What PERFECTION Looks & Sounds Like!

I couldn't wait to get up this morning for MASS at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart -- and to watch the videos coming out of last night's PERFECT WIN over USC.  Thank you Fightin' Irish Digital Media!

Coach Kelly's halftime speech and post game speech -- had me in tears, big time!  OH WHAT A NIGHT!

Be sure to check out Joe Theismann using his iPhone to catch all the locker room action...

LINK:  COACH KELLY'S POST GAME PRESS CONFERENCE

LINK:  PRE-GAME ON FIELD AND POST GAME LOCKER ROOM!!!

Notre Dame's "OTHER UNDEFEATED TEAM"

Muffet's Fightin' Irish were on the left coast tonight to watch Notre Dame's big win over USC.  Here's a shot of the team before the game!

Skylar Diggins "Tweets This Photo" From LA

Looks like Notre Dame's All-American Skylar Diggins and Natalie Achonwa were standing on the field of the LA Coliseum celebrating the IRISH victory!

Just "Tweeted" Photo -- ND TEAM BUS!

Photo of Notre Dame Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick handing out burgers on TEAM BUS.  Photo tweeted by #125NDFB

NOTRE DAME IS GOOD FOR BUSINESS

A New York Times' writer took a different look at the success of Notre Dame's football season. 

You'll enjoy reading this!

LINK:  WHY NOTRE DAME IS GOOD FOR BUSINESS

The Media Reacts to a PERFECT Notre Dame!!!

This is going to be fun to read!

Took a lap around at 1 AM on Day #8 of Notre Dame being atop of the college football world -- to see what our "friends" are now sayin' about our UNDEFEATED FIGHTING IRISH!

ENJOY THIS NOTRE DAME!

LINK:  LOU HOLTZ

LINK:  ESPN -- ND'S BALANCED ATTACK

LINK:  ESPN -- COACH KELLY AFTER WIN

LINK:  ESPN -- WILL IRISH WIN IT ALL?

LINK:  ESPN -- HIGHLIGHTS

LINK:  ESPN -- NOTRE DAME BLOG

LINK:  NBC'S NOTRE DAME CENTRAL

LINK:  SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE

LINK:  SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

LINK:  CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

LINK:  LOS ANGELES TIMES

LINK:  LOS ANGELES TIMES #2

LINK:  NEW YORK TIMES 

LINK:  ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

We're Takin' Our Talents to South Beach!!!

Here's some of the highlights of Notre Dame's 22 - 13 win over USC tonight to go 12 - 0 for the season!

LINK:  GAME HIGHLIGHTS!

NOTRE DAME IS PERFECTION! Hallelujah!

Folks, it wasn't pretty it was PERFECT!

For only the second time in the 125 year history of Notre Dame football an IRISH team is 12 - 0 on a season.  Think about that!

Here's some video I took of Notre Dame students celebrating on campus -- just minutes after the IRISH beat USC tonight!

LINK:  STUDENTS CELEBRATING #1

LINK:  STUDENTS CELEBRATING #2

It's Less Than 16 Hours to IRISH Perfection!

Folks, I have a GREAT FEELING about tonight's game between our Fightin' Irish and that school in Los Angeles.  Around 11:42 PM ET -- I expect to be watching a number of Notre Dame students gathered at North Quad's "Stonehenge" celebrating PERFECTION!
  
This is the sixth time we've gone to the LA Coliseum #1 to play USC and the IRISH are 3 - 2 in those contests.

