Justin Tuck -- Talks After Super Bowl Win!

Former University of Notre Dame football star, Justin Tuck -- talks about his four years at Notre Dame and Super Bowl victory #2! -- with the gang from WNDU-TV -- later he joined a couple of teammates on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.  Enjoy!

LINK:  JUSTIN TUCK

LINK:  JUSTIN TUCK WITH JIMMY FALLON

Giants' Justin Tuck -- Two Super Sacks!

And, he forced a SAFETY on the Patriots first offensive play of the game!

The former DOMER led his G-MEN teammates to their second SUPER BOWL win over the Patriots 21 - 17.  Congratulations Justin!

Justin is the ELEVENTH former Notre Dame football star to earn MULTIPLE SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONSHIPS!

Here's a link to his late game sack of Tom Brady.  Admit it -- it's nice to see a former Notre Dame star slamming a former Michigan QB to the turf!

LINK:  JUSTIN TUCK'S FINAL SACK OF SUPER BOWL XLVI!

Indy Star Advertisement Today -- Saluting ND!

Thought Notre Dame fans everywhere would enjoy seeing this ad that ran in today's Indianapolis Star saluting our two former Irish stars playing in SUPER BOWL XLVI -- Sergio Brown '10 and Justin Tuck '05.

ONLY NOTRE DAME.

A Domer's Daughter: Isabela Nanni's Latest

She's the ND GO IRISH BLOG's favorite 14 year-old singer, songwriter...

Isabela Nanni, daughter of "DOMERS" Lou and Carmen Nanni -- performs her latest song "LIBERTY" -- in this YouTube video.

Enjoy!

LINK:  ISABELA NANNI 

LINK:  OFFICIAL WEBSITE

Sketch of the Day: Gregori's Sketch Pads

The University of Notre Dame's "artist in residence" from 1874 - 1891, Luigi Gregori -- has forty-five (45) of his working sketches on display at ND's Snite Museum of Art -- for the first time.  Here's a link to a South Bend Tribune story.

LINK:  GREGORI ON DISPLAY

Notre Dame Super Bowl Trivia

The folks at Blue Gold Illustrated ran a story that tested our knowledge of the SUPER BOWL and Notre Dame.  Thought you'd enjoy this today!

LINK:  TAKE THE NOTRE DAME SUPER BOWL TEST!

Mornin' After Beating Another Ranked Team

 

It's becoming habit -- a nice one I might add...

Mike Brey's Fighting Irish have now beaten FIVE RANKED OPPONENTS this season -- no other team in college basketball can make that claim.  Think about that.

Not a single McDonald's All-American wears the Irish jersey, our top player is lost for the season after only playing four games -- yet, we (TEAM) continue to beat INDIVIDUALS better than us.

Here's what the media has to say today about yesterday's beat down of Marquette!

LINK:  MILWAUKEE JOURNAL

LINK:  MILWAUKEE JOURNAL #2

LINK:  CHICAGO TRIBUNE

LINK:  CHICAGO SUN TIMES

LINK:  SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE #1

LINK:  SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE #2

LINK:  ESPN BLOG

A Star Is Born Today -- Pat Connaughton!

He wears #24 for Mike Brey's Fighting Irish and his best sport might just be baseball (drafted out of high school by the San Diego Padres) -- but today, Pat Connaughton was one of the top college basketball players in the country!

• 23 points
• 5 for 8 from behind the three-point line
• 11 rebounds
• 3 assists
• 1 steal
• 2 blocks
• And, he OWNED every loose ball he was around!

Not bad for a 6' - 5" freshman out of St. John's Prep in Arlington, MA.

Congratulations Pat -- you're excelling on one of the biggest stages in sport!

IRISH WIN -- What A Home Court Advantage!

Mike Brey's Fighting Irish -- are not afraid...

They have beaten FIVE RANKED TEAMS this season -- the MOST BY ONE TEAM IN AMERICA!  And, they've done this with their leading scorer, sitting in street clothes, on the bench.

Today, the 14th ranked Marquette Golden Eagles came to Purcell Pavillion on a seven game winning streak.  Two hours later, they walked out on the short end of a 76 - 59 score.  HUGE WIN for the IRISH!

LINK:  ESPN GAME STORY

LINK:  COACH BREY PRESS CONFERENCE

LINK:  GAME HIGHLIGHTS

Off Topic -- But You Have to See This!

The folks promoting CHRONICLE (the movie) -- sent three "flying people" into the air over New York City yesterday.  You have to see this!

