Domer To Unveil The Epic Broncos @ ArtPrize

Revere La Noue, a former lacrosse player at the University of Notre Dame and owner of the Mascot Gallery will be unveiling his most prolific work yet this Friday night in downtown Grand Rapids, MI at the 2011 ArtPrize.

Notre Dame fans may remember Revere's "The Original Fighting Irish" work that hangs in Brian Kelly's office.

La Noue and more than 1,500 artists from around the world are competing in the ARTPRIZE -- one of the top art competitions on the planet.  And, La Noue is going to make the biggest splash of all when he unveils a 40' x 160' piece of art he created in collaboration with Western Michigan University called THE EPIC BRONCOS -- Friday night at 8:41 PM ET.  Here's a few links to what Revere is up to:

LINK:  GRAND RAPIDS PRESS STORY

LINK:  WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY SITE

LINK:  MASCOT GALLERY -- OFFICIAL SITE

2011 NCAA Defensive Rankings After Week #3

  

Here's a look at where Notre Dame's "D BOYS" are ranked among their peers in college football after Week 3 of the 2011 season.  You'll also see how we fared in 2010 and 2009 -- and the 2011 NCAA Leader in every defensive category:

NOTRE DAME DEFENSE -- 2011 TEAM STATISTICS

Quarterback Sacks:  2011 after game #3:  5 sacks, ranked #53 in the country.  2010 Rank #45 with 26 QB sacks -- in 2009 we had 19 QB sacks for the season, ranking us #92.  2011 NCAA Leader:  Florida International with 15 sacks.

Tackles for Loss:  2011 after game #3:  5.33 average tackles for loss per game, ranked #76 in the country.  2010 Rank #65 with an average of 5.63 tackles for loss per game -- in 2009 we averaged 6.0 tackles for loss per game, ranking us #48 in the country.  2011 NCAA Leader:  Rutgers averaging 10.5 tackles for loss per game.

Interceptions:  2011 after game #3:  4 interceptions, ranked #18 in the country.  2010 Rank #32 with 14 interceptions -- in 2009 we had 12 interceptions for the season, ranking us #50.  2011 NCAA Leader:  Vanderbilt leads with 10 interceptions.

First Downs:  2011 after game #3:  19 first downs allowed per game, ranked #62 in the country.  2010 Rank - #30 allowing an average of 17.92 first downs per game -- in 2009 we gave up an average of 19.67 first downs per game, ranking us #72.  2011 NCAA Leader:  UCONN allowing only 10 first downs per game.

Third Down Conversion Rate:  2011 after game #3:  allowed a 25% conversion rate on third down, ranked #10 in the country.  2010 Rank #22 allowing only 35.08% conversion rate on third down -- in 2009 we allowed a 39.5% conversion rate, ranking us #67.  2011 NCAA Leader:  Ohio University allowing only 18.6% conversion rate on third down.

Red Zone Efficiency:  2011 after game #3:  allowed opponents to score 73% of the time, ranked #31 in the country.  2010 Rank #53 allowing the team to score 81% of the time -- in 2009 we allowed teams to score 75% of the time, ranking us #15.  2011 NCAA Leader:  Western Michigan University and Oklahoma who have not allowed an opponent to score yet this season in the red zone.

Turnovers Gained:  2011 after game #3:  5 turnovers gained, ranked #48 in the country.  2010 Rank - #54 with 21 turnovers gained -- in 2009 we gained 19 turnovers for the season, ranking us #80.  2011 NCAA Leader:  Cincinnati with 13 turnovers gained this season.

Rushing Yards:  2011 after game #3:  89.67 rushing yards per game given up, ranked #30 in the country.  2010 Rank #57 giving up an average of 147 yards rushing per game -- in 2009 we gave up an average of 170 yards rushing per game, ranking us #89.  2011 NCAA Leader:  Florida giving up an average of 30.67 yards rushing per game.

Passing Yards:  2011 after game #3:  265 passing yards per game given up, ranked #97 in the country.  2010 Rank #44 giving up an average of 206 yards passing per game -- in 2009 we gave up an average of 227 yards passing per game, ranking us #76 in the country.  2011 NCAA Leader:  University of Central Florida giving up an average of 93.67 passing yards per game.

Total Yards:  2011 after game #3:  354.67 yards of total offense per game given up, ranked #58 in the country.  2010 Rank #49 giving up 353 yards per game -- in 2009 we gave up an average of 397 yards per game, ranking us #86.  2011 NCAA Leader:  Kansas State giving up an average of 164 yards per game in total offense.

Points Allowed Per Game:  2011 after game #3:  23.67 points allowed per game, ranked #63 in the country.  2010 Rank #29 giving up 20.5 points per game -- in 2009 we gave up 25.3 points per game, ranking us #63.  2011 NCAA Leader:  Kansas State allowing 3.5 points per game.

LINK:  NOTRE DAME OFFENSE -- NATIONAL RANKINGS