Sunday, September 4, 2011

T Boone Pickens -- Takes A Shot @ Notre Dame


The same man who gave his alma mater $165 million in cash and then required that Oklahoma State let him manage it for them - and lost most of it -- ripped the University of Notre Dame yesterday calling them "damaged goods."

Really?

LINK:  T BOONE PICKENS -- HAS HE LOST IT?
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ND Players Who Have A Job in the NFL Today


The NFL required its teams to get down to their 53 man roster yesterday -- as they get ready to open up the 2011 season this week.  As you'll see in the updated report, we have a few of our former Irish football stars looking for jobs today.  Here's a list of many of the ex-Notre Dame players who were battling for a job in the NFL -- and where they stand this morning:






















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THIS WAS WAY TOO CLOSE!


The Notre Dame fans standing outside of Gate D last night, during the first rain delay, witnessed a pretty scary moment that NBC caught on TV (my wife and I were standing just inside Gate D's concourse).  Thankfully, no one was struck!

LINK:  SHAKE DOWN THE THUNDER AT NOTRE DAME
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Which Team LOST This Game? -- THE TEST


Just to prove that STATS ARE FOR LOSERS, Notre Dame football fans can give this test to a SKUNKBEAR fan this week (those are the Walmart Wolverines we've grown to love here in Michigan) to see if they're smart enough to figure out who won this college football game:

FIRST DOWNS:
  • Team #1:  20 First Downs
  • Team #2:  27 First Downs

TOTAL YARDS OF OFFENSE:
  • Team #1:  254 Yards
  • Team #2:  508 Yards

LEADING RUSHER FOR EACH TEAM:
  • Team #1:  14 carries for 40 yards -- 2.9 yard average
  • Team #2:  21 carries for 104 yards -- 4.9 yard average

LEADING RECEIVER FOR EACH TEAM:
  • Team #1:  8 catches for 75 yards -- 9.4 yard average
  • Team #2:  12 catches for 154 yards -- 12.8 yard average

THIRD DOWN CONVERSION:
  • Team #1:  2 for 14
  • Team #2:  5 for 14

LONGEST RUNNING PLAY FROM SCRIMMAGE:
  • Team #1:  12 yards
  • Team #2:  18 yards

LONGEST PASSING PLAY FROM SCRIMMAGE:
  • Team #1:  18 yards
  • Team #2:  37 yards

OFFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS:
  • Team #1:  1
  • Team #2:  3

FIELD GOALS:
  • Team #1:  3 for 4
  • Team #2:  0 for 1

TOTAL PENALTIES:
  • Team #1:  9 penalties
  • Team #2:  8 penalties

TOTAL TURNOVERS:
  • Team #1:  0 turnovers
  • Team #2:  5 turnovers


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NBC Replay -- Notre Dame vs. USF

If you dare -- you can watch NBC's replay of the "great giveaway" today at Notre Dame Stadium as the Irish turn the ball over five times in a 23 - 20 loss to the University of South Florida:

LINK:  NBC REPLAY 
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What the Media is Sayin: USF 23 - ND 20


Just got back to Motown after the marathon AKA the "GREAT GIVEAWAY" at the University of Notre Dame this afternoon and evening.  I don't believe ND fans will enjoy reliving this experience -- but, here's what the media is saying about our IRISH hours after this difficult defeat to the University of South Florida:

LINK:  NBC'S NOTRE DAME CENTRAL

LINK:  CHICAGO TRIBUNE

LINK:  SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE -- AL LESAR

LINK:  SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE -- ERIC HANSEN

LINK:  ESPN

LINK:  CHICAGO SUN TIMES

LINK:  ST. PETERSBURG TIMES

LINK:  TAMPA BAY ONLINE

LINK:  ST. PETERSBURG TIMES #2

LINK:  WNDU-TV

LINK:  WNDU-TV -- SKIP HOLTZ PRESSER

LINK:  CNNSI

LINK:  FOX SPORTS




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Stats Are For Losers...


I made a promise last January when I launched this blog that I'd never go NEGATIVE on the University of Notre Dame.  Thus, I've got nothin' to say after spending 2 1/2 hours sitting on cement in the ND Stadium concourse this evening -- waiting for the storms to pass -- watching the Irish just give a game away to the University of South Florida.  BRUTAL.

LINK:  BRIAN KELLY POST GAME

LINK:  PLAYERS' POST GAME 

LINK:  GAME LOWLIGHTS


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