Dan Patrick Talks Trip to USC vs. Notre Dame

Notre Dame vs. Temple -- Prime Time on ABC

The folks at ABC just announced that Notre Dame's game with Temple at Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field will be played at 8 PM ET -- in PRIME TIME!

Just another prime time tilt for the Fighting Irish.

This will be the 25th out of the last 32 road/neutral site games for Notre Dame that will be played in PRIME TIME -- since 2010.  TV RATINGS!

A Different View -- Top Plays USC vs. ND

USC Week: Inside Notre Dame Football

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!

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...

Full Game Replay: Notre Dame 41 -- USC 31

Here's the full replay of NBC's broadcast of Notre Dame's win over USC Saturday night...

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!!!

USC Players Talk Loss to Notre Dame

USC's Interim Coach Talks Loss to Notre Dame

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...

WNDU-TV Post Game Coverage ND Over USC!

WSBT-TV Post Game ND 41 -- USC 31

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

"Sneak Peek" at Notre Dame's ICON

Corey Robinson Talks Touchdown Catch

Coach Brian Kelly Talks 41 - 31 Win Over USC

Pre-Game Fun With the "Four Horsemen" at ND

Comedic star Bill Burr was at our home prior to the USC vs. ND game yesterday along with fellow comedians; Paul Virzi, Joe Bartnick and Jason Lawhead -- AKA "The Four Horsemen."

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