Saturday, October 24, 2015

Here's the "Game of the Day" for Notre Dame!


It's Utah at USC -- and it's not even close.

If the Trojans can beat Utah this evening -- then the winner of Notre Dame vs. Stanford will become the "Pac 12 Championship" game -- eliminating any PAC 12 team from the Playoff conversation.

Leaving Notre Dame with only FOUR TEAMS in its path to the College Football Playoff.

LINK:  TEAMS IN NOTRE DAME'S WAY

Notre Dame's Depth of Talent on Display!


How many teams ranked in the TOP-25 have lost SEVEN of their top 28 players to SEASON ENDING injuries?

None.  Only Notre Dame...

Here's the list:
  • Jarron Jones -- starting DT, lost for the season in August.  Torn ACL
  • Shaun Crawford -- starting Nickel CB, lost for the season in August.  Torn ACL
  • Tarean Folston -- starting RB, lost for the season in Week 1.  Torn ACL
  • Malik Zaire -- starting QB, lost for the season in Week 2.  Dislocated Ankle
  • Durham Smythe -- starting TE, lost for the season in Week 2.  Torn ACL and Shoulder injury
  • Drew Tranquill -- starting Safety (top Safety replacement), lost for the season in Week 3.  Torn ACL
  • Alex Bars -- starting OG (top OL replacement), lost for the season in Week 6.  Dislocated Ankle

That's a lot of BIG TIME TALENT...

Just goes to show you how well Coach Kelly & Company have recruited and developed the talent here at Notre Dame -- we keep on winning -- and no one is talking about all of these injuries.

Friday, October 23, 2015

Temple Owls: Post Game Media After Win


Here's what Temple's star linebacker Tyler Matakevich and head coach Matt Rhule had to say after last night's win over East Carolina -- the #22 ranked Owls remain undefeated.

LINK:  HEAD COACH

LINK:  MATAKEVICH

Highlights -- #22 Temple Beats East Carolina


Thursday, October 22, 2015

Temple (ND's Next Opponent) on ESPN2 @ 7 PM


If you'd like to learn more about the undefeated and #22 ranked Temple Owls -- Notre Dame's opponent next Saturday night -- here's your chance...

Their game tonight against East Carolina is on ESPN2 beginning at 7 PM ET.

LINK:  TEMPLE HEAD COACH PRESSER

LINK:  TEMPLE PLAYER INTERVIEWS

The "Best Of" ACC's Women's Media Day



You'll see Notre Dame Women's Basketball's Coach McGraw along with Taya Reimer and Lindsay Allen...

Hey Irish Fans -- Adopt My Bulldogs This Week!



Since our Fighting Irish are not playing this Saturday -- I have a team for the Notre Dame Nation to adopt and cheer for this weekend!

The undefeated FERRIS STATE BULLDOGS -- the #3 ranked football team in NCAA Division II -- play the #16 ranked Michigan Tech Huskies this Saturday in a "nationally televised" game at 12:04 PM ET.

The Bulldogs are led by QB Jason Vander Laan -- who's the ALL-TIME LEADING RUSHER IN NCAA HISTORY (any level) for a QB!  Vander Laan has already rushed for 5,218 yards in his 40-game career.

The 6'-4" 244 lb. QB, who won the NCAA Division II "Heisman" last year -- the Harlan Trophy -- is now just 3 TD's away from breaking the all-time NCAA rushing TD record for a QB of 72.

You can watch the Ferris State Bulldogs LIVE at the link below -- beginning at NOON ET this Saturday!

LINK:  FERRIS STATE vs. MICHIGAN TECH

USC's Adoree Jackson on Will Fuller's Speed



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LINK:  "RARE TO SEE A GUY..."

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

ND In Possession of All Six Rivalry Trophies!


The Jeweled Shillelagh Trophy (bottom photo) was returned today -- as USC shipped it back home to Notre Dame!  At this moment -- Notre Dame is in possession of all six of the "rivalry" trophies:
  • USC -- Jeweled Shillelagh Trophy
  • Purdue -- Shillelagh Trophy
  • Michigan State -- Megaphone Trophy
  • Navy --  Rip Miller Trophy
  • Stanford -- Legends Trophy
  • Boston College -- Ireland Trophy


Inside Notre Dame's 41 to 31 Win Over USC


C.J. Prosise on Pace to Smash Rushing Record

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Notre Dame All-Time Single Season Rushing Records:
  • Most Rushing Yards:  1,437  --  Vagas Ferguson
  • Games Rushing for 100 Yards or more:  9  --  Allen Pinkett
  • Most Rushing TD's:  17  --  Allen Pinkett & Vagas Ferguson
  • Rushing Yards Per Game:  130.6 -- Vagas Ferguson

C.J. Prosise Stats after 7 games this season:
  • Rushing Yards:  922
  • Games Rushing for 100 Yards or more:  5
  • Rushing TD's:  11
  • Rushing Yards Per Game: 134.1

Notre Dame Football in Elkhart Monday Night

Monday, October 19, 2015

Dan Patrick Talks Trip to USC vs. Notre Dame






Notre Dame vs. Temple -- Prime Time on ABC


The folks at ABC just announced that Notre Dame's game with Temple at Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field will be played at 8 PM ET -- in PRIME TIME!

Just another prime time tilt for the Fighting Irish.

This will be the 25th out of the last 32 road/neutral site games for Notre Dame that will be played in PRIME TIME -- since 2010.  TV RATINGS!

A Different View -- Top Plays USC vs. ND


USC Week: Inside Notre Dame Football


The Five Teams in Notre Dame's Playoff Path...


If you follow the NDGOIRISH blog you would have seen my post last week where I laid out the five teams in Notre Dame's way of earning one of the four spots in the College Football Playoff.

That's assuming -- Notre Dame runs the table and beats three ranked teams -- ALL ON THE ROAD -- over the last six weeks of the season...

Now, I'm giving one of the four spots to the SEC Champion and I'm giving another spot to the Big Ten Champion -- so, as I see it -- Notre Dame needs to finish ahead of two of the following conference champions:  ACC, Big 12 and Pac 12.

Here are the FIVE TEAMS from these conferences in Notre Dame's way of earning a College Football Playoff spot -- and the ranked teams left on their schedule:

BAYLOR
  • Oklahoma
  • @ Oklahoma State
  • @ TCU

UTAH
  • They do not face a ranked team for the rest of the season

TCU
  • @ Oklahoma State
  • @ Oklahoma
  • Baylor

CLEMSON
  • Florida State

FLORIDA STATE
  • @ Clemson
  • @ Florida

So, here's how it needs to play out:

BAYLOR / TCU -- this needs to happen:
  • We need Baylor and TCU to lose one of their games with Oklahoma and Oklahoma State
  • If only one of the teams loses -- that team needs to win the game between Baylor and TCU on November 27th

UTAH -- this needs to happen:
  • Utah needs to lose one game -- they have these games left on the road;  USC, Washington and Arizona

CLEMSON -- this needs to happen:
  • They need to lose to Florida State

FLORIDA STATE -- this needs to happen:
  • They need to beat Clemson -- then get hammered by Florida when they travel to the Swamp to take on the Gators on November 28th

And, we need STANFORD to keep on winning -- BIG!!!  Setting up our game in Palo Alto on November 28th as our "play-in" game for the College Football Playoff!