Weis' Former Players -- Have His Back!

Frankly, I was glad to see today's article in the South Bend Tribune.  From what you hear, Charlie Weis made his share of enemies over his five-years at Notre Dame -- the media turned on him pretty quick (note the Sporting News cover).  I for one -- and I might be on a short list -- am thankful for all Charlie did for our program.  He proved that Notre Dame can recruit elite talent again -- Bob Davie and Ty Willingham weren't convinced this could be done.  He also brought some "bravado" back into this program -- however short lived.  And, he brought back what I like to call "Notre Dame Moments" -- like "Pass Right."  A big thank-you to ND GO IRISH BLOG regular contributor, Dr. Jim Clancy for alerting me to this story.  Today's South Bend Tribune interviewed a number of former players -- now in the NFL -- who played for Charlie at Notre Dame -- here's a link to the article:

LINK:  CHARLIE'S BOYS -- HAVE HIS BACK

Irish Now Ranked #6 in the RPI Rankings!

Notre Dame's big road win last night over #2 ranked Pittsburgh -- has vaulted them to #6 in the all important RPI rankings for college basketball.  This ranking system is used heavily by the NCAA Tournament Committee each season.  BIG, BIG, BIG WIN last night!  Here's a link to the South Bend Tribune story, the Pittsburgh Gazette story and the link to the RPI rankings:




LINK:  SBT -- IRISH UPSET #2 PITT!

LINK:  PITTSBURGH GAZETTE -- SLOW COOKED IRISH STEW

LINK:  IRISH RANKED #6 IN LATEST RPI RANKINGS

We Filled Notre Dame Stadium Today!

The ND GO IRISH BLOG reached the 80,579 UNIQUE VISITOR mark at 7:09 AM EST this morning -- when a Notre Dame fan in London, England logged onto the site!  Some may recall, this was a stated goal -- to fill every seat in Notre Dame Stadium (capacity; 80,579).  Well, we accomplished this on January 25, 2011 -- exactly 366 days after the blog's launch on January 24, 2010.

During this past year "and a day" -- Notre Dame fans from all 50 states and now 127 countries have made the ND GO IRISH BLOG one of their "must visits" on the web.  THANK YOU!!!!

The next goal is to exceed the 109,901 unique visitor mark -- which just happens to be the "stated" capacity of the University of Michigan's football stadium -- the largest seating capacity in football.

ND's Chief Investment Officer on CNBC

Scott Malpass '84 & '86, the Chief Investment Officer at the University of Notre Dame -- made an appearance on CNBC's Squawk Box yesterday -- to talk about the university's $6.8 billion endowment -- and their investment mix.  Scott has led ND's Investment Office since 1989 -- taking over an endowment that totaled $425 million at the time.  He's a real "superstar" in the world of managing endowments.  Here's a link to yesterday's interview.

LINK:  SCOTT MALPASS ON CNBC