Last night, the folks at ESPN ran this stat along the bottom of the TV screen. Notre Dame is now 5 - 2 in their last seven games against ranked opponents on the ROAD. That's Notre Dame Men's Basketball they're talking about! IMPRESSIVE!
Monday, January 30, 2012
Impressive Stat of the Day!
Last night, the folks at ESPN ran this stat along the bottom of the TV screen. Notre Dame is now 5 - 2 in their last seven games against ranked opponents on the ROAD. That's Notre Dame Men's Basketball they're talking about! IMPRESSIVE!
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Irish Beat #19 UCONN 50 - 48 on the Road!
What was expected to be a down year for the Fighting Irish -- now looks more like a Notre Dame team that could be headed to the NCAA TOURNAMENT!
For the fourth time in a few weeks, NOTRE DAME has beaten a ranked opponent -- the second time on the road! The Irish have beaten #12 Pittsburgh, #10 Louisville, #1 Syracuse and now #19 UCONN.
The Irish have now won four of the last five against UCONN.
IMPRESSIVE WIN!
LINK: BOX SCORE
LINK: NOTRE DAME LOCKER ROOM
LINK: POST GAME PRESS CONFERENCE
LINK: GAME HIGHLIGHTS
LINK: ESPN (IT'S ALL ABOUT UCONN) HIGHLIGHTS
$8,000 in Cash, Airplane Tickets and a Car...
That's the benefits that UCONN freshman basketball player Ryan Boatright and his mother "admitted to" receiving for committing to play basketball for Jim Calhoun's program.
And, he's playing today against the IRISH -- serving only a nine game suspension for the $8,000 in cash, free airplane tickets and car...
You can't make this stuff up.
So, what's the lesson learned here: You might as well take the money, tickets and cars -- because if you get caught, you'll only miss a few games...
UNBELIEVABLE.
LINK: UCONN PLAYER REINSTATED -- NCAA REPORT
ND's "Mad Bomber" -- Daryle Lamonica
ND GO IRISH BLOG friend Cappy Gagnon -- was kind enough to forward me this YOUTUBE video this morning of former Irish QB Daryle Lamonica, from his days in the AFL and NFL. Lamonica, a three-year starter for Notre Dame -- left his professional football career as one of the all-time greats. Take a look at this resume:
- 78.4% winning percentage as a NFL starter (66 - 16 - 4) -- 2nd best all-time!
- 90% wining percentage a a AFL starter (40 - 4 - 1) 1st all-time!
- 2 Time AFL MVP: 1967 & 1969
- 3 Time AFL All-Star: 1965, 1967, 1969
- 2 Time NFL Pro Bowl: 1970 & 1972
- 3 Time AFL Champion: 1964, 1965, 1967
Please note: the photo above was from Super Bowl II -- Lamonica threw 2 TD passes in the game.
LINK: DARYLE LAMONICA HIGHLIGHTS
Best Selling Domer -- Takes Questions...
Former University of Notre Dame track star Nicholas Sparks '88 -- has been busy writing BEST SELLER AFTER BEST SELLER -- since his days in South Bend. Six of his books have been adapted to movies; Message in a Bottle, A Walk to Remember, The Notebook, Nights in Rodanthe, Dear John and The Last Song. Two more are in various stages of development. The Lucky One will be released as a film April 20, 2012. "Safe Haven" is expected to be in theaters February 2013.
ABC purchased the TV rights to a Spark's archangel love story drama called The Watchers -- which will be his first foray into a television series. We'll have to keep an eye out for this...
A few weeks ago, the folks at CNN.COM were able to get Nicholas to sit down and take some questions from his fans. Enjoy!
LINK: NICHOLAS SPARKS TAKES QUESTIONS
Saturday, January 28, 2012
George Atkinson III Takes 7th in 60m Dash
University of Notre Dame's George Atkinson III competed this afternoon in the Men's 60 Meter Dash at the Indiana University Relays in Bloomington, IN. Atkinson III, who showed off his speed during his rookie football season with the IRISH (running back two kick-offs for TD's), finished 7th in a time of 6.92 seconds. He ran a 6.88 in the Semi-Finals. His brother Josh Atkinson, finished 13th with a time of 6.97 in the Semi-Finals. Photo: You've just got to love the ND Leprechaun in the background on this TD against USC.
