Sunday, January 8, 2017
Muffet's Irish Play #14 Miami Today on ESPN2
The game tips off at 3 PM ET on ESPN2 -- big road test for the Fighting Irish!
FYI -- former ND hoops star Michaela Mabrey is now on the Miami Hurricanes staff.
LINK: NOTRE DAME vs. MIAMI
Clemson Coach Talks Loss to Notre Dame
Here's a video of Clemson's Brad Brownell talking about Notre Dame's 75 - 70 win over his Tigers yesterday...
LINK: BROWNELL
Saturday, January 7, 2017
Big ACC Win for Brey's Irish Over Clemson!
3 - 0 and still one of only two teams in the ACC undefeated in conference play -- that's Mike Brey's Fighting Irish!
In a game that a number of his stars had a tough first half -- Notre Dame found a way to beat a very talented Clemson team.
Fun Fact: Clemson has never beaten Notre Dame in basketball!
Up next for the first place IRISH -- Miami on the road...
LINK: ACC STANDINGS
Clemson vs. Notre Dame on ESPNU at 3 PM ET
Clemson rolls into town today to take on our Fighting Irish -- coming off a game they felt they blew against North Carolina earlier in the week...
The IRISH will have to contend with one of the top players in the ACC today -- Jaron Blossomgame -- who poured in 30 points in Notre Dame's 89 - 83 win last year (highlights above).
The game will be televised on ESPNU beginning at 3 PM ET.
Here's what the media has to say about today's game:
LINK: TIGER BEAT
LINK: FOX SPORTS
LINK: SB NATION
Friday, January 6, 2017
Thursday, January 5, 2017
Pete Carroll Admits They Screwed Up With Tate
Former Notre Dame All-American Golden Tate will be lining up against his old teammates in Seattle Saturday night in a first round NFL Playoff game...
LINK: CARROLL ON TATE
"An Unheralded Offensive Juggernaut"
Mike Brey's Fighting Irish garnering some media love...
"...and it’s tough not to be astounded by a program who doesn’t get five-star recruits, yet looks ready to compete with the ACC’s heavyweights for the third year running."
LINK: YAHOO SPORTS
Wednesday, January 4, 2017
Big ACC Win for the First Place Fighting Irish!
Mike Brey's Fighting Irish are just one of two teams still undefeated in the first week of ACC play -- think about that!
Tonight's impressive 77 - 70 win over the #9 ranked Louisville Cardinals is sure to garner some attention from the poll voters.
Up next for Notre Dame -- Clemson this Saturday at Purcell Pavilion.
LINK: ACC STANDINGS
Zach Auguste Scores 31 Points & 14 Rebounds
Former Notre Dame basketball star Zach Auguste -- who is currently playing professional basketball in Turkey in their Champions League -- is adjusting quite well to the European hoops game...
LINK: STORY
#9 Louisville vs. #21 Notre Dame Tonight!
The game will be televised on the ACC Network, beginning at 9 PM ET -- here's where you can find this network across the country:
LINK: WHERE TO WATCH ON ACC NETWORK
Tuesday, January 3, 2017
Louisville's Pitino Talks Game vs. Notre Dame
The #9 ranked Cardinals come to town tomorrow night to take on our #23 ranked Fighting Irish -- big hoops game.
LINK: PITINO TALKS ND
Film Review -- Michael Floyd's Impact in NE
Former Notre Dame All-American Michael Floyd is getting a new start in New England -- here's what happened this past Sunday...
LINK: MICHAEL FLOYD
Monday, January 2, 2017
Domer Darius Walker's Wedding Photos
The former Notre Dame running back's recent wedding was featured on this website...
LINK: DARIUS' WEDDING
LINK: WEDDING PHOTOS
New York Times Feature on Romeo Okwara
Thought you'd enjoy reading this. The 21 year-old Domer (with an Accounting Degree) is making quite a name for himself in the Big Apple!
Special thanks to ND GO IRISH BLOG regular Greg Galdabini for alerting me to this story. Thanks Greg!
LINK: NYT TIMES ARTICLE
Sunday, January 1, 2017
Happy New Year to My Notre Dame Family!
I'm back...
Took a little family trip and forgot the POWER CORD to my laptop -- the longest I've ever been away from this blog since I started this six years ago.
SORRY!!!
