Friday, July 11, 2014

The "Rumored" Shamrock Series Helmet & Uni


There was a post at the blog UNI-WATCH the other day from an individual who said he was at an Under Armour "photo shoot" for Notre Dame that had this year's Shamrock Series helmet and full uniform being worn by a model.

Now the poster said -- "we were not allowed to take pictures..." -- but, he went on to describe what the 2014 Notre Dame Shamrock Series helmet and uniform would look like.

So, a Notre Dame fan took the description and created the images above -- can't beat the Notre Dame fan base can you!  Please know I don't have a clue as to what this year's Shamrock Series helmet and uniform looks like -- but, like many of you -- I can't wait to see it!

Notre Dame Women's Hoops -- Under Armour


Muffet McGraw's Fighting Irish will practice in style with the new look practice gear that Under Armour is providing Notre Dame...

I like it!

Thursday, July 10, 2014

New York Times Fashion Story on Skylar


The just named WNBA All-Star starter and former Notre Dame All-American is in the news again today...

Special thanks to Maureen Staub '78 (a double-Domer) for alerting me to this story.

LINK:  FASHIONISTA

Photo of Ricky Watters in ND Ceramics Class


He's got a Super Bowl Ring and Five Pro Bowls to his credit -- yet he's back "home" at Notre Dame to get that degree!

NBC's New Notre Dame Sideline Reporter

NBC announced yesterday that Kathryn Tappen will be Alex Flanagan's replacement as the sideline reporter for Notre Dame Football this season.

Tappen will also be working NBC's NHL Live and Football Night in America...

Tappen, a former All-American track runner at Rutgers University, is married to former NHL hockey player Jay Leach. 

You'll find a link to Kathryn's interview of Will Ferrell below...

Welcome Kathryn!

LINK:  FERRELL INTERVIEW

LINK:  NBC ANNOUNCEMENT

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Latest Video From Inside Notre Dame Stadium


As you will see -- the sub-surface for the Field Turf installation at Notre Dame Stadium looks to be complete -- now it's time to start laying down the field...

LINK:  FIELD TURF TIME LAPSE

Notre Dame Football Tickets: On Sale Thursday

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If you're still looking to go to a Notre Dame Football game this season -- tomorrow's your chance!

Beginning at 6 PM ET -- Thursday, July 10th -- single game tickets go on sale at UND.COM only!

Beginning at 8:30 AM ET -- Friday, July 11th -- you can buy them by calling the Notre Dame Ticket Office (574-631-7356) -- or, by visiting the Ticket Office in person.

Here are the games that still have tickets available for sale:
  • Rice
  • Northwestern
  • Louisville
  • Purdue  (Lucas Oil Stadium -- Indianapolis)
  • Stanford

LINK:  BUY YOUR TICKETS ONLINE HERE!

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Will Jimmy Clausen Stick With the Bears?


Former Notre Dame QB Jimmy Clausen is one of three QB's on the Chicago Bears' roster -- looking to earn the "back-up" role to Jay Cutler this fall.  Here's the latest from Chicago on the QB battle:

LINK:  CLAUSEN IN A BATTLE

Monday, July 7, 2014

Domer Turner a Finalist For Gatorade Award


Incoming Notre Dame student-athlete Brianna Turner (she's already enrolled in the Summer Semester at ND) is a finalist for the Gatorade Athlete of the Year which will be announced July 15th in Los Angeles at the ESPYS.

Brianna is the #1 ranked incoming women's college basketball player, the MVP of the most recent McDonald's All American Game and the reigning Gatorade Women's High School Basketball Player of the Year.

Here's the story:

LINK:  BRIANNA

Sunday, July 6, 2014

Trade Keeps Samardzija from All-Star Game!


It was just announced that Jeff Samardzija was selected to play for the National League in the upcoming All-Star game.  However, his trade from the Chicago Cubs to the Oakland A's will keep him out of the game...

I'm sure Cubs' fans are happy about this.

LINK:  SAMARDZIJA -- A TRADED ALL-STAR

Hey A's Fans It's: S-A-M-A-R-D-Z-I-J-A !!!


Got to love this sign hanging from the upper deck at Oakland's Coliseum today for Jeff Samardzija's first start for the A's...

The big trade looks pretty good right now!

Jeff pitched 7 innings giving up 1 run, 4 hits while striking out 5 in the A's 4-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays -- winning his American League debut.