LINK: INDIANA UNIVERSITY RELAYS
Is this the "NEXT" Great Hoops Star @ ND?
GO IRISH!
LINK: A SLAM DUNK YOU MUST SEE
LINK: HIGHLIGHT VIDEO
Harrison Smith Playing in Senior Bowl Today!
LINK: HARRISON SMITH -- ESPN INTERVIEW
LINK: CHICAGO TRIBUNE STORY
Will There Be More Wearing the Gold Helmet?
National Signing Day is next Wednesday (February 1) and as of this very moment, the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame can expect to add a class of seventeen talented high school stars. Three of them are already on campus taking classes; Gunner Kiel, Tee Shepard and Sheldon Day.
Here's some of the accolades/achievements bestowed on these young men:
- Top QB in the country -- Gunner Kiel
- Top DB in the country -- Tee Shepard
- California's Mr. Football -- Deontay Greenberry
- Top Long Snapper in the country -- Scott Daly
- Top Triple Jumper in the country -- Chris Brown
- High School All-American honors: Gunner Kiel, Tee Shepard, Deontay Greenberry, Sheldon Day, Elijah Shumate, KeiVarae Russell, Mark Harrell, Ronnie Stanley, Jarron Jones, Justin Ferguson
Here's a look at a highlight video of every player who's verbally committed to ND:
LINK: GUNNER KEIL, QB
LINK: TEE SHEPARD, DB
LINK: SHELDON DAY, DL
LINK: DEONTAY GREENBERRY, WR
LINK: JARRON JONES, DL / OL
LINK: WILLIAM MAHONE, RB
LINK: KEIVARAE RUSSELL, RB / WR
LINK: ELIJAH SHUMATE, DB
LINK: RONNIE STANLEY, OL
LINK: NICKY BARATTI, DB
LINK: CHRIS BROWN, WR
LINK: JUSTIN FERGUSON, WR
LINK: MARK HARRELL, OL
LINK: ROMEO OKWARA, DL
LINK: C.J. PROSISE, DB
LINK: JOHN TURNER, DB
LINK: SCOTT DALY, LS
Friday, January 27, 2012
Are You Smarter Than an NFL QB?
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Over the next few months we're going to be hearing about NFL hopefuls and their "WONDERLIC SCORES." Some of the more famous Wonderlic scores among QB's:
- Ryan Fitzpatrick: 48
- Blaine Gabbert: 42
- Alex Smith: 40
- Eli Manning: 39
- Colin Kaepernick: 38
- Matt Stafford: 38
- Tony Romo: 37
- Sam Bradford: 36
- Aaron Rodgers: 35
- Matt Leinart: 35
- Christian Ponder: 35
- Tom Brady: 33
- Matt Ryan: 32
- Matt Schaub: 31
- Rick Mirer: 31
- Phillip Rivers: 30
- Brady Quinn: 29
- Andy Dalton: 29
- John Elway: 29
- Mark Sanchez: 28
- Peyton Manning: 28
- Drew Brees: 28
- Josh Freeman: 27
- Joe Flacco: 27
- Ryan Mallett: 26
- Carson Palmer: 26
- Jay Cutler: 26
- Ben Roethlisberger: 25
- Colt McCoy: 25
- Jamarcus Russell: 24
- Jimmy Clausen: 23
- Tim Tebow: 22
- Brett Favre: 22
- Cam Newton: 21
- Michael Vick: 20
- Jake Locker: 20
- Dan Marino: 16
- Terry Bradshaw: 15
- Jim Kelly: 15
- Randall Cunningham: 15
- Donovan McNabb: 14
- Jeff George: 10
- Chris Leak: 8
- Terrelle Pryor: 7
- Vince Young: 6
LINK: TAKE THE TEST!
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Harrison Smith Impressing @ Senior Bowl!
Former University of Notre Dame football captain, Harrison Smith -- is turning NFL heads this week at the Senior Bowl. So much so, that the ESPN gang decided to report on this! HINT: Quite a testament to Coach Longo and his team!
