It's Notre Dame GameDay -- In NYC!

Here's what's planned for Notre Dame fans today in New York City.  Please note that if the gang at UND.COM covers any of these events -- I will be sure to provide you links -- so please keep checking back to the ND GO IRISH BLOG as the day moves along towards the 7:30 PM EST kick-off!

7:00 AM:  Tune in to NBC's Today Show -- I'm just guessing that the Today Show will spend a pretty good period of time this morning promoting their PRIMETIME telecast tonight between the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame and the Black Knights of Army at Yankee Stadium.  And, I suspect Notre Dame fans will "take over" the plaza outside the Today Show's studio in Rockfeller Center -- so look for the Irish when they do their "remotes" from the plaza.  The Today Show runs until 10:00 AM.

10:30 AM:  Notre Dame Mass @ St. Patrick's Cathedral.  University of Notre Dame President, Rev. John Jenkins -- will preside over Mass at this Catholic landmark in Midtown Manhattan.

12:00 PM:  The Band of the Fighting Irish's traditional "Concert on the Steps" @ Times Square!  The greatest college marching band in the land will set up on the "steps" in Duffy Square in the middle of New York City's Times Square.  This should be a "must see" for all Notre Dame fans in NYC today!

1:30 PM:  Game Day in NYC Tailgate Party @ Sheraton Hotel & Towers.  This event is already sold-out.  It runs until 6 PM.

4:00 PM:  UND.COM's exclusive pre-game coverage begins -- LIVE from Yankee Stadium.  Just click on this link and get ready for the big game!

LINK:  UND.COM'S LIVE PRE-GAME SHOW FROM YANKEE STADIUM

Please note:  It's been rumored that The Band of the Fighting Irish (all 390 of them) will be taking the Subway from Grand Central Station up to Yankee Stadium.  And, it's also been rumored that the subway cars they'll be riding in -- have been "wrapped" in a design celebrating Notre Dame's famed "Subway Alumni."  Now, I haven't been able to confirm this -- but, those of you in NYC for the game, you may want to ask around to see what the Band's plans are for getting to Yankee Stadium.

5:00 PM:  Notre Dame "Young Alumni" Event @ Billy's Sports Bar next to Yankee Stadium.  This should be a "hopping place" before game time!

7:00 PM:  NBC's Prime Time telecast of the Notre Dame vs. Army game begins.  The pre-game ceremonies are expected to be quite special -- with former Heisman Trophy Winners from Notre Dame and Army on the field for the coin toss to be joined by a member of the late George Steinbrenner's family.  And, the Army's "Black Knights Parachute Team" is expected to make a "grand entrance" into Yankee Stadium.  See the link below to one of NBC's best ever "tune in" promotional spots for today's game.  THIS WILL GET YOU FIRED UP FOR TONIGHT!

LINK:  NBC'S "TUNE IN" PROMO SPOT FOR PRIMETIME GAME @ YANKEE STADIUM

7:30 PM:  Kick-off of the first football game ever in the new Yankee Stadium -- between the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame and the Black Knights of Army.  It's the 50th meeting between these two teams with Notre Dame holding  a 38-7-4 edge in the series.

10:00 PM:  UND.COM will be broadcasting a LIVE post-game show from Yankee Stadium as will the gang at NBC's Notre Dame Central.  See Brian Kelly's press conference and Notre Dame player interviews.  Here are the links to these two sites:

LINK:  UND.COM'S POST GAME SHOW FROM YANKEE STADIUM

LINK:  NBC'S NOTRE DAME CENTRAL POST GAME SHOW

Notre Dame "Rings" NASDAQ's Closing Bell!

The University of Notre Dame had the honor of "ringing" NASDAQ's closing bell this afternoon from their MarketSite location in Times Square.  By the way -- NASDAQ closed today at 2518.72 -- up 3.72 pts. over yesterday's close.  Here's the video:

LINK:  ND "RINGS" NASDAQ'S CLOSING BELL

Photos From Notre Dame Pep Rally in NYC!

Here's three photos "tweeted" by @fightingirishff from tonight's Notre Dame Pep Rally at New York City's Lincoln Center.  Photo #1 is of Notre Dame Head Football Coach, Brian Kelly.  Photo #2 is of Notre Dame Nose Tackle, Ian Williams and Photo #3 is of Notre Dame Tight End, Kyle Rudolph.  Here's a link to the Pep Rally video:

LINK:  NOTRE DAME PEP RALLY @ LINCOLN CENTER!

