What Though the Odds Be GREAT or Small!!!

Old Notre Dame will win over all...

WOW!

The team that no one and I mean NO ONE -- gave a chance to beat LSU today -- stood their TOE TO TOE and beat them!

Look at these numbers against one of those "vaunted" SEC defenses:

• Rushing: 263 yards
• Total Offense:  449 yards
• Time of Possession:  37 minutes
• First Downs:  23
• Points:  31

LINK:  WINNING FIELD GOAL! 

LINK:  GAME HIGHLIGHTS

LINK:  GAME STATS

Video Replay of Zaire's "DOMER HAT TRICK"

Here it is -- never seen this from a ND QB in his first college start -- in all my years...  And it all happened in the first half:

LINK:  TD PASS

LINK:  TD RUN

LINK:  TD BLOCK

Replay: Malik's Great Block on Folston TD Run!

Malik Zaire is doing all he can to get a few Sports Center "Top Ten" plays today...

LINK:  REPLAY OF GREAT BLOCK

Replay: Malik Zaire's First Career TD Pass!

In the first quarter of the Music City Bowl -- here is Malik Zaire's first career TD pass to Will Fuller!

LINK:  ZAIRE'S FIRST TD

In Game Notre Dame Photos -- Music City Bowl

Here's the photos being taken during the game -- Music City Bowl...

Photos -- Pre Kick-Off at the Music City Bowl

Here's what is being posted on TWITTER from LP Field -- home of today's Franklin American Mortgage Bowl in Nashville between LSU and our Fighting Irish of Notre Dame!

Columnist: "Music City Bowl Hits the Jackpot!"

Nashville Advocate columnist David Climer penned a piece this morning that stated "in year 17, the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl has come of age..."

"Most compelling match-up in bowl history..."

LINK:  STORY

Late Night South Bend TV -- Music City Bowl

Here's what the local TV stations in South Bend were reporting last night from Nashville -- site of today's Music City Bowl.

LINK:  WNDU-TV

LINK:  WSBT-TV

LINK:  FOX-28

LINK:  ABC-57

It's MUSIC CITY BOWL GAME DAY for ND!

Took a lap around the worldwide web this morning to see if any media pundits are giving Notre Dame a chance today against LSU. 

All I will say is this:

We may have to remind them of this verse in the Notre Dame Victory March:  "What though the odds be great or small, old Notre Dame will WIN OVER ALL!"


LINK:  CHICAGO TRIBUNE -- CHRIS HINES

LINK:  FORT WAYNE JOURNAL GAZETTE -- CHRIS GOFF

LINK:  SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE -- ERIC HANSEN

LINK:  SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE -- AL LESAR

LINK:  BATON ROUGE ADVOCATE

LINK:  NOLA

LINK:  ESPN -- FORTUNA

LINK:  CBS SPORTS -- TOM FORNELLI

WSBT-TV's Pete Byrne From Music City Bowl

Here's his report from inside Nashville's LP Field -- site of tomorrow's Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl...

LINK:  PETE BYRNE

WNDU-TV's Jeff Jeffers Talks With Les Miles

Long time WNDU-TV sportscaster Jeff Jeffers -- spoke with LSU head coach Les Miles today, on the eve of the Music City Bowl -- here's a link to the interview:

LINK:  JEFFERS & MILES

"BIG" Names on Notre Dame's Bowl Jerseys!

The blue jerseys that Notre Dame will be wearing tomorrow afternoon at the Franklin Mortgage Music City Bowl -- will carry their names on the jersey backs.

And, as you'll see in the photo and video linked below -- they are quite visible!

LINK:  NAMES ON JERSEYS

QB Malik Zaire Gets His First Start Tomorrow!

Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly made the announcement today -- in the final press conference before tomorrow's Music City Bowl -- that Malik Zaire will be starting at QB for the Fighting Irish.

Here's a link to Coach Kelly and Coach Miles -- joint press conference:

LINK:  PRESS CONFERENCE

OT: Texas A&M Coach Punching WVU Players

This Texas A&M student-assistant coach (Mike Richardson) needs to seek a new profession -- fast.

I wonder what the SEC will do...

LINK:  WATCH THIS

Actress AnnaLynne McCord's Notre Dame Visit

Hollywood actress AnnaLynne McCord (good Irish name!) traveled to the University of Notre Dame this past November.  You'll learn her Dad's dream was to attend Notre Dame...

AnnaLynne is best known for the roles she played in Nip/Tuck and 90210.

LINK:  ANNALYNNE GOES TO ND

Fourth Practice Report: Music City Bowl

The Fighting Irish are less than 24 hours away from kicking it off in the 2014 Music City Bowl.  Today the teams took their official photos and Coach Kelly met with the media -- as did Coach VanGorder and Coach Denbrock.

LINK:  PRACTICE REPORT

A Notre Dame Fan Left This Note at the Grotto

Chris Walsh '87, a colleague of mine at the University of the Notre Dame -- found this note today on campus at the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes...

Thanks for sharing Chris!

GO IRISH!

Late Sunday Night South Bend Media Coverage

Here's what the South Bend TV stations were reporting last night from the Music City Bowl -- as well as the South Bend Tribune -- as Notre Dame begins to wind down preparation for Tuesday's game against LSU.

LINK:  WNDU-TV #1

LINK:  WNDU-TV #2

LINK:  FOX28-TV

LINK:  SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE -- AL LESAR

LINK:  SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE -- ERIC HANSEN

Kelly "Having Fun" With Reporters Over QB's...

Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly had some fun "messing" with the reporters working the Music City Bowl...

LINK:  THE TENNESSEEAN

Third Practice Report: Music City Bowl

The Fighting Irish practiced "indoors" today in the Tennessee Titans practice facility.  You'll see Notre Dame warming up inside the "bubble" along with video from last night's Singing / Songwriting Competition and the Hot Wings Eating Competition...

LINK:  PRACTICE REPORT #3