As you can see in this photograph "tweeted" by Pete Byrne WSBT-TV -- Fighting Irish fans turned out in full force at the Team Hotel this afternoon to cheer on the IRISH before their ride to the arena!
Sunday, April 1, 2012
First Photo From Final Four: Crowd @ Hotel!
As you can see in this photograph "tweeted" by Pete Byrne WSBT-TV -- Fighting Irish fans turned out in full force at the Team Hotel this afternoon to cheer on the IRISH before their ride to the arena!
2012 NFL Mock Draft: Michael Floyd Will Go...
He's picked as high as #7 to Jacksonville and as low as #22 to Cleveland -- here's a link to a number of mock drafts from some NFL experts:
LINK: 2012 NFL MOCK DRAFTS -- FIRST ROUND
Skylar Diggins -- ESPNW Blog from Final Four!
Skylar Diggins and her Fighting Irish teammates were looking fashionable at the Final Four's Mile-High Magic event Friday night. And, this was the subject of Skylar's most recent blog post from Denver.
You'll also enjoy the story on the legend of Skylar's headband.
Enjoy!
LINK: SKYLAR DIGGINS
LINK: THE LEGEND OF THE HEADBAND
The Fighting Irish Play UCONN at 6:30 PM ET
For the eighth time in the last fourteen months -- our Notre Dame Fightin' Irish will be taking on UCONN @ the Women's NCAA Final Four for the right to play Tuesday night in the National Championship game! The game tips-off at 6:30 PM ET on ESPN.
I took a lap around the worldwide web to see what the "experts" have to say about today's big game -- click on the links below:
LINK: UND.COM PREVIEW OF GAME
LINK: CONNECTICUT POST
LINK: ESPN GAME BREAKDOWN
LINK: IRISH HAVE CHIP ON SHOULDER -- ESPN
LINK: NBC CONNECTICUT
LINK: HARTFORD COURANT
LINK: SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE
LINK: SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE #2
LINK: CHICAGO TRIBUNE
ND's Morris Inn Renovation -- Impressive!
- An increase from 92 guest rooms to 138 guest rooms
- Average room size grows from 240 square feet to 360 square feet
- A 300 seat ballroom on the north end of the Inn
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Irish Recruit MVP of All-American Game Today!
Jewell Loyd, the highest rated incoming recruit to Muffet McGraw's Fighting Irish basketball program was also in Denver today -- playing in the WBCA High School All-American game -- and she didn't disappoint!
Loyd was named the MVP -- leading her team to a 74 - 62 victory, scoring 18 points, grabbing 8 rebounds and dishing out 3 assists!
A good omen for the IRISH!
Congratulations Jewell!
LINK: LOYD NAMED MVP OF ALL-AMERICAN GAME
LINK: DENVER POST STORY
LINK: JEWELL LOYD -- ABC NEWS STORY
Photo of the Day: Final Four Court in Denver
My brother Jay, who resides in the Denver area -- made the trek downtown this afternoon to catch the FINAL FOUR festivities in the Mile High City.
He took this photo of the court -- which features the snow covered Rockies in the foreground...
Eighty-One Years Ago Today: Rockne's Death
March 31, 1931 -- in a Kansas cornfield, a plane went down killing legendary Notre Dame football coach Knute Rockne and seven others. Rockne, only 43 years old at the time, had just visited his two sons in Kansas and was on his way to the west coast to participate in the production of the movie "The Spirit of Notre Dame."
What's not often discussed is Coach Rockne left the ND Football team in the middle of a nineteen game winning streak -- having gone undefeated his last two seasons as head coach (1929 and 1930) winning "back to back" National Championships.
The season after Coach Rockne's death (1931), the Irish extended the unbeaten streak to 27 straight games before losing the last two games to USC (who was visiting ND for the first time ever) and Army at Yankee Stadium.
LINK: KNUTE ROCKNE ALL-AMERICAN -- MOVIE TRALER
The "FUN" for the Fighting Irish at Final Four!
Muffet's Fighting Irish spent the last couple of days in Denver preparing for tomorrow's contest with UCONN -- while still finding some time to look great in their dresses at a Final Four event Friday night. You'll enjoy these stories from the gang at Fighting Irish Digital Media:
LINK: FRIDAY NIGHT EVENT
LINK: MUFFET'S PRESS CONFERENCE
LINK: IRISH PLAYERS' PRESS CONFERENCE
LINK: SATURDAY @ THE FINAL FOUR
Ballroom Dancing Competition @ Notre Dame
This morning at 8:00 AM ET -- on the campus of the University of Notre Dame -- college dance teams from all over the Midwest were competing in a ballroom dancing competition (IRISH DANCESPORT GALA) inside South Dining Hall.
