LINK: COACH KELLY ON THE HERD
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Brian Kelly on The Herd with Colin Cowherd
LINK: COACH KELLY ON THE HERD
Kirk Herbstreit Talks ND vs. Oklahoma Today
The Fighting Irish are "front and center" this week on the "sports leader" -- as the ABC / ESPN road show heads to Norman, OK to cover Notre Dame's game with Oklahoma. This morning -- Kirk Herbstreit was a guest on Mike & MIKE and he talked about the big game...
LINK: HERBSTREIT TALKS NOTRE DAME vs. OKLAHOMA
Must See: A Version You've Never Heard Before
This past Saturday -- at the dedication of the Castellan Family Fencing Center on the campus of the University of Notre Dame -- Tim Stop performed a version of HERE COME THE IRISH that I believe you're going to like!!!
LINK: TIM STOP PERFORMING -- HERE COME THE IRISH
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Notre Dame Athletics -- Never Better Nationally!
Just take a look at this -- these are SEVEN NOTRE DAME TEAMS currently ranked in the TOP 25 in the country!
NCAA NATIONAL RANKINGS:
- Football: ranked 5th
- Men's Soccer: ranked 7th
- Hockey: ranked 9th
- Women's Basketball: ranked 9th
- Women's Golf: ranked 19th
- Men's Basketball: ranked 23rd
- Women's Soccer: ranked 24th
Oklahoma Week: Coach Kelly's Presser
The University of Notre Dame's head football coach Brian Kelly -- met with the media today to talk about his undefeated Fightin' Irish and their game Saturday night against Oklahoma. Enjoy!
LINK: KELLY ON OKLAHOMA
Monday, October 22, 2012
Oklahoma's Bob Stoops and Players Talk ND
Oklahoma's football program met with the media today to talk about their game this Saturday against Notre Dame. Head coach Bob Stoops, QB Landry Jones and three other players represented the Sooners. Here's a link:
LINK: OKLAHOMA TALKS NOTRE DAME
LINK: LANDRY JONES ON THE IRISH DEFENSE
Oklahoma: A 50 Year Distaste for Notre Dame
As a life-long Notre Dame fan -- I had no idea that some Oklahoma fans have been carrying around a fifty year dislike for the Fighting Irish. It was back in 1957 when ND broke Oklahoma's 47 game winning streak -- the longest in college football history...
Well, that loss was never forgotten...
LINK: WHY OKLAHOMA FANS...
Sunday, October 21, 2012
First Look at Oklahoma Sooners: Opposition
Here's an analysis of the teams that the Oklahoma Sooners have played this season (see photo above of what Coach Bob Stoops thinks...) -- versus the teams Notre Dame have played. Oklahoma's opponents are 24 - 20 on the season. Notre Dame's opponents are 28 - 23 on the season.
OKLAHOMA SOONERS:
- UTEP: (2 - 6) -- FBS rankings: 67th in passing / 97th in rushing
- Florida A&M: (3 - 5) -- they are a Division 1 - AA school not a FBS school
- Kansas State: (7 - 0) -- FBS rankings: 92nd in passing / 14th in rushing
- Texas Tech: (6 - 1) -- FBS rankings: 4th in passing / 78th in rushing
- Texas: (5 - 2) -- FBS rankings: 44th in passing / 36th in rushing
- Kansas: (1 - 6) -- FBS rankings: 106th in passing / 44th in rushing
NOTRE DAME FIGHTIN' IRISH:
- Navy: (4 - 3) -- FBS rankings: 121st in passing / 13th in rushing
- Purdue: (3 - 4) -- FBS rankings: 72nd in passing / 71st in rushing
- Michigan State: (4 - 4) -- FBS rankings: 61st in passing / 86th in rushing
- Michigan: (5 - 2) -- FBS rankings: 109th in passing / 17th in rushing
- Miami: (4 - 4) -- FBS rankings: 26th in passing / 95th in rushing
- Stanford: (5 - 2) -- FBS rankings: 82nd in passing / 59th in rushing
- BYU: (4 - 4) -- FBS rankings: 76th in passing / 67th in rushing
Harrison Smith's First NFL Interception -- TD!!!
Former Notre Dame football captain and NFL first round draft pick of the Minnesota Vikings -- Harrison Smith -- gets his first interception and he takes it to the HOUSE!!!
Harrison intercepts the Cardinals QB Skelton and takes it 32 yards into the endzone -- PICK SIX! The Vikings won the game 21 - 14. Congratulations Harrison!
LINK: VIDEO REPLAY OF HARRISON'S PICK SIX
"Dr. Lou" Defends Notre Dame's BCS Hopes!
