Friday, September 26, 2014
Thursday, September 25, 2014
#20 Notre Dame Beats #2 Virginia Tech Tonight
The Fighting Irish women's soccer team traveled down to Blacksburg and beat the #2 ranked Hokies of Virginia Tech 2 - 0!!!
LINK: BIG WIN FOR IRISH!
OT: South Bend's Mayor Returns Home Tonight
South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg returned home tonight from a seven-month tour of duty in Afghanistan. Here's the video proof!
That's Notre Dame professor Joe Buttigieg in the video welcoming his son home to town...
LINK: MAYOR PETE BACK IN TOWN
Coach Brian Kelly Talks About Syracuse Today
The head coach of the Fighting Irish met with the media today for the last time leading up to Saturday night' PRIME TIME match-up with Syracuse. Here's the story:
LINK: BRIAN KELLY
Syracuse Coach's First Time Encountering ND
Notre Dame fans will get a chuckle out of this...
Syracuse head football coach Scott Shafer recalls his time as an assistant, coaching a game at Notre Dame Stadium -- funny stuff:
LINK: HOLTZ INTIMIDATING
Syracuse Head Coach Talks Notre Dame Today
Here's the latest from Syracuse head football coach Scott Shafer. He met again with the media today to talk about Saturday's game against Notre Dame.
LINK: SCOTT SHAFER
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Louis Nix Placed on NFL's Injured Reserve List
Former Notre Dame student-athlete Louis Nix '14, was placed on the NFL's Injured Reserve List this morning by the Houston Texans -- effectively ending a rookie season that never started...
Nix had knee surgery during summer training camp. Here's the story:
LINK: NIX OUT FOR SEASON
Know Thy Opponent -- Syracuse Talks ND Game
Syracuse Head Coach Scott Shafer and Defensive Coordinator Chuck Bullough -- and a few players -- met with the media to talk about Saturday's game with our Fighting Irish....
LINK: SYRACUSE VIDEO
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Coach Brian Kelly's Tuesday Press Conference
Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly met with the media to talk about his Fighting Irish and Saturday's game with Syracuse at the Meadowlands. Just click on the link below...
LINK: PRESS CONFERENCE
OT: Rickie Fowler's Ryder Cup USA Haircut!
It's become one of the great events in all of sport -- The Ryder Cup.
This year team USA has traveled to Scotland to take on Europe in golf's biennial grudge match.
To spice things up -- American Rickie Fowler cut his famous locks...
LINK: FOWLER'S HAIR CUT
LINK: GOLF MAGAZINE STORY
LINK: STORY
Monday, September 22, 2014
Michigan Pulls Coca-Cola Free Ticket Promo
The story broke earlier today that you could buy two bottles of Coca-Cola and receive TWO free tickets to the Minnesota vs. Michigan football game this Saturday in Ann Arbor...
Two Michigan football tickets typically cost $150 and Coca-Cola will give them to you FREE for a $3 purchase -- quite a deal!
Well, in the last few minutes -- the University of Michigan's Athletic Department released the statement above...
LINK: M-LIVE STORY
LINK: NBC STORY
Trick Shot Monday from Coach Kelly's Balcony
The most difficult Trick Shot Monday in the history of Notre Dame Football -- took place earlier today...
LINK: TRICK SHOT MONDAY
Knute Rockne's South Bend Home for Sale
Knute Rockne's home in South Bend is going up for sale -- with an asking price of $500,000. The home, built in 1929, was the site of Rockne's wake after his death from a plane crash in 1931.
Here's the details:
LINK: HOME FOR SALE
Sunday, September 21, 2014
Notre Dame Now #8 in Football Power Rankings
ESPN's College Football Power Rankings have the Notre Dame Fighting Irish up to #8 this week -- click on the link below:
LINK: FOOTBALL POWER RANKINGS
Notre Dame Moves Up to #8 in Coaches Poll
Well, in just a little more than two weeks time -- our Fighting Irish have moved up from #16 in the college football rankings to #8...
