Tim Brown Leads the Notre Dame Team in Tahoe

 

Tim Brown made his "FIFTH" hole-in-one yesterday during the First Round of the American Century Celebrity Championship on the shore of Lake Tahoe.  Brown also leads the players with a Notre Dame connection in the tournament going into tomorrow's final round:

9th:  Tim Brown -- 35 points

14th:  Harrison Smith -- 33 points

35th:  John Carlson -- 15 points

41st:  Jerome Bettis -- 10 points

71st:  Joe Theismann -- (-17 points)

83rd:  Kyle Rudolph -- (-33 points)

85th:  Mike Golic -- (-36 points)

 

You can watch tomorrow's FINAL ROUND on NBC.

LINK:  LEADERBOARD

 

Big 12's Yormark Rumored to Be After Notre Dame

 

LINK:  STORY

Joe Theismann Talks American Century Celebrity Golf

The former Fighting Irish star, Super Bowl Champ and NFL MVP -- sat down with my old colleague Kelly Elbin to talk about the upcoming celebrity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe...

Ian Cole Signs Deal w/ Utah Hockey Club

Domer Ian Cole just signed a one-year deal with the NHL's Utah Hockey Club worth $3,100,000.  This guaranteed contract moves Cole, on Notre Dame's all-time professional sports compensation list, to just behind NFL Hall of Famer Jerome Bettis!

• Monty Williams:  $125,900,000 
  
• Harrison Smith:  $122,735,243 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2026 
• Quenton Nelson:  $118,010,393 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2026
• Mike McGlinchey:  $116,981,966 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2026
• Jeff Samardzija:  $116,341,666
  
• Zack Martin:  $113,240,531 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2025
• Ronnie Stanley:  $108,645,183 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2024
  
• AJ Pollock:  $78,498,337
• Anders Lee:  $66,044,038 -- guaranteed contract to 2025
  
• Troy Murphy:  $66,000,000 
• Kyle Rudolph:  $59,936,853 
• Cole Kmet:  $59,161,763 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2027
  
• Golden Tate:  $56,421,672
  
• Stephon Tuitt:  $55,710,551
  
• Brad Lidge:  $55,335,000 
• Pat Connaughton:  $50,727,479 -- guaranteed contract to 2026
  
• Kyle Palmieri:  $50,192,154 -- guaranteed contract to 2025
  
• Bryan Rust:  $46,670,000 -- guaranteed contract to 2028 
• Bryant Young:  $44,000,000
• Justin Tuck:  $43,248,463 
• Romeo Okwara:  $36,855,601
  
• John Sullivan:  $35,800,027
• Jerome Bettis:  $35,122,500
• Ian Cole:  $35,049,694 -- guaranteed contract to 2025
  
• Jeff Faine:  $34,456,892 
• Will Fuller:  $34,246,582
  
• Jaylon Smith:  $33,316,297 -- free agent
• Joe Alt:  $33,160,944 -- guaranteed contract to 2027
  
• Matt Carroll:  $29,537,032 
• Tim Brown:  $28,432,686
• Laphonso Ellis:  $27,939,000
• Rocket Ismail:  $27,885,021
  
• Tyler Eifert:  $26,310,317
  
• Joe Montana:  $26,000,000 
• Nick Martin:  $25,185,579 -- free agent
  
• Steve Beuerlein:  $22,238,265

Yared Nuguse Qualifies for the U.S. Olympic Team!

Monty Williams Climbs Up ND's Highest Paid List

This past week the Detroit Pistons made the decision to let Notre Dame alum Monty Williams go while still owing him $65 million for the remaining years of his contract.  Williams made $7.9 million during his NBA playing career.  

 Add on his years as a NBA coach -- with three head coaching stints in New Orleans, Phoenix and Detroit -- Monty did quite well.

NBA head coaching salaries are rarely made public.  Monty was a head coach for nine seasons, before signing his huge contract with the Pistons.  Let's assume that Williams made on average $4 million per year (conservative assumption) over those nine seasons as a head coach and $500,000 per season (conservative assumption) during his 7 seasons as an NBA assistant coach.   This would total $39.5 million.

