Discounting tickets to Saturday's game because of Hurricane Joaquin -- you can't make this up...
LINK: DUKE CAN'T SELL FB TICKETS
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Looks Like Duke FB Needs a Notre Dame Game
Discounting tickets to Saturday's game because of Hurricane Joaquin -- you can't make this up...
LINK: DUKE CAN'T SELL FB TICKETS
Must Read: Dan Wetzel on ND's Independence
You may recall one of the coaches who spoke out about Notre Dame's independence was Clemson's Dabo Swinney...
I hope he reads this story.
LINK: NOTRE DAME'S INDEPENDENCE
Headed to Clemson? -- Take Your Rain Gear!
Hurricane Joaquin will be lurking off the Atlantic Coast and creating some weather issues for the Carolinas this weekend -- looks like just rain...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Clemson Coach: "I Couldn't Get Jesus Tickets"
Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney made this remark during his press conference earlier today...
Episode 4 Tonight: A Season With ND Football
The #FightingIrish are 4-0 in their vie for gridiron glory, and #ASeasonWith brings you exclusive access to it all!
https://t.co/vZYa6X6IkW
— A Season With (@ASeasonWith) September 27, 2015
The show airs tonight at 10 PM ET / PT on Showtime!
Monday, September 28, 2015
The ACC Officiating of Notre Dame FB Games
Here are the facts as we move into YEAR TWO of Notre Dame football using Atlantic Coast Conference officiating crews.
During the 2014 football season -- Notre Dame had ACC officials for nine of their twelve regular season games -- here's the results:
When Notre Dame played an ACC Team -- ACC Officials called:
- 7.5 penalties for 64.7 penalty yards (per game) on Notre Dame
- 9.0 penalties for 80.0 penalty yards (per game) for ACC opponent
When Notre Dame payed a non-ACC Team -- ACC Officials called;
- 2.4 penalties for 20.6 penalty yards per game on Notre Dame
Here's what the 2015 season looks like so far, in ND games officiated by ACC crews:
VIRGINIA GAME - 2015
- Penalties called on Notre Dame: 4 for 40 yards
- Penalties called on Virginia: 9 for 55 yards
GEORGIA TECH GAME- 2015
- Penalties called on Notre Dame: 8 for 55 yards
- Penalties called on Georgia Tech: 4 for 30 yards
UMASS GAME - 2015
- Penalties called on Notre Dame: 8 for 75 yards
- Penalties called on UMASS: 4 for 35 yards
LINK: 2014 OFFICIATING REVIEW OF ND FOOTBALL
How We Will Beat Clemson Saturday Night...
I'm going to share with you my five point plan for beating the Clemson Tigers this Saturday night -- ensuring we score more points than them:
- Lead the game at the end of the 1st Quarter -- need to quiet this place down right from the get go.
- Don't give up more than three "explosive plays on defense" -- 20 yards or more.
- No turnovers.
- Turn Clemson over 2 times.
- Rush the ball for more than 250 yards.
Clemson Week: Chris Brown SC's Native Son
Notre Dame wide receiver Chris Brown is the only member of the Fighting Irish who hails from South Carolina -- a local paper interviewed Chris about his return home this Saturday...
LINK: GOING HOME
ESPN: Head Coaches Poll -- ND #1 Job Choice
The folks at ESPN surveyed FBS college football coaches -- not currently at a Power 5 school -- on where they would want to coach if they could pick a Power 5 school to coach at. Here's their top five coaching destinations:
- NOTRE DAME -- 14%
- TEXAS -- 11%
- STANFORD -- 8%
- ALABAMA -- 7%
- GEORGIA -- 7%
LINK: STORY
Sunday, September 27, 2015
Got To Love Will Fuller's Twitter Page Design!
This is really good!
To enlarge -- just click on the image!
Clemson Week: A Good Look at Clemson FB
This is a comprehensive look at the Clemson Tigers -- including recruiting rankings of their top players...
LINK: CLEMSON TIGERS
Notre Dame's Last Trip to "Death Valley" in 1977
AN OMEN? The Fighting Irish last traveled to Clemson back in 1977 -- a QB named Montana led Notre Dame to the win and a few months later to a National Championship!
