Friday, November 19, 2021

A Uniform Reveal for Georgia Tech...

 

I thought I had seen it all...

Georgia Tech Week: Kelly's Thursday Session

Notre Dame Hockey Beats #1 Michigan in OT


 

Monday, November 15, 2021

Notre Dame Men's Soccer a #4 Seed in NCAA

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The team that prognosticators picked to finish LAST in the Atlantic Coast Conference -- just won the ACC Championship this weekend -- and they followed that up with the #4 overall seed in the NCAA Men's Soccer Championship.

Here's the bracket:  NCAA TOURNAMENT

Go Irish!

Georgia Tech Week: Brian Kelly Media Session

Is the College Football World Ready For This?

The folks at ESPN released this yesterday -- I'm sure it has not been well received in; Columbus, Cincinnati, Ann Arbor, Norman, Stillwater, Eugene and East Lansing...

But, if our Fighting Irish win its next two games -- this is what could happen on December 5th.

 

Sunday, November 14, 2021

Photo Of The Day: Lake Effect Snow at ND!


Was just sent this photo of the "lake effect" snow we're receiving this evening at the University of Notre Dame du Lac!

Photo was taken by my great friend and Holy Cross Priest -- Fr. Ralph Haag, C.S.C. -- who also serves as the Rector at St. Ed's Hall.

BEAUTIFUL!

 

Injuries and Illness / Yet the Irish Are 9-1!!!


The number of players lost this season due to injuries and illness -- has been unlike anything I've seen in all the years watching Notre Dame Football.  Here's the players who have missed full games, so far this season -- it's amazing that we're 9-1!

 

DEFENSE -- 11 players missing 66 games

  • Marist Liufau (10 games) -- injured in preseason, lost for the season
  • Will Schweitzer (10 games) -- injured in preseason, lost for the season
  • Osita Ekonwu (10 games) -- injured in preseason, lost for the season
  • Shayne Simon (9 games) -- hurt in first game, lost for the season
  • Paul Moala (9 games) -- hurt in first game, lost for the season
  • JoJo Johnson (8 games) -- hurt after second game, lost for the season
  • Kurt Hinish (2 games) -- hurt after third game, missed the next two games
  • Jacob Lacey (3 games) -- hurt in fourth game, missed the next three games
  • Kyle Hamilton (3 games) -- hurt in 7th game, lost for the season
  • Drew White (1 game) -- illness, should return next week
  • Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa (1 game) -- illness, should return next week

 

 OFFENSE -- 12 players missing 41 games

  • Brendon Clark (10 games) -- injured last season, lost for the season -- transfer 
  • Logan Diggs (1 game) -- missed first game due to illness
  • Blake Fisher (9 games) -- injured in first game, may not return this season
  • Kevin Bauman (7 games) -- injured in first game, just returned last week
  • Michael Carmody (2 games) -- injured in second game, returned two weeks later
  • Tyler Buchner (1 game) -- injured in third game, returned two weeks later
  • Tosh Baker (1 game) -- injured in fourth game, returned two weeks later
  • Joe Wilkins (5 games) -- injured in fifth game, lost for the season
  • Michael Mayer (1 game) -- injured in fifth game, returned two weeks later
  • Chris Tyree (2 games) -- injured in fifth game, returned a few weeks later
  • Avery Davis (1 game) -- injured in ninth game, lost for the season
  • C'Bo Flemister (1 game) -- injured this past week, not sure of return

 

Syracuse WBB Coach Talks Loss to Notre Dame


 

Notre Dame Wins ACC Soccer Championship!

 

Notre Dame Men's Soccer just won its first ever ACC Championship -- and they did it in SHUTOUT FASHION!

And, the Fighting Irish beat some top teams along the way!

  • Notre Dame 2 - #11 Duke 0
  • Notre Dame 2 - #5 Pittsburgh 0
  • Notre Dame 0 - Louisville 0 (Irish win 3-0 on penalty kicks!)
  • Notre Dame 1 - NC State 0

Replay of "Logan's Leap" Last Night...

Virginia's Head Coach Talks Notre Dame Loss

Brian Kelly Talks Win Over Virginia!

Saturday, November 13, 2021

HIGHLIGHTS: Notre Dame 28 - Virginia 3

Freshman Blake Wesley -- Leads the Irish!

 

Well, maybe we have a new basketball star at Notre Dame!!! Freshman Blake Wesley led the Fighting Irish in his first game ever in gold and blue -- with a dominant performance...