Williams' Detroit Pistons contract totaled $78.5 million -- add up all of his compensation in professional sports and you have:  $125,900,000 -- which places him FIRST on the all-time list of former Notre Dame student-athletes:

• Monty Williams:  $125,900,000 
• Harrison Smith:  $122,735,243 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2026 
• Quenton Nelson:  $118,010,393 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2026
• Mike McGlinchey:  $116,981,966 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2026
• Jeff Samardzija:  $116,341,666
  
• Zack Martin:  $113,240,531 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2025
• Ronnie Stanley:  $108,645,183 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2024
  
• AJ Pollock:  $78,498,337
• Anders Lee:  $66,044,038 -- guaranteed contract to 2025
  
• Troy Murphy:  $66,000,000 
• Kyle Rudolph:  $59,936,853 
• Cole Kmet:  $59,161,763 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2027
  
• Golden Tate:  $56,421,672
  
• Stephon Tuitt:  $55,710,551
  
• Brad Lidge:  $55,335,000 
• Pat Connaughton:  $50,727,479 -- guaranteed contract to 2026
  
• Kyle Palmieri:  $50,192,154 -- guaranteed contract to 2025
  
• Bryan Rust:  $46,670,000 -- guaranteed contract to 2028 
• Bryant Young:  $44,000,000
• Justin Tuck:  $43,248,463 
• Romeo Okwara:  $36,855,601
  
• John Sullivan:  $35,800,027
• Jerome Bettis:  $35,122,500
• Jeff Faine:  $34,456,892 
• Will Fuller:  $34,246,582
  
• Jaylon Smith:  $33,316,297 -- free agent
• Joe Alt:  $33,160,944 -- guaranteed contract to 2027
  
• Ian Cole:  $31,949,694 -- free agent
• Matt Carroll:  $29,537,032 
• Tim Brown:  $28,432,686
• Laphonso Ellis:  $27,939,000
• Rocket Ismail:  $27,885,021
  
• Tyler Eifert:  $26,310,317
  
• Joe Montana:  $26,000,000 
• Nick Martin:  $25,185,579 -- free agent
  
• Steve Beuerlein:  $22,238,265
  

Domer Chris Guiliano Wins 100 Free Olympic Trials!

Skip Holtz & Players w/ Media As UFL Champs!!!

Ian Book's Wedding Photos from Notre Dame's Campus

 

 

Former Notre Dame QB Ian Book returned "home" this weekend to get married to Kendall Moore on campus at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart.

 

Domer Skip Holtz's "Personal Three-Peat" Champs!!!

 

Skip Holtz just won his third straight USFL / United Football League Championship!

 Congrats Skip! 

 

Skip Holtz shares a special Father's Day message after receiving the UFL Championship Trophy 🏆❤️ pic.twitter.com/13wRypeqFX

— United Football League (@TheUFL) June 17, 2024

Top Non-Conference Games in College Football - 2024

 

There is only one team who falls on this list THREE TIMES...

Fast forward the video to the 15:47 mark to see where Notre Dame falls on the list for the first time.

A Couple of On3 Guys Talk Notre Dame Football

Future Domer "Deuce" Playing in 7on7 Tournament

 

Deuce Knight's team just beat "the #1 ranked 7-on-7 team in the world" to advance to the Championship game -- which will be televised at 5 PM ET on NFL NETWORK.  Be sure to tune in!!!

Advance the video to the 3:03:18 mark to see his most recent game.

Bralan Womack -- who camped at Notre Dame this past week, and received a scholarship offer, is a teammate of Deuce's on the Coastal Stars.

Domer Pat Connaughton Wins Celebrity Pro-AM

 

Top photo is Pat with Andy North.  Their -6 score won the AmFam Championship Celebrity Pro-AM this week in Madison, WI.  The bottom photo is Pat with his fiance Ryan Gareis (Houston Dash) and their son Crew Leo Connaughton who was born on May 3rd.

LINK:  CONNAUGHTON / GAREIS ENGAGEMENT

 

 

Greg McIlroy Talks "Low Ceiling / High Floor" for Irish

 

The Notre Dame talks at the 20:11 mark -- fast forward to this spot.

ND Fan Joe DeLeone Gives His Thoughts on Our Irish!

Big Ten Preview: Notre Dame vs Pudue

College Football Addiction: "Notre Dame's Sneaky..."

Josh Pate Opines: "Is Notre Dame Good or Elite"

Colin Cowherd Still Questioning "Why USC vs. ND?"