A Notre Dame Pep Rally -- Ireland Style!

Folks, the Irish people are going to throw a PEP RALLY unlike anyone has ever seen -- Friday night at Dublin's O2 Arena -- hours before the kick-off of the 125th anniversary season of Notre Dame Football.  It's truly going to be an event to remember!

Here's a link to the video (below) that has been produced to promote the event.  Word on the street is the Pep Rally will be carried on Ireland TV -- with a rumored worldwide TV distribution deal -- with an estimated audience of 40 million.  As more information becomes available for this -- I'll pass on the details.

Think about that...

LINK:  NOTRE DAME:  A WELCOME HOME

Notre Dame's 2012 Shamrock Series Uniform

Here's what Notre Dame's Shamrock Series helmet / uniform combination looks like for their game October 6 against the Miami Hurricanes at Chicago's Soldier Field.

That's Notre Dame All-Americans; Tyler Eifert (80) and Manti Teo (5), modeling the new gear.

ESPN'S Mike Golic Reacts to Rick Reilly...

Former Notre Dame football player, current ND Parent, and co-host of ESPN'S Mike & Mike Show -- took it upon himself to defend his alma mater -- as he responded to Rick Reilly's column from yesterday.

Here's a link to Mike Golic's rant:

LINK:  MIKE GOLIC RANT -- VIDEO

Coach Ara Parseghian's Reunion Speech

This is an impressive man...

Folks, Coach Parseghian is 89 years young -- wait 'til you see this talk!

Legendary Notre Dame head football coach Ara Parseghian was in front of his former players recently and it was caught on tape.  INCREDIBLE!

LINK:  MUST WATCH VIDEO

George Goeddeke Introduces Ara Parseghian

Former Notre Dame football star and AFL All-Pro George Goeddeke -- was given the honor of introducing his "coach" at a Reunion on campus recently -- and his remarks were caught on tape. 

George is quite a man -- we belonged to the same Parish in the Detroit suburbs before my move to South Bend to work for Notre Dame.  He is one of the leaders of St. Patrick Parish and as you'll see in this video -- one of the leaders of the 1966 National Championship team.  Enjoy!

LINK:  GOEDDEKE INTRODUCES PARSEGHIAN

Media Day Begins at 1:20 PM ET -- Thursday!

Media Day, for the 125th edition of the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame, will begin tomorrow (Thursday, August 16) at 1:20 PM ET -- and it will be covered LIVE by the gang at UND.COM. 

One of the highlights will be Coach Kelly's press conference -- where Notre Dame will reveal the uniform they will be wearing at the Shamrock Series game against Miami, on October 6th, at Chicago's Soldier Field.  To watch it LIVE -- click on the link below.

LINK:  MEDIA DAY 2012

Last Clue: ND's Shamrock Series Uniform

This might be the least revealing "swatch" in the bunch.  It appears to be a garment tag...

Notre Dame and Adidas will be unveiling the Shamrock Series uniform tomorrow at their Media Day.  Should be interesting!

Adidas Updates Notre Dame Football Jersey

Notre Dame Football Equipment Manager Ryan Grooms "tweeted" this photo today of the improvements Adidas has made to the ND MONOGRAM on the sleeves of the football jerseys. 

Clue #4: ND's Shamrock Series Uniform

I think I've got this one -- looks like this "swatch" is the front "yoke" of the jersey -- with the word IRISH centered above a number, in a GOLD shiny material, outlined in white on a blue colored jersey...  (top photo).  The jersey, developed by Adidas for Notre Dame's Shamrock Series game against Miami, will be revealed on Thursday this week!

Two Special Days for Notre Dame Football

On Saturday, the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame headed to Diamond Lake for a day of fun, sun, golf, water, food and laughs.  You'll enjoy the video.  And, yesterday -- the IRISH held their annual Faculty/Staff Appreciation practice.  It's a nice event for the on-campus community.

LINK:  DIAMOND LAKE

LINK:  FACULTY / STAFF PRACTICE

Clue #3: ND's Shamrock Series Uniform!

I have to admit, I'm totally confused now...  This is "swatch" #3 (on top) of Adidas' reveal of Notre Dame's Shamrock Series uniform.

ND Football Practice Update: Monday 8/13

The Fighting Irish of Notre Dame held two practices today in "wet" South Bend.  I'm sure Coach Kelly looked at the weather and said "we'll probably see this in Ireland in less than three weeks, let's go outside..."

LINK:  NOTRE DAME PRACTICE

Tim Brown Interview with GamePlan For Life

The team at former Super Bowl Champion Coach Joe Gibbs' Game Plan For Life recently sat down with former Notre Dame Heisman Trophy winner Tim Brown, to talk about standing strong in your faith.  I thought a few of you might enjoy reading this interview:

LINK:  TIM BROWN

Notre Dame Senior Named Sun Bowl Queen!

Rebekah Wierson, a senior at the University of Notre Dame was crowned SUN QUEEN by the Sun Bowl Association. 

Congratulations Rebekah!

LINK:  DOMER NAMED SUN BOWL QUEEN

Two A Days in Two Minutes -- ND STYLE!

The gang at Fighting Irish Digital Media put together a two minute video of what two-a-day practices are like at Notre Dame.  Enjoy!

LINK:  TWO A DAYS AT NOTRE DAME

First Week of NFL Pre-Season: ND UPDATE

Here's a look at what's being said about some of our former Notre Dame football stars who are a few weeks into NFL training camps.  Just click on the player's name for the story:

LINK:  BRADY QUINN -- KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

LINK:  JIMMY CLAUSEN -- CAROLINA PANTHERS

LINK:  KYLE RUDOLPH -- MINNESOTA VIKINGS

LINK:  HARRISON SMITH -- MINNESOTA VIKINGS

LINK:  MICHAEL FLOYD -- ARIZONA CARDINALS

LINK:  JUSTIN TUCK -- NEW YORK GIANTS

LINK:  ROBERT HUGHES -- CHICAGO BEARS

LINK:  TOM ZBIKOWSKI -- INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

LINK:  ANTHONY FASANO -- MIAMI DOLPHINS

Coach Kelly With Media After Practice...

Notre Dame head football coach met with the media after Saturday's practice to talk about the first week of camp -- as the IRISH get ready to travel to IRELAND to play the Naval Academy on September 1st.  Here's a link to the video:

LINK:  COACH KELLY WITH MEDIA

Special Uniforms For These Two Games?

You've got to wonder why NIKE would feel the need to break out SPECIAL UNIFORMS for Virginia Tech's games against Austin Peay and Bowling Green -- yet, they'll do just that this season in two games you probably won't see on television.  Photos above of helmets and a jersey. 

LINK:  BIG GAMES FOR THE HOKIES?

Clue #2: ND's Shamrock Series Uniform

Here's the second "swatch" of material (top photo) from the folks at ADIDAS -- for the uniform they've designed for the FIGHTIN' IRISH in their game on October 6 at Soldier Field against the Miami Hurricanes.  My guess is the the top photo is from the jersey, which will be BLUE with GOLD shoulders on it.  The bottom photo is the first swatch -- which I believe is from the pants or from a muscle shirt that will be worn under the jersey, which would be a huge departure for Notre Dame.  Any guesses?

The entire uniform will be unveiled on August 16.

Golden Tate Subject of Terrell Owens PUNK!

Pete Carroll and Terrell Owens teamed up this past week to PUNK former Notre Dame All-American Golden Tate and his Seattle Seahawks teammates.  As some of you may know, Golden declined to give up his #81 to Terrell Owens -- unless he forked over $81,000.  Don't leave the video early.

LINK:  GOLDEN TATE PUNKED