Thursday, October 30, 2014
Brian Kelly on the Jay Mohr Sports Radio Show
Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly was a guest yesterday on the Jay Mohr Sports Show -- you'll enjoy this interview:
LINK: KELLY ON MOHR
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Know Thy Opponent: Navy Football Video
Here's an "inside" look at the Naval Academy's football program -- as they prepared to play San Jose State last week...
LINK: NAVY FOOTBALL
Even Bob Stoops Questions ND's #10 Ranking
You can add Oklahoma head football coach Bob Stoops to the bandwagon of those questioning why Notre Dame is ranked only 10th in the first College Football Playoff Ranking.
Here's Stoops on his radio show last night:
LINK: STOOPS ON NOTRE DAME
Factoring Academics Into CFB Playoff Rankings
The folks at ESPN -- who rarely ever talk about graduation rates of college student-athletes -- created a formula called ESPN GRADE which factors in graduation rates when ranking teams.
Unfortunately, it doesn't get any play...
Well, ESPN's Gregg Easterbrook penned this piece where he took the College Football Playoff Rankings and "mashed-up" the ESPN GRADE ranking system against their TOP 25. Here's the new rankings of teams based on graduation rates:
LINK: CFB PLAYOFF RANKING
Unfortunately, it doesn't get any play...
Well, ESPN's Gregg Easterbrook penned this piece where he took the College Football Playoff Rankings and "mashed-up" the ESPN GRADE ranking system against their TOP 25. Here's the new rankings of teams based on graduation rates:
LINK: CFB PLAYOFF RANKING
Rolling Stone's Take: "Worldwide Cheerleader"
Notre Dame fans are going to want to read this article penned by the Rolling Stone's Jordan Burchette about ESPN's "cheerleading" for the SEC...
LINK: THE WORLDWIDE CHEERLEADER
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Notre Dame Ranked #10 in CFB Playoff Ranking
Well, the "first-ever" College Football Playoff Poll was released in the past 30 minutes and our Fighting Irish are ranked #10 -- with six weeks left in the college football season.
If you look at the rankings -- each of the "Power Five" Conferences have a team ranked ahead of Notre Dame -- is that a coincidence? I don't think so.
We're the "eighth best" one-loss team in the country? Really???
Here's the TOP TWENTY-FIVE:
- Mississippi State
- Florida State
- Auburn
- Ole Miss
- Oregon
- Alabama
- TCU
- Michigan State
- Kansas State
- NOTRE DAME
- Georgia
- Arizona
- Baylor
- Arizona State
- Nebraska
- Ohio State
- Utah
- Oklahoma
- LSU
- West Virginia
- Clemson
- UCLA
- East Carolina
- Duke
- Louisville
LINK: ESPN STORY
Theo Riddick Playing Ahead of Reggie Bush?
That is the question being floated around by the Detroit media these days...
The former Notre Dame student-athlete had his best game as a professional in London, England this past Sunday -- subbing for the often injured Reggie Bush.
Here's what they're saying about Theo Riddick:
LINK: RIDDICK OVER BUSH
Instead of a College Football Playoff Ranking...
What if, the College Football Playoff Committee announced a list of the 28 teams today -- still in consideration for one of the FINAL FOUR SPOTS -- instead of a ranking? Then, every week -- for the next six weeks -- they eliminate four more teams from the list.
So, on Tuesday, December 2nd -- the Committee would announce the list of EIGHT TEAMS still under consideration for the College Football Playoff -- with the Final Four announced on Sunday, December 7th. The Committee would then announce their seeding of those four teams at that time.
