Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Inside Notre Dame FB: North Carolina State


Wake Forest QB Talks About Notre Dame Game


Wake Forest Head Coach Talks Notre Dame


Notre Dame Ranked #3 in CFB Playoff Ranking



Well, today -- we're in...

If nothing changes these next five weeks -- unlikely -- Notre Dame would play Alabama in the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day!

Think that might be an "expensive ticket?"

#1:  Georgia
#2:  Alabama
#3:  NOTRE DAME
#4:  Clemson

As of today three of the Power 5 Conferences are OUT;  Big Ten, Big Twelve and Pac 12 -- I love it!

Coach Kelly on ESPN Tonight at 7 PM ET


The College Football Playoff Rankings are released tonight at 7 PM ET on ESPN.

Brian Kelly, the Dick Corbett Head Football Coach at Notre Dame, will be a guest on ESPN's broadcast...

LINK:  COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF

Monday, October 30, 2017

NC State Wolfpack's Weekly Show: ND Week


We'll Learn Tomorrow Night Where We Stand...


Here's what's being predicted -- by the media experts -- as to what the College Football Playoff Committee will release tomorrow night with their first ranking...

Here's the exciting news -- the #2 vs. #3 College Football Playoff game will be played in the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day!

LINK:  SPORTING NEWS 

LINK:  USA TODAY 

LINK:  WASHINGTON POST

Sunday, October 29, 2017

Watch Nelson & Mustipher Celebrate!




Keep an eye on the background as #56 and #53 celebrate their blocks that led to a 77 yard TD run for #33Trucking !!!

Notre Dame Moves Up in Latest AP POLL


This poll and the Amway Coaches Poll becomes no longer relevant -- come Tuesday evening when the College Football Playoff's first ranking is released...

LINK:  AP POLL

ESPN: College Football Playoff Rankings


Saturday, October 28, 2017

OT: The GR Pacers Wheelchair Basketball Team



Yahoo: "Don't Be Surprised if ND in Top Four!"


Thought you'd enjoy reading this!

LINK:  CFB PLAYOFF RANKING #1

Julian Love Talks About His "2nd Pick Six!"


Brandon Wimbush Talks 35 - 14 Win Today

#33 Trucking -- Josh Adams Post Game Presser


Brian Kelly Talks After Beating #14 NC State


NC State's Head Coach Talks Notre Dame Loss


Another 70+ TD Run for #33 Trucking Today!

#33 Trucking Talks With NBC After Big Game!

Brian Kelly on ESPN's Mike and MIKE Yesterday



It is Going to be COLD and Maybe Wet Today...


I like this kind of weather for our friends from North Carolina -- welcome to Notre Dame!

GO IRISH!


LINK:  LIVE RADAR

Friday, October 27, 2017

OT: Ferris State vs. Izzo's #2 Ranked Spartans



My alma mater Ferris State University -- gave the #2 ranked Michigan State Spartans all they wanted last night...  Finally, losing 80 - 72 in East Lansing.


Bulldog fans will remember an OT loss to Indiana in Bloomington seven years ago -- a controversial call at the buzzer cost Ferris that game.

Not sure Big Ten teams are going to want to schedule the Bulldogs any time soon.

#33TRUCKING -- Heisman Trophy Campaign!


Notre Dame Football rolls out #33Trucking -- a Heisman campaign for Josh Adams!


Wall Street Journal: ND Football Story


Thought you'd like to see this...

LINK:  ND FOOTBALL

Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Sunday, October 22, 2017

Jaylon Smith: "We're Just Getting Started..."


NC State Week: Nyheim Hines -- Talented RB


How Will NC State Handle Cold-Wet Weather?


Looks like perfect weather for a tough, gritty Notre Dame Football program...

ESPN's FPI Ranks Notre Dame #6 in the Country


See ESPN's latest Football Power Index ranking linked below...

LINK:  ESPN FPI

Interesting "Fun Fact" on the Football Season


When was the last time we saw this kind of stat coming from Notre Dame Football?  It's been a long time coming!

USC's In-House Media Reports on ND Loss


Notre Dame: AP Voter Break Down for Week 9


Here's a look at every AP voter and where they placed Notre Dame on their ballot for week 9.

Quick highlights:
  • Three voters had Notre Dame at #5 in this week's poll
  • Eleven voters had Notre Dame at #7 and eleven had them at #9
  • And, eleven did not place Notre Dame in their Top Ten

LINK:  AP VOTERS

Notre Dame Moves Up to #10 in Coaches Poll


Well, we just need to keep winning --- and the POLLS won't matter!