Clemson Week: Two Scrimmages & Louisville
The Clemson Tigers have had "two scrimmages" in Death Valley against Wofford College and Appalachian State and they played a 1 - 3 Louisville squad on the road.
Here are the highlights:
Clemson 49 - Wofford 10
Clemson 41 - Appalachian State 10
Clemson 20 - Louisville 17
Here are the highlights:
Clemson 49 - Wofford 10
Clemson 41 - Appalachian State 10
Clemson 20 - Louisville 17
The Four Who Played on Friday's Last Year...
How many FBS teams can boast FOUR FRESHMEN scoring TD's in a single game!
Brandon Wimbush -- Class of 2019 -- TD RUN
Dexter Williams -- Class of 2019 -- TD RUN
C.J. Sanders -- Class of 2019 -- PUNT RETURN TD
I'm still waiting for the film of Josh Adams -- Class of 2019 -- TD RUN
Brandon Wimbush -- Class of 2019 -- TD RUN
Dexter Williams -- Class of 2019 -- TD RUN
C.J. Sanders -- Class of 2019 -- PUNT RETURN TD
I'm still waiting for the film of Josh Adams -- Class of 2019 -- TD RUN
Saturday, September 26, 2015
Friday, September 25, 2015
Fr. Jenkins on CNBC's "Squawk Box" Today
Notre Dame president Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., was a guest this morning on CNBC's Squawk Box.
Brian Kelly: "1st Qtr Season Coach of the Year"
Thought you'd like to see what the media thinks of our head football coach Brian Kelly...
LINK: BRIAN KELLY
ND Women's Soccer Beats #1 Ranked Virginia
The Fighting Irish rolled into Virginia for a second time in the month of September -- only this time it was our Women's Soccer Team -- and the results were the same!
Notre Dame beat #1 Virginia 2 - 1 in double-overtime -- ending the Cavaliers 38 game home winning streak!
A huge win for the Fighting Irish! Don't you love the GREEN JERSEYS and socks!
LINK: GAME STORY
UMASS QB -- "I Grew up a Notre Dame Fan"
UMASS' QB Blake Frohnapfel -- grew up in a Catholic household where his Dad was a Notre Dame fan -- the family cheered for the Fighting Irish.
This will be his first ever trip to Notre Dame -- what a special experience for Blake and his family.
LINK: I GREW UP A NOTRE DAME FAN
Massachusetts Media Talks UMASS vs. ND
Here's what I could find on tomorrow's game between un-ranked UMASS and #6 Notre Dame from the media in Massachusetts ...
LINK: UMASS HITS THE BIG TIME
LINK: COACH INTERVIEW
LINK: UMASS VS. TOP 25 TEAMS
LINK: LONG ODDS
LINK: KEYS TO GAME -- SCORE PREDICTION
LINK: HOPING TO MAKE HISTORY
ND Alum Talks Pope Francis and Capitalism
Dan Hesse, the former CEO of Sprint and a member of Notre Dame's Class of 1975 -- was interviewed by Forbes magazine about the Pope's visit to America...
LINK: HESSE
Thursday, September 24, 2015
ND's Fr. Jenkins With NBC's Andrea Mitchell
Notre Dame president Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C. -- was in Washington D.C. the past two days attending events involving Pope Francis' visit to America.
PGA Tour Star Matt Kuchar Reppin' Notre Dame
It appears the former Georgia Tech All-American lost a bet when the Fighting Irish rolled over his Yellow Jackets last Saturday...
This is a photo of his head cover for the first round of today's Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, GA.
ND Football Assistants -- Back at Wayne State
The top photo is of Notre Dame defensive coordinator Brian Van Gorder and the bottom photo is of Notre Dame defensive line coach Keith Gilmore and Notre Dame football's director of strength & conditioning Paul Longo from their playing days at Wayne State University.
I'm sure there are some ND football players having some fun with these...
ND Glee Club's CENTENNIAL CONCERT!
The University of Notre Dame's world famous Glee Club will be celebrating their 100th Anniversary next Friday (October 2nd) at South Bend's Morris Performing Arts Center.
