Sunday, September 15, 2019
Saturday, September 14, 2019
Avery Davis Gets The Game Ball...
Through position
changes and setbacks, Avery has approached every hurdle with humility
and unselfishness.
We were so happy to see him break
off that electric run to jump start our
offense.
Today, AD is our warrior of the game and
earned the game ball. pic.twitter.com/pzfayCGgzE
—
Brian Kelly (@CoachBrianKelly) September
14, 2019
No Surprise -- College GameDay in Athens...
This is not a common occurrence for the folks in Athens -- which is shocking when you consider how good their football team has been and ESPN's multi-billion dollar investment into the SEC Network.A T H E N S 😎 @NDFootball x @GeorgiaFootball ... see you next week!
(📍@HomeDepot) pic.twitter.com/WhWHZxKtFm— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) September 15, 2019
LINK: STORY
NBC's Tune-In Promotion: ND vs. New Mexico
There is nothing
like it in College Football.
New Mexico vs. @NDFootball
TODAY on NBC! pic.twitter.com/ReAXyQ1dyP
—
Notre Dame on NBC (@NDonNBC) September
14, 2019
Friday, September 13, 2019
ND Students's Song on Amazon & Spotify!
Notre Dame seniors Jorge "Jay" Rivera-Herrans and Teagan Earley debuted their song; "The Fighting Irish (of Notre Dame y'all) on the Irish Dave & Christine Show (U93) this morning...
Thursday, September 12, 2019
Domer Romeo Okwara's Passion Project...
Thought you'd enjoy seeing this ESPN story about former Notre Dame football player Romeo Okwara -- who now plays for the Detroit Lions:
LINK: ROMEO
Wednesday, September 11, 2019
New Notre Dame Song To Be Released Friday
Two University of Notre Dame seniors will be releasing their song; The Fighting Irish (of Notre Dame y'all) this Friday on campus;
- 2:30 PM ET -- Live performance at the stage between Eck Visitors Center and ND Bookstore
- Followed by a CD autograph session until 3:45 at the ND Bookstore -- the Bookstore will be selling the CD for $1.99 -- beginning Friday
- 6:00 PM ET -- Live performance at the Pep Rally on South Quad
The song honors the history of how the Notre Dame
community embraced the “Fighting Irish” label, originally intended as a slur,
and today wears it as a badge of honor.
Beginning, Friday you can download the song for 99 cents at; Amazon Music and Spotify and many other online music retailers over the coming days...
LINK: PRESS RELEASE
Domer Austin Carr Talks About Our Friend...
Cavs legend, Austin Carr is emotional as he reflects on his career with partner, the late, Cleveland Cavaliers television announcer, Fred McLeod. pic.twitter.com/IYIcJ4WgIH— WKYC Channel 3 News (@wkyc) September 11, 2019
LINK: MY STORY ABOUT FRED
Another All-Time Attendance Record for ND...
The folks in Athens, GA have decided to bring in temporary seats -- for the first time ever -- to a home football game in Sanford Stadium, to accommodate the largest crowd ever to see a football game in the State of Georgia.
This is a common occurrence when Notre Dame football comes to town. Here's a list of some of the Stadiums in this country who have had their largest college football crowd ever when the Fighting Irish came to play...
- Michigan Stadium (Ann Arbor, MI)
- Spartan Stadium (East Lansing, MI)
- Los Angeles Coliseum (Los Angeles, CA)
- Soldier Field (Chicago, IL)
- MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford, NJ)
- Yankee Stadium (Bronx, NY)
LINK: ADD GEORGIA TO THE LIST
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Bob Davie Met With Media Today...
It's the first time Bob Davie has met with the media to talk about his recent medical situation -- and Saturday's game against Notre Dame...
Nick Martin Is Now #15 On Notre Dame List...
With today announcement of Nick Martin's contract extension with the Houston Texans -- he's now moved up to 15th on the list of former Notre Dame athletes (football, basketball, baseball and hockey) who will be paid the most as a professional athlete:
- Jeff Samardzija: $127,625,000 -- guaranteed contract to 2021
- Zack Martin: $102,308,800 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2024
- A.J. Pollock: $76,397,500 -- guaranteed contract to 2023
- Anders Lee: $75,044,038 -- guaranteed, contract to 2026
- Kyle Rudolph: $74,173,950 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2024
- Golden Tate: $71,478,749 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2022
- Jaylon Smith: $69,159,293 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2024
- Troy Murphy: $66,000,000
- Stephon Tuitt: $64,760,551 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2022
- Harrison Smith: $63,666,546 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2021
- Brad Lidge: $55,335,000
- Bryant Young: $44,000,000
- Justin Tuck: $43,248,463
- John Sullivan: $40,050,021
- Nick Martin: $36,673,840 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2022
- Jerome Bettis: $35,122,500
- Jeff Faine: $34,456,892
- Ronnie Stanley: $33,354,331 -- guaranteed, contract to 2020
- Kyle Palmieri: $30,192,154 -- guaranteed, contract to 2021
- Tim Brown: $28,432,686
- Matt Carroll: $28,437,349
- Joe Montana: $26,000,000
- Ian Cole: $23,049,694 -- guaranteed, contract to 2021
- David Phelps: $19,233,850 -- guaranteed, contract to 2020
- Michael Floyd: $19,080,535 -- free agent
- Rocket Ismail: $18,000,000
The next big contract negotiation still sits with Ronnie Stanley and the Ravens. Baltimore picked up Ronnie's "fifth year" option at $12,870,000 -- as they work on a new longer term deal. STORY
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