Notre Dame Events This Week in Arizona!

If you're going to be in the Phoenix area this weekend for Saturday's game between Notre Dame and Arizona State -- and you're looking for an opportunity to get together with some Irish fans -- here's what the Notre Dame Club of Phoenix has planned:

• Thursday night:  UND NIGHT -- at Monti's La Casa Vieja, Tempe @ 6 PM
• Friday night:  Old Town Irish Block Party -- Old Town Scottsdale @ 6 PM
• Saturday morning:  Mass & Tailgate Party 
• Sunday afternoon:  St. Louis Rams vs. Arizona Cardinals -- tickets available

For more detailed information -- click on the links below...

PLEASE KNOW THESE EVENTS ARE OPEN TO ALL NOTRE DAME FANS!


LINK:  NOTRE DAME CLUB OF PHOENIX

Going to Saturday's Game? Grab the Sunscreen

Here's what the weather forecast looks like for Saturday's game between our Fighting Irish of Notre Dame and the Sun Devils of Arizona State.  It's a 3:30 PM ET kick-off...

OT: Some "UK Magic" in Trafalgar Square

Got to love this -- click on the link below...

LINK:  MAGIC

ESPN "Spinning" SEC's Remaining Schedules...

You've just got to laugh...

ESPN posted this "tweet" this afternoon about the upcoming "Conference Schedule" for the top four teams in the SEC -- choosing not to publicize the games EACH of these teams are playing against FCS teams over the next three weeks.  C'mon ESPN -- you're better than this...

Take a look at the opponents that were "conveniently" left off of the story ESPN is telling above about schedules.  Who has the "TOUGHEST ROAD" -- is it the team that's playing Presbyterian, Samford, UT-Martin or Western Carolina?


MISSISSIPPI STATE:

• November 8:  University of Tennessee-Martin

AUBURN:

• November 22:  Samford

ALABAMA:

• November 22:  Western Carolina

OLE MISS:

• November 8:  Presbyterian 

Brother Runs NYC Marathon to Honor Domer

Stephen Shay -- the youngest brother of former Notre Dame All-American Ryan Shay '02 -- ran the New York City Marathon yesterday, in honor of Ryan, who died of a heart attack while running the same route in 2007 during the US Olympic Marathon Trials...

The photo above is of the bench that was dedicated to Ryan at the spot he collapsed and died in 1997 -- Stephen ran by the bench during yesterday's NYC Marathon.

You'll want to read this story...

LINK:  HONORING HIS HERO

Game Ball Goes to Everett Golson: No Surprise

Here's another look at Everett Golson's "record night" for Notre Dame football...

LINK:  GAME BALL

Full Game Replay: Notre Dame 49 - Navy 39

Here's the full game replay of Notre Dame's 49 - 39 win last night over the Naval Academy.

LINK  FULL GAME REPLAY

Great Photo of Notre Dame Fans in Michigan!

ND Go Irish Blog regular Jeff Davis sent this photo to my cousin Mike Doyle of his two Fighting Irish fans at home! 

Amway Coaches Poll Drops Notre Dame to #8

A 49 - 39 win over Navy dropped Notre Dame a spot in today's Amway Coaches Poll...

LINK:  AMWAY COACHES POLL

OT: Lauren Hill's "Last Basketball Game" 2 PM

This is a story that I just learned about this morning.

Lauren Hill, a freshman college basketball player at Mount St. Joseph's in Cincinnati -- has inoperable brain cancer.  She has been given just a few weeks to live -- so her college team petitioned the NCAA to move up a home game so she could play one last time...

FOX SPORTS is broadcasting the game LIVE beginning at 2 PM ET today -- there won't be a dry eye in the gymnasium or in front of TV sets all across America. 

Here's the TV GUIDE for where to find the game -- but, first -- you must watch Lauren talk about her situation:

LINK:  LAUREN -- IN HER OWN WORDS

LINK:  TV GUIDE

MUST SEE: Indiana State's "Hidden Ball Play"

You must watch this...

LINK:  HIDDEN BALL TRICK PLAY

Brian Kelly's Postgame Navy Press Conference

Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly met with the media after last night's 49 - 39 win over the Naval Academy.  Here's what he had to say:

LINK:  PRESS CONFERENCE

Everett Golson & Coach Kelly Talk Navy Win

This is the CBS postgame on-field interview of Everett Golson and Coach Brian Kelly.

CBS Sports Highlights: Notre Dame Over Navy

Here are the CBS Sports' highlights from tonight's 49 to 39 win for the Fighting Irish over the Naval Academy:

Everett Golson's Fumble, Stumble, Rumble TD!

Here's Notre Dame's "put the game away" TD with just over a minute left in regulation in the Fighting Irish's 49 - 39 win over Navy today...

Everett Golson is the FIRST NOTRE DAME QB IN HISTORY -- to throw 3 TD passes and run for 3 TD's in a game!

LINK:  FUMBLE, STUMBLE, RUMBLE

ND Fans -- a Win, Is a Win, Is a Win, Is a Win...

Now, we'll have to wait to learn if we have enough scholarship players left on defense to take on Arizona State's "high flying" offense next week...

That was ugly. 

It doesn't matter what the College Football Playoff Committee ranks us this week -- we win our remaining four games and we will be in the College Football Playoff -- bank on it!

LINK:  GAME STATS
 

Robinson & Hunter on Brian Kelly Radio Show

Corey Robinson and Torii Hunter Jr. were guests last night on the Brian Kelly Radio Show. 

You'll want to hear Coach Kelly talk about "WE PLAY REAL GAMES..."

LINK:  BRIAN KELLY RADIO SHOW

Navy QB, FB and Head Coach Talk Notre Dame

Navy Football talks about Saturday night's game against Notre Dame...

LINK:  NAVY FOOTBALL

Coach Kelly Talks Navy One Last Time Today

Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly met with the media today after practice -- the last time he'll meet with the press prior to Saturday night's PRIME TIME game with the Naval Academy.

LINK:  PRESS CONFERENCE

Muffet's Fighting Irish Ranked #3 in AP Poll

Notre Dame's women's basketball team was ranked #3 in the country in today's Associated Press Preseason Poll -- not bad for a team that lost three starters -- two drafted in the first nine picks to the WNBA...

Muffet just reloads!

LINK:  TOP 25