Thursday, December 3, 2015
Domer's At It Again: "Re-elect Iowa Speedway"
Just last month Notre Dame alum Jimmy Small '08 -- was trying out for the Iowa Barnstormers...
Well, yesterday -- he announced Iowa Speedway's re-election campaign. Here is his stump speech.
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Latest Bowl Projections for Notre Dame
Took a lap around the worldwide web to see where the media prognosticators are predicting Notre Dame will play in a bowl game -- and who they will play...
LINK: CBS SPORTS -- PEACH BOWL vs. FLORIDA STATE
LINK: SPORTS ILLUSTRATED -- FIESTA BOWL vs. IOWA
LINK: FOX SPORTS -- FIESTA BOWL vs. OHIO STATE
LINK: ESPN -- FIESTA BOWL vs. IOWA or HOUSTON
LINK: CBS SPORTS -- PEACH BOWL vs. FLORIDA STATE
LINK: SPORTS ILLUSTRATED -- FIESTA BOWL vs. IOWA
LINK: FOX SPORTS -- FIESTA BOWL vs. OHIO STATE
LINK: ESPN -- FIESTA BOWL vs. IOWA or HOUSTON
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Monday, November 30, 2015
Notre Dame's "Class of 2029" at Stanford...
You'll want to read this story about Taylor Leadership Academy's 3rd Grade Class' trip to see Notre Dame take on Stanford...
LINK: "NOW I BELIEVE"
OT: Greatest Helmet / Uniform Story -- EVER!
I am absolutely jazzed with what Under Armour has come up with for the Naval Academy and their annual game next Saturday with Army...
WOW !!!
You're going to want to read the STORY tied to the helmets and uniform design...
I'm now thinking -- maybe we should do Notre Dame tribute helmets -- these next five Shamrock Series games to our five National Championship coaches and their eleven teams.
What do you think?
Sunday, November 29, 2015
"Tight End U" Became "Tight End FEW" in 2015
As in few catches (17), few yards (204) and ONE TOUCHDOWN for the entire 2015 season.
What happened to the home of; Casper, MacAfee, Bavaro, Mastzak, Hunter, Brown, Holohan, Fasano, Smith, Carlson, Rudolph, Eifert, etc. ???
Notre Dame never sees this type of production -- for the season -- from the Tight End position:
- Alize Jones: 11 catches for 166 yards
- Nic Weishar: 3 catches for 19 yards
- Durham Smythe: 2 catches for 13 yards and 1 TD (fake field goal)
- Chase Hounshell 1 catch for 6 yards
Here's Stanford's production out of their Tight End position (last night) against Notre Dame:
- 9 catches for 174 yards and 2 TD's
If you want to point to a telling stat for the season -- especially when you look at Notre Dame's inability to score TD's in the Red Zone -- it was SIX total points out of the TE position (which came on a fake field goal).
Saturday, November 28, 2015
Notre Dame Arrives at Stanford Stadium
Jaylon Smith and the Irish have arrived at Stanford Stadium. We're live at 6 on WNDU with the Irish. pic.twitter.com/e7Ja1QuvwM
— Angelo Di Carlo (@angdicarlowndu) November 28, 2015
A Domer's Son -- Playing QB at Stanford Today
Kevin Hogan, Stanford's QB -- is a son of Notre Dame. His dad, who died this past December from cancer, was a Domer as are dozens of other family members.
Here's a Mercury News story about Kevin and ND...
LINK: A SON OF NOTRE DAME
Friday, November 27, 2015
Thursday, November 26, 2015
Happy Thanksgiving from Notre Dame!
8FOR8 at Notre Dame: We gave 8 incoming Notre Dame students a GoPro camera to capture their first 8 weeks of college...
The Phone Call: A Notre Dame student talks about the "greatest moment" of her life.
This is Home: A freshman student opens up about her life and the home she's found at Notre Dame.
Halfway Around the World: A freshman student from China talks about the gift of his Notre Dame education.
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Take the Test -- Rank the TEAMS in the Playoff
Well, the Notre Dame family has its IRISH UP!
We just saw our Fighting Irish drop from #4 to #6 -- with three teams jumping us this week in the CFB Playoff Rankings. Here's what happened Saturday to precipitate this change:
- #4 Notre Dame beat Boston College (3 - 8) 19 - 16 -- despite five turnovers
- #5 Iowa beat Purdue (2 - 8) 40 - 20 at home
- #7 Oklahoma beat TCU (9 - 1) 30 - 29 -- stopping TCU's two point conversion to win the game
- #9 Michigan State beat Ohio State (10 - 0) 17 - 14 -- last second FG
We keep hearing the term "body of work" -- so, here it is -- the body of work for each of the teams ranked #3 to #6 in the CFB Playoff Rankings. Now it's your turn to sit on the Committee. You rank the teams...
TAKE THE CFB PLAYOFF COMMITTEE TEST!
Rank these four "nameless" teams -- in order of #3 to #6. I'm willing to bet you that if you just use the body of work -- you won't see the Fighting Irish outside the TOP FOUR!