Plenty happened while I was away:
Saturday, December 24, 2016
Friday, December 23, 2016
Thursday, December 22, 2016
Great Story! -- Competing at "All Ireland 2016"
You're going to want to read this story about four Notre Dame seniors and four Saint Mary's College seniors -- and a senior ND student coach -- and their trip of a lifetime...
LINK: STEPS IN TIME
Domer Bettis Shares the "Story of My Life"
You'll want to read this about former Notre Dame All-American, and Pro Football Hall of Famer -- Jerome "The Bus" Bettis.
LINK: STORY OF MY LIFE
Wednesday, December 21, 2016
Zack Martin & Harrison Smith Pro Bowl Honors!
Two former Notre Dame football captains -- Zack Martin (Cowboys) and Harrison Smith (Vikings) have earned a trip to the 2017 NFL Pro Bowl...
LINK: 2017 NFL PRO BOWL ROSTERS
Tuesday, December 20, 2016
A Remarkable Photo Taken at ND's Grotto
This has been flying around the web the last week -- thought I'd post the photo and the story below...
LINK: GROTTO PHOTO
ESPN's Coverage of the Farrell Family Reunion
First he got the W. Then the surprise of a lifetime. https://t.co/IC64WH01BI— ESPN (@espn) December 20, 2016
Michael Floyd "Getting Comfortable" with NE
Here's a story out of New England about the Patriots' and their efforts to get the former Notre Dame All-American up to speed...
LINK: FLOYD
Giants to Promote Ishaq Williams to NFL Roster
The media is reporting that former Notre Dame student-athlete, Ishaq Williams will be promoted today to the New York Giants roster today.
If this is true -- this is great news for Williams, who hasn't played in a real game in some time.
LINK: ISHAQ TO THE GIANTS ROSTER
Monday, December 19, 2016
Matt Farrell's "Christmas Surprise" -- Tonight!
WATCH:An unreal moment between two brothers.— Notre Dame MBB (@NDmbb) December 20, 2016
Matt Farrell thought his brother was coming home from Afghanistan in February... he was wrong. pic.twitter.com/kp8GVik7Si
How Do College Football Coaches Handle This?
Stanford's star running back Christian McCaffrey has opted not to play in the Cardinal's bowl game in order to concentrate on training for the upcoming NFL Draft.
Is this the Jaylon Smith Effect?
Yet, former Notre Dame All-American Jaylon Smith "tweeted" this today...
LINK: MCCAFFREY PICKS SELF OVER TEAM
Domer Golden Tate Injured in Loss to Giants
Former Notre Dame All-American Golden Tate caught eight passes yesterday for 122 yards in the Detroit Lions' loss to the New York Giants. Tate leads the Lions in yards receiving for the season with 942.
The Lions and Tate aren't talking about the injury...
LINK: GOLDEN HURT
Sunday, December 18, 2016
ND Looking for Strength & Conditioning Coach
It was reported by NBC Sports yesterday that Paul Longo, head of ND Football's strength & conditioning program has taken on another role on Coach Kelly's staff.
If this is true -- there has been no confirmation from Notre Dame on this report -- you can be certain that Notre Dame will conduct a national search for this important position.
Here's a look at the EIGHT highest paid Strength & Conditioning coaches in college football -- you'll be surprised which college program currently pays the most for this position...
LINK: HIGHEST PAID
Torii Hunter, Jr. to Pursue Baseball Career
The now former Fighting Irish wide receiver will pursue his lifelong dream of playing professional baseball like his Dad.
TorIi was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels this past summer -- here's the story...
LINK: BASEBALL FOR TORII
New York Post Q&A With Domer Romeo Okwara
The New York media seems to be taking a liking to the Giants' free agent rookie from the University of Notre Dame.
LINK: ROMEO
Saturday, December 17, 2016
#21 Notre Dame vs. #15 Purdue at 2 PM ET
The Fighting Irish have the opportunity today to beat a higher ranked opponent in the Crossroads Classic in Indianapolis. The game tips off at 2 PM ET and will be televised on ESPN2.
Here's what the media is saying about today's game:
LINK: LAFAYETTE JOURNAL & COURIER
LINK: SB NATION
LINK: INDIANAPOLIS STAR
LINK: SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE
Here's what the media is saying about today's game:
LINK: LAFAYETTE JOURNAL & COURIER
LINK: SB NATION
LINK: INDIANAPOLIS STAR
LINK: SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE
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