LINK: LATEST RANKING
OT: FSU Head Coach's Prepared Statement
After #1 Florida State's thrilling OT win last night over Clemson -- head coach Jimbo Fisher read a prepared statement. He strayed a little from the script when he made this declaration at the 1:14 mark of the press conference:
"When your players misstep, you balance education, which we do a lot more than anybody in America, as much as anybody in America..."
Now I must admit, I don't know what "balance education" means -- but, I trust Coach Fisher wasn't referring to the graduation rate of his football players at Florida State University -- this is from the NCAA and a recent University of Pennsylvania study:
- Florida State -- all football players: 55% graduation rate
- Florida State -- black male football players: 37% graduation rate
LINK: COACH FISHER PRESSER
LINK: STORY ON BLACK ATHLETES' GRADUATION RATES
Saturday, September 20, 2014
Domer Dad Has Sixth Straight Multi-Hit Game!
Torii Hunter Sr., Detroit Tiger outfielder and father of Notre Dame student-athlete Torri Jr., had his sixth straight game where he had two or more hits!!! The first time in his career!
Torri's first hit was a home run -- his 17th of the season -- as the Tigers beat Kansas City 3 - 2 to take a 2 1/2 game lead with 8 games left in the season. Detroit's "magic number" is now 6 games!
LINK: DOMER DAD'S HOMER!
OT: The Best QB You've Never Heard About?
Since the Fighting Irish aren't playing today -- I'm driving up to Big Rapids, MI to see "my" Ferris State Bulldogs take on "Brian Kelly's" Grand Valley State Lakers tonight in a battle for the "Anchor-Bone" Trophy.
The Bulldogs -- ranked #16 in the country, NCAA Division II -- are led by a 6'-4" 241 lb. "bulldozer" of a QB named Jason Vander Laan. The junior is a favorite to win Division II's "Heisman Trophy" -- the HARLAN HILL TROPHY -- coming off a sophomore season where he had these crazy stats:
- 1,607 yards rushing -- ALL-TIME RECORD FOR A QB IN DIV. II
- 1,493 yards passing
- 29 TDs -- 13 passing / 16 rushing
You're going to want to watch his highlight reel!
LINK: JASON VANDER LAAN -- HIGHLIGHTS
LINK: STORY
Justin & Lauran Tuck -- Their R.U.S.H. Initiative
Former Notre Dame defensive end Justin Tuck and his wife Lauran have a charity by the name of R.U.S.H. which stands for: Read, Understand, Succeed and Hope for Literacy. Here's what they were up to this week in Oakland...
LINK: THE TUCK'S
Jerome Bettis Making A Difference in Pittsburgh
Former Notre Dame running back Jerome Bettis continues to do his adopted home of Pittsburgh -- right. Here's what he's up to now...
That's Jerome above giving Ed Stack (Chairman of Dick's Sporting Goods) his Jerome Bettis Humanitarian Award.
LINK: JEROME BETTIS
Thursday, September 18, 2014
Domer Jake Golic Talks ND Reunion This Week
Former Notre Dame student-athlete Jake Golic was asked about this Saturday's game between the Cincinnati Bearcats and the Miami Redhawks -- a game featuring many former players and coaches with ties to the Fighting Irish...
LINK: JAKE GOLIC
Unique Insurance Plan for College Playoff Fans
I received an email from former Notre Dame quarterback Steve Beurlein the other day -- alerting me to a new company called TickAssure! that he's associated with...
Here's how it works -- you can buy a TickAssure! Ticket Protection Plan for your favorite team (THE FIGHTING IRISH). Then, when Notre Dame advances to the college football playoff semifinals and championship game, purchase your game tickets from a National Association of Ticket Broker-member.
TickAssure! will then refund you the difference of the cost of the tickets you purchased and the face value of those tickets --- up to $2,000 a ticket for the National Championship game or $750 a ticket for the Semi-Final game.
As of 7:45 PM ET this evening - here was the cost of a TickAssure policy for Notre Dame tickets:
PLEASE NOTE -- TICKASSURE! IS NOT ASSOCIATED, NOR IS IT ENDORSED -- BY THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME
LINK: TICKASSURE!