So, here's my list of the 28 teams that would still be under consideration for the COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS on October 28, 2014:
ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE:
- Florida State
- Clemson
- Louisville
- Duke
BIG TEN CONFERENCE:
- Michigan State
- Ohio State
- Nebraska
- Wisconsin
SEC CONFERENCE:
- Mississippi State
- Auburn
- Alabama
- Georgia
- Ole Miss
- Missouri
PAC-12 CONFERENCE:
- Oregon
- Arizona State
- Utah
- UCLA
- Arizona
BIG-12 CONFERENCE:
- TCU
- Kansas State
- Baylor
- Oklahoma
AT-LARGE:
- Notre Dame
- East Carolina
- Marshall
- Colorado State
- North Dakota State
Navy Week: Coach Kelly Press Conference
Notre Dame fans can tune-in LIVE at NOON ET today to watch Coach Kelly's press conference. He'll be addressing another Fighting Irish PRIME TIME contest this Saturday night against the Naval Academy.
Just click on the link below:
LINK: COACH KELLY
College Football Playoff Poll Released: 7:30 PM
The "first-ever" College Football Playoff Rankings will be released today at 7:30 PM ET on ESPN. This poll, which is the work of a 12 person committee, will lead to a FINAL FOUR which will be unveiled on December 7th.
Here's what a few of the media prognosticators are thinking how the Committee will rank the teams -- and what to look for this evening:
LINK: DETROIT FREE PRESS
LINK: BIRMINGHAM (AL) NEWS
LINK: CBS SPORTS
LINK: YAHOO! SPORTS
LINK: NEW YORK POST
Monday, October 27, 2014
MUST SEE: Navy's "Beat Notre Dame" Video
I don't think we'll be seeing any Notre Dame students doing something like this for a game against Navy.
However, this is really good...
BRAVO!!!
LINK: BEAT NOTRE DAME
NFL Teams With Three + Domers on Payroll...
There are five teams in the NFL that have at least three former Notre Dame student-athletes on their payroll this morning -- and they are a combined 26 - 13 this season...
- ARIZONA CARDINALS: 6 - 1
- DETROIT LIONS: 6 - 2
- NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS: 6 - 2
- SAN DIEGO CHARGERS: 5 - 3
- MINNESOTA VIKINGS: 3 - 5
Four of the five would be in the NFL Playoffs if they started this week -- do you think some NFL General Managers are taking notice?
ARIZONA CARDINALS
- Michael Floyd
- Jon Carlson
- Robert Hughes
- Troy Niklas
DETROIT LIONS
- Golden Tate
- Theo Riddick
- T.J. Jones
- Joseph Fauria -- he transferred out of ND
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
- Jonas Gray
- Darius Fleming
- Kona Schwenke
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS
- Chris Watt
- Manti Te'o
- Trevor Robinson
MINNESOTA VIKINGS
- Harrison Smith
- R.J. Blanton
- Kyle Rudolph
- John Sullivan
That's DOMERS Michael Floyd and Robert Hughes in the photo above.
Sunday, October 26, 2014
Notre Dame Moves Up to #6 in AP Poll
The AP Poll and the Amway Coaches Poll were released today and Ole Miss' loss to LSU moves the Fighting Irish up one spot in each poll.
The poll that counts -- the College Playoff Poll will be released this Tuesday, October 28th at 7:30 PM ET on ESPN.
LINK: POLLS WEEK 10
Two Domers Score TD's Today in London!
Former Notre Dame student-athletes Golden Tate (#15) and Theo Riddick (#25) led a huge Detroit Lions' second half comeback today -- scoring the FIRST TWO TD's EVER by former Notre Dame players in England! Golden led the Lions with seven catches for 151 yards and the TD!
Be sure to check out Theo's GREAT CATCH -- on the game winning drive!
The Lions erased a 21 - 0 halftime deficit to win the game 22 - 21 on a last second 48 yard field goal!
LINK: GOLDEN'S TD
LINK: RIDDICK'S TD
LINK: RIDDICK'S GREAT CATCH
LINK: GOLDEN'S POST GAME INTERVIEW
My "Great" Uncle Tom's Stained Glass Talent!
My great-uncle Tom Fries, made this piece of stained-glass for my uncle R.J. and it hangs in honor at Gilbert Creek Ranch in Mecosta, MI. My cousins' hunting compound in the mid-Michigan area...