Legendary Notre Dame coach and now ESPN college football commentator -- LOU HOLTZ -- brought to the "court" the case that the IRISH should play for the National Championship should they go undefeated. You'll want to watch this.
LINK: LOU DEFENDS HIS IRISH
BYU's Bronco Mendenhall Post Game Presser
LINK: BRONCO'S POST GAME PRESS CONFERENCE
The Mornin' After Notre Dame's Win Over BYU
Every Sunday mornin' after a Notre Dame Football Saturday -- the ND GO IRISH BLOG takes a lap around the worldwide web to see what the media has to say about our UNDEFEATED Fightin' Irish. Just click on the link below:
LINK: SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
LINK: DESERET NEWS
LINK: DESERET NEWS PHOTOS FROM NOTRE DAME
LINK: DESERET NEWS #2
LINK: SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE
LINK: FORT WAYNE JOURNAL GAZETTE
LINK: ESPN NOTRE DAME BLOG
LINK: NBC'S NOTRE DAME CENTRAL
LINK: CHICAGO TRIBUNE
LINK: CHICAGO TRIBUNE #2
LINK: CHICAGO TRIBUNE #3
Saturday, October 20, 2012
NBC Coverage of ND's 17 - 14 Win Over BYU
Here's a few links to NBC's coverage of Notre Dame's win today over Brigham Young. The win for the #5 Irish puts them at a perfect 7 - 0 on the season!
LINK: FULL GAME REPLAY!
LINK: GAME HIGHLIGHTS
LINK: BOTH COACHES -- POST GAME PRESS CONFERENCES
LINK: TOMMY REES WITH ALEX FLANAGAN
LINK: KAPRON LEWIS MOORE WITH ALEX FLANAGAN
LINK: THEO RIDDICK & MANTI TE'O WITH ALEX FLANAGAN
LINK: COACH KELLY WITH ALEX FLANAGAN
Notre Dame Remains Unbeaten: 7 - 0 !!!
It's all about winning -- and Notre Dame is winning football games!!!
The Irish are now 7 - 0 on the season with today's come from behind 17 - 14 win over a game Brigham Young team. Here's a link to Coach Kelly's post game press conference along with a link to his locker room talk to the team after the game:
LINK: COACH KELLY PRESS CONFERENCE
LINK: POST GAME LOCKER ROOM
BYU Fans Enjoy Their Visit to Notre Dame
I shared this with my Dad yesterday -- some of the "nicest fans I've ever met visiting Notre Dame for a football weekend are the BYU fans..."
This morning a reporter from the Deseret News penned this story about BYU fans and their pilgrimage to the campus of the University of Notre Dame. You'll enjoy this story.
LINK: SOAKING IN NOTRE DAME
FOOTBALL Game Day @ Notre Dame!
It's the best day of the week -- a Football Saturday on the campus of the University of Notre Dame!
To get us prepared for today's 3:37 PM ET kick-off with the Cougars of Brigham Young University -- I've taken the liberty of doing some homework on what the local and national media has to say about today's game. It's going to be a battle!
LINK: ESPN NOTRE DAME BLOG
LINK: NBC'S NOTRE DAME CENTRAL
LINK: ESPN
LINK: CHICAGO TRIBUNE
LINK: CHICAGO SUN TIMES
LINK: SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE
LINK: FORT WAYNE JOURNAL GAZETTE
LINK: SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Friday, October 19, 2012
Notre Dame Pep Rally This Evening!
The University of Notre Dame held its traditional Pep Rally tonight -- before tomorrow afternoon's game with BYU. Just click on the link below to watch the video:
LINK: NOTRE DAME PEP RALLY
Photo of the Day: Ted & Jan Eberle
ND GO IRISH BLOG regulars; Ted and Jan Eberle (KANSAS) were on campus today for the BYU football game this weekend.
They were meeting this afternoon with two of my colleagues, Aaron Fricke and Michelle Shakour. Aaron came by my office to let me know that Ted and Jan were just down the hall -- so I had to run over and get a photo of these two IRISH super-fans!
Manti Te'o -- Notre Dame's Strong of Heart
Folks, you need to find time to watch this video about Manti Te'o -- sharing his life story. You're going to fall in love with the Te'o family.
LINK: STRONG OF HEART
BYU Media Looks at Game With Notre Dame
Took a lap around the media sites that follow the BYU Cougars to see what they're saying about Saturday's game with our Fighting Irish. Notre Dame fans -- this will get you ready for tomorrow's game. Click on the links below:
LINK: DAILY HERALD -- COUGAR BLUE
LINK: DESERET NEWS #1
LINK: DESERET NEWS #2
LINK: DESERET NEWS #3
LINK: HERALD EXTRA
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