Got to love the confidence of Notre Dame's Muffet McGraw -- as her defending National Champions and frankly, her most talented team ever -- begins summer practice sessions.
Wednesday, July 4, 2018
Tuesday, July 3, 2018
Two Domers Rumored Up for Supreme Court
Here's the latest from D.C. as to who the President will put forward for nomination to fill the open position on the Supreme Court.
Two Notre Dame alums are rumored to be among the final six or seven under consideration...
LINK: THE SIX
LINK: WHY AMY CONEY BARRETT
LINK: DREAM CASTING
ND QB Named "Male Athlete of the Year"
Phil Jurkovec was just named the Pittsburgh Post Gazette's "Male Athlete of the Year..."
LINK: JURKOVEC
Domer Zac Auguste's Dunk in Summer Game
Zach Auguste rising 🆙 pic.twitter.com/4i9oZyayGG— Sacramento Kings (@SacramentoKings) July 3, 2018
The former Notre Dame hoops star is playing for the Sacramento Kings' NBA Summer League Team...
Monday, July 2, 2018
ESPN Picks Notre Dame's Most Underrated...
ESPN believes Notre Dame captain -- and soon-to-be three year starting center Sam Mustipher -- is the most underrated player on the roster...
Here's a look at the most underrated player on every one of the Top 25 teams:
LINK: MOST UNDERRATED
Sunday, July 1, 2018
Domer Becca Huffer Finishes in 2nd Place!
The former Fighting Irish golf star had her top finish ever in a Symetra Tour event. Congrats Becca!
LINK: FINAL LEADERBOARD
LINK: FINAL LEADERBOARD
Domer Dad One Behind for Low Amateur
Mike Finster goes into today's final round of the US Senior Open -- one stroke off the lead for Low Amateur -- after shooting a 71 Saturday!
The lowest scoring Amateur golfer receives a Medal and an automatic exemption into the 2019 US Senior Open -- which will be held at the University of Notre Dame's Warren Golf Course.
The US Senior Open is televised on FS1.
Good luck Mike!
LINK: LEADERBOARD
Saturday, June 30, 2018
Domer Becca Huffer in Final Pairing Sunday!
Former Notre Dame golf star Becca Huffer (Denver, CO) shot a 66 today to move into a tie for 2nd place and spot in tomorrow's final pairing of the Symetra Tour stop in Cincinnati..@beccahuffergolf put together a 6-under par 66 performance today, which included seven birdies and only one bogey. She is 9-under overall and will be in the final pairing tomorrow! #PrascoCC #Road2LPGA pic.twitter.com/qCGmTYHxRG— Symetra Tour (@ROAD2LPGA) July 1, 2018
GO IRISH!!!
LINK: SYMETRA TOUR LEADERBOARD
Friday, June 29, 2018
Notre Dame Dad Makes US Senior Open Cut!
Mike Finster -- the father of a Notre Dame student -- is playing this week in the US Senior Open.
Finster is tied for low amateur -- heading into the weekend! Only 3 amateurs made the cut.
That's Mike (photo above) getting ready to hug his wife Marybeth after the round.
Congrats Mike!
LINK: MIKE FINSTER GOLF
LINK: US SENIOR OPEN LEADERBOARD
Thursday, June 28, 2018
Pope Receives ND National Title T-Shirt!
Pope Francis received a Notre Dame Women's Basketball National Championship T-shirt from Fighting Irish Fan Patricia McAdams this past month...
Domer Dad Finster Shoots 72 in Round One...
Mike Finster -- whose Dad and brother are ND alums and his daughter is a student at the University of Notre Dame -- shot an opening round 72 today at the US Senior Open. He currently stands in a tie for 26th place.
Finster's 72 is tied for the 2nd lowest round among the Amateurs playing in this year's US Senior Open.
Mike tees off at 2:25 PM MT tomorrow...
LINK: FINSTER'S SCORE CARD
LINK: MIKE'S BLOG
Domer Dad Playing in US Senior Open Today!
His name is Mike Finster -- his daughter Ashley is a student at the University of Notre Dame.
Mike's journey to the Senior PGA Tour is not your typical path -- see below...
Mike tees off today in his first round of the US SENIOR OPEN at 10:55 AM MT -- GOOD LUCK MIKE!