You'll find a group their most Saturday's in the Fall watching the Fighting Irish on TV -- now they can watch them out the window too!
Uncle Tom is in his 80's and he's still knocking out these incredible stained glass pieces of art as gifts for family and friends. He also has a great talent for singing an Irish song or two...
He's been a wonderful GIFT to our family!
Notre Dame Football's "Mid-Term" Report Card
Rachel Terlep -- the Notre Dame beat writer for the Elkhart Truth offered up her "grades" on the Fighting Irish's performance over the first seven games of the season. Just click on the links below:
LINK: DEFENSIVE GRADES
LINK: OFFENSIVE GRADES
SBT: Areas Notre Dame Needs to Improve
The South Bend Tribune's Notre Dame beat writer Eric Hansen authored a piece today on where the Fighting Irish need to improve on the most over the last five games of the season to be a "legitimate" Playoff contender:
LINK: CONTENDER
Saturday, October 25, 2014
OT: Izzo Has Some Fun in East Lansing Tonight
Michigan State head basketball coach Tom Izzo -- dressed up like a member of the band KISS -- as the Spartans celebrated the start of the 2014 - 2015 college basketball season this evening in East Lansing...
I wish we could create a night like this in South Bend.
LINK: IZZO'S KISS
LINK: VIDEO OF PERFORMANCE
LINK: STORY
Friday, October 24, 2014
Golden Tate & Reggis Bush: London Dance Off
Former Notre Dame All-American Golden Tate and one-time Heisman Trophy recipient Reggie Bush -- hosted a dance competition in London. The Domer and his teammates take on the Atlanta Falcons in the UK on Sunday...
LINK: WATCH IT HERE
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Jimbo Goes Back to Meet With Alabama Media
This past Monday, Jimbo Fisher walked out on the media in Birmingham, AL after they asked him some questions about Jameis Winston. He was in town for their Monday Morning Quarterback Club event.
He later went back to sit with the media members he walked out on -- here was that interview:
LINK: JIMBO FISHER
LINK: ESPN STORY
ND's VanGorder & Denbrock Meet the Media
Notre Dame Football's defensive and offensive coordinators met with the media for the first time in a few weeks to talk about the performance of their respective units. Just click on the link below:
LINK: COORDINATORS
Jewell Beats Clinton Portis In "Pop-A-Shot"
One of the fun things the girl and coaches got to do during Media Day was play "Pop-A-Shot" with ACC Digtial Media Host Clinton Portis.
You'll see Jewell's reaction when she beats Portis -- in the video linked below:
LINK: POP A SHOT
Muffet's Fighting Irish Picked to Repeat in ACC
The Atlantic Coast Conference's Women's Basketball Media Day was held Monday at the Grandover Resort in Greensboro, NC -- and Notre Dame's Muffet McGraw and Jewell Loyd were in attendance.
The Fighting Irish -- who have never lost an ACC game -- received fourteen of the fifteen first place votes from the coaches (Duke received the other) in the preseason poll. In the Media Poll -- Notre Dame received 38 of the 41 first place votes.
Jewell Loyd was named the "Preseason Player of the Year" and she was joined on the "Preseason First Team by her running mate at point guard Lindsay Allen. Freshman Brianna Turner was named to the "Newcomer Watch List."
LINK: ACC PRE-SEASON PICKS
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
ESPN: Can Notre Dame Edge Out a SEC Team?
The folks at ESPN -- who are partners with the SEC in the SEC NETWORK -- are asking the question does a "one-loss" Notre Dame team beat out a second SEC team from making the College Football Playoff?
See what they think:
LINK: IS NOTRE DAME IN OR OUT?
See what they think:
LINK: IS NOTRE DAME IN OR OUT?
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Notre Dame's Future ACC Football Schedule...
The folks at the Atlantic Coast Conference released the future football schedules (through 2025) involving their "new toy" -- the Notre Dame Fighting Irish -- in the wake of the most watched college football game EVER in the month of October!
