Wednesday, October 21, 2015
OT: The Rush to be First in TV News, Backfires
The good folks at WZZM-TV 13 in Grand Rapids learned this the hard way at the end of Michigan State's last second win over Michigan...
LINK: TV STATION APOLOGIZES
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
ND In Possession of All Six Rivalry Trophies!
The Jeweled Shillelagh Trophy (bottom photo) was returned today -- as USC shipped it back home to Notre Dame! At this moment -- Notre Dame is in possession of all six of the "rivalry" trophies:
- USC -- Jeweled Shillelagh Trophy
- Purdue -- Shillelagh Trophy
- Michigan State -- Megaphone Trophy
- Navy -- Rip Miller Trophy
- Stanford -- Legends Trophy
- Boston College -- Ireland Trophy
C.J. Prosise on Pace to Smash Rushing Record
Notre Dame All-Time Single Season Rushing Records:
- Most Rushing Yards: 1,437 -- Vagas Ferguson
- Games Rushing for 100 Yards or more: 9 -- Allen Pinkett
- Most Rushing TD's: 17 -- Allen Pinkett & Vagas Ferguson
- Rushing Yards Per Game: 130.6 -- Vagas Ferguson
C.J. Prosise Stats after 7 games this season:
- Rushing Yards: 922
- Games Rushing for 100 Yards or more: 5
- Rushing TD's: 11
- Rushing Yards Per Game: 134.1
Monday, October 19, 2015
Notre Dame vs. Temple -- Prime Time on ABC
The folks at ABC just announced that Notre Dame's game with Temple at Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field will be played at 8 PM ET -- in PRIME TIME!
Just another prime time tilt for the Fighting Irish.
This will be the 25th out of the last 32 road/neutral site games for Notre Dame that will be played in PRIME TIME -- since 2010. TV RATINGS!
The Five Teams in Notre Dame's Playoff Path...
If you follow the NDGOIRISH blog you would have seen my post last week where I laid out the five teams in Notre Dame's way of earning one of the four spots in the College Football Playoff.
That's assuming -- Notre Dame runs the table and beats three ranked teams -- ALL ON THE ROAD -- over the last six weeks of the season...
Now, I'm giving one of the four spots to the SEC Champion and I'm giving another spot to the Big Ten Champion -- so, as I see it -- Notre Dame needs to finish ahead of two of the following conference champions: ACC, Big 12 and Pac 12.
Here are the FIVE TEAMS from these conferences in Notre Dame's way of earning a College Football Playoff spot -- and the ranked teams left on their schedule:
BAYLOR
- Oklahoma
- @ Oklahoma State
- @ TCU
UTAH
- They do not face a ranked team for the rest of the season
TCU
- @ Oklahoma State
- @ Oklahoma
- Baylor
CLEMSON
- Florida State
FLORIDA STATE
- @ Clemson
- @ Florida
So, here's how it needs to play out:
BAYLOR / TCU -- this needs to happen:
- We need Baylor and TCU to lose one of their games with Oklahoma and Oklahoma State
- If only one of the teams loses -- that team needs to win the game between Baylor and TCU on November 27th
UTAH -- this needs to happen:
- Utah needs to lose one game -- they have these games left on the road; USC, Washington and Arizona
CLEMSON -- this needs to happen:
- They need to lose to Florida State
FLORIDA STATE -- this needs to happen:
- They need to beat Clemson -- then get hammered by Florida when they travel to the Swamp to take on the Gators on November 28th
And, we need STANFORD to keep on winning -- BIG!!! Setting up our game in Palo Alto on November 28th as our "play-in" game for the College Football Playoff!
Sunday, October 18, 2015
ND Alum George Blaha: Voice of MSU Spartans
The long-time radio voice of the Michigan State Spartans is Notre Dame alum George Blaha '66 -- here is his call on the fumbled punt snap in Ann Arbor...
Notre Dame Moves Up in Both Major Polls
The Fighting Irish are now ranked #10 in the latest Amway Coaches Poll and #11 in the AP Poll after last night's 41 - 31 win over USC.
LINK: RANKINGS
OT: Michigan's Radio Call of Last Play vs. MSU
If you're a Michigan fan -- you won't want to listen to this radio call (home team announcers) of the last play of the game against Michigan State. TOP LINK BELOW.
