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Wednesday, August 25, 2010
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TOUCHDOWN JESUS
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Five "Talking Points" for Notre Dame Fans
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1. Notre Dame has been named National Champions in football TWENTY-ONE TIMES. Notre Dame (are you listening Alabama!) only takes credit for National Championships awarded by the AP -- which has happened 11 times. The ten other National Championships were awarded by services other than the Associated Press. And, that happened in; 1919, 1920, 1927. 1938, 1953, 1964, 1967, 1970, 1989 and 1993.
2. Notre Dame is the only NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision team (out of 120 teams) to open up its season with its first six games against BCS teams. We're one of only three NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision teams who've never played what's now called a NCAA Football Championship Subdivision team (formerly a Division I-AA school) So, when you here how "tough" a schedule someone else has -- throw this one out there -- and remind the Michigan fans of Appalachian State!
3. Notre Dame has lost the fewest games in the history of college football amongst teams who've played more than 700 games. Tell this to your buddies at Michigan, Texas, Ohio State, Florida, USC, etc.
4. Notre Dame has produced more All-Americans (99), consensus All-Americans (80) and unanimous All-Americans (31) in football than any other college program. Enough said..
5. And, Notre Dame remains the #1 producer of players to play in the National Football League. As of 2010; 468 Notre Dame players have been drafted into the NFL.
WNDU's Coverage of "Desert to Dome"
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DESERT TO DOME -- WELCOME "DOME"
ND's Leprechaun One of the "Coolest Mascots"
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COOLEST MASCOTS IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Monday, August 23, 2010
PHOTO #2 OF THE DAY: Welcome "Dome!"
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CRAWFORD'S RETURN TO NOTRE DAME
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Crawford's are "DOME"
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Here's a photo taken in the last couple of hours in front of Notre Dame's Main Building -- with the "stars" of the day; Greg and Renate Crawford. Greg Crawford, Dean of Notre Dame's College of Science and his wife Renate, just completed a 2,300 mile bike ride -- "Desert to Dome" -- from the steps of the Ara Parseghian Medical Research Foundation (Tucson, AZ) to the steps of the Golden Dome. (In the photo LtoR: Father Ted, Ara Parseghian, Renate Crawford, Father Jenkins, Greg Crawford, Cindy Parseghian and Jean Gorman) Congratulations!
DEAN CRAWFORD'S BLOG
Lookin' for Notre Dame Videos?
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ND GO IRISH BLOG -- YOUTUBE CHANNEL
Desert to Dome: DOME TODAY!
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DESERT TO DOME: "DOME SWEET DOME"
Notre Dame's "One of a Kind"
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No, he doesn't play the harp! University of Notre Dame's starting left guard, Chris Stewart -- all 6'-5" 351 lbs. of him -- is the only NCAA FOOTBALL BOWL SUBDIVISION player enrolled in Law School this fall. Stewart, who graduated this past Spring with honors from Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business -- starts classes this morning in Notre Dame's Law School. Here's a story written by Irish Sports Daily's Chris McCollum where Stewart lays out his plan for success in the classroom and on the football field this fall:
HE'S THE ONLY ONE DOING IT IN AMERICA
Notre Dame: Kids Need Sleep!
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Did you ever think that lack of sleep might keep your kids or grandkids from attending Notre Dame? It just might. University of Notre Dame Psychologist, Jessica Payne has been studying the lack of sleep's effect on memory and creativity -- and she has found that: “Sleeping allows you to take what you’ve learned, especially new things you’ve learned, and recombine those bits and pieces of information into novel ways that allow you to have creative insights, make inferences, and extrapolate across large amounts of information and extract the gist, “ So, what's enough sleep for your kids? Here you go: Though every child is different, in general, it’s recommended that young children (1 to 3 years) should sleep 12 to 14 hours; children (3 to 5 years) should get 11 to 13 hours; while school-aged children (first through fifth grades) should be sleeping 10 to 11 hours. Jessica also consults with businesses about how lack of sleep can impact making sound business decisions. I wonder if my seven hours last night was enough? Here's a link to video the University of Notre Dame just released on this very subject:
GET YOUR KIDS TO SLEEP!
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Desert to Dome: DOME @ NOON TOMORROW!