TEAM A 10 - 1
- FBS Opponents' Record: 69 - 59
- FBS Opponents with 8+ wins: 3
TEAM B 11 - 0
- FBS Opponents' Record: 53 - 68
- FBS Opponent's with 8+ wins: 3
TEAM C 10 - 1
- FBS Opponents' Record: 70 - 60
- FBS Opponent's with 8+ wins: 4
TEAM D 10 - 1
- FBS Opponents' Record: 73 - 58
- FBS Opponents with 8+ wins: 5
If you need "tie-breakers" to assist you in determining the rankings of these four teams -- here they are:
- Team D beat Texas 38 - 3
- Team A lost to Texas 24 - 17
- Team D beat Pittsburgh: 42 - 30 @ Pitt
- Team B beat Pittsburgh: 27 - 24 @ Home (on a last second FG)
Cheat Sheet: Team A is Oklahoma, Team B is Iowa, Team C is Michigan State and Team D is Notre Dame.
A "Sneak Peek" -- A Season With Notre Dame
Go behind-the-scenes as @NDFootball made their home away from home @fenwaypark tonight,10p/9c. #ASeasonWith #NDvsBC
https://t.co/RMUL9071p1
— A Season With (@ASeasonWith) November 25, 2015
On Showtime this evening at 10 PM ET.
Tonight's CFB Playoff Rankings...
Folks, here's the drill...
Whether we're #3, #4, #5 or #6 tonight -- it really doesn't matter.
WE HAVE TO BEAT STANFORD SATURDAY ON THE ROAD -- we do that and I like our chances of finishing in the TOP FOUR. Here's why:
This is a given.
It will come down to who looks better on paper out of these three teams -- for one of those four positions in the Playoff:
Here's what that "paper" looks like right now:
NOTRE DAME:
OKLAHOMA:
OKLAHOMA STATE:
We beat Stanford Saturday night -- it will be difficult to keep us out of the Playoff!
Whether we're #3, #4, #5 or #6 tonight -- it really doesn't matter.
WE HAVE TO BEAT STANFORD SATURDAY ON THE ROAD -- we do that and I like our chances of finishing in the TOP FOUR. Here's why:
- The ACC will have one team in the CFB Playoff
- The SEC will have one team in the CFB Playoff
- The Big Ten will have one team in the CFB Playoff
This is a given.
It will come down to who looks better on paper out of these three teams -- for one of those four positions in the Playoff:
- 11 - 1 Notre Dame
- 11 - 1 Oklahoma or an 11 - 1 Oklahoma State
Here's what that "paper" looks like right now:
NOTRE DAME:
- FBS Opponents: 11
- Opponents Records: 73 - 58
- Opponents with 8+ wins: 5
- Common opponent Texas: Notre Dame 38 - Texas 3
OKLAHOMA:
- FBS Opponents: 11
- Opponents Records: 69 - 59
- Opponents with 8+ wins: 3
- Common opponent Texas: Texas 24 - Oklahoma 17
OKLAHOMA STATE:
- FBS Opponents: 9
- Opponents Records: 67 - 60
- Opponents with 8+ wins: 3
- Common opponent Texas: Oklahoma State 30 - Texas 27
We beat Stanford Saturday night -- it will be difficult to keep us out of the Playoff!
Monday, November 23, 2015
Sunday, November 22, 2015
Full Game Replay: ND 19 - BC 16 @ Fenway
Here's a link to the full game replay of Notre Dame's win over Boston College last night at Fenway Park...
LINK: ND 19 - BC 16
Saturday, November 21, 2015
David Ortiz's Request of Notre Dame Football
This is pretty cool.
Notre Dame Football Equipment Manager Ryan Grooms @NDFBEquipment sent out this tweet, acknowledging that Boston Red Sox star David Ortiz requested that Notre Dame wide receiver Torii Hunter, Jr. (son of recently retired baseball star Torii Hunter, Sr.) -- be assigned his locker for tonight's game at Fenway Park.
Classy move.
Boston's Security Plans for Tonight's Game
Here's a TV report from Boston's ABC affiliate last night about security plans for tonight's Shamrock Series game between Boston College and Notre Dame at Fenway Park.
LINK: BEEFED UP SECURITY
ND at Fenway: Undefeated & Unscored Upon
The Fighting Irish played their first game at Fenway Park back in 1944 -- beating Dartmouth 64 - 0. The coach that year -- Ed McKeever -- was "standing in" for the legendary Frank Leahy, who left Notre Dame to serve our country in the Navy during World War II.
Tonight's game with Boston College will be Notre Dame's second football game at Fenway Park -- 71 years later.
Boston Globe: A Notre Dame Invasion!
Thought you'd enjoy this Boston Globe story where they suggest a name change for Boston to Notre Dame, Massachusetts as more than 30,000 Fighting Irish fans are expected to invade their town this weekend...
LINK: NOTRE DAME INVASION
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