LINK: ND & THE ACC
Monday, July 28, 2014
Interesting Take: Will ND Help or Hurt ACC?
LINK: ND & THE ACC
Notre Dame Talked With Georgia's Dooley...
About coaching the Fighting Irish after Dan Devine stepped down.
Vince Dooley -- the long time coach and AD at Georgia "prayed" for the IRISH as a young boy in Mobile, AL. Notre Dame fans will enjoy this South Bend Tribune story.
LINK: DOOLEY & NOTRE DAME
Latest Photo of Notre Dame Stadium Field Turf
It looks magnificent!
The "eighteen" endzone lines are in -- all pointing at the GOLDEN DOME -- with each set at an angle of 42 degrees -- to signify Notre Dame's founding in 1842.
Just click on the photo to enlarge.
Latest Photo of Notre Dame Coaches UA Gear
The Notre Dame football coaches returned to campus today to get ready for the 2014 season -- here's what was awaiting them in their locker room at the Guglielmino Athletics Complex.
Photo courtesy of Ryan Grooms @NDFBEquipment
Is This the Biggest NFL Contract in ND HIstory?
Former Notre Dame student-athlete Kyle Rudolph signed a $36.5 million contract extension yesterday with the Minnesota Vikings. See the video interview below.
The amount just might be the biggest ever signed by a former Notre Dame football player in the NFL. Here's the top three that I've tracked down...
- Kyle Rudolph: $36.5 million
- Golden Tate: $31 million
- Justin Tuck: $30 million
LINK: RUDOLPH TALKS $36.5 MILLION
Sunday, July 27, 2014
Brady Quinn Joins Fox Sports College FB Team
Former Notre Dame All-American Brady Quinn has apparently signed a contract to be a color analyst on Fox Sports' college football telecasts this fall.
Congrats Brady!
LINK: BRADY'S BROADCAST BOOT CAMP
End Zone Stripes Are In -- Notre Dame Stadium
Drove by the Rockne Gate at Notre Dame Stadium -- this afternoon -- and took this photo. I could see the diaganol stripes in the endzone are in place -- unfortunately, this photo does not do it justice.
From outside the tunnel gate -- the field looks awesome!
Here's the latest photo from inside Notre Dame Stadium -- much better!
Here's the story behind the end-zone stripes at Notre Dame Stadium. There are nine stripes in each endzone -- totaling 18. They are each set at an angle of 42 degrees -- all pointing towards Notre Dame's iconic Golden Dome.
They signify the year 1842 -- the year the University of Notre Dame du Lac was founded.
Saturday, July 26, 2014
SBT's Lesar Talks ND Football Independence
A group called CINESPORT -- never heard of them -- interviewed the South Bend Tribune's Al Lesar about the future of Notre Dame's football independence. Here's a link to the video interview:
LINK: INDEPENDENCE
Justin Tuck's New Start With Oakland Raiders
The Mercury News caught up with former Notre Dame All-American Justin Tuck as he gets ready for his first Training Camp with the Oakland Raiders...
The photo above is of Tuck's distinctive face mask -- now on the "silver and black" helmet of the Raiders.
LINK: TUCK
Harrison Smith Predicts How Many Irish Wins!
Former Notre Dame football captain Harrison Smith was interviewed walking into Vikings Training Camp the other day and he was asked a question about how many wins will our Fighting Irish have this season...
LINK: HARRISON SMITH
Story on the Pittsburgh Steelers' Stephon Tuitt
Former Notre Dame student-athlete Stephon Tuitt is featured in this article about the Steelers' defensive line...
LINK: TUITT
Coach Kelly Hosts FB Camp in Washington D.C.
The folks at the Washington Times caught up with Coach Kelly for a quick interview...
LINK: COACH KELLY
Friday, July 25, 2014
Photo of Kona Schwenke at KC Chiefs Practice
Here's a photo of Kona Schwenke (#93) today at the Kansas City Chiefs practice today...
Michael Floyd "One of the Top 25 Players..."
Under the age of 25 in the NFL...
So says the gang at ESPN -- click on the link below:
LINK: MICHAEL FLOYD
Field Turf's Notre Dame Promotion Video
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I'm going to take a guess that they don't do this often for their Field Turf installations...
LINK: FIELD TURF PROMO VIDEO
The Five Best End Zone Paint Schemes...
You'll be surprised who's number #1 in this list of the "five most creative end zone paint schemes."
Now, you also must consider the source...
LINK: END ZONE PAINT SCHEMES
Thursday, July 24, 2014
ND Player Updates -- First Day of Training Camp
A number of Notre Dame football players suited up for the first day of NFL Training Camp with their respective teams today. Here's what I could find on a number of former Fighting Irish football stars -- as you'll see, an alarming number of them were placed on the NFL's "PUP List."
That Notre Dame degree is so, so important!
LINK: CHRIS WATT -- SAN DIEGO CHARGERS
LINK: KYLE RUDOLPH -- MINNESOTA VIKINGS
LINK: LOUIS NIX -- HOUSTON TEXANS
LINK: STEPHON TUITT -- PITTSBURGH STEELERS
LINK: GOLDEN TATE & T.J. JONES -- DETROIT LIONS
LINK: PRINCE SHEMBO -- ATLANTA FALCONS
LINK: ZEKE MOTTA -- ATLANTA FALCONS
LINK: HARRISON SMITH -- MINNESOTA VIKINGS
LINK: JIMMY CLAUSEN -- CHICAGO BEARS
LINK: THEO RIDDICK -- DETROIT LIONS
LINK: JOHN CARLSON & TROY NIKLAS -- ARIZONA CARDINALS
LINK: KAPRON LEWIS-MOORE -- BALTIMORE RAVENS
LINK: SERGIO BROWN -- INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
LINK: ZACK MARTIN -- DALLAS COWBOYS
LINK: DAVID BRUTON -- DENVER BRONCOS
LINK: BENNETT JACKSON -- NEW YORK GIANTS
LINK: ROBERT HUGHES -- ARIZONA CARDINALS
LINK: IAN WILLIAMS -- SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
LINK: MANTI TEO -- SAN DIEGO CHARGERS
LINK: ANTHONY FASANO -- KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
Aerial Photo of Notre Dame Stadium Field Turf
My understanding is these were taken by Joe Raymond -- South Bend Tribune free-lance photographer
Notre Dame Coaches' Under Armour Gear
The Fighting Irish football staff will return to the Guglielmino Athletics Complex next Monday as they gear up for the start of fall training camp on August 3rd -- the day players report.
Here's a photo of their new gear from Under Armour -- awaiting their arrival.
The photo was "tweeted" today by Ryan Grooms @NDFBEquipment
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