Friday, October 13, 2017
Thursday, October 12, 2017
Five With Ties to ND on NCAA Commission
The FBI's investigation of bribery in college basketball has led to the NCAA forming a commission to look into the situation. Five members of the Commission have ties to the University of Notre Dame...
LINK: BRIBERY COMMISSION
CBS Projects College Football Playoff Ranking
Guess where Notre Dame is ranked...
The first CFP Ranking comes out on Halloween -- Tuesday, October 31st.
LINK: RANKING
Wednesday, October 11, 2017
Can Notre Dame Create "A Nightmare Scenario"
Sports Illustrated's Andy Staples looks at Notre Dame's remaining six games...
LINK: NIGHTMARE SCENARIO
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Monday, October 9, 2017
Sunday, October 8, 2017
The AP Top 25 / Analysis of Schedule Strength
Here's a look at the AP Top 25 -- see below -- and how many games each of these teams will play this season against the current ranked teams.
Bottom Line: The University of Notre Dame has the most difficult path to the College Football Playoff -- and it's not even close...
- Alabama: 1 game
- Clemson: 3 games
- Penn State: 3 games
- Georgia: 2 games
- Washington: 2 games
- Texas Christian University: 3 games
- Wisconsin: 1 game
- Washington State: 3 games
- Ohio State: 4 games
- Auburn: 3 games
- Miami: 2 games
- Oklahoma: 4 games
- University of Southern California: 3 games
- Oklahoma State: 2 games
- Virginia Tech: 2 games
- NOTRE DAME: 7 GAMES
- Michigan: 3 games
- South Florida: 1 game
- San Diego State: 1 game
- North Carolina State: 2 games
- Michigan State: 4 games
- University of Central Florida: 2 games
- Stanford University: 5 games
- Texas Tech: 3 games
- Naval Academy: 2 games
One Loss Teams Ranked Ahead of Notre Dame
Here's a look at the EIGHT one-loss teams ranked ahead of Notre Dame in the AP POLL -- this morning. Looking forward to seeing where Notre Dame will be ranked when the AP Poll comes out this afternoon...
#3: OKLAHOMA: 4 - 1
- Wins over teams with winning records; Ohio State and Tulane
- Loss at home to Iowa State (38 - 31)
- Road wins: Ohio State and Baylor
- Opponents' record so far: 11 - 16
# 7: MICHIGAN: 4 - 1
- Wins over teams with winning records; Florida and Purdue
- Loss at home to Michigan State (14 - 10)
- Road wins: Florida (neutral site) and Purdue
- Opponents' record so far: 13 - 13
- Common opponent with ND: Loss to Michigan State 14 - 10
#10: OHIO STATE: 5 - 1
- Wins over teams with winning records; Indiana, Army and Maryland
- Loss at home to Oklahoma (31 - 16)
- Road wins: Indiana and Rutgers
- Opponents' record so far: 16 - 10
#12: AUBURN: 5 - 1
- Wins over teams with winning records; Mississippi State
- Loss at Clemson (14 - 6)
- Road wins: Missouri
- Opponents' record so far: 15 - 16
#14: USC: 5 - 1
- Wins over teams with winning records; Western Michigan, Stanford, Texas,
- Loss at Washington State (30 - 27)
- Road wins: California
- Opponents' record so far: 21 - 14
#15: OKLAHOMA STATE: 4 - 1
- Wins over teams with winning records; Texas Tech
- Loss at home to Texas Christian University (44 - 31)
- Road wins: South Alabama and Pittsburgh
- Opponents' record so far: 13 - 14
#16: VIRGINIA TECH: 5 - 1
- Wins over teams with winning records; West Virginia and Delaware
- Loss at Clemson (31 - 17)
- Road wins: East Carolina and Boston College
- Opponents' record so far: 17 - 14
- Common opponent with ND: Beat BC on road 23 - 10
#20: UTAH: 4 - 1
- Wins over teams with winning records; Arizona
- Loss at home to Stanford (23 - 20)
- Road wins: BYU
- Opponents' record far: 11 - 19
#21: NOTRE DAME: 5 - 1
- Wins over teams with winning records; Michigan State
- Loss at home to Georgia (20 - 19)
- Road wins: Boston College, Michigan State and North Carolina
- Opponents' record so far: 18 - 17
Notre Dame's future opponents are 27 - 6, has to be the toughest remaining schedule in college football.