First Photo "Tweeted" From ND Pep Rally

The University of Notre Dame is holding a Pep Rally -- as I post this -- at New York City's Lincoln Center.  This photo was "tweeted" by Brian Hamilton -- Notre Dame beat writer from the Chicago Tribune.  Brian says it's a photo of former Irish football player and now New York Giant -- Justin Tuck, on the Pep Rally stage.

LINK:  NOTRE DAME PEP RALLY @ LINCOLN CENTER!

Team Photo "Tweeted" From Yankee Stadium

One of the producer's of NBC's telecast of Notre Dame Football -- "tweeted" this photo of a group shot of the Notre Dame Football Team taken this afternoon during the Irish's "walk through" at Yankee Stadium.

LINK:  NOTRE DAME'S "WALK THROUGH" @ YANKEE STADIUM

NBC's Alex Flanagan w/ ND's Starting OT's

NBC Sideline reporter, Alex Flanagan -- is flanked in this photograph from Yankee Stadium -- by Notre Dame's starting offensive tackles.  Taylor Dever #75 is on the left and Zach Martin #70 on the right.

NBC's Alex Flanagan's "Tweet Pic" of Irish...

During the University of Notre Dame football team's "walk through" at Yankee Stadium this afternoon -- the Notre Dame Athletic Department arranged for a highlight video from this season -- to play on the Yankee's 110' Jumbotron video screen.  While the video was playing, NBC's sideline reporter for ND Football -- Alex Flanagan, took this photo and "tweeted' it.

It's Notre Dame Friday -- In New York City!

The good folks at UND.COM have their entire crew in NYC this weekend to cover Notre Dame's "imprint" on the Big Apple.  Trust me, Notre Dame is the only school in America that could pull all of this off.  Here are the links to all of the Notre Dame events (ND Football Luncheon, Team "Walk Through" at Yankee Stadium, Ringing Closing Bell @ NASDAQ, Pep Rally, etc) in New York City today.  Enjoy!

LINK:  REGIS PHILBIN TALKS ND

LINK:  BRIAN KELLY WITH REGIS PHILBIN

LINK:  HEISMAN TROPHY WINNERS; LUJACK & DAWKINS 

LINK:  IRISH "WALK THROUGH" @ YANKEE STADIUM!

LINK:  NOTRE DAME "RINGING" THE CLOSING BELL @ NASDAQ!

LINK:  NOTRE DAME PEP RALLY @ LINCOLN CENTER!

Manti Teo & Brian Smith -- Yankee Stadium

Thought you would enjoy this photo just "tweeted" by Notre Dame senior linebacker Brian Smith.  That's him standing next to Manti Teo -- in that cool ND Yankee pinstripes hat!

LINK:  ND'S "WALK THROUGH" @ YANKEE STADIUM

ND's Player's "Tweet Pic" From Locker Room

This is a photo just "tweeted" from University of Notre Dame football player -- Gary Gray.  Gray, a starting cornerback for the Irish, took this photo in front of the Yankee Stadium locker he was assigned for tomorrow's game -- which just happens to be the New York Yankee's Alex Rodriquez's locker during the baseball season.  Notre Dame's freshman QB -- Tommy Rees was assigned Yankee Captain, Derek Jeter's locker!

LINK:  NOTRE DAME'S "WALK THROUGH" @ YANKEE STADIUM!

ND Player's "Tweet Pic" From Yankee Stadium

Here's the first photo "tweeted" from Notre Dame's "walk through" at Yankee Stadium this afternoon.  This photo is courtesy of Chris Stewart -- ND's 6'-5" 352 lb. OG who's a law student.  That's Ian Williams in the background.

LINK:  ND'S "WALK THROUGH" @ YANKEE STADIUM

Dan Patrick's Interview of Brian Kelly

University of Notre Dame Head Football Coach -- Brian Kelly was a guest on the Dan Patrick Radio Show today.  Patrick asked Coach Kelly about; Declan Sullivan, recruiting, expectations, etc.  Here's a link:

LINK:  BRIAN KELLY w/ DAN PATRICK

WSJ: Catholic Schools Do A Better Job...