LINK: HARRISON SMITH -- NFL'S FIRST TEST!
The Best Campus in College Football!
The folks at Bleacher Report came out today with their rankings of the top-50 college football campuses in America -- and, to no surprise here -- the University of Notre Dame campus was picked #1! Special thanks to ND GO IRISH BLOG regular contributor Ken Devine for alerting me to this!
Here's a link to their rankings of the top 50:
LINK: TOP FOOTBALL CAMPUS IN AMERICA!
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
NIKE Calls it Platinum -- I See Gray...
UCONN will debut the new uniform this Sunday in their game against Notre Dame.
LINK: THE NIKE PLATINUM -- ESPN STORY
Mike Floyd in All-Star Football Challenge!
University of Notre Dame WR Michael Floyd, has agreed to participate in the 14th Annual All-Star Football Challenge (ASFC). Floyd and eleven other college football stars will compete in these individual events; FRS Healthy Performance QB Scramble, U.S. Marines Obstacle Course, Wide Receiver Hands Competition and the Lineman Challenge.
ND fans will be able to watch the ASFC on ESPN2 -- Super Bowl Sunday at 4 PM ET. If you'd like to watch this in person -- the ASFC takes place on February 2nd in Indianapolis at the SportZone. The doors open up at 6 PM with the competition set to begin at 7 PM. Admission is not guaranteed and limited -- so arrive early!
If you'd like to see the Wide Receiver Hands Competition and the Obstacle Course from last season -- click on the video below:
LINK: WHAT MIKE FLOYD WILL BE DOING...
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Joe Montana's Home For Sale: $35 Million!
Former Notre Dame QB and Super Bowl Champion, Joe Montana -- just dropped the price of his home $14 million -- to a more "reasonable" price of $35,000,000. The home is set on 500 acres of incredible real estate in northern California. Here's a link to the story about the sale of the house and plenty of additional photos. Good Luck Joe!
LINK: MONTANA'S HOME FOR SALE
Justin Tuck Returns to the Super Bowl!
He wears #91 for the New York Giants -- Notre Dame fans will remember the #44 he wore with the GOLD HELMET.
Over the next two weeks, Mr. Tuck will be the focus of many interviews as he's become one of the media's "favorite gets" with the New York football Giants and he's a TEAM CAPTAIN.
Here's a few stories that have run in the past two days since Tuck & Company beat the 49'ers. Enjoy!
LINK: TUCK RETURNS TO THE SITE OF HIS GREATEST MOMENT
LINK: ESPN'S "TUCK NOTEBOOK"
LINK: TUCK'S TOUGHEST YEAR
Monday, January 23, 2012
#2 Irish Roll Over #9 Tennessee 72 - 44!
After a first half that would best be classified as SLOPPY -- Muffet's IRISH put away the Tennessee Vols with a second half burst that carried Notre Dame to a lopsided victory. It just goes to show you how good this year's edition of the Fighting Irish is -- they played one half of basketball and beat the #9 team in the country by 28 points.
It was a special moment before the game when the Notre Dame crowd gave the all-time winningest coach in college basketball history, Tennessee's Pat Summitt, a very warm welcome when she was introduced. Coach Summitt is fighting a very public battle with dementia -- a tough fight for a proud lady. I know ND fans join me in wishing her all the best.
Here's a link to the game recap from ESPN and highlights from UND.COM:
LINK: IRISH ROLL OVER VOLS
LINK: GAME HIGHLIGHTS
Irish vs. Volunteers -- ESPN2's Big Monday!
LINK: GAME NOTES
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Photo of the Day: Sergio's Super Bowl Bound!
Domer Sergio Brown just "tweeted" this photo of him laying on the field at Gillette Stadium -- hours after he and his New England Patriot teammates earned a trip to Indianapolis, next week, to play in Super Bowl XLVI after beating the Baltimore Ravens 23 - 20.
Congratulations Sergio!
Hoops Across America -- Visits Notre Dame!
The folks at ESPNW are visiting sixteen college women's hoops programs -- and this week it was Notre Dame. Here's a look at their story entitled "Love of the Irish drives volunteers."
LINK: HOOPS ACROSS AMERICA
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