Hundreds of Virginia students had moved down to the corner of the endzone to rush the field at game's end...
Their plans were changed.
Monday, September 14, 2015
When a ND TD Takes Away a Virginia Moment
Hundreds of Virginia students had moved down to the corner of the endzone to rush the field at game's end...
Their plans were changed.
GT vs. ND -- Film of the "Rudy Play" in 1975
Fast forward to the 1:27 mark -- you'll see the play that created the movie Rudy -- between Georgia Tech and Notre Dame in 1975.
NY Post Story on ND QB Kizer: "Next Cardale"
How do you go from unknown -- over the weekend -- to a feature story in a New York newspaper on Monday?
Play QB at Notre Dame...
LINK: KIZER -- THE NEXT CARDALE?
Must See: The "Wallabies" Guided Tour of ND
The Australian National Rugby Team was on the campus of the University of Notre Dame this past week for training...
Courtesy of FoxSports Australia.
GT's Head Coach's Presser at 11:30 AM ET
Georgia Tech's head coach Paul Johnson meets with the media this morning to talk about Saturday's game with the Fighting Irish.
Press conference scheduled to begin at 11:30 AM ET -- watch it here LIVE:
LINK: PRESS CONFERENCE
Sunday, September 13, 2015
Amway Coaches Poll Has Notre Dame at #10
Here's the latest Amway Coaches Poll of the top 25 teams in the country. Notre Dame has moved up a spot...
LINK: TOP TEN
Full Game Replay: Notre Dame 34 - Virginia 27
Here's the full game replay of ABC's broadcast of Notre Dame's last second win over Virginia.
LINK: FULL GAME REPLAY
I Missed This: NYT Story on ND Leprechaun
I missed this New York Times feature on the Notre Dame Leprechaun last week -- sorry!
LINK: THE LEPRECHAUN
The National Media's Reaction to ND's Win
Here's what a few in the national media had to say about Notre Dame's come from behind win over Virginia -- and the news that Malik Zaire is out for the season with a fractured ankle...
LINK: SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
LINK: SPORTING NEWS
LINK: YAHOO SPORTS
LINK: NEW YORK TIMES
LINK: FOX SPORTS
"IF WE SEE THIS" -- We Beat GT Saturday
I've watched enough highlight tape of Georgia Tech's two "scrimmages" this year to devise a game plan for the Fighting Irish to win a game that no one in the media will give us a chance to win this week.
First the facts:
- In Georgia Tech's two scrimmages -- they haven't faced a single player who will be drafted in the first five rounds of next May's NFL Draft -- or, the 2017 or 2018 NFL Draft. They will see MANY on Saturday.
- In Georgia Tech's two scrimmages -- they haven't faced a single player who was rated higher than a three-star recruit coming out of high school -- MOST WERE 2 star, 1 star and UNRANKED. They will see MANY on Saturday.
- In Georgia Tech's two scrimmages -- they haven't faced an offensive lineman or a defensive lineman with "big boy football" size and athletic ability. They will see MANY on Saturday.
- In Georgia Tech's two scrimmages -- they haven't faced a team that they had to fear on defense. They haven't seen a Prosise, Fuller, Hunter, Smythe, Brown, or a Stanley, Nelson, Martin, Elmer or McGlinchey -- they haven't played a "big-boy" team yet -- like they will on Saturday.
- And, in Georgia Tech's two scrimmages -- they haven't left the cozy confines of their field in downtown Atlanta -- where they averaged 50,000 fans... They will see 75,000 FIGHTING IRISH fans on Saturday!
Here's a look at the TALENT EVALUATION of the toughest team Georgia Tech has played in their two scrimmages this season.
"IF WE SEE THIS" -- VICTORY LIST (need FIVE OF SEVEN to happen):
- Do not turnover the football. Brian Kelly is 18-0 at Notre Dame when his team does not turn it over.
- We must score TD's -- on at least 87% of our trips to the Red Zone -- field goals will not win this one. We will need to score at least 39 points to win this game -- the three teams that beat GT last year averaged this point production.
- The Tight End position must become a target -- with five or more catches in this game.
- We must turn over GT at least two times.
- We must make at least five tackles for loss in this game.
- We can't be forced to punt more than three times in this game. In GT's three losses last year -- their opponents were only forced to punt 3 or fewer times.
- We must limit GT's big chunk plays -- of more than 20 yards -- to no more than 3 in this game.
Here's a look at Georgia Tech's last loss -- a game against Florida State in December...
Will Fuller #4 in NCAA FBS in Receiving Yards
The Notre Dame speedster (a three-star recruit) has moved up to the number 4 ranking in FBS for total receiving yards after yesterday's win over Virginia.
Fuller has caught 12 passes for 266 yards and 4 touchdowns -- he's tied for 2nd in the country in total TD catches!
LINK: NCAA RECEIVING STATS
C.J. Prosise #14 in NCAA FBS in Rushing Yards
Not bad for a student-athlete playing his first two games at running back since he was 12 years-old. C.J. (a three-star recruit) has rushed for 253 yards on 37 carries for a 6.8 yards average per attempt.
LINK: NCAA RUSHING STATS
Virginia's Radio / TV Team Game Broadcast
You'll want to watch this -- it shows a field level view of game highlights including ND's game winning drive at the end. With commentary from Virginia's radio broadcast team...
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