Guess where Notre Dame is ranked...
The first CFP Ranking comes out on Halloween -- Tuesday, October 31st.
LINK: RANKING
Thursday, October 12, 2017
CBS Projects College Football Playoff Ranking
Guess where Notre Dame is ranked...
The first CFP Ranking comes out on Halloween -- Tuesday, October 31st.
LINK: RANKING
Wednesday, October 11, 2017
Can Notre Dame Create "A Nightmare Scenario"
Sports Illustrated's Andy Staples looks at Notre Dame's remaining six games...
LINK: NIGHTMARE SCENARIO
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
OT: I Might Be Alone Here, But I Love These!
This is the new uniform, helmet, shoe, base layer, glove and sock combo that Nike designed for the Florida Gators to wear this Saturday against Texas A&M...
My teammates at Notre Dame hated it --- I LOVE IT!
Monday, October 9, 2017
Sunday, October 8, 2017
The AP Top 25 / Analysis of Schedule Strength
Here's a look at the AP Top 25 -- see below -- and how many games each of these teams will play this season against the current ranked teams.
Bottom Line: The University of Notre Dame has the most difficult path to the College Football Playoff -- and it's not even close...
- Alabama: 1 game
- Clemson: 3 games
- Penn State: 3 games
- Georgia: 2 games
- Washington: 2 games
- Texas Christian University: 3 games
- Wisconsin: 1 game
- Washington State: 3 games
- Ohio State: 4 games
- Auburn: 3 games
- Miami: 2 games
- Oklahoma: 4 games
- University of Southern California: 3 games
- Oklahoma State: 2 games
- Virginia Tech: 2 games
- NOTRE DAME: 7 GAMES
- Michigan: 3 games
- South Florida: 1 game
- San Diego State: 1 game
- North Carolina State: 2 games
- Michigan State: 4 games
- University of Central Florida: 2 games
- Stanford University: 5 games
- Texas Tech: 3 games
- Naval Academy: 2 games
One Loss Teams Ranked Ahead of Notre Dame
Here's a look at the EIGHT one-loss teams ranked ahead of Notre Dame in the AP POLL -- this morning. Looking forward to seeing where Notre Dame will be ranked when the AP Poll comes out this afternoon...
#3: OKLAHOMA: 4 - 1
- Wins over teams with winning records; Ohio State and Tulane
- Loss at home to Iowa State (38 - 31)
- Road wins: Ohio State and Baylor
- Opponents' record so far: 11 - 16
# 7: MICHIGAN: 4 - 1
- Wins over teams with winning records; Florida and Purdue
- Loss at home to Michigan State (14 - 10)
- Road wins: Florida (neutral site) and Purdue
- Opponents' record so far: 13 - 13
- Common opponent with ND: Loss to Michigan State 14 - 10
#10: OHIO STATE: 5 - 1
- Wins over teams with winning records; Indiana, Army and Maryland
- Loss at home to Oklahoma (31 - 16)
- Road wins: Indiana and Rutgers
- Opponents' record so far: 16 - 10
#12: AUBURN: 5 - 1
- Wins over teams with winning records; Mississippi State
- Loss at Clemson (14 - 6)
- Road wins: Missouri
- Opponents' record so far: 15 - 16
#14: USC: 5 - 1
- Wins over teams with winning records; Western Michigan, Stanford, Texas,
- Loss at Washington State (30 - 27)
- Road wins: California
- Opponents' record so far: 21 - 14
#15: OKLAHOMA STATE: 4 - 1
- Wins over teams with winning records; Texas Tech
- Loss at home to Texas Christian University (44 - 31)
- Road wins: South Alabama and Pittsburgh
- Opponents' record so far: 13 - 14
#16: VIRGINIA TECH: 5 - 1
- Wins over teams with winning records; West Virginia and Delaware
- Loss at Clemson (31 - 17)
- Road wins: East Carolina and Boston College
- Opponents' record so far: 17 - 14
- Common opponent with ND: Beat BC on road 23 - 10
#20: UTAH: 4 - 1
- Wins over teams with winning records; Arizona
- Loss at home to Stanford (23 - 20)
- Road wins: BYU
- Opponents' record far: 11 - 19
#21: NOTRE DAME: 5 - 1
- Wins over teams with winning records; Michigan State
- Loss at home to Georgia (20 - 19)
- Road wins: Boston College, Michigan State and North Carolina
- Opponents' record so far: 18 - 17
Notre Dame's future opponents are 27 - 6, has to be the toughest remaining schedule in college football.
Saturday, October 7, 2017
We're 5 - 1 With a Very Difficult Schedule Ahead
Here's what the remaining six games look like -- these teams are a combined 27 - 6 as of this very moment. Has to be the most difficult remaining schedule in college football:
- October 21: University of Southern California -- ranked #14 / 5-1
- October 28: North Carolina State -- ranked #24 / 5-1
- November 4: Wake Forest -- not ranked / 4-2
- November 11: @ Miami (FL) -- #13 / 4-0
- November 18: Navy -- not ranked / 5-0
- November 25: @ Stanford -- not ranked / 3-2
Win out and we're playing in the College Football Playoff!
Fr. Jenkins' Statement on the HHS Mandate
Notre Dame president Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C. -- released this statement concerning the Trump Administration's decision to roll back the birth control mandate. The University had joined a lawsuit back in 2013 seeking relief from this federal mandate.
LINK: JENKINS' STATEMENT
LINK: U.S. CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS
Notre Dame's Snead Reappointed by Pope
Carter Snead, the William P. and Hazel B. White Director for Notre Dame's Center for Ethics and Culture was just reappointed this week by Pope Francis as a member of the Pontifical Academy for Life...
LINK: STORY
Will Ian Book Get His First Start at Notre Dame?
We saw glimpses of this young man's talent in the Blue-Gold Game -- will we see him leading the Irish today?
Friday, October 6, 2017
If You're Going to ND's Game Against Miami FL
Be sure to sign-up and attend one or more of these Notre Dame Club of Miami events -- should be great fun!
Go to this website for all of the details: ND VISITS MIAMI
THURSDAY -- November 9th
- Hesburgh Lecture
FRIDAY -- November 10th
- 3rd Annual Golf Classic and Reception
- Beach Clean-up Service Project
- Private Dinner at Joe's Stone Crab
- Notre Dame Social Hour and PEP RALLY
SATURDAY -- November 11th
- Yoga at Sunrise
- Game Day Transportation from Miami Beach to Stadium
- Pre-Game Official Tailgate Party
- ND vs. MIAMI football game
Thursday, October 5, 2017
ND's Anders Bjork Scores First NHL Point!
In his first NHL game -- former Notre Dame All-American Anders Bjork (#10) scores his first NHL point for the Boston Bruins on an assist on this goal by Jake DeBrusk --who scored his first NHL goal!.@JDebrusk's first NHL goal 🔥🙌 pic.twitter.com/46rpY3rJbc— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) October 6, 2017
Notre Dame Athletics' Team National Rankings
Took a lap around the "ranking landscape" to see where Notre Dame's athletic teams are ranked;
#5: Women's Basketball
#7: Men's Soccer
#8: Hockey
#13: Women's Soccer
#14: Men's Basketball
#17: Men's Swimming
#21: Football
#25: Women's Swimming
#26: Women's Volleyball
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