Saturday, October 31, 2015

DeShone Kizer's 79 Yard Touchdown Run!



Sophomore, first-year starter DeShone Kizer led the Irish with 342 yards of total offense -- 299 yard passing / 143 yards rushing!

The 79 yard run is the 2nd longest run by a ND QB from scrimmage in history!

Kizer to Fuller -- Game Winning Touchdown!


KeiVarae's Late Interception Seals Irish Victory!



Notre Dame beats Temple 24 - 20 in Philly tonight.

Reigning ACC Champs -- Back to Work Friday!



The three freshmen; Pflueger, Ryan and Burns -- all made their first college field goal attempts last night -- A THREE, A THREE and a TWO!

OT: New Zealand's "All Blacks" Haka Dance



I watched them do this on NBC before the start of the Rugby World Cup Final today against Australia -- WOW!

Phil Steele Makes His "Best Bet" Pick on ESPN


Let's Take a Look at Temple's Football Schedule


Since we have all day to worry about this game -- allow me to shed some light on the undefeated Owls and the "great" defense we will be playing this evening...

Here's a look at who Temple has played so far -- and the offensive rankings of each team.  For a point of comparison -- here's how ND ranks (against all 128 teams in FBS):
  • Rushing Rank:  #15
  • Passing Rank:  #33
  • Offensive Rank:  #17

Penn State
  • Temple 27 -- Penn State 10
  • Penn State's record: 6 - 2
  • Penn State Rushing Rank:  #82
  • Penn State Passing Rank:  #92
  • Penn State Offensive Rank: #111

Cincinnati
  • Temple 34 -- Cincinnati 26
  • Cincinnati's record: 4 - 3
  • Cincinnati's Rushing Rank:  #34
  • Cincinnati's Passing Rank:  #8
  • Cincinnati's Offensive Rank: #7

UMASS
  • Temple 25 -- UMASS 23
  • UMASS's record: 1 - 6
  • UMASS's Rushing Rank:  #120
  • UMASS's Passing Rank:  #24
  • UMASS's Offensive Rank:  #50

Charlotte
  • Temple 37 -- Charlotte 3
  • Charlotte's record: 3 - 5
  • Charlotte's Rushing Rank:  #58
  • Charlotte's Passing Rank:  #112
  • Charlotte's Offensive Rank:  #104

Tulane
  • Temple 49 -- Tulane 10
  • Tulane's record: 3 - 4
  • Tulane's Rushing Rank:  #122
  • Tulane's Passing Rank:  #84
  • Tulane's Offensive Rank: #122

UCF
  • Temple 30 -- UCF 16
  • UCF's record: 0 - 8
  • UCF's Rushing Rank:  #128
  • UCF's Passing Rank:  #90
  • UCF's Offensive Rank: #128

East Carolina 
  • Temple 24 -- East Carolina 14
  • East Carolina's record: 4 - 4
  • East Carolina's Rushing Rank:  #96
  • East Carolina's Passing Rank:  #29
  • East Carolina's Offensive Rank:  #55


NOTE:  When you look at Penn State vs. Cincinnati -- this might be the best argument ever that Defense is more important than Offense -- or, you need to play a BIG TEN schedule...

Brian Kelly on ESPN GameDay This Morning



This was obviously filmed last night when the Fighting Irish did their "shake-out."

Temple Coach on ESPN This Morning


Temple Fans Get Up Early Today for GameDay


   

Friday, October 30, 2015

Photos of ND's Locker Room @ The "Linc"


Here's Notre Dame's locker room set up for tomorrow night's PRIME TIME game with Temple at Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field. 

Courtesy of @NDFBEquipment -- follow Ryan Grooms on Twitter!

ESPN Anchor Returns Home to Temple


   

Rece Davis and Lee Corso Talk GameDay


   

Philly Excited to Host College GameDay Show


   

Temple Owls Host Pep Rally This Afternoon


Here's a look at Temple's celebration this afternoon in Philadelphia...

LINK:  TEMPLE PEP RALLY

Notre Dame Football's Arrival to Philadelphia



ESPN's Rece Davis Talks ND vs. Temple


ESPN Story: Philly Native Will Fuller


Thought you'd like to read this story written by ESPN's Notre Dame beat writer Matt Fortuna...

LINK:  WILL FULLER

ESPN: Can Temple Upset Notre Dame?


Jack Swarbrick Show: Muffet McGraw Interview


Thursday, October 29, 2015

Domer Joe Montana in California Tourism Ad


Halloween: Brady Quinn's Niece and Nephew


Got to love this!  Former Notre Dame All-American Brady Quinn's niece and nephew dressed as Hillary and "The Donald" for a Halloween party... 

FYI: Brady's sister Laura is married to A.J. Hawk, linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals.  That's "Mom & Dad" in the photo below.

 

Temple Week: Coach Kelly Thursday Presser


OT: Our Kids Kara & Conor's Dog and Pumpkin!


Our daughter Kara and son-in-law Conor adopted Bailey as a puppy a little more than a year ago.  She is the most pampered pup in America...

This photo was a team effort -- Kara "styled" Bailey and Conor carved her face on the pumpkin.

Happy Halloween!

ACC Media Day -- Zach Auguste Presser


Here is Notre Dame student-athlete Zach Auguste in front of the media assembled in Greensboro, NC yesterday at the ACC Media Day...

LINK:  ZACH AUGUSTE

ACC Media Day: Demetrius Jackson Presser


Here is Notre Dame student-athlete Demetrius Jackson in front of the media yesterday at the ACC Media Day...

LINK:  DEMETRIUS JACKSON

ACC Media Day: Mike Brey's Media Session


The reigning ACC Coach of the Year Mike Brey -- stood in front of the media yesterday to talk about this year's Fighting Irish...

LINK:  MIKE BREY

Coach Brey Goes "Nae Nae" at ACC Media Day


OT: Now This is a Creative Way to Get Attention


Nice Story on Notre Dame's Leprechaun


Found this story at Sports Illustrated's Campus Rush...

LINK:  NOTRE DAME LEPRECHAUN

Matich & McShay Talk Notre Dame vs. Temple


Kirk Herbstreit Talks Notre Dame vs. Temple


ESPN's Chris Low Picks ND vs. Temple Winner


The Four Horsemen Shall Ride Again...


Jerian Grant -- Off to a Good Start in NYC!


Here's a nice story about former Notre Dame All-American Jerian Grant and his relationship with NBA veteran and New York Knick teammate Jose Calderon.

Jerian made his NBA debut last night against the Milwaukee Bucks and produced these numbers in 24 minutes of action in the Knicks 122 - 97 road win:
  • 10 points
  • 5 assists  (tied for most on the team)
  • 3 steals

GREAT START!!!

FYI:  Pat Connaughton did not see action in the Portland Trail Blazers' opening game loss to the New Orleans Pelicans.

LINK:  SOAKING IN ADVICE