LINK:  SAMARDZIJA WINS A'S DEBUT

A New Look for Jeff Samardzija in Oakland


His hair and mustache would have fit in nicely with the Oakland A's of yesteryear -- Rollie Fingers, Dennis Eckersley, Coco Crisp, etc.

Former Notre Dame All-American wide receiver Jeff Samardzija has found a new home with the Oakland Athletics -- after the big July 4th trade which sent him to the west coast from the Chicago Cubs.

Here's a photo of Jeff in the Oakland A's dugout last night -- along with photos of former A's; Crisp, Eckersley and Fingers.

Samardzija gets the start today for the A's in their game against the Toronto Blue Jays -- first pitch at 4:05 PM ET -- I'll have the results when the game is over.

LINK:  STARTING TODAY

Under Armour Displays at ND's Bookstore


I've been shopping at the Notre Dame Hammes Bookstore for as long as I can remember -- yet, I saw something I've never seen before in a display on this campus...

GOLD MANNEQUINS

Leave it to Under Armour to think of this -- brilliant!

Saturday, July 5, 2014

I Forgot the Plays Everett Golson Makes...


What a difference a QB who can run and throw in Brian Kelly's offense makes...

Prediction:  This will be the most dynamic offense at Notre Dame in the last 20 years!

Can't wait to see #5 back taking snaps for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish!

LINK:  EVERETT GOLSON

Notre Dame's Everett Golson At Elite 11 Camp


Notre Dame QB Everett Golson is out in Oregon this week to serve as a counselor for the Elite 11 QB camp. 

Here's a photo of Everett along with QB guru coach George Whitfield, Connor Cook (Michigan State QB) and David Webb (Texas Tech QB).

OT: A "Gray" Colored Football Field for EMU


Don't adjust your television...

LINK:  EASTERN MICHIGAN'S NEW FIELD

Carlos Calabrese Awaits Call From NFL Teams


Former Notre Dame linebacker Carlos Calabrese is back home in New Jersey -- working out and awaiting a phone call from a NFL team.  Calabrese had a rookie tryout with the Cleveland Browns but they chose not to offer him a contract.

Here's the story:

LINK:  CALABRESE

Dan Fox Turning Heads in NY Giants Camp

Found this article this morning -- I sure hope this young man makes the New York "Football" Giants team!

LINK:  FOX

Missed This: Cardinals' Troy Niklas Injured


Former Notre Dame student-athlete Troy Niklas broke his right hand at practice (photo above) a couple of weeks ago...

LINK:  BROKEN HAND

Domer Besler -- Soccer's Hottest Commodity

Former Notre Dame All-American Matt Besler '09 is now the target of soccer clubs all over the world.  The defenseman played brilliantly for the US National Team at the 2014 World Cup and teams have taken notice.

Here's the story:

LINK:  BESLER

Friday, July 4, 2014

Samardzija Traded to First Place Athletics!


Former Notre Dame All-American wide receiver Jeff Samardzija has apparently been traded this evening from the Chicago Cubs to the first place Oakland Athletics.

LINK:  SHARK TRADED

Must Read Story About a Boy and Notre Dame


Notre Dame fans -- you're going to want to read this story...

That's wide receiver Corey Robinson (San Antonio, TX) and offensive lineman Steve Elmer (Midland, MI) in the photo above.

LINK:  HOW NOTRE DAME HELPED MY SON

Thursday, July 3, 2014

Notre Dame Fans: Here's the Field Turf Story


I thought the Fighting Irish fan base would enjoy learning a little more about the new playing surface being installed inside Notre Dame Stadium. 

Here's the Field Turf promotional video followed by a short video that tells the story about how field turf drains water -- interesting stuff here...

LINK:  FIELD TURF PROMO VIDEO

LINK:  KEEPING THE SURFACE DRY

LINK:  COMPANY WEBSITE

OT: Baylor's New Stadium Field Turf Installation


As you can see in this photo -- the field turf is being laid directly over top of the stone surface -- here at Baylor's brand new football stadium.

A photo of the progress inside Notre Dame Stadium (see post) shows a stone covered playing surface -- the actual turf installation must not be far off!


Know Thy Opponent: First Look at Rice Owls


Here's a USA Today story on Notre Dame's first opponent of the 2014 season -- the Rice Owls.

Not many "top tier" college football programs schedule an opening game with a team coming off of a TEN WIN season -- yet, that's the case with the Irish home opener with Rice.  The Owls went 10 - 3 last season.

LINK:  RICE OWLS

This Is the Package Under Armour Is Using...