That's Mike teeing off today (pink shirt) in his final practice round -- he played in a group today with Golf Hall of Famer Bernhard Langer.
LINK: MIKE'S STORY
Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Four Domers on Supreme Court Short List
With today's announcement of the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Kennedy -- the White House announced this afternoon that there is a list of 25 who will be considered for the appointment.
Four (4) Notre Dame alums are on this list:
LINK: SUPREME COURT SHORT LIST
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
TV Introductions Being Shot Today at ND
Follow us on Snapchat 👻 (ndfbrecruiting) and instagram (ndfootball) for an inside look at day 1️⃣ of 2018 Production Week. #GoIrish ☘️ pic.twitter.com/Ob56GXQniI— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) June 26, 2018
Monday, June 25, 2018
Domer Doc Reattches Wisconsin Man's Arm
Notre Dame alum, Dr. Matt Butler (on right in photo above) -- a hand surgeon at Hand to Shoulder Center in Wisconsin reattached the severed arm of a construction worker.
The operation took five hours...
Butler's roommate at Notre Dame -- Super Bowl Champion Rocky Boiman.
LINK: VIDEO OF PATIENT
Domer Tuck Accepts Job at Goldman Sachs
Rockford, AL to Notre Dame to the NFL New York Giants and then on to Wharton Business School.
Next stop Goldman Sachs for the former Super Bowl Champion!
LINK: TUCK
Freshmen Can Play 4 Games -- Redshirt Stays
There is a major rule change in college football this season -- and it means you will definitely see more freshmen on the field for Notre Dame this Fall...
LINK: FULL STORY
Sunday, June 24, 2018
Two Incoming Hockey Players Drafted by NHL
Jeff Jackson's Fighting Irish had two of its incoming recruits drafted this weekend in the 2018 NHL Draft.
- Jake Pivonka -- taken #103 by the New York Islanders
- Spencer Stastney -- taken #131 by the Nashville Predators
Both players are on campus getting ready for the upcoming season.
Easiest Non-Conference Football Schedules
Keep an eye on this list -- late in the season when we see who is ranked in the TOP TEN -- will it ever come back and bite these schools when the College Football Playoff does its final rankings?
LINK: EASY SCHEDULES
NFL Mini-Camp Updates on Former ND Players
Took a lap around the worldwide web this morning to see what's being said about a few of our former Notre Dame Football players after their first NFL mini-camp experience...
LINK: QUENTON NELSON
LINK: MIKE MCGLINCHEY
LINK: DURHAM SMYTHE
LINK: EQUANIMEOUS ST. BROWN
LINK: JOSH ADAMS
Saturday, June 23, 2018
Friday, June 22, 2018
Bonzie Colson & Matt Farrel Make NBA Choices
Bonzie Colson has committed to play for the Cleveland Cavaliers Summer League Team and Matt Farrell will play for the Miami Heat's Summer League Team.
Still awaiting word on where Martinas Geben will play...
Go get it!
1.5 Million Notre Dame Fans and Counting!
When I started this blog eight years ago -- I could have never dreamed this big...
At 10:23 PM ET this evening -- unique Notre Dame fun number 1,500,000 showed up for the first time at my ND GO IRISH BLOG. Fighting Irish Fan number 1.5 million hails from Spring, Texas!
It all began on January 24, 2010 with this simple little post -- POST #1 -- and he we are 3,071 days later and this is POST number 20,343.
For you "math majors" out there that's an average of 6.6 positive stories -- EVERY SINGLE DAY -- over these last eight years about the University we all love. Pretty crazy isn't it...
Thanks for making the ND GO IRISH BLOG one of your stops on the worldwide web -- where you can read positive news about the University of Notre Dame, its students, faculty staff, alumni, parents and friends.
I hope I have a few more days and stories in me to share about Notre Dame.
Thanks 1.5 million!!!
Equanimeous Holding His Own in Green Bay
The former Notre Dame wide receiver is putting on a show in Green Bay during the Packer's mini camp...
LINK: EQ
Thursday, June 21, 2018
Photos of Incoming Freshmen Working Out
John Dirksen
Tommy Tremble #24
Shayne Simon
Jayson Ademilola
The Fighting Irish Football Team is back on campus -- getting tuned up for the 2018 Football Season. Here's a few of the incoming freshmen at work today.