Mark Yost, the author of "Varsity Green: A Behind the Scenes Look at Culture and Corruption in College Athletics." penned an opinion piece in today's Wall Street Journal about how Catholic universities do a better job of graduating its athletes.  Notre Dame is sited in the article.  A ND GO IRISH BLOG thank you to Bob Scheuer for forwarding this article to me.  Here's the link:

LINK:  CATHOLIC SCHOOLS GRADUATE THEIR STUDENT ATHLETES

Coach Kelly's Thursday Press Conference

Notre Dame Head Football Coach, Brian Kelly -- met with the media last night for the last time before Saturday night's game versus Army at Yankee Stadium.  Here's a link to the press conference:

LINK:  COACH BRIAN KELLY TALKING ARMY GAME

Fighting Irish Football Team's Charter to NYC!

Notre Dame starting corner back -- Gary Gray, just "tweeted" this photo of the Irish boarding their charter flight to NYC.

Wrigley Field's -- End Zone Malfunction!

This Saturday, two American landmark sports stadiums will be hosting college football games -- Yankee Stadium and Wrigley Field.  Unfortunately - the game being played at Wrigley Field -- will be a ONE WAY ONLY game.  You can't make this up!  Officials have determined that the close proximity of Wrigley's famous ivy covered outfield wall (photo on left) is too close for comfort -- so Northwestern and Illinois will not be allowed to use that end zone.  This will be talked about for years...  (Note how they attached the goal posts to the outfield wall)  There goes the Big Ten's effort to top ND in NYC.   Here's two links to the breaking news on THE END ZONE -- THAT ISN'T:


LINK:  WRIGLEY'S ATTEMPT AT FOOTBALL

LINK:  ESPN'S SPORTS CENTER: BREAKING NEWS STORY

Photo Of The Day: Babe Ruth in a ND Jersey!

Here's a photo of Babe Ruth wearing a Notre Dame football jersey at an event promoting the Notre Dame vs. USC game at Solider Field in 1927.  Thought it was appropriate since the Irish are playing tomorrow in the New York Yankees "New House -- that Ruth Didn't Build."

Lou's Lads Meet in NYC Last Night!

A number of former Notre Dame football players who played for Coach Lou Holtz -- met last night with Coach Holtz at Cipriani's in New York City.  They've formed a foundation back in 2008 called "Lou's Lads" to endow a scholarship at the University of Notre Dame -- and last night's event raised a significant amount of money for the foundation.  Here's a link to "Lou's Lads" website:

LINK:  LOU'S LADS

Today's Media Coverage of ND vs. ARMY

The media capital of the world will be setting its sites on the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame over the next 48 hours -- as the Irish play the Black Knights of Army in the first football game in the new Yankee Stadium.  Here's a few of todays' stories:

LINK:  NEW YORK POST

LINK:  USA TODAY

LINK:  NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

LINK:  ESPN BLOG

LINK:  THE JOURNAL NEWS

LINK:  NEWSDAY

LINK:  NEW YORK DAILY NEWS -- STORY #2

LINK:  JOURNAL GAZETTE

LINK:  SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE

Today's Notre Dame Events In New York City!

Here's what's planned for Notre Dame fans today in New York City -- please note that the gang at UND.COM will be covering these events and will be posting their coverage later.  I will be sure to provide you links -- so please keep checking back to the ND GO IRISH BLOG as the day moves along.

9:00 AM:  Tune in to Live! with Regis & Kelly -- I'm just guessing that Regis will be talking about his Notre Dame weekend!  UPDATE:  Those of you living on the west coast -- you'll want to watch Regis's show this morning.  The Leprechaun, Coach Brian Kelly's wife and a crowd full of Notre Dame fans get in the action.

11:30 AM:  Friday Football Luncheon @ Marriott Marquis in Times Square -- Regis Philbin '53 will be the host and his guests are:  Notre Dame Football Coach Brian Kelly and Heisman Trophy Winners; Johnny Lujack (Notre Dame) and Pete Dawkins (Army).

3:50 PM:  Notre Dame rings NASDAQ's Closing Bell in Times Square -- The Notre Dame Cheerleaders, Leprechaun and ND administration will be in attendance.

5:30 PM:  Notre Dame Pep Rally @ Lincoln Center -- Coach Brian Kelly will be joined by Kyle Rudolph and Ian Williams (who will be representing the team) -- The Band of the Fighting Irish, ND Cheerleaders and Leprechaun -- and I'm guessing a few surprise guests.

WE'LL POST LINKS TO UND.COM'S COVERAGE ASAP!