Now, there's a few media types who don't agree with me -- so, to get you fired up for tonight's game -- here's what's being said:

LINK:  SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE

LINK:  THE SPORTING NEWS

LINK:  PACIFIC TAKES

LINK:  THE OBSERVER

LINK:  ESPN NOTRE DAME BLOG

LINK:  ESPN USC BLOG

LINK:  ESPN'S DESMOND HOWARD

LINK:  ESPN'S DARRELL REVELL

LINK:  ESPN'S KIRK HERBSTREIT

LINK:  NBC'S NOTRE DAME CENTRAL

LINK:  LOS ANGELES TIMES

LINK:  LOS ANGELES TIMES #2

Mel Kiper Picks NOTRE DAME over USC

Kiper readily admits he's a Notre Dame fan -- so it comes as no surprise to me that he picks the Fightin' Irish over USC tomorrow:

LINK:  KIPER ON THE IRISH

Their THIRD TIME Coaching ND vs. USC

The following Notre Dame football coaches BEAT USC in their third-year running the IRISH football program -- Ara Parseghian in 1966, Dan Devine in 1977 and Lou Holtz in 1988 -- and all three won the NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP that season!

Note to the Notre Dame Family -- this is Coach Kelly's THIRD SEASON at the helm of the Fightin' Irish!

1966:  ARA PARSEGHIAN'S IRISH ROLL USC

1977:  DAN DEVINE'S IRISH ROLL USC

1988:  LOU HOLTZ'S IRISH ROLL USC

IRISH Did Have A Walk Through @ Coliseum!

Here's a photo of Coach Kelly with ABC's Kirk Herbstreit and Brent Musberger on the LA Coliseum field this afternoon.  "Tweeted" by #125NDFB.  I'm attaching some additional photos as well!

Photo of the Flight Crew Taking the IRISH to LA!

This is the second photo just "tweeted" by #125NDFB. 

Notre Dame Football Heading to Los Angeles!

This photo was just "tweeted" by @125NDFB of the Fightin' Irish boarding their charter flight to Los Angeles!

GO IRISH!

Evan Sharpley Talks Notre Dame Football

Former Notre Dame QB and First Basemen -- Evan Sharpley -- wrote a story this morning in the South Bend Tribune about the resurgence of the Notre Dame football program. 

ND fans will find this enlightening!

LINK:  THE RETURN OF NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL

USC's Lane Kiffin Plays the Brian Kelly Card

Lane Kiffin is under the microscope right now with the performance of his football team this season -- so what does he do a little more than 48 hours before kick-off against Notre Dame?

Kiffin "plays the Brian Kelly card" -- talking to the media yesterday -- sending a message to USC Athletic Director Pat Haden...

LINK:  LANE KIFFIN

Surpassed the HALF MILLION MARK last night!

At 11:38 PM last night -- a Notre Dame fan from Charleston, SC became unique visitor #500,000 to the ND GO IRISH BLOG!

I am very thankful that so many members of the  Notre Dame Family have chosen to follow the positive news about our favorite university at this site.  Seems appropriate that this milestone would be achieved on THANKSGIVING DAY.

As has become custom here at the ND GO IRISH BLOG -- I compare the visitor count to the size of an American city.  At 500,412 (where we're at at the moment of this post) the ND GO IRISH BLOG would be the 34th largest city in America -- just ahead of three "California towns" -- could be a good omen for Saturday night!

• #33 Tucson, AZ:  520,116
• #34  ND GO IRISH BLOG:  500,412
• #35 Fresno, CA:  494,665
• #36 Sacramento, CA:  466,488
• #37 Long Beach, CA:  462,257

Thank you Notre Dame Family!

Photo of the Day: Flying the Notre Dame Flag!

ND GO IRISH BLOG regular Jim Farrington '74 (Stamford, CT) sent me this photo of a Notre Dame ROTC grad flying the flag!  Thanks Jim!

"Twitter Photo" Irish Have Arrived in LA

Here's a photo "tweeted" by ND women's basketball coach Niele Ivey -- of her, Muffet McGraw and Carol Owens.  The Lady Irish play UCLA tomorrow in basketball.  Notice the Notre Dame Football truck in the background!

This Will Give You Goose Bumps -- ENJOY !!!

This was the opener to the Love Thee Notre Dame Celebration held on the campus of the University of Notre Dame on Saturday, September 22nd.  If this doesn't get your heart pumping...