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University of Notre Dame's Dean of the College of Science, Greg Crawford and his wife Renate, will complete their "Desert to Dome" 2,000+ mile bike ride from Tucson, AZ to Notre Dame, TOMORROW at NOON -- Monday, August 23rd! The pair will pedal onto Notre Dame Avenue at NOON tomorrow. If you're in the area -- please join Coach Kelly, and what should be a large crowd, at the Main Circle and WELCOME THEM "DOME!"
DESERT TO DOME -- DOME TOMORROW!
A Football Weekend at Notre Dame: $10 Million!
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"THE BUZZ IS HUGE"
Irish NFL Roundup
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Here's a collection of stories written recently on the performances of a few of the more than 40 former Notre Dame football players currently on NFL rosters. Just click on the player's name and you'll be directed to a news story on how they're doing in their respective team's pre-season training camps -- along with a few photos of Eric Olsen's "Rookie Haircut" with the Denver Broncos:
JIMMY CLAUSEN - CAROLINA PANTHERS
BRADY QUINN - DENVER BRONCOS
GOLDEN TATE - SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
JOHN CARLSON / JULIUS JONES / GOLDEN TATE - SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
JUSTIN TUCK - NEW YORK GIANTS
ANTHONY FASANO - MIAMI DOLPHINS
CHINENDUM NDUKWE - CINCINNATI BENGALS
JOHN SULLIVAN - MINNESOTA VIKINGS
RYAN GRANT -- GREEN BAY PACKERS
ROCKY BOIMAN - TENNESSEE TITANS
ARNAZ BATTLE - PITTSBURCH STEELERS
TOM ZBIKOWSKI - BALTIMORE RAVENS
SAM YOUNG - DALLAS COWBOYS
ERIC OLSEN - DENVER BRONCOS
VICTOR ABIAMIRI -- PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
MAURICE STOVALL - TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Did You Know?
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NOTRE DAME PRESS
More Irish Player Interviews from ISD!
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LOUIS NIX
KAPRON LEWIS-MOORE
IRISH SPORTS DAILY
Mike Lee -- Second Pro Fight on 9/11
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MIKE LEE RETURNS HOME!
Friday, August 20, 2010
A New Service for ND GO IRISH BLOG Fans!
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ND GO IRISH BLOG -- TICKET BOARD
March Out -- 120th Football Season!
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FIRST MARCH OUT -- AUGUST 19th 2010
The Painting of the Notre Dame Helmets
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It's one of the best traditions in college sports, the painting of the University of Notre Dame football helmets. Every Monday night during the football season, you'll find a group of approximately 80 Notre Dame students inside Notre Dame Stadium, restoring the legendary gold helmets of the Fighting Irish -- it's quite a process! Annually voted the greatest helmet in college football -- just ask Urban Meyer, Florida's Head Coach, who admitted two seasons ago on national television that Notre Dame had the best helmets in college football -- the Notre Dame helmet carries actual 23.9-karat gold flakes from the Golden Dome that sits atop the University's Main Building. Ten times in the last 131 years, Notre Dame has removed and replaced the gold leaf on the Dome -- it's called "regilding." And, when they do -- they capture the gold they remove -- and it's mixed in with the paint used on the helmets. Please note: if you're looking at the pictures of football practice, these last few weeks, and the helmets don't look "Notre Dame Gold" -- they won't. Notre Dame only paints the "game day" helmets of each player. The Irish now have a helmet for practice and a helmet for games. That's why they now paint the helmets on Monday night, instead of the traditional Friday nights from previous seasons (remember the movie Rudy). I have to admit, I liked the painting of the helmets on Friday night, I thought it was a wonderful "primer" for Football Weekend at Notre Dame -- oh well! The link to the video below will tell you this story -- and you'll see the actual gold flakes from the Dome. When you do go to this link, you'll need to scroll down to the bottom of the page to find the video. Enjoy!
REGILDING THE GOLD HELMETS OF NOTRE DAME
Thursday, August 19, 2010
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Ara & the IRISH
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Fomer Notre Dame Head Football Coach Ara Parseghian (now 87 years-young), was at practice today and spoke with the team. Parseghian one of the all-time greats, won two National Championships with the Irish and is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame. Photo courtesy of Irish Illustrated. To subscribe to Irish Illustrated, click on the link below:
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