Saturday, November 28, 2015

Are the Fighting Irish Peach Bowl Bound?

I just saw a bowl game prediction that would have Notre Dame playing Florida State in the Peach Bowl -- on New Year's Eve in Atlanta, GA.

Other bowl options:
  • Fiesta Bowl vs. Ohio State
  • Tax Slayer Bowl vs. Mississippi State

Notre Dame Arrives at Stanford Stadium



South Bend's FOX 28 Report from Palo Alto, CA

WNDU-TV Report from Palo Alto, CA


A Domer's Son -- Playing QB at Stanford Today


Kevin Hogan, Stanford's QB -- is a son of Notre Dame.   His dad, who died this past December from cancer, was a Domer as are dozens of other family members.

Here's a Mercury News story about Kevin and ND...

LINK:  A SON OF NOTRE DAME

Stanford's McCaffrey Talks Notre Dame Game


"Don't Blame Notre Dame's Independence..."


Thought you'd enjoy reading this Yahoo! Sports story...

LINK:  YAHOO! SPORTS

Thursday, November 26, 2015

Happy Thanksgiving from Notre Dame!


8FOR8 at Notre Dame:  We gave 8 incoming Notre Dame students a GoPro camera to capture their first 8 weeks of college...


The Phone Call:  A Notre Dame student talks about the "greatest moment" of her life.


This is Home:  A freshman student opens up about her life and the home she's found at Notre Dame.


Halfway Around the World:  A freshman student from China talks about the gift of his Notre Dame education.

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Take the Test -- Rank the TEAMS in the Playoff


Well, the Notre Dame family has its IRISH UP!

We just saw our Fighting Irish drop from #4 to #6 -- with three teams jumping us this week in the CFB Playoff Rankings.  Here's what happened Saturday to precipitate this change:
  • #4 Notre Dame beat Boston College (3 - 8) 19 - 16 -- despite five turnovers
  • #5 Iowa beat Purdue (2 - 8) 40 - 20 at home
  • #7 Oklahoma beat TCU (9 - 1) 30 - 29 -- stopping TCU's two point conversion to win the game
  • #9 Michigan State beat Ohio State (10 - 0) 17 - 14 -- last second FG

We keep hearing the term "body of work" -- so, here it is -- the body of work for each of the teams ranked #3 to #6 in the CFB Playoff Rankings.  Now it's your turn to sit on the Committee.  You rank the teams...

TAKE THE CFB PLAYOFF COMMITTEE TEST! 
Rank these four "nameless" teams -- in order of #3 to #6.  I'm willing to bet you that if you just use the body of work -- you won't see the Fighting Irish outside the TOP FOUR!

TEAM A  10 - 1
  • FBS Opponents' Record:  69 - 59
  • FBS Opponents with 8+ wins: 3

TEAM B  11 - 0
  • FBS Opponents' Record:  53 - 68
  • FBS Opponent's with 8+ wins:  3

TEAM C  10 - 1
  • FBS Opponents' Record: 70 - 60
  • FBS Opponent's with 8+ wins:  4

TEAM D  10 - 1
  • FBS Opponents' Record:  73 - 58
  • FBS Opponents with 8+ wins: 5

If you need "tie-breakers" to assist you in determining the rankings of these four teams -- here they are:
  • Team D beat Texas 38 - 3
  • Team A lost to Texas 24 - 17
  • Team D beat Pittsburgh:  42 - 30 @ Pitt
  • Team B beat Pittsburgh:  27 - 24 @ Home (on a last second FG)  

Cheat Sheet: Team A is Oklahoma, Team B is Iowa, Team C is Michigan State and Team D is Notre Dame.

A "Sneak Peek" -- A Season With Notre Dame


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