Lindsay Allen Named NCAA Regional MVP!

Here's ESPN's post game interview of Notre Dame's Lindsay Allen.  Lindsay scored 25 points, dished out 7 assists, grabbed 5 rebounds and had 4 assists in the Fighting Irish's 77 - 68 win over Baylor.

FINAL FOUR for the FIFTH YEAR IN A ROW!

Muffet McGraw's Fighting Irish just clinched a FIFTH STRAIGHT trip to the FINAL FOUR -- beating Baylor 77 - 68!

TAMPA -- HERE COME THE IRISH!!!

35 - 2 in a rebuilding year.

Lindsay Allen led Notre Dame with 23 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds and 4 steals and was named the Oklahoma Regional MVP!  Congrats Lindsay!

LINK:  GAME HIGHLIGHTS

LINK:  NOTRE DAME DOING THE IRISH JIG 
 

Notre Dame Has Most Wins Against Final Four

The Final Four teams played a combined 151 games this season -- on the ROAD TO INDIANAPOLIS.

And, there was ONE TEAM that won more games against these FINAL FOUR TEAMS than any other basketball team in the country -- NOTRE DAME.

Notre Dame went 3 - 1 against the FINAL FOUR teams in the NCAA National Basketball Championship.  No other team won more games against Duke, Michigan State, Wisconsin and Kentucky.

ND Fans Welcome the Fighting Irish Back Home

Coach Brey said a few words to the assembled crowd as the Fighting Irish returned back to campus...

Cable TV Ratings -- Highest in CBB History!!!

The Notre Dame vs. Kentucky game earned the highest overnight rating in the history of cable TV for a college basketball game.

And people still question why Notre Dame has its "own seat" at the table with all of the conferences at NCAA meetings.

LINK:  TV RATINGS RECORD

ESPNW Interview of Notre Dame's Jewell Loyd

Muffet's Fighting Irish take on the Baylor Bears and their colorful coach Kim Mulkey -- tonight on ESPN at 8:30 PM ET. 

Vegas has Notre Dame as 5 1/2 point favorites to earn a FIFTH STRAIGHT TRIP to the FINAL FOUR!

Kentucky's Calipari After Win Over Notre Dame

Kentucky's Calipari with the media in the post game press conference -- he toned down his rhetoric -- a little.

ACC Network: A Look at Notre Dame's Season

The ACC Network's Jeff Fischel and Jason Capel take a look back at Notre Dame's special season.

Media -- Mornin' After Our Loss to Kentucky

It was a season we never wanted to end -- not like that...

I have to admit I went numb when Jerian's "double clutch" jumper didn't go in at the buzzer -- however, that quickly changed when I wanted to jump through my TV screen after the Kentucky coach as he was being interviewed at game's end.  That's another story...

What a night -- what a season.

So, here I am on a Palm Sunday morning -- went to Mass yesterday -- and I'm looking through all of the post game media coverage.  I can't convince myself to read it -- maybe you can:

LINK:  SPORTING NEWS

LINK:  NEW YORK TIMES

LINK:  ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION

LINK:  WALL STREET JOURNAL

LINK:  SPORTS ILLUSTRATED

ESPN: "Notre Dame's Pain of Coming Close"

ESPN's Jay Bilas and Jay Williams talk Kentucky's 68 - 66 win over Notre Dame...

CBS Highlights of Kentucky vs 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.

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.

FULL GAME REPLAY: Kentucky 68 -- ND 66

I don't think I can bear to watch this game for awhile...

LINK:  FULL GAME REPLAY

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!