Monday, September 3, 2012

Trick Shot Monday is Back -- Only Notre Dame


The Fighting Irish Football Team started a new weekly tradition last year called TRICK SHOT MONDAY -- well today's episode saw Jake Golic  (photo on left) make a remarkable shot...

LINK:  TRICK SHOT MONDAY

Irish Connection -- ND Football in Dublin


The gang at UND.COM produced their first IRISH CONNECTION video of the 125th Anniversary season of Notre Dame Football and you're going to enjoy the view from the sidelines, locker room and all around Dublin...

And, you'll hear a song entitled "WE ARE THE IRISH."

LINK:  IRISH CONNECTION #40

CBS' Replay of Notre Dame vs. Navy


Here's a link to a number of videos hosted on the CBS SPORTS site of their coverage of Notre Dame's 50 - 10 win over Navy Saturday in Dublin. 

LINK:  CBS COVERAGE OF NOTRE DAME vs. NAVY

"Nothing is Wrong with Notre Dame" -- Forde


Yahoo! Sports' national college columnist, Pat Forde -- wrote a story late last week that defended Notre Dame's unwillingness to compromise values for wins.

NOTRE DAME FANS -- THIS IS A MUST READ.

LINK:  HOW DARE NOTRE DAME!

The Irish Sun: A Dame Fine Day at AVIVA


ND GO IRISH BLOG regular Pat McDonough forwarded me a note he received from his daughter Lauren '04 who was in Dublin for Notre Dame's weekend in Ireland.  You'll enjoy the link to a story in the IRISH SUN about Saturday's game that Lauren had forwarded to Pat:

LINK:  A DAME FINE DAY

Crist and Ragone Team Up for Kansas Victory


Dayne Crist '12 and Mike Ragone '12 teamed up for a TD Saturday afternoon in Kansas University's 31 - 17 win over the South Dakota State "Jackrabbits" in the first game in the Charlie Weis '79 era.

Crist completed 47% of his passes (17 for 36) for 169 yards with one TD and one INT -- in front of 46,601 fans in Kansas' home opener (stadium capacity 50,071).

LINK:  GAME STORY

LINK:  BLOG

IRISH TIMES: A Proud Emotional Homecoming


A columnist with Dublin's IRISH TIMES -- wrote a column about Notre Dame's "homecoming" this past weekend -- you'll want to read this!

LINK:  IRISH TIMES

The ESPN Experts Talk ND's Game in Dublin


The folks at ESPN were saying NICE THINGS about the Fighting Irish this weekend -- check that, all of them not named Mark May...

Here's a link:

LINK:  ESPN RECAPS ND'S WIN OVER NAVY

Notre Dame vs. Navy -- Postgame Video


The good folks at Fighting Irish Digital Media were "across the pond" in Ireland for Notre Dame's 50 - 10 win over Navy.  Here's their postgame coverage:

LINK:  POST GAME PRESS CONFERENCE

LINK:  POST GAME CELEBRATION