Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Notre Dame Fans Should Applaud Steve Elmer
Notre Dame student Steve Elmer '16 -- a two-year starter on the Fighting Irish offensive line -- announced today he was retiring from the game to pursue a job in the Washington D.C. area.
Elmer had another year of eligibility -- yet, as you'll see in his letter to the Notre Dame family (linked below), he has other priorities in life.
Steve -- I applaud you!
LINK: ELMER'S STORY
Monday, February 15, 2016
Notre Dame Has the #1 RPI in Women's Hoops
We played the undisputed #1 team in the country -- tougher than anyone else. We have the #1 RPI ranking, ahead of the #1 team. Yet, Notre Dame remained #3 in today's ranking in the eyes of NCAA's selection committee.
I don't get it.
- Notre Dame has the top RPI in college basketball -- see it right here: RPI
- Notre Dame lost at UCONN by 10 without Brianna Turner.
- South Carolina lost AT HOME to UCONN by 12.
Here's why it is important to finish #2: THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING #2
National Rankings of ND Teams in Season!
Just took a lap around the worldwide web's rankings of the various Notre Dame Athletics teams in season -- thought you'd find this interesting!
NOTRE DAME TEAMS:
#1: MEN'S LACROSSE
#2: WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
#2: WOMEN'S FENCING
#2: MEN'S FENCING
#7: MEN'S HOCKEY
#9: WOMEN'S LACROSSE
#15: WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD
#18: MEN'S BASKETBALL
#24: WOMEN'S SOFTBALL
#30: MEN'S SWIMMING
Muffet's IRISH Now Ranked #2 in the Country!
Notre Dame is #2 in the latest AP Poll -- behind the unanimous #1 UCONN.
The Fighting Irish played at UCONN back in December without Brianna Turner -- in a game won by the Huskies 91 - 81. Here's some of the key take-aways from the game:
- UCONN only led 45 - 43 at the half
- UCONN outscored the IRISH by 14 in the 3rd Quarter
- ND outscored UCONN by 6 in the 4th Quarter
- 81 points is the most given up by UCONN all season -- UCONN is the #1 defensive team in the country giving up 49.2 points per game
- ND shot 49.2% from the field against UCONN
- ND shot 65% from the 3 point line against UCONN
- ND shot 60% from the free throw line against UCONN
- UCONN made 13 more free throws than ND -- the key stat of the game
- Even without Turner -- UCONN only out rebounded ND by 4 rebounds
Let's hope they meet each other again in Indianapolis on Tuesday, April 5th for the National Championship!
LINK: LATEST RANKINGS
Mike Brey's Fighting Irish Jump Up to #18 / #19
Three big wins in a row over North Carolina, Clemson and Louisville apparently caught the attention of the college coaching community as Notre Dame jumps from being "un-ranked' to 18th in the latest USA Today / Coaches Poll and #19 in the latest AP Poll.
LINK: RANKINGS
Sunday, February 14, 2016
Top Four Teams in ACC: Remaining Schedules
Here's what the balance of the ACC regular season looks like for the TOP FOUR teams. In all honesty -- the Fighting Irish have the easiest path to the ACC Regular Season Championship.
Here's how many games each team has left against teams expected to be selected to play in the NCAA Tournament:
NOTRE DAME: 1 game
North Carolina: 5 games
Miami: 4 games
Virginia: 2 games, plus Louisville
REMAINING SCHEDULE:
1: North Carolina (10 - 2)
- Duke (19 - 6)
- #12 Miami (20 - 4)
- @ North Carolina State (13 - 12)
- @ #7 Virginia (20 - 5)
- Syracuse (18 - 8)
- @ Duke (19 - 6)
2: Miami (9 - 3)
- Virginia Tech (13 - 12)
- @ #9 North Carolina (21 - 4)
- #7 Virginia (20 - 5)
- #13 Louisville (19 - 6)
- @ Notre Dame (18 - 7)
- @ Virginia Tech (13 - 12)
3: Virginia (9 - 4)
- North Carolina State (13 - 12)
- @ #12 Miami (20 - 4)
- North Carolina (21 - 4)
- @ Clemson (15 - 10)
- #13 Louisville (19 - 6)
4: Notre Dame (9 - 4)
- @ Georgia Tech (13 - 12)
- @ Wake Forest (10 - 15)
- @ Florida State (16 - 9)
- #12 Miami (20 - 4)
- North Carolina State (13 - 12)
PHOTO: Domer Kyle Rudolph's Wedding
The wedding took place in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
Here is a photo of Kyle and his wife Jordan.
