Saturday, November 24, 2018

Game Highlights: Notre Dame 24 -- USC 17


Coach Kelly's ABC Interview After Big Win!


Ian Book to Chris Finke For a Touchdown!


Dexter Goes 52 Yards For TD Against USC!


Here's the ND Game Winner Tonight Over USC!


Hey CFB Playoff -- Here Come The Irish!


For the 14th time in Notre Dame Football history -- a Fighting Irish team goes undefeated and untied during the regular season!


Some "Fun Facts" As We Wait for ND vs. USC

If you're watching College Gameday and hearing Desmond Howard question whether it's fair that Notre Dame may make the CFB Playoff without having to play a 13th game -- consider this:

#1 ALABAMA -- 10 wins over FBS opponents
  • Played Louisiana-Lafayette and Arkansas State (game #2 and game #4)
  • Played "FCS school" Citadel in game #11
  • Biggest wins:  #7 LSU, #18 Mississippi State, #22 Texas A&M

#2 CLEMSON -- 10 wins over FBS opponents
  •  Played "FCS school" Furman in their opening game
  •  Has beaten TWO TEAM in the CFB Playoff Top 25 Rankings
  •  Biggest win:  #20 Syracuse and #22 Texas A&M

#3 NOTRE DAME -- 11 wins over FBS opponents
  • Played #4 Michigan in their opening game
  • Has beaten FOUR TEAM in the CFB Playoff Top 25 Rankings
  • Biggest wins:  #4 Michigan, #19 Northwestern, #20 Syracuse and #24 Pittsburgh

#4 MICHIGAN -- 10 wins over FBS opponents
  • Played #3 Notre Dame in their opening game
  • Has beaten TWO TEAMS in the CFB Playoff Top 25 Rankings
  • Biggest wins:  #12 Penn State, #19 Northwestern 

Makes you wonder why Notre Dame is only ranked "#3" -- doesn't it! 

I'm not questioning whether Alabama or Clemson deserve to be ranked ahead of Notre Dame -- they probably do, based on how impressive they have looked so far.  

What I am arguing is this statement -- "it's not fair that Notre Dame doesn't have to play a 13th game." 

We have played "big boy football" opponents every week -- Alabama and Clemson has not.
  • Alabama played 12 games in 2017 -- they played in the 2017 CFB Playoff
  • Ohio State played 12 games in 2016 -- they played in the 2016 CFB Playoff   
  • WE MUST BEAT SC TONIGHT -- or, it doesn't matter...                                                                                                                                                                                          

It's Here! Notre Dame vs. Southern Cal



LINK:  STORY

Wednesday, November 21, 2018

NBA G League: Demetrius & Bonzie Highlights




So far on the season -- here are their stats:

DEMETRIUS JACKSON:
  • 5th in scoring per game:  29.3
  • 3rd in assists per game:  9
  • 49% of his shots made

BONZIE COLSON:
  • 15.3 points per game
  • 7.5 rebounds per game
  • 49% of his shots made

Los Angeles Times Story on Notre Dame FB...

Thought you'd want to read this...

LINK:  LA TIMES STORY

Happy Thanksgiving from Notre Dame!



Our team creates an annual Thanksgiving video each year for the Notre Dame family.  The group performing is called the GOLD & BLUE COMPANY, a student group we created to entertain members of our Advisory Councils on Football Thursday's on campus this Fall.

Hope you enjoyed both!

If you like what you see, please drop me a line at jim.small@nd.edu -- and let me know.  I'd like to share your comments with our team.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!


The video above was created by the University of Notre Dame Development's Storytelling team...

WWE's Sheamus Works Out With ND Football


Tuesday, November 20, 2018

USC Head Football Coach Talks Notre Dame


Domer Moynihan in Bank of America TV Spot



Brian Moynihan, a Notre Dame Law School alum, is the Chairman and CEO of Bank of America.  Here's the story about the ad campaign that also stars Matt Damon...

LINK:  STORY

The Daily Trojan Picks Winner of ND vs. USC


Not much confidence in L.A.

WIN and Notre Dame is CFB Playoff Bound!


The Fighting Irish are sixty minutes of football on the "left coast" -- away, from playing what looks to be Clemson in Miami on December 29th.

Here's the "fun fact" -- Notre Dame is the only team to beat FOUR teams ranked in this week's CFB Playoff Top 25 rankings...

In fact, there's no team that has beat more than TWO teams in the Top 25!