On a sad note for MSU -- the player who scored the game winning TD -- dislocated his hip in the celebration. See bottom link.
LINK: MICHIGAN'S RADIO CALL
LINK: MSU PLAYER DISLOCATES HIP IN CELEBRATION
The Mornin' After ND Beats USC 41 to 31 !!!
Took a lap around the worldwide web this morning to see what the media has to say about Notre Dame's come from behind 4th quarter win over USC last night...
LINK: LOS ANGELES TIMES
LINK: ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
LINK: SPORTING NEWS
LINK: SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
LINK: FOX SPORTS
LINK: NBC SPORTS
LINK: ESPN
Pre-Game Fun With the "Four Horsemen" at ND
They along with the NFL Players Association's Willis Whalen and film producer Ben Tishler (Notre Dame "Fighting For" TV spots) were here at Notre Dame to see the Fighting Irish beat the Trojans. As you can see from the photos, my family had a great time hosting these guys.
The bottom photo shows Bill holding court -- he was telling the story of appearing in Jerry Seinfeld's "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee" -- with ND alums Jimmy Small '08 and Dan Dunne '08.
Top photo L to R: Joe Bartnick, Paul Virzi, Bill Burr and Jason Lawhead.
The four comedians begin their tour tomorrow in Fort Wayne, IN -- leading up to a big date at Madison Square Garden on November 14th. The tour schedule is linked below:
LINK: BILL BURR CONCERT TOUR
Saturday, October 17, 2015
Game #412 of the Last 414 for Stanley Weber!
Notre Dame super-fan Stanley Weber will be attending his 412th game tonight -- out of the last 414 at Notre Dame Stadium -- over the last 74 seasons!
The streak began November 22, 1941 when Frank Leahy's Fighting Irish beat USC 20 - 18 !!! It was the 16th game in this rivalry.
Stanley has kept every ticket over the 74 years at Notre Dame Stadium -- that's him holding the scrap book with the tickets.
His ticket cost for that first game in 1941 against USC -- $2.20 -- his ticket cost for tonight's game: $125.
These are the tickets to his first eight games at Notre Dame Stadium -- CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE.
Sell-Out Streak at #248 -- Notre Dame Stadium
Wake up. It's Game Day.
#BeatSC pic.twitter.com/BtJ4U2yNOu
— The Fighting Irish (@FightingIrish) October 17, 2015
Tonight will be sell-out #248 in a row for Notre Dame Stadium!
USC vs. Notre Dame -- Media's Take on Game
Took a lap around the worldwide web this morning to see what the media has to say about this evening's PRIMETIME matchup between USC and Notre Dame.
Here's what they have to say:
LINK: LOS ANGELES TIMES
LINK: HEAVY
LINK: OBSERVER
LINK: ESPN ND BLOG
LINK: NBC SPORTS
Friday, October 16, 2015
Brennan Elected Notre Dame Trustees' Chair!
Former CEO of Vanguard and Notre Dame parent Jack Brennan (all three children are ND alums) was elected Chair of Notre Dame's Board of Trustees.
He will assume these duties on July 1, 2016.
LINK: STORY
Stanford Game Could Be a "Play-In" Game!
Thank you Stanford -- for your convincing 56 - 35 win over UCLA last night!
If Notre Dame and Stanford -- run the table undefeated the rest of the season -- this will be the Fighting Irish's "play-in" game for the College Football Playoff.
LINK: STORY
Thursday, October 15, 2015
Brady Quinn's Golf Shot from Water's Edge
CLICK ON THE WORDS -- "A VIDEO POSTED BY BRADY QUINN" -- it will lead you to the video.
ND Men's Basketball Ranked #18 in Poll
The first pre-season poll for men's college basketball was released today and our Fighting Irish -- the defending ACC Champions -- are ranked #18.
LINK: RANKED #18
TV Camera Man Wearing ND T-Shirt at USC
Apparently a TV camera operator -- who was filming at USC's football practice yesterday -- was asked to remove his NOTRE DAME T-shirt...
Here's the story.
LINK: NO ND T-SHIRTS
ESPN Story: Concern for Notre Dame's Focus
After the way we played in Los Angeles last November -- I'm not worried about our team's focus for this game...
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
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