The Sun is Shining at Notre Dame Stadium!

Here's a photo just taken from the "House That Rock Built."

Media is Conflicted on Stanford vs. Notre Dame

A GREAT OMEN...

Folks, the same people that picked Michigan a few weeks ago over Notre Dame -- are picking Stanford today.  

LINK:  ESPN'S MATT FORTUNA

LINK:  CSN'S J.J. STANKEVITZ 

LINK:  CHICAGO TRIBUNE'S CHRIS HINE 

LINK:  NBC'S DOUG FLUTIE

LINK:  CBS SPORTS

LINK:  SPORTS ILLUSTRATED

LINK:  CHICAGO SUN-TIMES'S STEVE GREENBERG

LINK:  SPORTING NEWS

LINK:  ESPN GAMEDAY

LINK:  "DR. LOU -- PICKS A WINNER"

ESPN Writer's Take on ND's Investigation

Thought you might want to take a look at ESPN's Mark Schlabach's view of Notre Dame's on-going investigation...

LINK:  SCHLABACH

ND Fans: Better Get Your Under Armour On!

Uh-oh, the "WIND CHILL" temperatures this morning here in South Bend, IN -- eight hours before kick-off of #13 Stanford vs. #8 Notre Dame...

Stanford's "Motivational Video" for Notre Dame

The folks at Stanford produced this video to "fire-up" their fan base for their game tomorrow afternoon with our Fighting Irish.

LINK:  KNOW THY OPPONENT

Ara Parseghian With His First ND Football Team

91 year-old Ara Parseghian, met with his first Notre Dame football team -- the 1964 Fighting Irish tonight in the Schivarelli Room at Notre Dame Stadium

The '64 team is on campus this weekend to celebrate their 50th anniversary.

Look for them to be honored on the field during tomorrow's game.

Tonight's Weather Map: Tomorrow's Forecast

Looks like the weather is just fine -- within a few hours west of Notre Dame's campus as of 9:30 PM ET...

Here's the "hour by hour" forecast for tomorrow's game between Stanford and our Fighting Irish:

Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank couldn't have ordered a better Notre Dame weather forecast for his company's product line...


LINK:  WEATHER FORECAST

Notre Dame Pep Rally: The Tyler Plantz Party!

Folks, this will go down in history as one of the more entertaining player speeches in the 127 years of Notre Dame Football...

LINK:  ENJOY

Stanford Football -- Media's Short Memory!

I'm continually shocked with the media's preoccupation with the quality of Stanford Football -- and they standard they've set.  They've had four great seasons -- in a row.  That is it!

They only have nine winning seasons in their last twenty...

Folks, it wasn't very long ago that they were not that good -- here's a look at their last 20 football seasons:

• 2013:  11 - 3
• 2012:  12 - 2
• 2011:  11 - 2
• 2010:  12 - 1
• 2009:    8 - 5
• 2008:    5 - 7
• 2007:    4 - 8
• 2006:    1 - 11
• 2005:    5 - 6
• 2004:    4 - 7
• 2003:    4 - 7
• 2002:    2 - 9
• 2001:    9 - 3
• 2000:    5 - 6
• 1999:    8 - 4
• 1998:    3 - 8
• 1997:    5 - 6
• 1996:    7 - 5
• 1995:    7 - 4 - 1
• 1994:    3 - 7 - 1

To Get You Fired-Up for Saturday's Game!

The folks at Turning Point do a great job with these -- let's GO IRISH!

You've got to love David Grimes' intro.

LINK:  MUST SEE!

Michigan Athletic Director Absolves Brady Hoke

Embattled Michigan AD Dave Brandon met with a writer from the Detroit Free Press to talk about the on-field handling of QB Shane Morris' concussion...

Here's what he had to say:

LINK:  DAVE BRANDON

ND One of Only 13 Still Undefeated in Top 25!

Arizona's upset of undefeated and #2 ranked Oregon -- at Oregon -- has left only 13 undefeated teams in the AP TOP 25 Rankings leading into the sixth weekend of the college football season...

Now Arizona, which is now 5 - 0 and un-ranked, will move up into the TOP 25 in next week's polls. 

Here are the UNDEFEATED:

• Florida State
• Alabama
• Oklahoma
• Auburn
• Texas A&M
• Baylor
• UCLA
• NOTRE DAME
• Mississippi
• Mississippi State
• Brigham Young
• Nebraska
• TCU
   

LINK:  ARIZONA BEATS OREGON

Chris Watt Blogs About His First NFL Action

Domer Chris Watt '13, saw his first NFL action this past weekend in the Chargers' 33 to 14 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars.  Chris played 30 snaps at right guard -- and played "very well" according to the coaching staff.

Chris blogs about his first game (he wears #65 for the Chargers) -- at the link below:

LINK:  CHRIS WATT

Domer T.J. Jones -- "Hula-Hoop" Demonstration

I'm going to guess that this is not what T.J. Jones thought he'd be doing on a weekday in October during his rookie season in the NFL.

What you're asked to do when you're on the Injured Reserve List.

LINK:  T.J. JONES -- HULA-HOOPING

What the Bay Area Media is Saying -- Today

Here is the media coverage today -- coming out of northern California -- about Saturday's game between Stanford and Notre Dame.  Just click on the links below:

LINK:  SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS #1

LINK:  SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS #2

LINK:  STANFORD DAILY

LINK:  STANFORD DAILY #2

LINK:  STANFORD DAILY #3

Media Day Today for Notre Dame Hockey!

Notre Dame, the pre-season #12 ranked college hockey team in the country (see rankings below), held their annual Media Day today at Compton Family Ice Arena. 

Here is Coach Jackson talking about this year's Fighting Irish:

LINK:  COACH JACKSON

LINK:  COLLEGE HOCKEY RANKINGS

#14 Stanford vs. #8 Notre Dame: Game Primer

To get you ready for the "next biggest" game of the year -- Saturday's game with Stanford -- you'll want to take a look at this...

LINK:  GAME PRIMER

OT: Derek Jeter "I Never Wanted to Embarass..."

A great lesson for everyone...

Watch this interview:

LINK:  DEREK JETER

Under Armour Shoes For ND Women's Hoops

Here's a photo that Notre Dame Women's Basketball "tweeted' today -- of their new shoes from Under Armour for the upcoming season...

Joe Schmidt -- One of Notre Dame's Middle Men

Notre Dame linebacker Joe Schmidt has gone from walk-on to starting middle linebacker for the Fighting Irish -- and he'll be a key in this Saturday's match-up with Stanford.

ESPN's Matt Fortuna wrote this nice story about Schmidt:

LINK:  JOE SCHMIDT