Five Straight Wins! -- The IRISH Win @ WV!

Can you believe it!

Mike Brey's Fighting Irish go into Morgantown tonight and beat West Virginia 55 - 51, to move into sole possession of 3rd place in the Big East Conference.

The team many of us gave up on in December -- is now one of the hottest teams in America.  FIVE STRAIGHT BIG EAST WINS!  Road wins @Louisville, @UCONN, @ Seton Hall and @West Virginia.

Looks like the IRISH will earn a spot in the NCAA tournament -- never in my wildest dreams did I believe this was possible...

WOW!

LINK:  BOX SCORE

LINK:  SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE

WE ARE THE WARRIORS! -- Must See ND FANS!

I linked this video this past season -- good stuff!  We are the Warriors of Notre Dame!

LINK:  WE ARE THE WARRIORS

The Prince of Wales & Notre Dame

Now, we're going to need to work with Prince Charles on how to properly pronounce NOTRE DAME (see video linked below) -- or, maybe we should learn from him?  They did invent the English language -- didn't they?

However, it's pretty cool to see the Brit's "royal family" engaged with the University of Notre Dame.

This past month, the Patronage Award was presented to his Royal Higness Charles, Prince of Wales through the Richard H. Driehaus Prize at the University of Notre Dame during a ceremony at St. Jame's Palace in London

The Patronage Award (the first of its kind) is a one-time honor to recognize the Prince’s tireless commitment to traditional architecture and sustainable urban design.  A bronze miniature of the Tower of the Winds along with a check for $150,000 was given to Prince Charles and his foundation.

Here's a link to Prince Charles acceptance speech at this Notre Dame event:

LINK:  A ROYAL MOMENT FOR NOTRE DAME

This Didn't Take Long -- Top 100 Recruits...

Rivals came out with their Top 100 recruits for the Class of 2013 and, #49 on the list is Notre Dame "verbal" commit Steve Elmer a 6' - 6" 305 lb., offensive lineman out of Midland, MI.  Here's a link to the list:

LINK:  RIVALS TOP 100 -- CLASS OF 2013

LINK:  STEVE ELMER'S RECRUITING PROFILE

Irish Hoops on ESPNU Tonight @ 9 PM ET

Mike Brey's Fighting Irish take their four game winning streak to Morgantown, WV tonight to take on the Mountaineers.  The Irish are 8 - 8 (all-time) in games played at West Virginia.  Tune in at 9 PM ET on ESPNU -- or, you can go to the web and watch it on ESPN3.com

LINKS:  GAME NOTES