Sunday, November 29, 2015

"Tight End U" Became "Tight End FEW" in 2015


As in few catches (17), few yards (204) and ONE TOUCHDOWN for the entire 2015 season. 

What happened to the home of; Casper, MacAfee, Bavaro, Mastzak, Hunter, Brown, Holohan, Fasano, Smith, Carlson, Rudolph, Eifert, etc. ???

Notre Dame never sees this type of production -- for the season -- from the Tight End position:
  • Alize Jones:  11 catches for 166 yards 
  • Nic Weishar:  3 catches for 19 yards
  • Durham Smythe:  2 catches for 13 yards and 1 TD (fake field goal)
  • Chase Hounshell 1 catch for 6 yards

Here's Stanford's production out of their Tight End position (last night) against Notre Dame:
  • 9 catches for 174 yards and 2 TD's

If you want to point to a telling stat for the season -- especially when you look at Notre Dame's inability to score TD's in the Red Zone -- it was SIX total points out of the TE position (which came on a fake field goal).

ESPN Interviews McCaffrey After Win Over ND


Replay: Sanders' 93 Yard Kick-Off Return TD


Replay: Will Fuller's 73 Yard Touchdown Catch


Replay: Josh Adams' 62 Yard Touchdown Run


Game Highlights: Stanford 38 - Notre Dame 36


Saturday, November 28, 2015

Are the Fighting Irish Peach Bowl Bound?

I just saw a bowl game prediction that would have Notre Dame playing Florida State in the Peach Bowl -- on New Year's Eve in Atlanta, GA.

Other bowl options:
  • Fiesta Bowl vs. Ohio State
  • Tax Slayer Bowl vs. Mississippi State

Notre Dame Arrives at Stanford Stadium



South Bend's FOX 28 Report from Palo Alto, CA

WNDU-TV Report from Palo Alto, CA


A Domer's Son -- Playing QB at Stanford Today


Kevin Hogan, Stanford's QB -- is a son of Notre Dame.   His dad, who died this past December from cancer, was a Domer as are dozens of other family members.

Here's a Mercury News story about Kevin and ND...

LINK:  A SON OF NOTRE DAME

Stanford's McCaffrey Talks Notre Dame Game


"Don't Blame Notre Dame's Independence..."


Thought you'd enjoy reading this Yahoo! Sports story...

LINK:  YAHOO! SPORTS

Thursday, November 26, 2015

Happy Thanksgiving from Notre Dame!


8FOR8 at Notre Dame:  We gave 8 incoming Notre Dame students a GoPro camera to capture their first 8 weeks of college...


The Phone Call:  A Notre Dame student talks about the "greatest moment" of her life.


This is Home:  A freshman student opens up about her life and the home she's found at Notre Dame.


Halfway Around the World:  A freshman student from China talks about the gift of his Notre Dame education.