LINK:  COACHES POLL

Notre Dame Moves Up to #9 in the AP POLL


The win over USC moved the Fighting Irish up 4 spots in today's AP POLL.

Ohio State and Clemson are the only 1 loss teams ranked higher than Notre Dame this week.


LINK:  AP TOP 25

NBC Post Game With Josh Adams

Los Angeles Media Talks About ND's Win...


Notre Dame fans will enjoy reading this...

LINK:  LOS ANGELES TIMES

LINK:  LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS

LINK:  ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

LINK:  COLUMNIST -- WOLF

LINK:  COLUMNIST -- WHARTON

Pat Forde: "Notre Dame is Finally Underrated"


Thought you'd like to read this...

LINK:  FORDE

HEISMAN VOTERS: Running Back "A" vs. "B"


Folks, it has to be said -- Josh Adams is not getting the love he deserves...

Here's the stats for the supposed HEISMAN FRONT-RUNNER according to the folks in Bristol -- compared to our favorite running back at Notre Dame.

Let's call one of the running backs "A" and the other "B"


UNKNOWN RUNNING BACK "A"
  • 105 carries
  • 967 yards rushing
  • 9.3 yards per carry
  • 8 TD's
  • 84 yard TD run 

UNKNOWN RUNNING BACK "B"
  • 117 carries
  • 757 yards rushing
  • 6.5 yards per carry
  • 8 TD's
  • 80 yard TD run

Running back "A" -- is Josh Adams -- running back "B" is Saquon Barkley...

FYI:  Josh Adams has sit out 9 quarters of football all ready -- more than two full games of action.

Brian Kelly Talks BIG WIN Over USC Tonight!


USC's Helton Talks About Loss to Notre Dame


Notre Dame Players Interviewed After USC Win





Thursday, October 19, 2017

Domer Connaughton Leads Trail Blazers to Win!



Not a bad start!  

A NBA career high 24 point performance for the former Fighting Irish star on opening night of the 2017-18 season!

The Trail Blazers 124 - 76 victory over the Phoenix Suns was the largest point differential in NBA history for an opening night game.


LINK:  GAME HIGHLIGHTS

LINK:  PORTLAND COACH TALKS ABOUT CONNAUGHTON 

Update from USC's Wednesday Practice


Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Brian Kelly Meets with Media About USC Game


USC Week: Clay Helton Radio Interview on ND


Week 8 AP Voters -- Where They Ranked ND


Here's a very quick analysis of the AP Vote for week 8 of the college football season -- as it pertains to our favorite team, the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame.


Highest ranking given to Notre Dame this week:
  • 6th -- Jason Galloway, Wisconsin State-Journal

Total number of AP Voters who placed Notre Dame in its Top 10 this week:
  • 15 AP voters -- of the 61 AP voters

Lowest ranking given to Notre Dame this week:
  • 19th -- Jerry DiPaola, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 


LINK:  AP VOTERS AND WHERE THEY RANKED ND

NBA's Opening Night for (4) Former Irish Stars


There are four former Fighting Irish basketball stars on NBA rosters;

*Denotes -- signed a two-way contract, between NBA club and NBA G League club

USC Week: Clay Helton's Sunday Media Call


USC's head football coach Clay Helton met with the media Sunday -- takes questions on game with Notre Dame...

LINK:  HELTON MEDIA CALL

Sunday, October 15, 2017

#13 Fighting Irish are the 2nd Highest Ranked...


Team that wasn't ranked in the AP's pre-season poll...

Only TCU is ranked higher.


LINK:  AP POLL

Domer Golden Tate Taking it to the House!


Domer Jac Collinsworth Pranks Rex Ryan


Domer's Grandson Rushes for 272 Yards for BC



Thom Gatewood's grandson A.J. Dillon -- put on a show yesterday for the Boston College Eagles...

Notre Dame the "Sixth Ranked One Loss Team"


The Football Writers Association of America released their SUPER 16 this morning and they ranked Notre Dame #13 -- ranking five other teams with one-loss ahead of them.  Here are those teams -- along with Notre Dame and the team that beat them this season, game score and location:


#6 Ohio State:
  • Lost to #8 Oklahoma 31 - 16 at home

#7 Clemson:
  • Lost to un-ranked (3-3) Syracuse 27 - 24 on the road 

#10 Oklahoma State:
  • Lost to #4 TCU 44 - 31 at home  

#11 Washington:
  • Lost to un-ranked (3-3) Arizona State 13 - 7 on the road

#12 USC:
  • Lost to #14 Washington State 30 - 27 on the road       

#13 NOTRE DAME:
  • Lost to #2 Georgia 20 - 19 at home


LINK:  FWAA SUPER 16

OT: WMU's Football Field is Under Water



The Western Michigan Broncos were scheduled to play their homecoming game yesterday but thunderstorms and torrential rain forced the re-scheduling to today at 1 PM.