Domers Dunne & Veihmeyer Make AT&T Cut!
Jimmy Dunne '78 and John Veihmeyer '77 will be playing in today's final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am -- after making the cut! Only the top 25 teams made the cut this year -- Dunne and Reed got in on a scorecard playoff.
Veihmeyer and his professional playing partner Phil Mickelson are at -18 for the tournament and are tied for 17th place. Dunne and his professional playing partner Patrick Reed are at -17 in a tie for 21st.
In the video above -- John Veihmeyer '77 is the first to give Phil a "fist bump" after his chip in -- and then you'll see Jimmy Dunne '78 getting ready to putt say something to Phil.
There are three teams tied for the lead at -23
Condoleezza Rice '75 and her professional playing partner Jason Bohn had a great third round scored of 64 -- but, they ended up at -13, four shots below the cut line.
Veihmeyer is in for a pretty special day. His playing partner Phil Mickelson -- just happens to be leading the professional tournament. So John will be playing in the last group on Sunday at a PGA Tour event -- WOW!!!
FYI: John is the Global Chairman of KPMG -- Mickelson's long-time sponsor...
Jimmy will be playing in a foursome with his playing partner Patrick Reed and two other PGA Tour players Kevin Streelman and Tyler Aldridge. I wouldn't be surprised if Dunne beats one of them straight up -- last year Jimmy carded a 69 at Pebble Beach in this tournament.
TV COVERAGE begins:
- Golf Channel: 1:00 PM ET to 2:30 PM ET
- CBS: 3:00 PM ET to 6:30 PM ET
LINK: AMATEUR TEAM LEADERBOARD
Saturday, February 13, 2016
Notre Dame All-Time Great Leaves for Heaven
Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Lattner '54, died this morning from lung cancer. Lattner was 83 years-old.
LINK: LATTNER
Notre Dame Now Tied For 3rd Place in ACC
The win over Louisville and Duke's buzzer beater over Virginia -- puts the Fighting Irish in a tie for 3rd place --- a game behind North Carolina.
Here's a link to the ACC standings:
LINK: ACC STANDINGS
Notre Dame Beats #13 Louisville 71 - 66
Let's hope this win finally gets Notre Dame back into the TOP 25!!!
Skylar Walks the Runway at NY Fashion Week!
Former Notre Dame All-American and WNBA star Skyar Diggins was in NYC Thursday night for the American Heart Associations' "GO RED FOR WOMEN RED DRESS" fashion show during New York Fashion Week.
Here's a the LIVE VIDEO from Thursday night's event:
LINK: GO RED FOR WOMEN -- LIVE EVENT
Coach Brey Talks With Media About Louisville
The Fighting Irish take on Louisville today at 4:00 PM ET -- the game is sold out -- but, you can watch it at home on ESPN2.
Muffet a Finalist for Basketball Hall of Fame!
Now Muffet has to wait...
The Class of 2016 for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame will be announced April 4 at a press conference in Houston, Texas, prior to the NCAA Division I men’s basketball championship game. A finalist needs 18 of 24 votes from the Hall’s Honors Committee for election, with this year’s enshrinement festivities scheduled for Sept. 8-10 in Springfield, Massachusetts.
LINK: MUFFET A FINALIST!
Friday, February 12, 2016
Domers Playing in 2016 AT&T National Pro-AM
Notre Dame Board of Trustee Jimmy Dunne '78 a long with fellow Notre Dame alums Condoleezza Rice '75 and John Veihmeyer '77 are playing this week in the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am .
Dunne and his professional playing partner Patrick Reed are in a tie for 35th place with fellow Domer Veihmeyer and his professional playing partner Phil Mickelson at -11. Condi and her professional playing partner Jason Bohn are tied for 115th place at -5, after the first two rounds.
The fun thing for Notre Dame fans today is Dunne and Veihmeyer are playing in the same foursome. -- they will be playing Pebble Beach's "back nine" first on Saturday -- teeing off at 12:39 PM ET. This group should get plenty of TV time since Mickelson is in second place -- among the professionals -- going into tomorrow's third round.
You may recall that last year Dunne and Reed teamed up to finish THIRD in last year's tournament! They will have to move up to the TOP 25 teams to make the cut to play in Sunday's final round.
TV coverage of Saturday's third round is as follows:
- GOLF CHANNEL: 1:00 PM ET to 2:30 PM ET
- CBS: 3:00 PM ET to 6:00 PM ET
LINK: SCOREBOARD
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