More than 500 members (past and present) of the Glee Club will be on stage -- at one time -- performing. A night like no other!
This will be an event you will not want to miss!
LINK: PURCHASE TICKETS RIGHT HERE!
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Clemson Head Coach Talking Notre Dame Game
Video
The Clemson Tigers have this weekend off -- as they prepare for #6 Notre Dame coming to town next Saturday night.
Here's what Clemson's head coach Dabo Swinney has to say about our Irish this evening...
LINK: SWINNEY ON ND
The Clemson Tigers have this weekend off -- as they prepare for #6 Notre Dame coming to town next Saturday night.
Here's what Clemson's head coach Dabo Swinney has to say about our Irish this evening...
LINK: SWINNEY ON ND
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
The #1 TE in Pro Football: Domer Tyler Eifert
He's now rated by Pro Football Focus as the game's #1 tight end...
After just 2 games -- 13 receptions, 153 yards and 3 TD's!
LINK: TYLER EIFERT
Domer Golden Tate Speaks Out...
The former Notre Dame All-American is becoming a team leader in Detroit --- a team that needs one...
LINK: TATE
Domer Laimbeer Named WNBA's Top Coach
Former Notre Dame student-athlete Bill Laimbeer was just named the WNBA Coach of the Year for a 2nd time!
LINK: COACH OF THE YEAR
Showtime's ND Show Airs Tonight at 10 PM ET
Just a reminder -- episode #3 of A Season With Notre Dame Football will air tonight on Showtime beginning at 10 PM ET / PT.
A Helmet Design Concept for Notre Dame
The web offers up ideas like this all of the time -- here's a helmet concept for Notre Dame put out online by a designer, that's garnering some reaction...
Monday, September 21, 2015
Must Read: Georgia Tech Fans Talk About ND
Thought you'd enjoy seeing what a number of the Georgia Tech fans had to say about their visit to Notre Dame this weekend. Most were very positive...
The video above was posted by a Georgia Tech fan.
Just click on the link below.
LINK: GAMEDAY AT NOTRE DAME
Notre Dame Makes Big Announcement Today!
This is in response to Pope Francis' plea for bold action to reduce climate change...
LINK: ANNOUNCEMENT
Sunday, September 20, 2015
Notre Dame's 8th in the Amway Coaches Poll
The coaches never cut us a break -- they take care of their conference mates first -- even though Notre Dame is the only FBS team to have 3 wins over teams from Power Five conferences.
LINK: AMWAY COACHES POLL
OT: Fair Catch Snap -- TD Pass Against Bama
The craziest play of the 2015 college football season -- so far...
Joe Theismann's "Heisman House" TV Spot
The former Notre Dame All-American and Heisman "runner-up" -- makes a cameo appearance on the popular HEISMAN HOUSE TV ad campaign for Nissan.
LINK: STORY
Saturday, September 19, 2015
Atlanta Media's Reaction to GT's Loss to ND
Here's what a couple of writers in Atlanta had to say after Notre Dame's convincing win over Georgia Tech...
LINK: ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION #1
LINK: ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION #2
Stanley's #409 of the Last 411 at Notre Dame!
Can you believe it -- Stanley Weber attended his 409th game today at Notre Dame Stadium out of the last 411 -- over the last 74 seasons!
Stanley brought his ticket scrap book for me to see -- every one of the 408 tickets -- prior to today, are showcased in this scrap book!!!
The top photo shows his ticket from GAME #1 -- it was the USC game in 1941 and his ticket price was $2.00 plus 30 cents tax! The #4 ranked Irish beat USC that day 20 - 18.
Quick Media Reaction to ND 30 -- GT 22
Here's what the media is saying right after #8 Notre Dame's win over #14 Georgia Tech...
LINK: NBC SPORTS
LINK: SPORTING NEWS
LINK: FOX SPORTS
LINK: CBS SPORTS
LINK: CHICAGO TRIBUNE
ESPN Headline -- "A Resounding Win"
The "talking heads" of College GameDay all picked a win for Georgia Tech today -- as did most media pundits...
LINK: ESPN
Visitors Locker Room at Notre Dame Stadium
This is a rare look inside the "visitors" locker room inside Notre Dame Stadium...
