Saturday, November 13, 2010

Notre Dame 28 - Utah 3 -- A TEAM VICTORY!


A football season that's been about as difficult as you could imagine for a university, a team, a coach and his staff -- CHANGED TODAY!  Notre Dame's 28-3 victory over the #14th ranked Utes of Utah was so big,  on so many fronts.  And, the Notre Dame Family's reaction at game's end -- ICING ON THE CAKE!

Folks, this was an 8-1 team, that was ranked #5 in the country eight days ago -- and our boys stood "toe to toe" with them -- and WON all three phases of the game;  offense, defense and special teams.

I truly believe this is the moment we'll all look back upon -- when NOTRE DAME became NOTRE DAME -- once again!

Enjoy the links below to -- ALL OF THE FUN -- after today's game:

LINK:  NBC'S POSTGAME

LINK:  NBC'S GAME HIGHLIGHTS

LINK:  NBC'S INTERVIEW OF TOMMY REES & GARY GRAY

LINK:  COACH KELLY POST GAME PRESS CONFERENCE

LINK:  NOTRE DAME POST GAME & LOCKER ROOM CELEBRATION

LINK:  ROBERT BLANTON INTERVIEW

LINK:  MANTI TEO INTERVIEW

LINK:  BRIAN SMITH INTERVIEW

LINK:  TOMMY REES INTERVIEW
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Boy, Did We Need This Win Or WHAT!!!

You've got to hand it to Brian Kelly, his coaching staff and HIS KIDS!  If ever a school, a team and a coach needed a win like this -- IT WAS TODAY!  Notre Dame beats the #14 ranked team (Utah) in the country 28-3 -- impressive!  I am so happy for the Fighting Irish Family.  Isn't this a great photo that was "tweeted" by @fightingirishff !!!
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Irish Lead 28-3 in 4th Quarter!

The Irish are on their way to beating #14 ranked Utah today.  Here's another photo "tweeted" by @fightingirishff --  of freshman Prince Shembo and teammates celebrating another defensive stop for Notre Dame.  Utah came into this game averaging 41 points per game -- they have 3 right now!
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Michael Floyd's 25th Career TD Catch!



It's halftime at Notre Dame Stadium -- Irish lead the #14 Utah Utes 14-3!  Here's a photo, just tweeted by @fightingirishff -- of Michael Floyd's three-yard TD catch, the 25th of his career, from Tommy Rees.
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Lou Holtz on Phone With "Peggy"



Former Notre Dame and College Football Hall of Fame Coach -- Lou Holtz -- is starring in a Discover Card commercial with "Peggy" a call center customer service agent...  Enjoy:

LINK:  CAN LOU INSPIRE PEGGY?
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A Good Omen? -- ND Beats Utah Last Night!

The University of Notre Dame Men's & Women's Swimming & Diving Team took on the Utah Utes last night in front of a "standing room" only crowd at the Rolf Aquatic Center -- and the Irish won both meets! The Men won 13 of the 16 events -- scoring a convincing 184 to 116 over Utah.  While the Women won 12 of their 16 events -- in their 185.5 to 112.5 victory.  Congratulations Irish!  Here are links to the results:

LINK: MEN'S RESULTS

LINK:  WOMEN'S RESULTS
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Game Day @ Notre Dame!

Today's game is the last home game of the season at Notre Dame and the last home game for 36 seniors on the Notre Dame team.  If you're like me -- and you're not going to the Utah game today -- here's how you can keep occupied leading up to kick-off.  We really need a win today -- GO IRISH!




KICK OFF:  2:41 PM EST


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What the Money's Sayin' -- ND vs. Utah


As has become tradition at the ND GO IRISH BLOG -- we turn to the "experts" in Vegas -- to check in on how they're analyzing Notre Dame's game with Utah.  The Utes are ranked #14th in the country -- and bring one of the best offenses and defenses to town.  The Irish are on a two-game losing streak -- WE NEED A WIN!  Here's a few links:

LINK:  CAPPERSPICKS

LINK:  PREDICTEM

LINK:  SPORTSBETTINGWORLD

LINK:  TOUTHOUSE

LINK:  ODDSSHARK
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