Wednesday, June 20, 2018
Here's Why You Come to Notre Dame...
Last week we completed our 2018 #4for40 Excellence BeyoND program with a career trek to Chicago.— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) June 20, 2018
Check it out ⬇️#GoIrish ☘ pic.twitter.com/3dSTGKK9tf
Tuesday, June 19, 2018
Domer Lili Thompson Drafted by Globetrotters!
Former Notre Dame women's basketball team member (and National Champion) Lili Thompson -- was one of five players drafted today by the world famous Harlem Globetrotters!
Notre Dame fans will recall that Lili tore her ACL in early January -- ending her season and Notre Dame career way too early...
This should be fun!
LINK: STORY
The Freshmen FB Players Arrive at Notre Dame
The freshmen have officially arrived and are ready to make their mark. #GoIrish ☘ #IrishBouND18 pic.twitter.com/8VcvTFwgM0— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) June 19, 2018
Monday, June 18, 2018
Sunday, June 17, 2018
What Your Father Gives You -- Your Name...
On Father's Day -- I'm always reminded of the gift every Dad gives their kids -- their NAME.
That's my Dad in the photo above, he's on the right, sitting next to Al Kaline who is sitting next to Harvey Kuehn in the Detroit Tiger's dugout...
This is one of my "two" all-time favorite poems...
Your Family Name
You got it from your father
It was all he had to give
So it's yours to use and cherish
For as long as you may live
If you lost the watch he gave you
It can always be replaced;
But a black mark on your name
Can never be erased
It was clean the day you took it
And a worthy name to bear
When he got it from his father
There was no dishonor there
So make sure you guard it wisely
After all is said and done
You'll be glad the name is spotless
When you give it to your son
It was all he had to give
So it's yours to use and cherish
For as long as you may live
If you lost the watch he gave you
It can always be replaced;
But a black mark on your name
Can never be erased
It was clean the day you took it
And a worthy name to bear
When he got it from his father
There was no dishonor there
So make sure you guard it wisely
After all is said and done
You'll be glad the name is spotless
When you give it to your son
Happy Father's Day to My Dad & All the Dads!
This is a photo of my Dad (in the middle) celebrating the news, with four of his teammates, that he had just become a Dad for the first time!
He was a professional baseball player and in the middle of a road trip when word got to the team that I was born. Back in the "good old days" baseball teams didn't allow you to stay home for the birth of a child. Thankfully, those days are in the past...
I've been very lucky to have a wonderful Dad in my life -- who is as big of a Notre Dame fan as me!
Happy Father's Day -- DAD!
On a side note -- I had never seen this photo until a week ago. My Aunt Barb found this in a box and gave it to my cousin Mike Doyle to text it to me to see if I could identify who was in the photo with my Dad.
Saturday, June 16, 2018
Mike McGlinchey and Joe Staley's "Bromance"
The two offensive tackles share a common bond in San Francisco -- they both played for Brian Kelly...
LINK: STORY
Friday, June 15, 2018
OT: FSU Bulldog Super Fan in Tennessee!
I received a text this morning from my cousin Patrick Doyle (like me, a huge Notre Dame fan) with a photo of a young man named Dan DelGrosso (pictured above) sporting a Ferris State Bulldogs National Championship T-shirt at Two Rivers Ford in Mt. Juliet, TN.
Our Ferris State Bulldogs won the NCAA Division II National Championship in basketball this past April!
Dan, a 1973 Ferris grad, grew up in Dearborn, MI -- but now calls the Volunteer State home. Pat's son Dustin (he's my cousin but, I think of him as a nephew) works with Dan in their Commercial Sales Department.
I loved seeing Dan representing the "crimson and gold" of Ferris (my alma mater and Pat's too!) in an area fond of the color orange...
When was the last time they won a National Championship in Tennessee?
Thanks Dan!
Go Bulldogs!
Thursday, June 14, 2018
Zack Martin -- Biggest NFL Contract in History!
In the last 24 hours, former Notre Dame All-American Zack Martin signed a contract extension with the Dallas Cowboys for six years and $84,000,000. The largest contract in NFL history for an Offensive Guard!
The link below is of a TV interview he did today...
LINK: RECORD SETTING CONTRACT
LINK: DALLAS MORNING NEWS STORY
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Tuesday, June 12, 2018
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)