First Day in Full Pads for the Fighting Irish!

Where It All Began -- 25 Years Ago!

Brian Kelly Talks Practice #4 for the Irish!

Notre Dame's "Pure Michigan Defensive Ends"

Kahlid Kareem and Daelin Hayes -- both from the state of Michigan, talk defensive line play today...

ND Fan Patrick Reed's "Green Out Tweet"

Got to love this -- the "ultimate" green piece of clothing if you love the game of golf...

Irish wear GREEN for the Michigan game!

"O" Linemen Talk About Their Notre Dame QB

Coach Kelly Gives Practice Update

Love & Boykin Interviewed After Practice Today

ESPN’s College GameDay: UM vs. ND

See you September 1, @desmondhoward.#GoIrish ☘️ #IrishWearGreen pic.twitter.com/UznhTSXNIE

— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) August 4, 2018

It’s happening!

The Michigan vs. Notre Dame just got a little bigger...

Going to be fun!

Local News Coverage of Practice #1 for ND

LINK:  ABC57

LINK:  WNDU

Jack Nolan With Brian Kelly Ater Practice #1

Brian Kelly With Media After Practice #1 Today

Eisen & Eifert Talk Michigan vs. Notre Dame

Pro Football Hall of Famers by College...

Not surprised with who leads the pack -- though I am surprised with a few of the schools on this list.

Here's the complete list of former Notre Dame football players and alums in the Pro Football Hall of Fame:

• Jerome Bettis
• Tim Brown
• Nick Buoniconti
• Dave Casper
• George Connor
• Eddie DeBartolo, Jr.
• Paul Hornung
• Curly Lambeau
• John McNally
• Wayne Miller
• Joe Montana
• Alan Page
• George Trafton

Brian Kelly Met with the Media Today at ND

Notre Dame Ranked #11 in a Couple Polls

The Amway Coaches Poll came out today -- along with the ESPN FPI rankings...

This is also the first year -- in many -- that Notre Dame will go into a season not playing a team ranked higher than them in the Coaches' preseason poll.

LINK:  COACHES POLL

LINK:  ESPN FPI

Skylar Diggins-Smith's Talks Puma's Return...

The former Notre Dame "All-Everything" -- sat down with a writer from The Undefeated...

LINK:  PUMA'S RETURN

The National Champs Inside the Colosseum!

 

Photos taken today of the National Champions (the Fighting Irish) inside the Colosseum in Rome.  

Why do I believe this is the first time a NCAA National Championship trophy has been inside this edifice!

It's Finally Happened -- We Wear Green for ND!

#IrishWearGreen

9.1.18 - Notre Dame Stadium#GoIrish ☘️ pic.twitter.com/NwHYjgHIZI

— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) August 1, 2018

Those who follow this blog know I've been rallying for this -- for years...

I've been frustrated that we've never united as a Notre Dame fan base around wearing one color when we go anywhere (home or away) to root on the Fighting Irish.

That changes the first Saturday in September -- we all WEAR GREEN!

IT'S TIME!

Here's my post from 2015:

LINK:  WEARING "FIGHTING IRISH GREEN"

McGlinchey Getting the "Rookie Treatment"