More than 8" of rain fell yesterday -- more today!

Today's update...

 

LINK:  STORY

Most Difficult Six Week Stretch in ND History?



USC: 6 - 1


NORTH CAROLINA STATE: 6 - 1


WAKE FOREST: 4 - 2


MIAMI:  5 - 0


NAVY: 5 - 1


STANFORD: 5 - 2

Anders Bjork Scores First NHL Goal Last Night!



The former Notre Dame All-American, who left early for the NHL -- is off to a good start with his professional career!

It's That Time of Year Again: USC WEEK



Saturday, October 14, 2017

Top 25 FBS Teams With Losses this Week...


Well, it's been another crazy week of teams ranked among the TOP 25 losing football games:
  • Clemson
  • Washington
  • Washington State
  • Auburn
  • San Diego State
  • Texas Tech
  • Naval Academy

Do the Fighting Irish move up in the rankings tomorrow?

Chip Kelly High on Notre Dame's Playoff Hopes


The former Oregon coach ranks the IRISH as the #5 team...

ND Hockey Mom -- on Harry Connick Jr. Show



Manon Rheaume -- the mother of Notre Dame goalie Dylan St. Cyr -- just happens to be the first woman to ever play in a National Hockey League game...

Thursday, October 12, 2017

Five With Ties to ND on NCAA Commission


The FBI's investigation of bribery in college basketball has led to the NCAA forming a commission to look into the situation.  Five members of the Commission have ties to the University of Notre Dame...

LINK:  BRIBERY COMMISSION

CBS Projects College Football Playoff Ranking


Guess where Notre Dame is ranked...

The first CFP Ranking comes out on Halloween -- Tuesday, October 31st.

LINK:  RANKING

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Can Notre Dame Create "A Nightmare Scenario"


Sports Illustrated's Andy Staples looks at Notre Dame's remaining six games...

LINK:  NIGHTMARE SCENARIO

Tuesday, October 10, 2017

OT: I Might Be Alone Here, But I Love These!


This is the new uniform, helmet, shoe, base layer, glove and sock combo that Nike designed for the Florida Gators to wear this Saturday against Texas A&M...

My teammates at Notre Dame hated it --- I LOVE IT!

Yahoo Sports' Forde Ranks "One Loss" Teams


One guess on who's ranked higher than Ohio State, Auburn, USC and Oklahoma...

LINK:  FORDE

Sunday, October 8, 2017

The AP Top 25 / Analysis of Schedule Strength


Here's a look at the AP Top 25 -- see below -- and how many games each of these teams will play this season against the current ranked teams.

Bottom Line:  The University of Notre Dame has the most difficult path to the College Football Playoff -- and it's not even close...
  1. Alabama:  1 game 
  2. Clemson:  3 games 
  3. Penn State:  3 games
  4. Georgia:  2 games
  5. Washington:  2 games
  6. Texas Christian University:  3 games
  7. Wisconsin:  1 game
  8. Washington State:  3 games
  9. Ohio State:  4 games
  10. Auburn:  3 games
  11. Miami:  2 games
  12. Oklahoma:  4 games
  13. University of Southern California:  3 games
  14. Oklahoma State:  2 games
  15. Virginia Tech:  2 games
  16. NOTRE DAME:  7 GAMES
  17. Michigan:  3 games
  18. South Florida:  1 game
  19. San Diego State:  1 game
  20. North Carolina State:  2 games
  21. Michigan State:  4 games
  22. University of Central Florida:  2 games
  23. Stanford University:  5 games
  24. Texas Tech:  3 games
  25. Naval Academy:  2 games

Tar Heels' Fedora Talks Loss to Notre Dame


One Loss Teams Ranked Ahead of Notre Dame


Here's a look at the EIGHT one-loss teams ranked ahead of Notre Dame in the AP POLL -- this morning.  Looking forward to seeing where Notre Dame will be ranked when the AP Poll comes out this afternoon...


