Sunday, February 23, 2025

NC State's Wes Moore Talks 2OT Win Over #1 Irish

1/10th of a Second Away From A Win vs. NC State

 

At the end of the 1st OT -- Maddy Westbeld got fouled going up for a rebound put back -- only to learn it came 1/10th of a second after the game was over.  Westbeld would have been at the line needing to make one of the two free throws to win the game... 


Nice Win for Micah's Irish Last Night Over Pitt

J.D. PicKell On the Value of Jeremiyah Love to IRISH

Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Indian River County's Finest -- Saved Our Night's Sleep!

Our heroes L to R:  Lt. Mario Henderson, John Cobb, Lt. Josh Bender, Sheena Klaus, Robert Skok and Bobby Thompson.

At 10:31 PM ET on Monday night, our fire alarm shattered the silence—a loud, ear-piercing screech that jolted us out of bed. Adrenaline kicked in as we ran through the house, searching for any sign of smoke or fire. Thankfully, there was none.

Relieved but still on edge, we called ADT, hoping they could turn off the alarm. No luck.

Next, we reached out to our go-to electrician from Redline Electric in Vero Beach, FL. His advice? Shut off the circuit breaker to our Master Bedroom and Alarms. We held our breath, flipped the switch… and waited.

The alarm kept blaring.

Now we had a new problem—how do you silence an alarm that refuses to be turned off?

At 10:56 PM, my wife gave me the best advice of the night: Call the Fire Department.

Within minutes, the Indian River County Fire Rescue arrived in full force—two massive trucks and six of our community’s first responders, ready for action. They stepped inside, scanning every corner of our home, determined to track down the source of the relentless, ear-piercing screech.

Then, finally—a breakthrough. In our Great Room, they spotted a flashing red light on one of the alarms. The culprit had been found. The only problem? It was mounted 14 feet, 4 inches off the floor.

Without hesitation, three firefighters sprinted back to the truck, returning with a towering 24-foot ladder. Meanwhile, the others got to work clearing furniture, making space for what felt like the most dramatic rescue mission of the night: silencing that alarm once and for all.

Lt. Josh Bender—clearly the most electrically inclined of the group—climbed the ladder, unhooked the alarm, and pulled out the batteries.

And just like that… SILENCE.

What felt like an inevitable sleepless night—waiting until an electrician might arrive the next day—was suddenly avoided. Every alarm in our house had been blaring, an unbearable, unimaginable sound. But thanks to these six incredible first responders (pictured above), peace was restored.

Our heroes didn’t just show up—they rescued us from what could have been one of the loudest and longest night of our lives.  We can't thank Indian River County Fire Rescue enough!!!

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As they were getting ready to leave, John Cobb glanced around my office and noticed the memorabilia on the walls.

"Are you a Notre Dame fan?" he asked.

I smiled and replied, "I had the great honor of working there for nearly 12 years."

That’s when John mentioned that he has an old friend whose son, Luke Talich (Wyoming), is currently playing football for the Fighting Irish. (Notre Dame fans will remember Luke's "pick six" versus Florida State this past season.) Without hesitation, I grabbed the iconic Notre Dame gold helmet and handed it to him so he could snap a photo to send to his buddy.

Somehow, Notre Dame always finds its way into many of the stories I tell… and this night was no exception.

FYI:  We just moved into our new home in Vero Beach on December 5, 2024



 

 

 

 

 

Monday, February 17, 2025

Micah Shrewsberry Reacts To Critics Last Night


Wednesday, February 12, 2025

First Look: The New Golf Car Arrives Saturday

 
The new golf car is a Denago -- a new line of golf cars that debuted January 2023 at the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando.  It's 'dual branded' beyond the gold and blue coloring -- you'll see some Notre Dame references (front hood, hub caps, slow moving vehicle decal on back) and references to my consulting business; The Small Things Consultancy (sides and back).
 
I will be adding marks from clients (before my time at Notre Dame and after) over the next few months -- along with some sub-brands our team created for the University -- in spots around the golf car.
 
If you live in Florida -- and see this running down a sidewalk or road -- please give me a honk and yell "Go Irish!"
 
This is the previous golf car we sold to a ND grad, along with our home near campus.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 

Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Domer Skylar Diggins-Smith Wins 1-on-1 Battle

Skylar plays for the Lunar Owls in the Unrivaled League a 3v3 women's basketball league.  Here's their TEAM ROSTER.

