"Tag" Yourself @ Saturday Night's ND Game!

If you were one of the 80,754 who attended Saturday night's game between Michigan and Notre Dame at Notre Dame Stadium -- you're in this panographic photo!

Click on the link below and find yourself in the crowd -- and tag yourself!!!

LINK:  NOTRE DAME STADIUM --- SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

Hall of Famer Billy Casper Returns Home to ND!

Back in 1950, Billy Casper was a 19 year-old freshman at the University of Notre Dame -- before a "young lady" talked him into leaving school and returning home to California...

You'll want to read this story about the former U.S. Open and Master's champion's trip back home to Notre Dame.  Good stuff here!

LINK:  CASPER RETURNS TO NOTRE DAME

NFL Films Working With Notre Dame Athletics

The gang at NFL FILMS was on campus yesterday working with Fighting Irish Digital Media on a new project...  Word is it will be "epic" -- can't wait!

Notre Dame Locker Room After Michigan Game

Irish Connection -- posted their video this afternoon from last night's post-game celebration in the Notre Dame locker room.  Here's the link:

LINK:  NOTRE DAME LOCKER ROOM!

More Than 6,000,000 TV Viewers Last Night!

Notre Dame vs. Michigan -- ruled the night in America -- as more than 6 million TV viewers tuned in to watch the Irish beat the Wolverines 13 - 6.

The game outperformed the other college football games and network programming in PRIME TIME last night:

• Michigan at Notre Dame:  6,020,000 viewers
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation:  4,400,000 viewers
• Clemson at Florida State:  4,360,000 viewers
• Kansas State at Oklahoma:  2,830,000 viewers

LINK:  OVERNIGHT TV RATINGS 

Notre Dame Now #10 in the AP Poll

The Associated Press released its Top 25 this afternoon and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish are now ranked #10.

Notre Dame is the only team ranked in the TOP TEN who has beaten two ranked opponents -- and who has not given up a TD to a ranked opponent!!!

LINK:  ND RANKED #10

Video of Michael Floyd's First NFL Touchdown!

Former Notre Dame All-American Michael Floyd made his first NFL catch and it was a TOUCHDOWN -- in the first half of the Arizona Cardinals' game against Philadelphia.

Floyd chose to celebrate this by "dunking the ball" over the goal post.  His buddies are going to give him a hard time about this effort.  Here's the video!

LINK:  MICHAEL FLOYD'S FIRST NFL TD!

FUN FACT: 42 Years Since A Team Did This!

Notre Dame held Michigan State and Michigan (these past two weeks) without a touchdown.  This is the first time a team has held these two schools without a TD in the same season -- since Ohio State accomplished this in 1970.  That's 42 years my friends!

• Ohio State 29 -- Michigan State 0
• Ohio State 20 -- Michigan 9

FYI:  Ohio State went 9 - 0 that season -- only to lose to Stanford in the Rose Bowl.

Notre Dame Students & Band Celebrate!!!

A wonderful NOTRE DAME MOMENT took place last night -- long after the IRISH beat Michigan 13 - 6 in Notre Dame Stadium.

Thousands of Notre Dame students and The Band of the Fighting Irish celebrated the big win -- TWENTY TO THIRTY MINUTES -- after many fans had already left the stadium. 

It was quite the scene!

LINK:  NOTRE DAME CELEBRATES WIN!

Notre Dame Player Reactions After Big Win!

The gang at UND.COM interviewed a number of the IRISH players after last night' 13 - 6 win over Michigan.  It was Notre Dame's fourth straight win to start the season.

LINK:  NOTRE DAME PLAYER INTERVIEWS

"Big Ten Champs" -- Detroit Free Press

A Detroit Free Press columnist crowned the Notre Dame Fightin' Irish BIG TEN CHAMPS after Notre Dame's three straight wins over Purdue, Michigan State and Michigan -- giving up only two touchdowns along the way...

Now, the article takes its share of shots at our IRISH -- but, it's still good to see a BIG TEN guy write about the IRISH beating their teams!