Here's how it works -- you can buy a TickAssure! Ticket Protection Plan for your favorite team (THE FIGHTING IRISH). Then, when Notre Dame advances to the college football playoff semifinals and championship game, purchase your game tickets from a National Association of Ticket Broker-member.
TickAssure! will then refund you the difference of the cost of the tickets you purchased and the face value of those tickets --- up to $2,000 a ticket for the National Championship game or $750 a ticket for the Semi-Final game.
As of 7:45 PM ET this evening - here was the cost of a TickAssure policy for Notre Dame tickets:
- $122.27 for the SEMI-FINAL GAME
- $160.43 for the NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
PLEASE NOTE -- TICKASSURE! IS NOT ASSOCIATED, NOR IS IT ENDORSED -- BY THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME
LINK: TICKASSURE!
Brady Quinn's Broadcasting Debut for Fox
Former Notre Dame All-American Brady Quinn made his broadcasting debut this past Saturday night in Texas...
Quinn did the "analysis" work alongside Tim Brando in Fox's college football telecast of TCU'S 30 - 7 win over Minnesota.
Here's the story:
LINK: QUINN IN BROADCAST BOOTH
Zack Martin '13 Earning Praise from Cowboys!
Former Notre Dame offensive tackle Zack Martin is turning heads with the Dallas Cowboys -- the right guard is earning high praise from teammates and coaches alike. Click on the links below:
LINK: MARTIN IS BETTER...
LINK: MEDIA INTERVIEW
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
The Minnesota Vikings' "Emerging Star"
A nice story about former Notre Dame Football Captain Harrison Smith who's becoming quite a player for the Minnesota Vikings.
"One of the best in the game..."
I missed reporting on his 81 yard interception TD return -- see the video link below -- analysis provided for former Notre Dame linebacker Pete Berchich:
LINK: HARRISON SMITH
LINK: INTERCEPTION RETURN FOR TD
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
NFL Domers Bruton & Watt Visit Schools Today
Not surprised these NFL teams select Domers for gigs like this!
Just click on the links below to learn more about Bruton's and Watt's respective visits to these two schools:
LINK: DAVID BRUTON'S SCHOOL VISIT
LINK: CHRIS WATT'S SCHOOL VISIT
Alabama Fan Scarborough Praises Notre Dame
The crew at NBC's The Mornin' Joe spent a great deal of time today talking about how the NFL has handled the Ray Rice matter...
Joe Scarborough -- host of the show and admitted diehard Alabama fan -- threw a huge compliment this morning to the University of Notre Dame during the discussion.
Click on the link below and fast forward the video to around the 8:45 mark...
LINK: BAMA FAN -- SHOWS ND SOME RESPECT
Domer Hannah Storm Reacts to NFL / Ray Rice
Notre Dame alumna Hannah Storm '83, spoke out on the air this week about the NFL and their handling of the Ray Rice situation...
MUST SEE!
LINK: HANNAH STORM
Dan Fox Put on New York Giants Active Roster!
Former Notre Dame student-athlete Dan Fox was placed on the New York Giants 53 man roster today!!! This is great news for the 'un-drafted' free agent!
Very happy for Dan!
LINK: FOX
Must Read: Story on Notre Dame's Coach Alford
Tony Alford is about as genuine as they come...
I just ran across this wonderful story on the UND.COM site about Coach Alford -- it's a must read!
LINK: ALL FOR FAMILY
Monday, September 15, 2014
Irish Connection: Overcoming Adversity Part I
The first two games for the Fighting Irish this season offered zero adversity for our football team...
That changed in the 2nd quarter of Saturday night's game with Purdue. An ejection, multiple injuries and two TD's for the Boilermakers put the IRISH behind on the scoreboard for the first time this season.
Here's an "insider's look...
LINK: IRISH CONNECTION
Is a NFL Gig in the Future for this Domer?
Condoleezza Rice's '75, name is being thrown around as a possible candidate to come in to replace embattled NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.
See the story:
LINK: COMMISSIONER CONDI?