Over the past few days -- Under Armour has sent out a "gold" case out to influencers announcing the official start of their relationship with Notre Dame -- here is what it looks like.



Latest Photo Taken From Notre Dame Stadium


The new field turf installation keeps humming along inside Notre Dame Stadium.  As you can see a layer of stone now resides over top of the drainage system...

The first game against Rice is now only 59 days away!

Must Read Story: Domer Mark Green '89

Notre Dame fans will remember former student-athlete Mark Green '89, who played running back during the Holtz era for the Fighting Irish. 

His is a story the Notre Dame Football staff will want to share with a number of the top high school football players (and their families) in the country...

LINK:  MARK GREEN

Under Armour Market Cap Up $3.9 Billion!


On January 21, 2014 the University of Notre Dame and Under Armour announced the largest shoe and apparel contract in the history of collegiate athletics.  At the time -- Under Armour's market cap was $8.96 Billion.

Fast forward 164 days later...

Under Armour's market cap is now $12.89 Billion -- an increase of 43.5% since the Notre Dame announcement.

Texas A&M's Kevin Sumlin a Notre Dame Fan

This photo was making the rounds on Twitter the last few days.  It shows former Notre Dame running back Vagas Ferguson with three young Fighting Irish fans...

Well, the young man in the Notre Dame sweatshirt on the left is none other than the head football coach for the Texas A&M Aggies -- Kevin Sumlin.

Sumlin grew up in Indiana...

Wednesday, July 2, 2014

ND Single Game Tickets Go On Sale July 10th


If you're looking to go to a Notre Dame Football game this season -- here's your last chance!

The un-sold single game tickets go on sale Thursday, July 10th at 6 PM ET -- click on the link below.

LINK:  NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL TICKETS

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Notre Dame Licensee Tag on Michigan Gear


You can't make this up -- either Adidas is trying to save money by recycling Notre Dame stuff -- or, merchandise isn't selling well in Ann Arbor and they needed a little help...

Someone is going to hear about this.

Shamrock Series Helmet Design -- TEASE!


Ryan Grooms and the Notre Dame Football Equipment staff know how to "tease" their audience.

Grooms "tweeted" this photo today -- obviously, the 2014 SHAMROCK SERIES HELMET has been designed and it's in this box.

You can follow Ryan on Twitter @NDFBEquipment

Notre Dame Football -- The Official Football


The Notre Dame Football Equipment staff is busy this week getting all of the Under Armour gear set-up for the upcoming season.  One of the shipments that arrived is the official Wilson Notre Dame footballs...

Got To Love These Notre Dame Football Shoes!


The Under Armour "effect" has come to Notre Dame...

Be The First To Own Notre Dame Under Armour


Here's where you can buy the Notre Dame / Under Armour stuff...

LINK:  UNDER ARMOUR SITE

LINK:  NOTRE DAME HAMMES BOOKSTORE SITE

Fun Begins for Notre Dame's Equipment Staff


The boxes came rolling into campus yesterday -- as the historic Notre Dame / Under Armour deal commenced this morning.  Here's a photo of just a "few" of the boxes of new shoes, apparel and gear that the Notre Dame Football team will be wearing this summer and fall.

Notre Dame & Under Armour -- DAY #1 !!!


The most lucrative shoe and apparel deal in college sports history kicked off last night at midnight despite TORNADO WARNINGS in the area of Notre Dame's campus -- crazy!

Here's a photo of the Notre Dame fans who wanted to be the FIRST to wear the new gear from Under Armour.

Storm Rips Through Notre Dame Last Night


Here is a photo of a downed tree this morning on Notre Dame Avenue that temporarily closed the entrance to campus. The on-campus nine-hole golf course took a major beating from the storm as did Cedar Grove Cemetery. 

The Michiana area took a big hit last night as winds upwards of 80 mph ripped through the area.  Here's a couple of links to photos of the storm damage in the South Bend area:

LINK:  STORM DAMAGE

LINK:  MORE PHOTOS OF DAMAGE

Monday, June 30, 2014

Under Armour Era Begins at Midnight Tonight!


The most valuable shoe and apparel contract in the history of college sports -- begins at midnight tonight.

The University of Notre Dame and Under Armour's ten year relationship kicks-off this evening with an unveiling party at the Leep Varsity Shop located inside Purcell Pavilion.  Fans are expected to be lining up in the next couple of hours -- weather permitting!

LINK:  REVEAL PARTY AT NOTRE DAME