LINK: NOTRE DAME ACC SCHEDULE
OT: Nebraska's Pelini Calls out ESPN for Bias
The new College Football Playoff system is prompting coaches and their media outlets to do what they can to make sure their team, or their conference, is in the TOP FOUR...
Here's a "shot across ESPN's bow" by Nebraska head coach Bo Pelini:
LINK: BIAS
Here's a "shot across ESPN's bow" by Nebraska head coach Bo Pelini:
LINK: BIAS
The Oregonian: "PAC-12's Notre Dame Issue"
With nine weeks of college football in the books and the first ranking of teams upcoming from the College Football Playoff Committee (October 28) -- the media and coaches have begun their "lobbying" for their favorite teams...
Here's a columnist from The Oregonian -- who's worried about the "DUCKS" not getting into the Playoffs because of Notre Dame's success to date and their upcoming games against Arizona State and USC.
Take a look:
LINK: NOTRE DAME
Monday, October 20, 2014
Stat of the Day: You Can't Make This Up...
Andrew Hendrix '14, Everett Golson and Gunner Kiel -- all one-time or current time Notre Dame QB's are tied this season with 19 total TD passes -- seventh best in college football.
They're also tied with a QB from Oregon named Mariota...
Thanks to @TurningPoint for uncovering this unique fact!
LINK: COLLEGE QB TD PASSING STATS
Coach Kelly Looks Back at Florida State Game
Here is Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly's weekly TV show -- Inside Notre Dame Football. This week he looks back at Saturday night's game against Florida State...
LINK: INSIDE NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL
Full Game Replay: Notre Dame vs. Florida State
If you can stomach this -- here's you link to watching the full game replay of Notre Dame's game with Florida State...
LINK: FULL GAME REPLAY
Muffet & Staff Watch Sparty & Pistons Practice
The Notre Dame Women's Basketball coaching staff took a "road-trip" to Michigan to see the Detroit Pistons and Michigan State Spartans conduct their practices -- looking to learn a new trick or two or three...
Here they are with the Spartans' head coach Tom Izzo and Pistons' head coach Stan VanGundy...
Notre Dame fans might not be aware that MSU's Tom Izzo grew up a HUGE NOTRE DAME FAN in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. He and his child-hood friend Steve Mariucci dreamed of coaching at Notre Dame -- see story below:
LINK: IZZO -- NOTRE DAME FAN
Jimbo Fisher Walks Out of Media Interview...
Florida State head coach Jimbo Fisher walks away from media questions today -- he did however weigh in on the controversial play and Coach Kelly's comments...
Take a look at him walking out in the first link -- see all of his comments in the second:
LINK: JIMBO
LINK: TRANSCRIPT
The "Non-Call" on the Infamous Last Play...
Players can not take their helmet off on the field -- PERIOD. It's an automatic "dead ball" 15 yard penalty. The ACC head of officials apparently chose not to address this in his interview with the ACC Network yesterday...
If the call is made, Notre Dame gets the ball back -- automatic FIRST DOWN -- and we probably get two more shots from the 3 yard-line to win the game AGAIN in the final 13 seconds.
Here is an example of this being called by a BIG TEN official in Saturday's game between Maryland and Iowa.
LINK: REMOVING HELMET PENALTY
Monday Morning Radio Shows Talk ND vs. FSU
I took a lap around the web to see what the national radio talk shows were saying about Saturday night's PRIME TIME game between Notre Dame and Florida State:
LINK: COLIN COWHERD -- ESPN RADIO
LINK: Mike & MIKE -- ESPN RADIO
Why the Officials Closest Did Not Throw a Flag
Have you wondered why didn't the officials closest to the play (who had the best view) did not throw a penalty flag on the 4th down play that decided the outcome of the Notre Dame / Florida State game?
Here's the best physical evidence and description of the play, from a camera behind the endzone -- and it is an EYE OPENER.
MUST SEE -- warning, this is going to make you sick...
LINK: THE PLAY -- ND vs. FSU
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