Thursday, November 11, 2021

Niele Ivey Talks About Signing KK Bransford

 

KK Bransford was Ohio's Miss Basketball -- a nice get for the Fighting Irish!

LINK:  STORY

A Big Day for Notre Dame Men's Basketball!

 

It's being heralded as a TOP 15 signing class for Notre Dame -- when was the last time we heard this about our Men's basketball program?

CONGRATS!

Pat Connaughton Knocks Down (7) Threes!

 

The former Fighting Irish star made a NBA career high SEVEN THREE POINTERS in the Milwaukee Bucks win last night over the New York Knicks in Madison Square Garden...

LINK:  STORY

Sunday, November 7, 2021

Domer Seidel Finishes 4th in NYC Marathon

 

Molly Seidel's time today in the New York City Marathon is a new American record for this race...

To add to the lore of Molly Seidel -- it was revealed after the race that she had raced with two broken ribs...

LINK:  USA TODAY STORY 

LINK:  NEW YORK TIMES STORY

Rudy Filmed 29 Years Ago Today During Game

 

The actual game scene of Rudy's QB sack was filmed during the halftime of Notre Dame vs. Boston College on this day in 1992... 

A game the 8th ranked Fighting Irish won 54 - 7 -- over the #9 ranked Eagles.  WOW!

LINK:  GAME STORY

Notre Dame's Defensive Performance vs. Navy


Decided to take a peek and see how well Notre Dame's defensive performance vs the Naval Academy stacked up this year.  Here's how it ranked vs. their other opponents:

 

LOWEST YARDS RUSHING:

Air Force:  36 yards -- on 34 carries

Notre Dame:  166 yards -- on 55 carries

SMU:  177 yards -- on 53 carries

Cincinnati:  192 yards -- on 67 carries

Memphis:  198 yards -- on 65 carries

Houston:  202 yards -- on 55 carries 

Tulsa:  302 yards -- on 60 carries

Marshall:  337 yards -- on 75 carries 

UCF:  348 yards -- on 76 carries


LOWEST TOTAL OFFENSE:

Air Force:  68 yards

Notre Dame:  184 yards

SMU:  241 yards

Memphis:  241 yards

Cincinnati:  271 yards

Houston:  300 yards 

Tulsa:  302 yards

Marshall:  398 yards

UCF:  406 yards

 



Friday, November 5, 2021

OT: Former MI Player vs. MSU Grad -- Classic...

 

Folks, I lived in the metro Detroit area for a number of years before moving to South Bend to work for the University of Notre Dame.  Mike Valenti -- the guy sitting on the right in this radio studio -- is a MSU grad who has a sports talk radio show in the Motor City.

His rants are "Hall of Fame" worthy -- here he takes on former Michgian star Braylon Edwards -- days after Sparty's win over the Wolverines.  Enjoy!

Notre Dame's Going Back to Ireland in 2023!

Naval Academy Players Talk Notre Dame Game

Thursday, November 4, 2021

Dublin, Ireland -- HERE COME THE IRISH!

Five Weeks to Move Up Six Spots for Playoffs


Now, I will preface this exercise with I truly don't feel we have any chance of making the College Football Playoffs this year -- because of the lack of perceived quality wins...

Yet, the "fat lady's not singing" -- so, let's walk through the next five weeks of college football and show how our Fighting Irish could end up in the TOP 4... 

 

WEEK ONE:

  • #10 Notre Dame beats Navy convincingly
  • #9 Wake Forest loses to North Carolina

Notre Dame moves up to #9

 

WEEK TWO:

  • #9 Notre Dame beats Virginia convincingly
  • #8 Oklahoma loses to #14 Baylor
  • #7 Michigan loses to Penn State

Notre Dame moves up to #7

 

WEEK THREE:

  • #7 Notre Dame beats Georgia Tech convincingly
  • #6 Cincinnati loses to SMU
  • #5 Michigan State loses to #6 Ohio State

Notre Dame moves up to #5

 

WEEK FOUR:

  • #5 Notre Dame beats Stanford convincingly
  • #4 Ohio State loses to Michigan

Notre Dame moves up to #4

 

WEEK FIVE:

  • #4 Notre Dame is idle 
  • No upsets in the Championship games // unless it's Oregon losing!

NAVY WEEK: Highlights from Navy vs. Tulsa