The NCAA turned down Notre Dame's appeal for academic fraud penalties -- thus, our Fighting Irish Football team must forfeit 21 victories over the 2012 and 2013 seasons...
This decision is in great contrast to a recent NCAA ruling in favor of North Carolina, even after it was confirmed student-athletes took FAKE CLASSES for years in Chapel Hill -- NCAA RULING.
Here is Fr. John Jenkins, C.S.C.'s written response to the NCAA -- please take your time reading this -- you'll note that Notre Dame is receiving a penalty for a matter that will never be considered a NCAA violation -- ever again.
The 1977-78 Notre Dame Men's Basketball Team is the most talented basketball team to ever wear the gold and blue in history. They remain, to this day, the only Fighting Irish team to play in a Final Four game.
Notre Dame alum and Trustee Jimmy Dunne III is paired this week with Phil Mickelson at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am...
Dunne and Mickelson are tied for 33rd today -- going into the third round. The top 25 teams advance to tomorrow's Final Round. They should get plenty of airtime on CBS today since Mickelson is currently in 6th place, among the professionals at (-10).
They tee off at 12:54 PM ET -- and are paired with Rory McIlroy and Rory's Dad, his amateur playing partner this week.
Where you can watch them today on TV:
2 PM ET to 3:30 PM ET on the Golf Channel
4 PM ET to 7 PM ET on CBS
In the photo above --- that's Rory McIlroy teeing off with Phil Mickelson watching along with Jimmy Dunne standing to the far right
The folks in Ann Arbor, Columbus, East Lansing, Madison, etc., -- will not enjoy waking up to this news this morning...
In Notre Dame's first foray into the Big Ten Conference -- we win their CHAMPIONSHIP!
It's an achievement they can't claim at Michigan, Ohio State, Michigan State, Wisconsin and Penn State -- because these schools have never won a Big Ten Hockey Regular Season Championship.
The only other school that has won this trophy is coached by Notre Dame alum Don Lucia '81 -- the long-time hockey coach at Minnesota.
Lucia was a defenseman for the Fighting Irish and also a hockey dad -- ND Hockey fans will remember his youngest son Mario, donned the Gold Helmet as well...
Never thought I'd ever say those words in my lifetime... Notre Dame's 2 - 1 win tonight over Ohio State clinches the Big Ten Regular Season Hockey Championship -- in our inaugural season of play in this conference!
Couldn't have written a better script for the Fighting Irish's first foray against the Big Ten -- winning a CHAMPIONSHIP and clinching it against Ohio State.
Now we need to finish this thing and win the Big Ten Hockey Tournament!
Congratulations to Coach Jackson and his Fighting Irish!!!