Notre Dame Ranked #10 in Ranking of Colleges
A story ran in USA Today last week (a ND GO IRISH BLOG regular in Utica, NY by the name of Peter Karl '75 -- President of the Notre Dame Club of Mohawk Valley -- reminded me that I missed this!) that ranked the University of Notre Dame as the 10th best college in America!
Peter, thanks for keeping me on my toes!
Here's the story:
LINK: NOTRE DAME #10
Sunday, September 14, 2014
Comparing Notre Dame's 2014 Season vs. 2012
FIRST QUARTER OF SEASON -- REPORT CARD: I thought I'd take a look at how the 3 - 0 Fighting Irish of 2014 -- compared to the 3 - 0 Notre Dame team in 2012 -- enjoy!
Report Card Highlights:
- The 2014 offense has scored 19 MORE POINTS over the first three games
- The 2012 defense game up ONE LESS point over the first three games
- The 2014 team is beating teams by 5 MORE POINTS per game
- Each team averaged 100 MORE YARDS in offense than the opposition
- The 2014 team has had FEWER TURNOVERS and FORCED MORE TURNOVERS
2012 FIRST THREE GAMES:
- Notre Dame 50 -- Navy 10
- Notre Dame 20 -- Purdue 17
- Notre Dame 20 -- #10 Michigan State 3
-Total Points allowed on defense: 30
-Average margin of victory: 20 points per game
-Offensive Turnovers: 2
-Defensive Forced Turnovers: 7
-Total Yards Per Game: 388.7
-Total Yards Allowed Per Game: 288.7
2014 FIRST THREE GAMES:
- Notre Dame: 48 -- Rice 17
- Notre Dame: 31 -- Michigan 0
- Notre Dame; 30 -- Purdue 14
-Total Points allowed on defense: 31
-Average margin of victory: 25.3 points per game
-Offensive Turnovers: 1
-Defensive Forced Turnovers: 9
-Total Yards Per Game: 418
-Total Allowed Yards Per Game: 318.3
Just Passed 900,000 UNIQUE FOLLOWERS!!!
At 4:56 PM ET a Notre Dame fan from Kingston, MA became unique follower number 900,000 at the ND GO IRISH BLOG!
When I launched this blog in January of 2010 -- I never dreamed this big... Thanks for making the ND GO IRISH BLOG one of your daily sources for positive Notre Dame news.
As has become the custom at the ND GO IRISH BLOG when we hit major milestones -- we compare the unique follower base to the populations of the largest cities in the USA.
If the ND GO IRISH BLOG was a city -- it would be the 11th largest city in America!
- #8: San Diego, CA -- 1,355,896
- #9: Dallas, TX -- 1,257,676
- #10: San Jose, CA -- 998,537
- #11: ND GO IRISH BLOG -- 900,000
- #12: Austin, TX -- 885,400
Coach Kelly's Purdue Postgame Media Session
Here's the replay of Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly's postgame press conference after the Fighting Irish's 30 - 14 win over Purdue.
Please note - the audio does not work until the ONE MINUTE MARK...
LINK: COACH KELLY
Notre Dame Up to #9 in AP & Coaches Polls
Notre Dame has moved up to #9 in the latest Associated Press and Coaches Poll rankings -- click on the link below:
LINK: RANKINGS
The Mornin' After Notre Dame Beat Purdue
Took a lap around the worldwide web this morning from my hotel room in downtown Indianapolis. What a great location / city to host an event like the Shamrock Series!
Here's what the media has to say about Notre Dame's 30 - 14 win over Purdue:
LINK: CHICAGO TRIBUNE
LINK: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
LINK: FORT WAYNE JOURNAL GAZETTE
Full Game Replay: Notre Dame 30 - Purdue 14
Here's the full game replay of Notre Dame's 30 - 14 win over Purdue last night in Indianapolis at the sixth annual Shamrock Series game.
You can watch the entire game again at the link below:
LINK: FULL GAME REPLAY
Purdue Coach & Players Talk Notre Dame Loss
Here's a look at Purdue's post game press conference -- courtesy of the Indianapolis Star:
LINK: PURDUE
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