Just found this article written by George Will -- one of the more respected journalist's in America today...
LINK: LUCK OF THE IRISH
Monday, January 7, 2013
George Will -- "Luck of the IRISH"
Just found this article written by George Will -- one of the more respected journalist's in America today...
LINK: LUCK OF THE IRISH
Coach Elliott to Receive a Kidney Transplant!
Notre Dame football coach Bob Elliott was given the great news the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. The kidney is coming from his sister Betsy Stough -- you'll love how she told her brother Bob...
LINK: KIDNEY TRANSPLANT FOR ND COACH
Lookout BAMA! -- HERE COME THE IRISH!
This is a 20' x 50' billboard that should be hanging at today's Game Day Party in Miami!
LINK: NOTRE DAME AND ALABAMA -- FINAL PREPARATIONS
Miami's Hotel Intercontinental -- GO IRISH!
This video was sent to the ND GO IRISH BLOG by Fr. Ralph Haag, C.S.C. -- a Notre Dame priest who's down in South Florida for tonight's BCS National Championship game.
ESPN Feature -- "At Home With the Golics"
ESPN pushed out this story today on Mike Golic and his son's Mike Jr. and Jake at home for Christmas break -- before heading down to Florida for tonight's BCS National Championship game.
Enjoy!
LINK: THE GOLICS AT HOME
LINK: JESSE PALMER TALKS MATCHUP
LINK: DAVE POLLACK TALKS MATCHUP
Please Say a Prayer for Mirko Jurkovic Today
The former Notre Dame All-American football player is clinging on to life this morning after a 28 month battle with colon cancer.
Mirko, an analyst for UND.COM sat with Jack Nolan -- just last week -- to talk about how HIS IRISH CAN BEAT BAMA tonight.
LINK: MIRKO JURKOVIC -- TALKIN' IRISH FOOTBALL
LINK: CHICAGO TRIBUNE STORY
Notre Dame vs. Alabama -- 11 Hours to Kick-off
The ND GO IRISH BLOG took a lap around the worldwide web this morning to see what the "media experts" have to say about tonight's BCS National Championship game between Notre Dame and Alabama.
Please remember this IRISH FANS -- most of the media has been wrong all season, why would they stop now?
LINK: NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
LINK: LOS ANGELS TIMES
LINK: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
LINK: NEW YORK TIMES
LINK: NBC'S NOTRE DAME CENTRAL
LINK: SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE
LINK: TUSCALOOSA NEWS
LINK: JACKSON COUNTY NEWSPAPER
LINK: MIAMI HERALD
LINK: SUN-SENTINEL
LINK: YAHOO SPORTS
LINK: CBS SPORTS
LINK: ESPN
LINK: ESPN MATCHUPS
LINK: COLLEGE FOOTBALL NATION BLOG
LINK: THE SPORTING NEWS
LINK: COMCAST SPORTS NET
LINK: NBC SPORTS NETWORK
LINK: ABC NEWS
LINK: BLEACHER REPORT
LINK: ASSOCIATED PRESS
LINK: TAMPA BAY SBNATION
"Today is the Day -- We're Going to Win!!!"
These words were spoken by a football coach at a little school in the "middle of nowhere" -- but, they still resonate today -- nearly 80 years later...
What though the odds be great or small, Old Notre Dame will win over all!
GO IRISH -- BEAT BAMA!!!
LINK: KNUTE ROCKNE'S SPEECH
Sunday, January 6, 2013
"Notre Dame Football is Back" -- WE KNOW IT!
LINK: "IT'S GOOD FOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL..."
Notre Dame Fans Should Sleep Well Tonight!!!
- Notre Dame's last four coaches who were in their THIRD SEASON and were playing for a NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP -- won the TITLE! Brian Kelly is in his third season.
- There have been eight (8) BCS National Championship games where one head coach had no history of winning a BCS National Championship was up against a coach who had previously won one or more national titles. The coach who had yet to win a national championship has won SEVEN TIMES! Brian Kelly is playing in his first BCS title game -- Nick Saban has won three so far...
- And, Monday January 7th is the Feast Day for Saint Andre Bessette, C.S.C. Bessette is the first member of the Congregation of Holy Cross (the founders of the University of Notre Dame) to receive canonisation as a saint by the Catholic church.
BCS National Championship -- ND Day Five!
LINK: DAY FIVE REPORT
Notre Dame Football - ONE DAY AWAY!
The Notre Dame Football equipment truck is ready to paint a "12" on its side!
ESPN Interviews of Notre Dame Players
Here's some interviews of a few members of the Fighting Irish football team by the gang at ESPN. Click on the player's name below:
LINK: CIERRE WOOD
LINK: KEI VARAE RUSSELL
LINK: STEPHON TUITT
LINK: MIKE GOLIC JR.
The Day Before the BCS National Championship
The Fighting Irish made a visit to Joe DiMaggio's Children Hospital and Coach Kelly held his last session with the media before tomorrow night's BCS National Championship game with Alabama.
This game can't come fast enough!
LINK: FOOTBALL TEAM VISITS HOSPITAL
LINK: COACH KELLY PRESS CONFERENCE
TV Coverage of Notre Dame's BCS Pep Rally
Click on the links below to the UND.COM coverage along with the news report from WNDU-TV:
LINK: REPLAY OF PEP RALLY
LINK: WNDU-TV'S COVERAGE
Why Notre Dame is Back on Top! -- WSJ
The Wall Street Journal has been covering the Notre Dame story a lot these days -- and I like it! Here's the latest:
LINK: WHY NOTRE DAME IS BACK ON TOP
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Notre Dame Fans in Denmark -- Viewing Party !!!
I received an email today from Notre Dame fan Matt Schaefer who is trying to pull together a viewing party for this "Tuesday morning" at an Irish pub called Tir Na Nog in Aarhus, Denmark.
If you're interested in attending -- please reach out to Matt at: schaeffe1@grinnell.edu
GO IRISH!
LINK: TIR NA NOG OFFICIAL WEBSITE
Notre Dame Currently a 9.5 Pt. Underdog...
Just took a look at what the VEGAS GUYS are saying about Monday night's BCS National Championship game -- and here's what I learned:
- Notre Dame is still a 9.5 point underdog
- 70% of the betting public is backing the Fighting Irish on the point spread
LINK: NOTRE DAME vs. ALABAMA POINT SPREAD
Notre Dame is 20 - 2 Last Twenty-two Games!
The IRISH, Crimson Tide and Ducks are all 20 - 2 over this span of games these past two seasons.
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