Photos From ND's Game Day Party in Miami!

These photos have been sent to me courtesy of Samantha Ruttura -- who received the free ticket to tonight's BCS National Championship game courtesy of the YP team.

George Will -- "Luck of the IRISH"

Just found this article written by George Will -- one of the more respected journalist's in America today...

LINK:  LUCK OF THE IRISH

Coach Elliott to Receive a Kidney Transplant!

Notre Dame football coach Bob Elliott was given the great news the Tuesday before Thanksgiving.  The kidney is coming from his sister Betsy Stough -- you'll love how she told her brother Bob...

LINK:  KIDNEY TRANSPLANT FOR ND COACH

Lookout BAMA! -- HERE COME THE IRISH!

This is a 20' x 50' billboard that should be hanging at today's Game Day Party in Miami!


LINK:  NOTRE DAME AND ALABAMA -- FINAL PREPARATIONS

Miami's Hotel Intercontinental -- GO IRISH!

This video was sent to the ND GO IRISH BLOG by Fr. Ralph Haag, C.S.C. -- a Notre Dame priest who's down in South Florida for tonight's BCS National Championship game.

ESPN Feature -- "At Home With the Golics"

ESPN pushed out this story today on Mike Golic and his son's Mike Jr. and Jake at home for Christmas break -- before heading down to Florida for tonight's BCS National Championship game. 

Enjoy!

LINK:  THE GOLICS AT HOME

LINK:  JESSE PALMER TALKS MATCHUP

LINK:  DAVE POLLACK TALKS MATCHUP

Please Say a Prayer for Mirko Jurkovic Today

The former Notre Dame All-American football player is clinging on to life this morning after a 28 month battle with colon cancer. 

Mirko, an analyst for UND.COM sat with Jack Nolan -- just last week -- to talk about how HIS IRISH CAN BEAT BAMA tonight.

LINK:  MIRKO JURKOVIC -- TALKIN' IRISH FOOTBALL

LINK:  CHICAGO TRIBUNE STORY

Notre Dame vs. Alabama -- 11 Hours to Kick-off

The ND GO IRISH BLOG took a lap around the worldwide web this morning to see what the "media experts" have to say about tonight's BCS National Championship game between Notre Dame and Alabama. 

Please remember this IRISH FANS -- most of the media has been wrong all season, why would they stop now?


LINK:  NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

LINK:  LOS ANGELS TIMES

LINK:  CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

LINK:  NEW YORK TIMES

LINK:  NBC'S NOTRE DAME CENTRAL 

LINK:  SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE

LINK:  TUSCALOOSA NEWS

LINK:  JACKSON COUNTY NEWSPAPER

LINK:  MIAMI HERALD 

LINK:  SUN-SENTINEL

LINK:  YAHOO SPORTS

LINK:  CBS SPORTS

LINK:  ESPN

LINK:  ESPN MATCHUPS

LINK:  COLLEGE FOOTBALL NATION BLOG

LINK:  THE SPORTING NEWS

LINK:  COMCAST SPORTS NET

LINK:  NBC SPORTS NETWORK

LINK:  ABC NEWS

LINK:  BLEACHER REPORT

LINK:  ASSOCIATED PRESS

LINK:  TAMPA BAY SBNATION

"Today is the Day -- We're Going to Win!!!"

These words were spoken by a football coach at a little school in the "middle of nowhere" -- but, they still resonate today -- nearly 80 years later...

What though the odds be great or small, Old Notre Dame will win over all!

GO IRISH -- BEAT BAMA!!!

LINK:  KNUTE ROCKNE'S SPEECH