The folks from ESPN's COLLEGE GAMEDAY are here on campus this morning -- doing their homework for Saturday's show in Ann Arbor. Here's their mobile studio parked at the Guglielmino Athletics Complex.
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
ESPN's COLLEGE GAMEDAY Prep Work @ ND
The folks from ESPN's COLLEGE GAMEDAY are here on campus this morning -- doing their homework for Saturday's show in Ann Arbor. Here's their mobile studio parked at the Guglielmino Athletics Complex.
Reminder: Coach Kelly's Presser @ NOON ET
The University of Notre Dame's Brian Kelly will be meeting with the media today at NOON ET to talk about the Irish's upcoming game this week against that school from Ann Arbor. Just click on the link below to watch it LIVE:
LINK: BRIAN KELLY PRESS CONFERENCE
Brady Quinn Wearing #9 for the NY Jets
Here's a photo and story from Brady Quinn's first practice as a New York Jet. Some may recall there was plenty of speculation, during the off-season, that Quinn was going to sign with the Jets...
LINK: QUINN IN JETS UNIFORM
Monday, September 2, 2013
Week #1 -- Inside Notre Dame Football TV
The folks at Fighting Irish Digital Media might want to move Jack Nolan's teleprompter down about 7 inches...
LINK: INSIDE NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL
Trick Shot Monday -- Only Notre Dame!
Notre Dame freshman offensive lineman John Montelus is an internet celebrity this evening. Click on the link below to see why:
LINK: TRICK SHOT MONDAY
Watch Coach Kelly's Press Conference LIVE
Tuesday at NOON, ET -- Notre Dame's Brian Kelly will be answering questions from the assembled media. You can bet there will be a "follow-up" question about his comments concerning the rivalry between Notre Dame and Michigan -- I completely agree with his view on the subject.
You can watch it LIVE -- at the link below:
LINK: COACH KELLY PRESS CONFERENCE
"Pure Michigan" At Its Best -- Brady Hoke...
If you listen to the "pure Michigan" media -- you'll here stuff like this...
LINK: BRADY HOKE GETS IT RIGHT...
Jonas Gray and Jamoris Slaughter Back in NFL
The Baltimore Ravens signed former Notre Dame running back Jonas Gray today to their practice squad -- as did the Cleveland Browns with former Irish safety Jamoris Slaughter! Great news!
Both suffered serious injuries during their last football season at Notre Dame. Glad to see they are on NFL teams:
LINK: JONAS GRAY
LINK: JAMORIS SLAUGHTER
New York Jets Sign Brady Quinn Today!
Former Notre Dame All-American Brady Quinn signed a contract today with the New York Jets -- a team having big-time QB troubles right now.
Congrats Brady!
LINK: JETS SIGN BRADY QUINN
A Proposal For the NCAA's Consideration
Much has been discussed these past few years about the "paying of student-athletes" -- and the proposed solutions have been all over the board. The latest -- paying each athlete a stipend of $3,500 has yet to gain much traction -- so I've decided to throw out an idea for the NCAA to consider.
IT IS LABOR DAY after all...
It's simply this -- create a "pension program" for all NCAA Division I scholarship athletes. It would look something like this:
- The NCAA would create a pension program that they and each of the 340 Division I member institutions would agree to contribute to -- out of television and licensing revenues each year.
- Eligibility: Every NCAA Division I "student-athlete" -- who signed a National Letter of Intent out of high school with their original school, was on this team's roster a minimum of four academic school years and received a (four-year) college degree from that same institution.
- Pension Benefit Payments would be available to the qualified student-athlete once they reach the age of 65.
Here's what this proposed program does for college athletics:
- It requires student-athletes to remain in college all four-years and earn a degree.
- It puts some 'monetary value' in remaining at the school you signed your original National Letter of Intent with.
- And, it treats "every scholarship student-athlete" the same -- no matter what school you played for or sport you played.
For those who feel the requirements are too severe -- the NCAA could easily pay out a "lesser percentage" to those who transferred to another school, failed to play all four years or graduate...
The Last Time Michigan Beat a Team by 50 pts.
They lost the next week to the University of Notre Dame...
Michigan beat UMASS 63 - 13 a year ago -- then lost the next week to Notre Dame 13 - 6.
I Had No Idea It Was This Bad In Kansas...
THE KANSAS JAYHAWKS' WIDE RECEIVERS DID NOT CATCH A SINGLE TOUCHDOWN PASS LAST SEASON.
This is hard to believe -- especially with what we saw out of Coach Charlie Weis '79 and his offense at Notre Dame... YIKES!
LINK: THIS CAN'T BE
What Though the Odds be Great or Small...
The Fightin' Irish are a 3.5 point underdog to the Michigan Wolverines -- so says the odds makers in Las Vegas. Prior to the season this game was a "pick-em" -- but, after Michigan's 50 pt. win over CMU they are the favorites of the betting public...
LINK: MICHIGAN FAVORED
Sunday, September 1, 2013
New England Patriots Sign Braxston Cave!
The former Notre Dame football player was released yesterday by the Browns and 24 hours later he's signed by the New England Patriots to their 53 man roster. Time will tell if he remains on this list or is moved to the practice squad. Congrats Braxston!
LINK: CAVE SIGNED BY PATRIOTS
Tommy Rees #2 in QB Rating After Week 1
Notre Dame QB Tommy Rees has a QB rating of 239.0 after yesterday's opener against Temple. His 349 yards passing (16 for 23) and 3 TD's was one of the best performances of the day!
Here's how this performance stacked up against all QB's in the FBS:
- Yards per attempt: 15.0 yards -- #1 in the country
- TD passes: 3 -- #9 in the country
- Total yards passing: 346 yards -- #12 in the country
LINK: QB RATINGS -- RANKINGS
LINK: YARDS PER ATTEMPT -- RANKINGS
LINK: TOTAL YARDS PASSING -- RANKINGS
LINK: TD PASSES -- RANKINGS
21 Wins in the Last 23 Regular Season Games
This is Notre Dame's record in their last 23 regular season games -- spanning the 2011, 2012 and 2013 seasons. Not bad!
Notre Dame Opponents -- Coaches' Post Game
Here's how Notre Dame's NEXT FIVE opponents fared in their opening games this week -- along with a link to their coaches' post game press conferences or the media's take on their performance.
GO IRISH!
LINK: MICHIGAN 59 - CMU 9
LINK: CINCINNATI 42 - PURDUE 7
LINK: MICHIGAN STATE 26 - WMU 13
LINK: OKLAHOMA 34 - LOUISIANA-MONROE 0
LINK: USC 30 - HAWAII 13
Watch ND's IRISH CONNECTION
You'll see a "surprise visitor" to the Notre Dame locker room who gives Coach Kelly the game ball from the 200th victory of his career.
LINK: IRISH CONNECTION
Philly Media Talkin' About Notre Dame's Win
The Philadelphia media and fanbase can be some of the most critical in sport. So, I just had to take a look at what was being said this morning about Notre Dame's win over Temple. The first link is the transcript from Temple Coach Matt Rhule's post-game press conference:
LINK: TEMPLE HEAD COACH
LINK: PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
LINK: PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER #2
LINK: NBC PHILADELPHIA
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