Notre Dame Basketball Media Day Coverage

The University of Notre Dame Men's & Women's Basketball teams had their Media Days today at Purcell Pavillion.  Here's a couple of links to Mike Brey and Muffet McGraw's press conferences:

LINK:  MIKE BREY MEETS WITH MEDIA

LINK:  MUFFET MCGRAW MEETS WITH MEDIA

Western Michigan University Is Up Next!

The Fighting Irish will be playing a new foe this Saturday when the Broncos of Western Michigan University from the Mid-American Conference visits Notre Dame Stadium.  It's the first time a Mid American Conference school has ever played a football game at Notre Dame.  And, the good folks from Kalamazoo "GET" what it means to play the Irish.  Here's what one of their linebackers had to say on Saturday:

“It’s one thing to play at Michigan, which has great tradition,” Broncos junior linebacker Mitch Zajac said. “It’s one thing to play at Michigan State, which is the same kind of deal. But Notre Dame ... everybody knows Notre Dame, everybody respects Notre Dame, everybody’s seen ‘Rudy’. There’s just a whole new aspect to it.”


And, here's a link to Western Michigan University's Coach, Bill Cubit -- in an interview he gave back in August to WZZM about the Broncos playing Notre Dame:

LINK:  PLAYING A GAME AT NOTRE DAME STADIUM

Irish Basketball -- Media Day

The University of Notre Dame's Men's & Women's Basketball teams are conducting their annual Media Day today -- at Purcell Pavillion.  One of the changes already reported is the new women's basketball jersey with their names "underneath" the number.  Here's a photo of Irish forward Devereaux Peters sporting the new jersey.  Photo was just tweeted by @eTruth_Irish (Ben Ford) -- thanks Ben!  Here's a link to the ETruth website:

LINK:  ETRUTH WEBSITE

PHOTO OF THE DAY: Concert On The Steps

Every Game Day at Notre Dame, ninety-minutes before kick-off, the Band of the Fighting Irish performs for thousands in front of Bond Hall.  Here's a photo from this past Saturday's performance -- courtesy of the gang at GAMEDAY.ND.EDU

Irish to Wear New Adidas Football Jersey

Notre Dame and Adidas announced today that the Irish football team will wear new TECHFIT jerseys beginning this Saturday against Western Michigan.   Adidas claims these jerseys feature "a ground-breaking compression fit" and weight "30 percent lighter than standard football jerseys."  Adidas goes on to brag that these jerseys will provide the Irish with "a streamlined fit, new fabric, reduced seams and an ultra-lightweight name and numbering system. In addition, the Notre Dame TECHFIT jersey keeps players cool with integrated ventilation zones and moisture management fabric."  Six other Adidas schools will debut the new TECHFIT jerseys this month: Michigan, Louisville, Cincinnati, Texas A&M, UCLA and Tennessee.  The photo was suppled by Adidas.  Here's a link to a YouTube video promoting the new Notre Dame jersey -- along with a second link to the Adidas Techfit Jersey website:  


LINK:  NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL JERSEY PROMO -- ADIDAS

LINK:  ADIDAS TECHFIT JERSEY WEBSITE

The Sunday Conversation -- Coach Kelly

University of Notre Dame Head Football Coach, Brian Kelly -- sat down for his weekly Sunday conversation with UND.COM's Jack Nolan.  The Irish are coming off of their second straight win -- beating Pitt on Saturday.  Here's a link to the interview:

LINK:  A SUNDAY CONVERSATION WITH COACH KELLY

What Would You Fight For?

The University of Notre Dame's award winning series entitled "What Would You Fight For?" -- released another story this past week -- and it's quite powerful.  Notre Dame Law Professor, Paolo Carozza (pictured)  -- who's Chairman of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights -- was instrumental in securing human rights for the children of Paraguay.  Here's a link to the story:

LINK:  FIGHTING FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

Former Domer -- Seals Win for Eagles!

Trevor Laws, former defensive tackle for the University of Notre Dame (Dillon Hall) -- made a hit last night on San Francisco 49'ers QB Alex Smith, in the final 28 seconds, that caused an errant throw and interception --  securing the 27-24 win for the Philadelphia Eagles.  The 49'ers were driving down the field, needing a field goal to tie or a TD to win, when Laws made the big hit on Smith as he was throwing the ball.  The win puts the Eagles at 3-2 for the season and tied with the Redskins and Giants at the top of the NFC East.  (Laws is #93 in the photo).

LINK:  GAME STORY -- LAWS HIT ON QB

Where Are They Now? -- Bob Crable

Some of the "not so experienced" visitors to the ND GO IRISH BLOG might not remember All-American linebacker Bob Crable.  He played for Gerry Faust at Archbishop Moeller High School, winning three state championships -- before moving on to Notre Dame where he was recruited by Dan Devine.  Crable played for Devine for one season before his former high school coach (Faust) became his head coach at Notre Dame.  The photo is of Bob (#43) blocking a kick against Michigan. Bob earned All-American honors his junior and senior seasons at Notre Dame and was selected in the first round of the 1982 NFL Draft by the New York Jets.  He played seven seasons for the Jets before a knee injury ended his career.  Crable went on to start his own sportswear company, in his hometown of Cincinnati, before selling it and returning to his alma-mater (Moeller High School) to teach and coach.  Bob was recently the guest speaker at Notre Dame High School in Utica, NY -- for the school's 50th Anniversary.  A Utica, NY television station caught up with Crable -- see the link below:

LINK:  CRABLE INTERVIEW

Jill & Thomas -- Seventh Place Last Night!

Thomas Wolfard '02, and his girlfriend Jill Haney, finished in seventh place last night in CBS's Amazing Race.  They were once again in Ghana competing in Season 17 of this globe-trotting adventure race.  The good news -- their seventh place finish ensures them that they will move on to the next show and they still have their EXPRESS PASS.  CBS's Amazing Race airs on Sunday evening's.  Wolfard, a Notre Dame grad, can also be followed on Twitter (see link below) and on Facebook (link below).  If you missed last night's show -- click on the link -- and check out CBS's "After the Race" interview with Jill & Thomas:

LINK:  CBS -- AFTER THE RACE INTERVIEW


LINK:  REPLAY OF CBS'S AMAZING RACE -- SEASON 17

LINK:  THOMAS & JILL'S FACEBOOK PAGE

LINK:  THOMAS WOLFARD'S TWITTER PAGE