I must admit I did not know ballroom dancing had become a "sport" on college campuses -- so I had to take a little video from my iPhone and do a little research. Pretty cool!
LINK: IRISH DANCESPORT
LINK: NOTRE DAME'S COMPETITION TEAM
Friday, March 30, 2012
Notre Dame #4 Dream School for Parents
The Princeton Review released its list of the top ten "dream schools" for PARENTS and the University of Notre Dame was #4 on the list! Special thanks to Cappy Gagnon '66 for bringing this to my attention. Here's the top ten:
- Stanford University
- Princeton University
- Harvard University
- University of Notre Dame
- Massachusetts of Technology
- University of Pennsylvania
- Cornell University
- Duke University
- Yale University
- University of Southern California
LINK: TOP TEN DREAM SCHOOLS
Notre Dame Arrives in Denver for Final Four!
Muffet's Fightin' Irish arrived in Denver for Sunday afternoon's "re-match" with the UCONN Huskies and the folks at UND.COM were along for the ride. Enjoy!
LINK: NOTRE DAME ARRIVES IN DENVER
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Jeff Samardzjia Named a Starter for the Cubs!
The Chicago Cubs named their starting rotation this afternoon and former Notre Dame All-American wide receiver Jeff Samardzjia is their #3 starter!
Jeff has had a quality spring training for the Cubbies -- culminating in six scoreless innings yesterday and the news today he's moving from the bullpen to the starting rotation! Here's a link to the coverage:
LINK: ESPN BLOG
LINK: MLB
LINK: CHICAGO SUN TIMES
ESPN Hoops Experts Talks Irish vs. UCONN
Here is a podcast of Beth Mowins and Debbie Antonelli who chatted today on ESPN RADIO about the upcoming Women's NCAA Final Four. Specifically, the IRISH and UCONN meeting for the eighth time in the last sixteen months -- this Sunday afternoon.
LINK: ESPN FINAL FOUR PREVIEW PODCAST
Muffet's IRISH Leave ND Today for Denver!
They're the best dressed team in women's college basketball -- as you'll see in the video below...
The Fighting Irish of Notre Dame departed campus today for their flight today to Denver for the 2012 Women's NCAA Final Four! The gang at UND.COM caught up with the team as they were leaving town. GO IRISH!
LINK: FINAL FOUR BOUND!
LINK: ESPN PREVIEW OF GAME
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
A Couple of Domers Getting a New Start!
Charlie Weis '78 and Dayne Crist '12 on the football practice for the first time in Lawrence, KS yesterday. I will be rooting for both this season!
The Day After a Final Four Performance!
Took a lap around the worldwide web this evening to see what the "experts" are now saying about Muffet's IRISH. What a difference an 80 - 49 point beat down of Maryland makes...
Here's what I found along with a link to UND.COM's coverage of the IRISH in their post game celebration and media session.
LINK: GAME HIGHLIGHTS
LINK: POST GAME CELEBRATION
LINK: POST GAME PRESS CONFERENCE
LINK: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND NEWSPAPER
LINK: RALEIGH OBSERVER
LINK: ESPN COVERAGE
LINK: WSBT - TV
LINK: WSBT-TV #2
Practice #5 -- The Notre Dame Quarterbacks!
The Fighting Irish held practice #5 this morning and the folks at UND.COM pointed their cameras at the four competing for the starting QB position...
ENJOY!
LINK: THE NOTRE DAME QB
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
A CLINIC -- IRISH WIN by 31 Over Maryland!
Folks, the women's basketball experts at ESPN -- four out of five of them picked Maryland over Notre Dame...
Girl, do I hope they pick UCONN over the IRISH!!!!
Tonight was one of the most dominating performances of all-time in NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY of a #2 seed -- as the IRISH win by 31 points over Maryland 80 - 49!
Skylar Diggins -- think she wasn't motivated by the "DOUBTERS" -- led the Irish with a TRIPLE DOUBLE; 22 pts., 10 rebounds, 11 assists and then 5 steals for good measure. DOMINANCE!
NOTRE DAME OUTSCORED THEIR TWO OPPONENTS IN THE RALEIGH REGIONAL BY A COMBINED 75 POINTS -- think about that...
DENVER -- HERE COME THE IRISH!
The Irish will play Sunday night at 6 PM ET on ESPN against a school from Storrs, CT. Should be fun!
LINK: VIDEO OF IRISH DOING THE JIG!
LINK: GAME BOX SCORE
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