ESPN's Jay Bilas and Jay Williams talk Kentucky's 68 - 66 win over Notre Dame...
Sunday, March 29, 2015
ESPN: "Notre Dame's Pain of Coming Close"
ESPN's Jay Bilas and Jay Williams talk Kentucky's 68 - 66 win over Notre Dame...
Notre Dame Fans Cheer on Irish in Cleveland!
ABC57 News - See the Difference Michiana
It's been a great run these last few weeks -- was always envious of schools like Michigan State, Louisville, etc., -- who made long NCAA Tournament runs...
Now we know what it feels like.
It's been a great run these last few weeks -- was always envious of schools like Michigan State, Louisville, etc., -- who made long NCAA Tournament runs...
Now we know what it feels like.
WSBT-TV Notre Dame Locker Room Coverage
Here is WSBT-TV's post game coverage -- with many players and Mike Brey -- after the loss to Kentucky.
LINK: WSBT-TV
WNDU-TV Coverage After ND's Loss Last NIght
Here's what I could find this morning from the local NBC affiliate WNDU-TV -- as they went into the locker room after the game to interview our Fighting Irish.
Notre Dame Meets With Media After NCAA Loss
Mike Brey, Zach Auguste and Steve Vasturia met with the media after Notre Dame's 68 - 66 loss to Kentucky last night.
Saturday, March 28, 2015
Thank You Jerian / Thank You Pat -- What a Run
The Fighting Irish of Notre Dame went toe-to-toe with Kentucky -- leading most of the game -- only to lose the lead and game with SIX SECONDS left -- 68 - 66.
I know I speak for the entire NOTRE DAME NATION when I say THANK YOU!
Thank you to Jerian Grant, thank you to Pat Connaughton, thank you to Mike Brey, thank you to the Players, thank you to the Coaches -- how fun were these last few weeks!
I thought we had them -- we couldn't afford to not be perfect at the free throw line over the last few minutes. The three misses -- the difference on the scoreboard.
Kentucky did not miss a shot the last 12 minutes of the game -- and they still had to make two free throws to beat us with six seconds left. THINK ABOUT THAT -- especially when you hear Calipari talk about how poorly they played...
Hey -- we gave them all we had. I'm proud of our team.
Thank you Notre Dame Men's Basketball -- it was special!
LINK: JERIAN'S BIG THREE -- LATE IN THE GAME
LINK: GAME STATS
Notre Dame QB Maliz Zaire's Media Session
The confident, left-handed sophomore QB -- fighting for the starting gig -- sat down and took questions from the media...
Muffet & Starting Five Met With the Media Today
The Fighting Irish are in Oklahoma City today getting rested and ready to play Baylor tomorrow night -- to earn a trip to next week's FINAL FOUR in Tampa.
Notre Dame Beats #1 & Undefeated Syracuse!
It took 2 OT's -- but the #2 Fighting Irish beat #1 ranked Syracuse today 13 - 12 -- to move themselves into an expected #1 ranking when the next rankings come out!
Notre Dame BB Recruit in Slam Dunk Contest!
Notre Dame incoming hoops recruit Rex Pflueger will be competing next week in the American Family Insurance High School Slam Dunk Contest -- televised on CBS at 3:30 PM ET on April 5th.
The video above is of a dunk contest the 6'-6" guard won in December!
Notre Dame Lacrosse -- #1 in the Country!
The Fighting Irish of Notre Dame came into their game today against #1 and UNDEFEATED Syracuse -- ranked second in the country...
Well, 154 minutes later -- in Double OT -- Notre Dame leaves the game the new #1 team in college lacrosse!
A goal in the 2nd OT won the game for Notre Dame 13 - 12 over Syracuse!
LINK: SCOREBOARD
Notre Dame vs. Kentucky: Fuzzy Math Analysis
Here's my attempt to give Notre Dame fans some hope today as we await the 8:49 PM ET tip-off against #1 and undefeated Kentucky. No one is giving us a chance tonight...
NOT SO FAST MY FRIENDS!
Here's a look at how Notre Dame and Kentucky played in games this season vs. common opponents -- the only true measure we have to compare these two teams outside of nine (9) "Big Mac" All-Americans vs. one (1) "Big Mac" All-American...
Enjoy!
OPPONENT: NORTH CAROLINA
- Kentucky beat North Carolina 84 - 70 / @ home
- Notre Dame beat North Carolina 71 - 70 / @ NC
- Notre Dame beat North Carolina 90 - 82 / @ ACC (in North Carolina)
OPPONENT: LOUISVILLE
- Kentucky beat Louisville 58 - 50 / @ Louisville
- Notre Dame beat Louisville 71 - 59 / @ Louisville
FUZZY MATH ANALYSIS:
So, here's my "fuzzy math" look at the match-up between Notre Dame and Kentucky using data from the games played this season against common opponents.
It should be noted that it's generally regarded that a home court provides a team with a FOUR POINT (3.7 to be precise) advantage. So, if you take this "advantage" into consideration -- we've played these two teams quite evenly:
- Kentucky was 10 points better than North Carolina
- Notre Dame 8.5 points better than North Carolina (averaging the two games)
- Kentucky was 12 points better than Louisville
- Notre Dame was 16 points better than Louisville
- In totality -- Kentucky was 22 points better -- Notre Dame was 24.5 points better
Now, there might be a couple of you out there who might not agree with my hypothesis -- but, hey you should give me some credit for the creativity in this argument for giving us Notre Dame fans hope tonight...
So, here's the bottom line: Notre Dame should be a TWO AND A HALF POINT favorite over Kentucky!
FYI: Vegas has Kentucky an 11 point favorite -- I guess they don't use fuzzy math...
In the photo above -- that's Coach Brey telling Coach Calipari -- WE GOT YOU!
Calipari and Players Talk Notre Dame Game
Here's a replay of Kentucky's time in front of the media yesterday afternoon in Cleveland.
Calipari talks about how they will prepare for Notre Dame -- and his "sales pitch" to his team and their families on playing time and the NBA...
LINK: CALIPARI
LINK: KENTUCKY PLAYERS
Gottlieb Talks Notre Dame On Dan Patrick Show
The one-time Notre Dame student-athlete -- now CBS Sports broadcaster -- had a candid conversation with Dan Patrick about his time in South Bend and other things...
LINK: GOTTLIEB
Media Talks About Notre Dame vs. Kentucky
Here's what the media has to say about today's ELITE EIGHT game between Notre Dame and Kentucky. What's the old adage -- "don't believe everything you read on the internet..."
Might be a good idea for us Notre Dame fans today!
DON'T FORGET: "WHAT THOUGH THE ODDS BE GREAT OR SMALL..."
LINK: COURIER-JOURNAL
LINK: SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
LINK: FOX SPORTS
LINK: WASHINGTON POST
LINK: CBS SPORTS
LINK: SPORTING NEWS
"Head to Head" Wins Among Elite Eight Teams
The ELITE EIGHT is set for the NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship -- and wouldn't you know it -- the FIGHTING IRISH of Notre Dame have the BEST RECORD in head to head battles amongst the remaining eight teams this season!
Another reason why we must BELIEVE!
HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS -- ELITE EIGHT TEAMS:
- NOTRE DAME: 4 - 1
- DUKE: 4 - 2
- WISCONSIN: 2 - 1
- KENTUCKY: 1 - 0
- ARIZONA: 1 - 0
- LOUISVILLE: 1 - 3
- GONZAGA: 0 - 1
- MICHIGAN STATE: 0 - 4
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