley without a loss. As always, you can't depend on Penn State to pull [...]

By |2023-11-14T09:53:21-05:00November 14th, 2023|Football|16 Comments

When will Notre Dame join the 21st Century on Offense?

Another week, another bitterly disappointing defeat against a team you can argue Notre Dame had no business losing to. A season that began with dreams of a playoff bid will now culminate in a 2nd or 3rd tier bowl game. The most frustrating aspect of this slide is that the Irish defense has clearly taken [...]

By |2023-11-08T14:03:01-05:00November 8th, 2023|18S Reads, Football|82 Comments

The 18 Stripes Top 20 Poll: Alabama Controlling Their Destiny

The 10th week of college football brought us an impressive offensive performance in Tuscaloosa, the defending champions remaining undefeated and extends their winning streak to 26 games, plus Washington stays atop of the Pac-12 with a big win inside the Coliseum. In the ACC, Florida State has clinched its first league championship game appearance in [...]

By |2023-11-06T12:26:33-05:00November 6th, 2023|Football|4 Comments

The 18 Stripes Top 20 Poll: A Small Playoff Shakeup

Washington continues to look wobbly following the win over Oregon but haven't dropped one since with a couple close calls. The same can't be said for Oklahoma who got rock chalked over the weekend and will need to fight back into the playoff picture. By the way, the first College Football Playoff rankings come out [...]

By |2023-10-31T09:09:14-04:00October 31st, 2023|Football|15 Comments

Pittsburgh Game Review: Simply Not a Problem

Notre Dame came out with a few mistakes offensively then put some adversity behind them to bury the Pitt Panthers on Saturday afternoon in South Bend. The win moves the Irish to 7-2 in Marcus Freeman's second season with the program while lowly Pittsburgh falls down to 2-6 with top 10 ranked Florida State headed [...]

By |2023-10-28T22:37:29-04:00October 28th, 2023|Football|43 Comments
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