#3:  OKLAHOMA: 4 - 1
  • Wins over teams with winning records; Ohio State and Tulane
  • Loss at home to Iowa State (38 - 31)
  • Road wins:  Ohio State and Baylor
  • Opponents' record so far:  11 - 16

# 7:  MICHIGAN:  4 - 1
  • Wins over teams with winning records;  Florida and Purdue
  • Loss at home to Michigan State (14 - 10)
  • Road wins:  Florida (neutral site) and Purdue
  • Opponents' record so far: 13 - 13
  • Common opponent with ND:  Loss to Michigan State 14 - 10

#10:  OHIO STATE:  5 - 1
  • Wins over teams with winning records;  Indiana, Army and Maryland
  • Loss at home to Oklahoma (31 - 16)
  • Road wins: Indiana and Rutgers
  • Opponents' record so far: 16 - 10

#12:  AUBURN:  5 - 1
  • Wins over teams with winning records;  Mississippi State
  • Loss at Clemson  (14 - 6)
  • Road wins:  Missouri
  • Opponents' record so far: 15 - 16

#14:  USC:  5 - 1
  • Wins over teams with winning records;  Western Michigan, Stanford, Texas, 
  • Loss at Washington State  (30 - 27)
  • Road wins:  California
  • Opponents' record so far: 21 - 14

#15:  OKLAHOMA STATE:  4 - 1
  • Wins over teams with winning records;  Texas Tech
  • Loss at home to Texas Christian University (44 - 31)
  • Road wins:  South Alabama and Pittsburgh
  • Opponents' record so far:  13 - 14    

#16:  VIRGINIA TECH:  5 - 1
  • Wins over teams with winning records;  West Virginia and Delaware
  • Loss at Clemson  (31 - 17)
  • Road wins:  East Carolina and Boston College
  • Opponents' record so far:  17 - 14
  • Common opponent with ND:  Beat BC on road 23 - 10

#20:  UTAH:  4 - 1
  • Wins over teams with winning records;  Arizona
  • Loss at home to Stanford  (23 - 20)
  • Road wins:  BYU
  • Opponents' record far:  11 - 19 

#21:  NOTRE DAME:  5 - 1
  • Wins over teams with winning records;  Michigan State
  • Loss at home to Georgia  (20 - 19)
  • Road wins:  Boston College, Michigan State and North Carolina
  • Opponents' record so far:  18 - 17 

Notre Dame's future opponents are 27 - 6, has to be the toughest remaining schedule in college football.

Saturday, October 7, 2017

Highlights: Notre Dame 33 - UNC 10


We're 5 - 1 With a Very Difficult Schedule Ahead


Here's what the remaining six games look like -- these teams are a combined 27 - 6 as of this very moment.  Has to be the most difficult remaining schedule in college football:
  • October 21:  University of Southern California -- ranked #14 / 5-1
  • October 28:  North Carolina State -- ranked #24 / 5-1
  • November 4:  Wake Forest -- not ranked / 4-2
  • November 11:  @ Miami (FL) -- #13 / 4-0
  • November 18: Navy -- not ranked / 5-0
  • November 25: @ Stanford -- not ranked / 3-2

Win out and we're playing in the College Football Playoff!

Brian Kelly Talks About Another Big Road Win

Fr. Jenkins' Statement on the HHS Mandate


Notre Dame president Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C. -- released this statement concerning the Trump Administration's decision to roll back the birth control mandate.  The University had joined a lawsuit back in 2013 seeking relief from this federal mandate.

LINK:  JENKINS' STATEMENT

LINK:  U.S. CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS

Notre Dame's Snead Reappointed by Pope


Carter Snead, the William P. and Hazel B. White Director for Notre Dame's Center for Ethics and Culture was just reappointed this week by Pope Francis as a member of the Pontifical Academy for Life...

LINK:  STORY

The Irish Beat #5 Ranked Clemson Last Night!


Will Ian Book Get His First Start at Notre Dame?



We saw glimpses of this young man's talent in the Blue-Gold Game -- will we see him leading the Irish today?




Friday, October 6, 2017

If You're Going to ND's Game Against Miami FL


Be sure to sign-up and attend one or more of these Notre Dame Club of Miami events -- should be great fun!

Go to this website for all of the details:  ND VISITS MIAMI

THURSDAY -- November 9th
  • Hesburgh Lecture

FRIDAY -- November 10th
  • 3rd Annual Golf Classic and Reception
  • Beach Clean-up Service Project
  • Private Dinner at Joe's Stone Crab
  • Notre Dame Social Hour and PEP RALLY

SATURDAY -- November 11th 
  • Yoga at Sunrise
  • Game Day Transportation from Miami Beach to Stadium
  • Pre-Game Official Tailgate Party
  • ND vs. MIAMI football game