He's Rockne, Edison, Ford, Walton...

Steve Jobs, the Founder and former CEO of Apple died today after a long battle with cancer.  The 56 year old did for technology -- what Rockne did for college football, Edison for inventors, Ford for manufacturers and Walton for retailers.

I'm using a MAC -- the best computing platform on the planet -- to write this blog, which is linked to the internet via a hubspot on my iPhone.

Thank you MR. JOBS!  You did good -- real good.

I leave you with one of the greatest speeches ever made at a commencement ceremony -- Steve Jobs at Stanford in 2005 -- you need to watch this!

LINK:  STEVE JOBS RIP

A Weekly "Power Hour" of Notre Dame Football

Notre Dame fans -- if you haven't tuned in to Mike Frank's weekly Power Hour you're missing out.  Mike, who owns IRISH SPORTS DAILY produces a live-weekly PODCAST every Monday night at 7 PM ET during the football season.  You'll find it informative, entertaining and something you need to do before Monday Night Football!  Here's a link to Mike's Power Hour site where you can listen to the previous shows.  TUNE IN!

LINK:  MIKE FRANK'S POWER HOUR

Irish Go East To Play Hockey in 2013 - 2014

The University of Notre Dame announced this afternoon that it would be taking its "#1 ranked hockey road show" to the east coast in the fall of 2013 -- when the Irish join Hockey East.  While I was selfishly hoping Notre Dame would join "THE NATIONAL" -- I can see the benefits associated with heading east to play the likes of Boston College, Boston U and others.

Frankly, I believe this league will provide a much easier path for ND to make the NCAA Tournament each year.  And, I wouldn't be surprised to hear that Hockey East (now that it has Notre Dame) will hold it's annual conference championship at Madison Square Garden...  Here's a link to today's announcement:

LINK:  IRISH JOIN HOCKEY EAST

LINK:  COACH JACKSON -- TALKIN' HOCKEY EAST

LINK:  COLLEGE HOCKEY NEWS

LINK:  NHL

LINK:  ESPN BLOG

Swarbrick Talks Changing College Landscape

University of Notre Dame Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick talked with UND.COM's Jack Nolan this morning about the ever changing landscape of college athletics in America.  He spent a great amount of time talking about the BIG EAST and Notre Dame's desire to see it remain strong.  Click on the link below.

LINK:  NOTRE DAME'S DESIRE