Coach Kelly and Coach Belichick Talkin' Shop

Super Bowl Champion football coach Bill Belichick and Coach Brian Kelly met for the first time this past February when they were paired together in the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.  Their three days together on the golf course has led to a number of subsequent conversations about football.  Here's a Yahoo Sports story on the subject:

LINK:  COACH KELLY & COACH BELICHICK

Coach Kelly's Last Media Session This Week

Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly met with the media after yesterday's practice -- the last practice on campus until Saturday's game with Michigan.

LINK:  COACH KELLY'S MEDIA CONFERENCE

Brian Kelly Radio Show Tonight at 7 PM ET

Notre Dame fans can watch Brian Kelly's Radio Show -- tonight LIVE at 7 PM ET!

LINK:  WATCH IT LIVE RIGHT HERE

Michigan Fans to Wear Blue Flashing Bracelets

Notre Dame fans who will be attending Saturday nights game in Ann Arbor will easily identify the enemy -- they will we wearing "flashing blue" bracelets.  It's a new fashion statement in Washtenaw County.

LINK:  FLASHERS

ESPN's Coverage of Notre Dame vs. Michigan

The gang at ESPN is in full-hype mode right now as they promote Notre Dame's last visit to Michigan Stadium -- at least for a little while...

Here's what they're saying:

LINK:  DON'T TURN OFF THE LIGHTS

LINK:  TOP FIVE GAMES

Kirk Herbstreit Talks Notre Dame vs. Michigan

The gang at Mike & MIKE had College Gameday's Kirk Herbstreit on the air to talk about Notre Dame vs. Michigan.  Here's the link:

LINK:  HERBSTREIT ON THE GAME

Tommy Rees Talks Game With Michigan

Notre Dame QB Tommy Rees was interviewed by the gang at ESPN's College Gameday -- here's what he had to say about the Temple game and Saturday's game against Michigan:

LINK:  TOMMY REES

Detroit Free Press: "Notre Dame is Smart"

A long-time Detroit Free Press writer -- who happens to be a Michigan alum -- penned this story today about what his alma mater should do with their football scheduling...

LINK:  STOP SNIVELING!

Everett Golson's Fall Semester @ QB School

The South Bend Tribune's Eric Hansen caught up with the "teacher" who will be working with Everett Golson this fall semester -- you'll enjoy this story!

LINK:  EVERETT'S FALL SEMESTER

Jeff Sagarin Has the IRISH Ranked #10

In his first poll of the season -- computer ranking guru Jeff Sagarin has Notre Dame ranked #10 and Michigan ranked #19.

Here are his rankings:

LINK:  JEFF SAGARIN

Michigan vs. Notre Dame: Building a Program

This story talks about the different approaches taken by Coach Kelly and Coach Hoke in building their respective football programs.

LINK:  NOTRE DAME vs. MICHIGAN

Brady Hoke Says He's "Ready for the Irish"

ESPN will be hyping this game all week -- here's the latest from Ann Arbor:

LINK:  READY FOR THE IRISH

"Pure Michigan" Media -- Wednesday's Stories

Here's what the media in Michigan is saying today -- Wednesday -- about Saturday's game between Notre Dame and that school in Ann Arbor:

LINK:  ANN ARBOR NEWS

LINK:  DETROIT FREE PRESS

LINK:  DETROIT FREE PRESS #2

LINK:  DETROIT NEWS

LINK:  DETROIT NEWS #2

LINK:  GRAND RAPIDS PRESS

OT: For All Those Who Golf -- A MUST SEE!

This was sent to me by ND GO IRISH BLOG regular Ken Devine (Farmington Hills, MI) -- who is a former CEO of the Michigan PGA Section.

Don't try this at home!

LINK:  WORLD'S BEST GOLF SWING -- FOLLOW THROUGH

I Love This Artwork...

Found this posted on a Notre Dame fan site this evening...

Week 2 College Football Rankings -- Both Polls

The AP Poll and USA Today Coaches Poll were released today -- and, Notre Dame was ranked 14th and 13th respectively after the 28 - 6 win over Temple.

LINK:  COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKINGS

"Pure Michigan" Media Talks Notre Dame

Took a lap around the worldwide web -- seeking contributors from "pure Michigan" today who were talking about Notre Dame's game in Ann Arbor Saturday night.  Here's what I found:

LINK:  DETROIT NEWS -- GORICKI

LINK:  DETROIT NEWS -- NIYO

LINK:  DETROIT NEWS -- CHENGELIS

LINK:  DETROIT FREE PRESS -- SNYDER

LINK:  DETROIT FREE PRESS -- WINDSOR

LINK:  DETROIT FREE PRESS -- SNYDER #2

LINK:  ANN ARBOR NEWS -- SLAGTER

LINK:  ANN ARBOR NEWS -- BAUMGARDNER

LINK:  GRAND RAPIDS PRESS

Stadium Journey Visits Notre Dame Stadium

Stadium Journey (the website) and their companion magazine Stadium Journey Magazine -- has visited 1,616 sports venues in 34 countries...

They recently visited Notre Dame Stadium and posted this review of the "House That Rock Built."

LINK:  REVIEW OF NOTRE DAME STADIUM

ESPN Story: Notre Dame vs. The Big Ten

It's not often that you'll see a story headline of one school versus a conference -- so goes life at the University of Notre Dame...

LINK:  NOTRE DAME vs. THE BIG TEN

Great Story -- Notre Dame / Michigan

ESPN's Matt Fortuna tells a very nice story today about the relationship between a Notre Dame fan and a Michigan fan who saved his life...

LINK:  A SPECIAL STORY