Monday, February 10, 2025

Photo of ND's New Football Facility's Walls Going Up!


One of my former colleagues at the University of Notre Dame (Brandon Tabor) was kind enough to send me this photo today of the construction going on of the new football facility.  It's going to be great!

That's the GUG to the left and the new Indoor Practice Facility on the right...

Ivey's FIGHTING IRISH Roll Over Another Top 25 Foe

Saturday, February 8, 2025

Domer Yared Nuguse Sets Mile World Record Today!

 

The former Notre Dame all-time great ran the fastest indoor mile in history today at the Millrose Games!

Friday, February 7, 2025

OT: A Very Special Moment for the Sharpe Brothers

Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Chad Bowden Talks About His Move to Southern Cal

Thursday, January 30, 2025

Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Rumored New Notre Dame's Defensive Coordinator

 

This was a podcast he was on when he was the Head Coach at Rutgers...

Micah Shrewsberry Shares a TEXT During GT Game

Friday, January 24, 2025

Domer John Ratcliffe '87 Is The New CIA Director

 The just sworn in Director of the CIA is a 1987 graduate of the University of Notre Dame.

ND Fan Shane Gillis: Bud Light Super Bowl TV Spot

 

This is a "tease" that the Bud Light folks released -- as they get ready for the annual Super Bowl TV Spot blitz...

Monday, January 20, 2025

A Big Thank You To Notre Dame Football Tonight!

When we were down 31 - 7, we could have folded the tent and headed for home.  It didn't happen and we took a great first step toward next season.

Thank you Notre Dame Football for a great run to this moment -- your family enjoyed this immensely!

Hold your head high -- you gave Ohio State and their fans a little scare.  Now it's time to recruit more talent into the program, develop the young talent we surely have and get our injured healed and back in great form.

Wouldn't want to cheer for any other team. 

Go Irish!




Notre Dame's HYPE VIDEO For Tonight's Big Game!

ESPN's McElroy & Stanford Steve Talk ND vs. OSU

Tim Murray, Matt Fortuna & Pete Sampson -- Podcast

Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Saturday, January 11, 2025

"X" Is Stil Delivering Plenty of Notre Dame Content

The Power of Prayer at the University of Notre Dame

Pat McAfee Talks to Marcus Freeman On GameDay

Dan Patrick Talks Notre Dame's Orange Bowl Win

Rich Eisen Interviews Domer Harrison Smith

Colin Cowherd Talks Notre Dame's Win Over PSU

Scott Van Pelt's Interview of Marcus Freeman

Friday, January 10, 2025

Stephen A -- On Notre Dame's Orange Bowl Win

ND Dad Ryan Clark Gives It To Cam Newton on ESPN

Dan Orlovsky Talks Notre Dame's Win in Orange Bowl

CBS Sports HQ's Live Report from Orange Bowl

ASU Head Coach Talks About Marcus Freeman...

 

Marcus Freeman conversation begins at 4:00 minute mark...

The Lyrics Need Some Work -- Can't Fault the Effort...

Finebaum: "I Found Myself Cheering for Notre Dame"

Proud Notre Dame Dad -- ESPN's Ryan Clark

Notre Dame Content Dominating "X" This Mornin'

Notre Dame Football -- This Is The Way We Live!

ESPN's Greg McElroy's Reaction to Notre Dame's Win

More Reaction on "X: to Notre Dame's Orange Bowl Win

At Least the Orange Bowl Got The Confetti Color Right!

Must See: Marty Biagi's Family's Playoff Journey

Pat McAfee Show Reacts To Notre Dame's Big Win!

Mitch Jeter Talks Game Winning Orange Bowl Kick!!!

Angelli Talks His Late 1st Half Heroics For Notre Dame

Notre Dame's Orange Bowl Presser Last Night

The Mornin' After An Orange Bowl / SemiFinal Win!

J.D. PicKell Talks Notre Dame's Win Over Penn State

Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Manti Te'o Interview on The Zach Gelb Show

McElroy & Booger Preview Penn State vs. IRISH

 

The Penn State vs. Notre Dame talk begins at the 8:00 mark...

Andy&Ari Show -- Kirk Herbstreit Interview

Missed This: Dan Patrick Show's "Play of the Day"

OT: TGL Golf League's Studio -- FLAT OUT INSANE!

 

The TGL Golf League begins tonight at 9 PM ET -- LIVE on ESPN...

LINK:  TGL GOLF LEAGUE SITE