Overcast Skies -- Windy and Cooler...
This is what it looks like right now inside Notre Dame Stadium for today's game between #14 Georgia Tech and #8 Notre Dame...
Kick-off is at 3:42 PM ET
Friday, September 18, 2015
Flutie Hits ND Stadium Goal Post From 45 Yds
The legend continues. Doug Flutie from 50 yards! @NDonNBC pic.twitter.com/glCyk9tnTB
— Rob Hyland (@rfh57) September 18, 2015
This was just "tweeted" from Notre Dame Stadium by NBC Sports Producer Rob Hyland...
Georgia Tech's Offensive Lineman's Tweet
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets are inside Notre Dame Stadium -- as we speak -- doing their walk-through before their game tomorrow against our Fighting Irish!
This is a "tweet" from Georgia Tech's starting Offensive Guard Trey Braun (Tallahasse, FL)
Notre Dame's 'IRONMAN' -- Michael Chronert '16
He is ranked #1 in the world in the IRONMAN 70.3 -- a 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike and a 13.1 mile run...
LINK: WORLD #1
Notre Dame: Fighting For Clean Water
The latest TV spot from the University of Notre Dame's award winning "What Would You Fight For" campaign.
Georgia Tech's AD (A Domer) Talks Notre Dame
Mike Bobinski, a member of Notre Dame's Class of 1979, just happens to be the Athletic Director at Georgia Tech.
Earlier this year he was asked about Notre Dame's football independence...
LINK: A DOMER
2015 Game Predictions -- GT vs. ND
Here's what the media pundits are predicting as the winner in tomorrow's battle between #14 Georgia Tech and #8 Notre Dame...
LINK: ATHLON SPORTS
LINK: SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
LINK: HEAVY
Atlanta Media: 9 Thoughts About Georgia Tech
Here's what one of the Atlanta Journal Constitution's columnists thinks about tomorrow's battle between #14 Georgia Tech and #8 Notre Dame...
LINK: 9 THOUGHTS
Pope Francis' Masses to Use ND Alum's Music
Richard Hobby, the Director of Music at Fort Wayne's Trinity English Lutheran Church is scheduled to have two pieces of music he wrote played during Pope Francis' Masses in NYC next week.
This isn't the first time Hobby, who earned a master's degree in music from the Notre Dame, has had his music or arrangements used previously during Catholic Masses.
He composed a piece of music for the choir at St. Joseph Cathedral in Columbus, Ohio, and one of his music pieces was used during the installation Mass for an archbishop in Philadelphia.
LINK: STORY
ND this AM: Fans In Line for Blackhawks
A little rain -- and some "Shake Down the Thunder from the Sky" -- has not turned back the fans of the Stanley Cup Champs as the Chicago Blackhawks begin training camp at Notre Dame today.
Thursday, September 17, 2015
Chicago Blackhawks Arrive at Notre Dame
The Stanley Cup Champions rolled onto the Notre Dame campus today -- as they kick-off their training camp at the Compton Family Ice Arena...
LINK: CHICAGO TRIBUNE
Georgia Tech's Blocking Scheme -- Impressive
We're going to see a lot of this on Saturday -- let's hope it doesn't work so well!
LINK: BLOCKING SCHEME
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Domers Clausen and Tate Team Up in Venture
Former ND QB Jimmy Clausen (Chicago Bears) and ND wide receiver Golden Tate (Detroit Lions) -- have teamed up to fund a company called GAMEBREAKER.
Gamebreaker makes soft shelled helmets for kids playing sports...
LINK: GAMEBREAKER
Meet "Sad Virginia Fan" Mike Bunting
He's become the face -- or, should I say -- the "back of head" of every fan whose team has suffered a stunning loss...
LINK: SAD VIRGINIA FAN
ESPN: Notre Dame's "Quarterback Whisperer"
You'll enjoy this story about Notre Dame's offensive coordinator Mike Sanford --- that's Mike in the family photo above (far left) when his Dad, Mike Sr., was on the football coaching staff of Bob Davie...
LINK: THE QB WHISPERER
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