Columnist: "Music City Bowl Hits the Jackpot!"

Nashville Advocate columnist David Climer penned a piece this morning that stated "in year 17, the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl has come of age..."

"Most compelling match-up in bowl history..."

LINK:  STORY

Late Night South Bend TV -- Music City Bowl

Here's what the local TV stations in South Bend were reporting last night from Nashville -- site of today's Music City Bowl.

LINK:  WNDU-TV

LINK:  WSBT-TV

LINK:  FOX-28

LINK:  ABC-57

It's MUSIC CITY BOWL GAME DAY for ND!

Took a lap around the worldwide web this morning to see if any media pundits are giving Notre Dame a chance today against LSU. 

All I will say is this:

We may have to remind them of this verse in the Notre Dame Victory March:  "What though the odds be great or small, old Notre Dame will WIN OVER ALL!"


LINK:  CHICAGO TRIBUNE -- CHRIS HINES

LINK:  FORT WAYNE JOURNAL GAZETTE -- CHRIS GOFF

LINK:  SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE -- ERIC HANSEN

LINK:  SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE -- AL LESAR

LINK:  BATON ROUGE ADVOCATE

LINK:  NOLA

LINK:  ESPN -- FORTUNA

LINK:  CBS SPORTS -- TOM FORNELLI

WSBT-TV's Pete Byrne From Music City Bowl

Here's his report from inside Nashville's LP Field -- site of tomorrow's Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl...

LINK:  PETE BYRNE

WNDU-TV's Jeff Jeffers Talks With Les Miles

Long time WNDU-TV sportscaster Jeff Jeffers -- spoke with LSU head coach Les Miles today, on the eve of the Music City Bowl -- here's a link to the interview:

LINK:  JEFFERS & MILES

"BIG" Names on Notre Dame's Bowl Jerseys!

The blue jerseys that Notre Dame will be wearing tomorrow afternoon at the Franklin Mortgage Music City Bowl -- will carry their names on the jersey backs.

And, as you'll see in the photo and video linked below -- they are quite visible!

LINK:  NAMES ON JERSEYS

QB Malik Zaire Gets His First Start Tomorrow!

Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly made the announcement today -- in the final press conference before tomorrow's Music City Bowl -- that Malik Zaire will be starting at QB for the Fighting Irish.

Here's a link to Coach Kelly and Coach Miles -- joint press conference:

LINK:  PRESS CONFERENCE

OT: Texas A&M Coach Punching WVU Players

This Texas A&M student-assistant coach (Mike Richardson) needs to seek a new profession -- fast.

I wonder what the SEC will do...

LINK:  WATCH THIS

Actress AnnaLynne McCord's Notre Dame Visit

Hollywood actress AnnaLynne McCord (good Irish name!) traveled to the University of Notre Dame this past November.  You'll learn her Dad's dream was to attend Notre Dame...

AnnaLynne is best known for the roles she played in Nip/Tuck and 90210.

LINK:  ANNALYNNE GOES TO ND

Fourth Practice Report: Music City Bowl

The Fighting Irish are less than 24 hours away from kicking it off in the 2014 Music City Bowl.  Today the teams took their official photos and Coach Kelly met with the media -- as did Coach VanGorder and Coach Denbrock.

LINK:  PRACTICE REPORT

A Notre Dame Fan Left This Note at the Grotto

Chris Walsh '87, a colleague of mine at the University of the Notre Dame -- found this note today on campus at the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes...

Thanks for sharing Chris!

GO IRISH!

Late Sunday Night South Bend Media Coverage

Here's what the South Bend TV stations were reporting last night from the Music City Bowl -- as well as the South Bend Tribune -- as Notre Dame begins to wind down preparation for Tuesday's game against LSU.

LINK:  WNDU-TV #1

LINK:  WNDU-TV #2

LINK:  FOX28-TV

LINK:  SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE -- AL LESAR

LINK:  SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE -- ERIC HANSEN

Kelly "Having Fun" With Reporters Over QB's...

Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly had some fun "messing" with the reporters working the Music City Bowl...

LINK:  THE TENNESSEEAN

Third Practice Report: Music City Bowl

The Fighting Irish practiced "indoors" today in the Tennessee Titans practice facility.  You'll see Notre Dame warming up inside the "bubble" along with video from last night's Singing / Songwriting Competition and the Hot Wings Eating Competition...

LINK:  PRACTICE REPORT #3

Week 17 -- Notre Dame in the NFL Touchdowns!

Here you go -- take a look at these two former Notre Dame football stars scoring TD's today in the final weekend of the 2014 NFL season:

LINK:  MICHAEL FLOYD

LINK:  THEO RIDDICK

LSU's Local Media Coverage from Nashville

Here's what LSU's local media is reporting this morning from the Music City Bowl:

LINK:  THE ADVOCATE

LINK:  NOLA -- COM

Nashville Media Coverage of Music City Bowl

Here's what I could find this morning from the Nashville media on Tuesday's Music City Bowl between LSU and Notre Dame:

LINK:  WKRN-TV

LINK:  FOX17-TV

LINK:  THE TENNESSEAN

South Bend Media Coverage From Nashville

The South Bend media arrived in Nashville yesterday -- here are their first reports on Notre Dame from the Music City Bowl last night...

LINK:  WSBT-TV

LINK:  WNDU-TV

LINK:  FOX28-TV

LINK:  SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE

The ND GO IRISH BLOG's Newest Staffer...

My daughter Kara and son-in-law Conor -- adopted a puppy named "Bailey" five weeks ago...

Well, tonight -- Bailey offered up some help as I was updating the ND GO IRISH BLOG.

Nashville NBC Reporter: "LSU Fans Go Home"

WOW -- this isn't going over well with the LSU crowd in Nashville for the Music City Bowl...

LINK:  LOCAL NBC REPORTER