Monday, October 19, 2015
The Five Teams in Notre Dame's Playoff Path...
If you follow the NDGOIRISH blog you would have seen my post last week where I laid out the five teams in Notre Dame's way of earning one of the four spots in the College Football Playoff.
That's assuming -- Notre Dame runs the table and beats three ranked teams -- ALL ON THE ROAD -- over the last six weeks of the season...
Now, I'm giving one of the four spots to the SEC Champion and I'm giving another spot to the Big Ten Champion -- so, as I see it -- Notre Dame needs to finish ahead of two of the following conference champions: ACC, Big 12 and Pac 12.
Here are the FIVE TEAMS from these conferences in Notre Dame's way of earning a College Football Playoff spot -- and the ranked teams left on their schedule:
BAYLOR
- Oklahoma
- @ Oklahoma State
- @ TCU
UTAH
- They do not face a ranked team for the rest of the season
TCU
- @ Oklahoma State
- @ Oklahoma
- Baylor
CLEMSON
- Florida State
FLORIDA STATE
- @ Clemson
- @ Florida
So, here's how it needs to play out:
BAYLOR / TCU -- this needs to happen:
- We need Baylor and TCU to lose one of their games with Oklahoma and Oklahoma State
- If only one of the teams loses -- that team needs to win the game between Baylor and TCU on November 27th
UTAH -- this needs to happen:
- Utah needs to lose one game -- they have these games left on the road; USC, Washington and Arizona
CLEMSON -- this needs to happen:
- They need to lose to Florida State
FLORIDA STATE -- this needs to happen:
- They need to beat Clemson -- then get hammered by Florida when they travel to the Swamp to take on the Gators on November 28th
And, we need STANFORD to keep on winning -- BIG!!! Setting up our game in Palo Alto on November 28th as our "play-in" game for the College Football Playoff!
Sunday, October 18, 2015
ND Alum George Blaha: Voice of MSU Spartans
The long-time radio voice of the Michigan State Spartans is Notre Dame alum George Blaha '66 -- here is his call on the fumbled punt snap in Ann Arbor...
I Found My Notre Dame Halloween Costume!
This photo was taken yesterday somewhere in the vicinity of Notre Dame...
AWESOME is all I can say!!!
Notre Dame Moves Up in Both Major Polls
The Fighting Irish are now ranked #10 in the latest Amway Coaches Poll and #11 in the AP Poll after last night's 41 - 31 win over USC.
LINK: RANKINGS
OT: Michigan's Radio Call of Last Play vs. MSU
If you're a Michigan fan -- you won't want to listen to this radio call (home team announcers) of the last play of the game against Michigan State. TOP LINK BELOW.
On a sad note for MSU -- the player who scored the game winning TD -- dislocated his hip in the celebration. See bottom link.
LINK: MICHIGAN'S RADIO CALL
LINK: MSU PLAYER DISLOCATES HIP IN CELEBRATION
A Photo Coach Kelly Will Not Want to See Again
Notre Dame QB Deshone Kizer "flipping" for a first down...
The Mornin' After ND Beats USC 41 to 31 !!!
Took a lap around the worldwide web this morning to see what the media has to say about Notre Dame's come from behind 4th quarter win over USC last night...
LINK: LOS ANGELES TIMES
LINK: ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
LINK: SPORTING NEWS
LINK: SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
LINK: FOX SPORTS
LINK: NBC SPORTS
LINK: ESPN
Pre-Game Fun With the "Four Horsemen" at ND
They along with the NFL Players Association's Willis Whalen and film producer Ben Tishler (Notre Dame "Fighting For" TV spots) were here at Notre Dame to see the Fighting Irish beat the Trojans. As you can see from the photos, my family had a great time hosting these guys.
The bottom photo shows Bill holding court -- he was telling the story of appearing in Jerry Seinfeld's "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee" -- with ND alums Jimmy Small '08 and Dan Dunne '08.
Top photo L to R: Joe Bartnick, Paul Virzi, Bill Burr and Jason Lawhead.
The four comedians begin their tour tomorrow in Fort Wayne, IN -- leading up to a big date at Madison Square Garden on November 14th. The tour schedule is linked below:
LINK: BILL BURR CONCERT TOUR
Saturday, October 17, 2015
Game #412 of the Last 414 for Stanley Weber!
Notre Dame super-fan Stanley Weber will be attending his 412th game tonight -- out of the last 414 at Notre Dame Stadium -- over the last 74 seasons!
The streak began November 22, 1941 when Frank Leahy's Fighting Irish beat USC 20 - 18 !!! It was the 16th game in this rivalry.
Stanley has kept every ticket over the 74 years at Notre Dame Stadium -- that's him holding the scrap book with the tickets.
His ticket cost for that first game in 1941 against USC -- $2.20 -- his ticket cost for tonight's game: $125.
These are the tickets to his first eight games at Notre Dame Stadium -- CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE.
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