Only Ohio State $$$ Bonus Goes to a Domer!

Ohio State's Urban Meyer didn't earn any "contracted" bonus money for the National Championship last night -- but his DOMER "boss" did!

Former Notre Dame student-athlete Gene Smith '77, earned a $36,172 bonus for the Buckeyes' winning the National Championship -- here's the story:

LINK:  DOMER EARNS BONUS

Sports Illustrated: "Notre Dame's a Lock..."

Two writers at Sports Illustrated presented a first look at who's in, who's on the bubble and who's going to be disappointed come NCAA Tournament time...

Well, they have our Fighting Irish as a "LOCK" to make the tournament!

Take a look...

LINK:  NCAA BUBBLE WATCH

Ronnie Stanley Will Return to Notre Dame!

Notre Dame's starting "left tackle" Ronnie Stanley -- made the decision to come back to the Fighting Irish to WIN A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP next season!

This was not an easy decision -- a few NFL draft pundits had Stanley going in the FIRST ROUND of this spring's 2015 NFL Draft...

LINK:  STANLEY TO RETURN

LINK:  NFL.COM STORY

LINK:  A FIRST ROUND TALENT

OT: The Buckeye Fans in Columbus Last Night

Here's what happened back in Columbus after Ohio State's 42 - 20 win over Oregon for the National Championship:

LINK:  VIDEO

LINK:  OHIO STADIUM -- GOAL POST TEAR DOWN

LINK:  8,000 PEOPLE BREAK INTO OHIO STADIUM

2015 Notre Dame Football Ranked #12 by ESPN

Here's a look at ESPN's "way too early" ranking of college football teams for the 2015 season.

LINK:  NOTRE DAME #12

OT: 67 Years in Making -- Crazy Horse Memorial

The 641' long and 563' tall monument will dwarf Mount Rushmore when it is done...

The completed monument will look like the white model in the foreground.

It's a labor of love -- the people working on this in the Black Hills of South Dakota -- will be dead before the work is completed.

That's a shame.

LINK:  CRAZY HORSE