Saturday, February 10, 2018

Joe Theismann Defending the "Fighting Irish"



Domer Dunne Paired with Mickelson at Pebble


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

LINK:  PRO-AM LEADERBOARD

Photos from Notre Dame's First Big Ten Title!


Yes, Notre Dame is a BIG TEN CHAMPION!



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...

Friday, February 9, 2018

Notre Dame Wins First Big Ten Championship!


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!!!

#6 Ohio State Talks Series with #1 Notre Dame


Here's what the sixth ranked Ohio State Buckeyes are saying about playing #1 Notre Dame this weekend...

LINK:  OHIO STATE

Monday, February 5, 2018

Sunday, February 4, 2018

OT: Fifty-One Years of Super Bowl Rings


What's your favorite?

LINK:  SUPER BOWL RING VIDEO GALLERY

Duke Coach & Players Talk Loss to Notre Dame


Duke's coach and star players talk 72- 54 loss to Notre Dame today...

Click on the videos on the right hand side of the page you are directed to.

LINK:  POST GAME

OT: A Choir "Shakin' Down the Thunder"



Please note -- you won't hear any sound for the first 40 seconds or so...

Fighting Irish Roll Over Duke by 18 Today!

It was an off night for the Fighting Irish -- yet, that's 14 straight wins for #5 Notre Dame over Duke -- as the Irish break Duke's 30 game home winning streak at Cameron Indoor Stadium...

LINK:  BOX SCORE


Notre Dame to Play Duke at 1 PM ET Today!


Game will be televised on ESPN2.  Notre Dame senior forward Cat Westbeld will be a game time decision -- if she's unable to play the Fighting Irish will be down to six scholarship players for this game...

GO IRISH!

#2 ND Hockey Takes 5 of 6 Points at Penn State



Wanted a Gold Helmet -- Earned a Gold Jacket

Randy Moss learned yesterday that he will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.  Notre Dame football fans may remember Moss had committed to play for Lou Holtz and the Fighting Irish before an incident took away that dream...

Congratulations Randy Moss!

Saturday, February 3, 2018

Muffet's Irish on ESPN2 on Super Bowl Sunday!

Video
The #5 ranked Fighting Irish take on #19 Duke at 1 PM ET --- in a game that will be televised on ESPN2.

LINK:  NEWS STORY

Shooting Woes Continue for our Fighting Irish



Mike Brey's Fighting Irish have been struggling scoring the basketball -- over the last seven games -- they have shot less than 40% from the field in all SEVEN.

They can't buy a bucket and they can't buy a win -- seven straight losses...

Notre Dame is now ranked #168 in field goal shooting percentage of the 351 teams in Division I college basketball.   

To give you a sense on how poorly we're shooting the basketball these last seven games --- there are only SEVEN teams -- out of the 351 in Division I college basketball shooting less than 40% from the field.


Friday, February 2, 2018

#2 ND Hockey on Big Ten Network Tonight


The second ranked Fighting Irish are in Happy Valley tonight to take on #17 Penn State -- game to be televised on the Big Ten Network beginning at 6:30 PM ET.

GO IRISH!

LINK:  BIG TEN HOCKEY STANDINGS

Notre Dame's "Blue Gold Game" April 21st


The Fighting Irish will play their annual Blue Gold Game on Saturday, April 21st -- the same weekend we launch Notre Dame Day!


Brandon Hardy "The Gold Jacket Guy"


Brandon Hardy -- the Fighting Irish super fan who wears his Notre Dame Gold at every sporting event -- was featured in this story...

Brandon, a sophomore Accounting major -- is a wonderful young man.

LINK:  GREAT STORY

They Didn't Attend the University of Notre Dame


Thursday, February 1, 2018

Coach Kelly Joins ND Alumni at Super Bowl


Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly -- joined a number of former ND Football stars in Minneapolis this evening at at Super Bowl party...

GO IRISH!

Notre Dame One of the Top Four NCAA Seeds


It's what they do...

LINK:  NCAA TOP SEEDS

Muffet's Irish Take on North Carolina Tonight


The fifth ranked Fighting Irish will host the Tar Heels -- who are coming off of an OT win over #15 Duke...

Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Georgia Football Follows Notre Dame's Lead


Thought you'd find this story of interest...

LINK:  GEORGIA COPIES NOTRE DAME

Current Rankings of Notre Dame Teams


Here's the latest national rankings of all of the Notre Dame teams currently in season:

#1:    Men's Fencing
#1:    Women's Fencing
#2:    Hockey
#5:    Women's Basketball
#6:    Men's Lacrosse
#15:  Women's Lacrosse
#19:  Women's Swimming
#19:  Men's Swimming
#23:  Men's Tennis

Coach Balis Back Doing His Thing with Irish!



Tuesday, January 30, 2018

A "Notre Dame NHL Goal" in Pittsburgh!


In what was probably a first in the history of the National Hockey League -- three former Notre Dame players teamed up to score a goal...

Defenseman Ian Cole passed to Forward Riley Sheahan who passed to Forward Bryan Rust -- who scored the goal...

The video above just shows the pass from Sheahan to Rust.

I Love This New Notre Dame Storytelling Site!


When you get the chance -- please check out the new WE ARE ND storytelling site -- created by my colleagues at the Notre Dame Alumni Association. 

Great stories about Notre Dame alums!  You're going to want to read the story linked below...

LINK:  THE ASSIGNMENT OF A LIFETIME

Brey's "Injured Irish" Can't Hang with Duke...



Sure would have loved to play this game with all of our players available...

Notre Dame is now 5 - 4, since joining the ACC, in games with Duke.

Monday, January 29, 2018

Notre Dame Plays Duke on ESPN at 7 PM ET


Mike Brey's "Injured Irish" take on the Duke Blue Devils tonight on ESPN -- the game tips off at 7 PM ET.

The Fighting Irish have only SEVEN scholarship players available for tonight's game.

LINK:  GAME STORY

Florida State's Coach Talks Loss to Notre Dame

Sunday, January 28, 2018

Muffet's Irish Hang "One Hundred" on #8 FSU


#5 Notre Dame went on the road today in front of a record crowd of 9,498 at Florida State -- and beat the eighth ranked Seminoles 100 - 69.

The Irish sent a message to the rest of the ACC today -- don't count us out!!!

GO IRISH!


Domer Harrison Smith's NFL Pro Bowl Pick Six!




Mike Brey Talks Loss to Virginia Tech...


Notre Dame Men's Tennis Beats #8 Texas !!!



Muffet's Irish Face Another Tough Road Test

The #5 Fighting Irish take on #8 Florida State this afternoon on ESPN2 -- game time scheduled for 4 PM ET.

Florida State gave Louisville their only loss of the season last week -- it's going to be a tough test for Notre Dame!