How might we execute something like this at Notre Dame?  Please send me your thoughts at;  jim.small@ndgoirish.com

LINK:  FLYING PEOPLE OVER NEW YORK!

National Signing Day -- Behind the Camera!

Notre Dame football fans will enjoy this story created by the gang at Fighting Irish Digital Media -- as they turned the cameras "in the other direction..."

LINK:  NATIONAL SIGNING DAY AT ND!

#1 Offense vs. #1 Defense: Today at 1 PM ET!

Something has to give...

At 1 PM ET today at the University of Notre Dame's Purcell Pavillion -- the #1 offense in the Big East Conference (Marquette) takes on the #1 defense in the Big East (Notre Dame).  If you can't sit in the stands like me today (YEAH!) -- you can watch it LIVE on CBS.

The #14 ranked Marquette Golden Eagles have won seven in a row -- but that ends today!

The folks at UND.COM caught up with Coach Mike Brey this week to talk about today's big game.

LINK:  MARQUETTE PREVIEW

ND's New Shamrock Series Jersey & Helmet...

The word around campus is Notre Dame will "shock the world" with their helmet and jersey combo for next year's SHAMROCK SERIES game (in Chicago) against the Miami Hurricanes.  Those in the know have said;

"You won't believe what Adidas has come up with for Notre Dame football..."

I don't expect to see any photos leaked to the media -- anytime soon.  Stay tuned!

It Didn't Take Long...

Michigan State University's Mark Dantonio fired the first shot across the bow of the new guy in Columbus...

Urban Meyer (former ND football assistant), who's made a good living out of turning recruits committed to other schools -- to his -- wasted little time in doing the same to his fellow coaches in the Big Ten & Notre Dame.  Here's a link to how Mr. Dantonio feels about this.

LINK:  UNETHICAL BEHAVIOR

Domer Tom Clements Named Packers OC!

The Green Bay Packers announced today that former Notre Dame All-American QB, Tom Clements -- has been named their offensive coordinator.  Clements has been the Packers QB coach the past six seasons and is given a great deal of credit for the development of Aaron Rodgers into one of the best QB's on the planet.  Congratulations Tom!

LINK:  CLEMENTS NAMED OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR

Photo of the Day: Michael Floyd & Gatorade

 

Former University of Notre Dame football star Michael Floyd, was in Indianapolis yesterday (that's him on the treadmill) to meet with the folks at the Gatorade Sports Science Institute to get a better understanding of how his body works in order to prepare for the upcoming NFL Combine, NFL Draft and his rookie season.  Looks like fun!

Recruiting Rankings: Where They Rank ND

Took a lap around the numerous recruiting sites this morning to see how the "experts" rank the University of Notre Dame's annual high school football talent grab.  You'll see the Irish are ranked as high as 10th and as low as 22nd in the country.

LINK:  ESPN (INSIDERS SUBSCRIBERS ONLY)

LINK:  MAX PREPS

LINK:  RIVALS

LINK:  SCOUT

Chuck Martin -- He Gets It...

On a day when we secured the signatures of sixteen of the top high school football players in the country -- many IRISH fans turned their attention to the one that got away...

That's life.  If it was easy, there wouldn't be a need for a place like the University of Notre Dame.

Notre Dame's offensive coordinator, Chuck Martin -- gets it. 

I encourage all of you to watch Jack Nolan's interview of Coach Martin.  You'll feel much better for it.

LINK:  COACH MARTIN INTERVIEW

Coach Kelly Introduces ND's Recruiting Class

Sixteen high school football stars -- and one transfer from USC -- will make up the new faces on the 125th football team in the history of the University of Notre Dame.  Coach Kelly met with the media this afternoon to talk about his new players on National Signing Day for college football.

LINK:  COACH KELLY -- NATIONAL SIGNING DAY

Notre Dame's National Signing Day Coverage

Folks, you need to tune-in on the web to UND.COM's -- LIVE COVERAGE ALL MORNING -- of National Signing Day for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football program.  The live coverage begins at 7 AM ET -- TODAY!  You can expect to hear from Coach Kelly and his coaching staff throughout the morning commenting on all of the future Irish football stars.

Rough Schedule this AM:

• Coach Kelly is expected to appear three times today on the show.  First time -- around 8:30 AM
• Coach Kelly's Press Conference is scheduled for 1 PM ET -- Today 

You will find all of this coverage only on UND.COM

LINK:  WATCH IT LIVE -- RIGHT NOW!