LINK:  BIG TEN CHAMPS

The Mornin' After -- ND Shuts Down Michigan

It was quite a scene last night in Notre Dame Stadium -- twenty minutes after the game.

The student section was almost completely full, leis of almost every color were being twirled over head and the Notre Dame family was dancing in the stands to "OH WHAT A NIGHT...."

No one wanted to leave -- no one wanted to forget what it was like to win HUGE GAMES -- BACK TO BACK -- IN PRIME TIME!

It's been too long...

For those who are counting -- Notre Dame's defense has yet to give up a TOUCHDOWN in prime time!

Here's what the media has to say this mornin' about Notre Dame...

LINK:  SPORTS ILLUSTRATED

LINK:  NEW YORK TIMES

LINK:  CHICAGO TRIBUNE

LINK:  FORT WAYNE JOURNAL GAZETTE

LINK:  NBC SPORTS -- NOTRE DAME CENTRAL

LINK:  ESPN

Coach Kelly Press Conference After Michigan

After holding the BIG TEN to two touchdowns in three games and the State of Michigan with ZERO -- Coach Kelly met with the media to talk about Notre Dame's 13 to 6 win over Michigan!

LINK:  COACH KELLY PRESS CONFERENCE

NBC's Post Game Coverage of ND Over MI

Here's some links to video of NBC's post game coverage after Notre Dame's win over Michigan:

LINK:  COACH KELLY ON FIELD

LINK:  GAME HIGHLIGHTS

LINK:  MAYOCK TALKS IRISH

Oh, What A Night...

Twenty minutes after #11 Notre Dame's 13 - 6 win over #18 Michigan -- thousands of ND students were still in the stands dancing to the strains of "OH, WHAT A NIGHT..."

What a scene!

Tonight was payback -- for all of the games Notre Dame "gave away" the past few years.  It wasn't pretty -- but our IRISH are 4 - 0 with two wins over the State of Michigan!

Here's what the media has to say less than two hours after the big win:

LINK:  BENNETT JACKSON -- POST GAME INTERVIEW

LINK:  ESPN

LINK:  NBC -- NOTRE DAME CENTRAL 

LINK:  SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE

LINK:  DETROIT FREE PRESS

LINK:  DETROIT NEWS

LINK:  ANN ARBOR NEWS

LINK:  CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Thirteen Hours to Kick-Off -- Media's Picking...

Took a lap around the worldwide web this morning -- before heading over to the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center for the Love Thee Notre Dame Celebration.  Regis Philbin is hosting and it should be quite the show!

Here's what the media is saying about tonight's game between that school in Ann Arbor and our Fightin' Irish:

LINK:  AOL -- SPORTING NEWS

LINK:  NBC'S NOTRE DAME CENTRAL

LINK:  CHICAGO TRIBUNE

LINK:  ANN ARBOR NEWS

LINK:  DETROIT FREE PRESS

LINK:  ESPN

Notre Dame's Football Luncheon -- Today!

Here are the highlights today from the Friday Football Luncheon on the campus of the University of Notre Dame.  You'll have the opportunity to watch the two "most handsome and humble" members of the Fightin' Irish!

Enjoy!

LINK:  FRIDAY FOOTBALL LUNCHEON

Notre Dame's Michigan Game Pep Rally!

Just returned back to the Ruttura family's condo after attending the Pep Rally and dinner in Mishawaka. 

As you'll see in the video linked below -- it was a quite a pep rally!

LINK:  PEP RALLY -- MICHIGAN GAME

Notre Dame Fans -- Take a StaND!

If you're lucky enough to be at Saturday night's game at Notre Dame Stadium -- the ND Athletic Department is encouraging IRISH fans to take a staND!

LINK:  TAKE A STAND

Brady Hoke Talks Notre Dame Game Saturday

University of Michigan head coach Brady Hoke, met with the media yesterday to talk about Saturday's game with our Fightin' Irish.

LINK:  HOKE PRESS CONFERENCE