Saturday, October 7, 2017
We're 5 - 1 With a Very Difficult Schedule Ahead
Here's what the remaining six games look like -- these teams are a combined 27 - 6 as of this very moment. Has to be the most difficult remaining schedule in college football:
- October 21: University of Southern California -- ranked #14 / 5-1
- October 28: North Carolina State -- ranked #24 / 5-1
- November 4: Wake Forest -- not ranked / 4-2
- November 11: @ Miami (FL) -- #13 / 4-0
- November 18: Navy -- not ranked / 5-0
- November 25: @ Stanford -- not ranked / 3-2
Win out and we're playing in the College Football Playoff!
Fr. Jenkins' Statement on the HHS Mandate
Notre Dame president Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C. -- released this statement concerning the Trump Administration's decision to roll back the birth control mandate. The University had joined a lawsuit back in 2013 seeking relief from this federal mandate.
LINK: JENKINS' STATEMENT
LINK: U.S. CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS
Notre Dame's Snead Reappointed by Pope
Carter Snead, the William P. and Hazel B. White Director for Notre Dame's Center for Ethics and Culture was just reappointed this week by Pope Francis as a member of the Pontifical Academy for Life...
LINK: STORY
Will Ian Book Get His First Start at Notre Dame?
We saw glimpses of this young man's talent in the Blue-Gold Game -- will we see him leading the Irish today?
Friday, October 6, 2017
If You're Going to ND's Game Against Miami FL
Be sure to sign-up and attend one or more of these Notre Dame Club of Miami events -- should be great fun!
Go to this website for all of the details: ND VISITS MIAMI
THURSDAY -- November 9th
- Hesburgh Lecture
FRIDAY -- November 10th
- 3rd Annual Golf Classic and Reception
- Beach Clean-up Service Project
- Private Dinner at Joe's Stone Crab
- Notre Dame Social Hour and PEP RALLY
SATURDAY -- November 11th
- Yoga at Sunrise
- Game Day Transportation from Miami Beach to Stadium
- Pre-Game Official Tailgate Party
- ND vs. MIAMI football game
Thursday, October 5, 2017
ND's Anders Bjork Scores First NHL Point!
In his first NHL game -- former Notre Dame All-American Anders Bjork (#10) scores his first NHL point for the Boston Bruins on an assist on this goal by Jake DeBrusk --who scored his first NHL goal!.@JDebrusk's first NHL goal 🔥🙌 pic.twitter.com/46rpY3rJbc— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) October 6, 2017
Notre Dame Athletics' Team National Rankings
Took a lap around the "ranking landscape" to see where Notre Dame's athletic teams are ranked;
#5: Women's Basketball
#7: Men's Soccer
#8: Hockey
#13: Women's Soccer
#14: Men's Basketball
#17: Men's Swimming
#21: Football
#25: Women's Swimming
#26: Women's Volleyball
Wednesday, October 4, 2017
Tuesday, October 3, 2017
Monday, October 2, 2017
Sunday, October 1, 2017
Notre Dame Moves Up to #21 in AP Media Poll
Last week, 16 AP voters did not have Notre Dame in their top 25.
This week, every voter had the Fighting Irish ranked...
What didn't make sense to me was a few "moved Notre Dame down" -- after yesterday's convincing win over Miami of Ohio.
LINK: WHO RANKED ND -- WHERE
Another 'Helmet to Helmet" Hit Not Called...
Notre Dame running back Tony Jones, Jr. lost a great deal of his helmet paint on a direct "helmet to helmet" hit -- and it wasn't called.
Since this rule went into affect -- where a replay official could make the call -- it was reported that Notre Dame has lost SEVEN PLAYERS to ejection. Our opponents, have lost just ONE.
Saturday, September 30, 2017
360 Degree Photo Inside Notre Dame Stadium
Click on the FACEBOOK icon in the upper right corner -- will take you to the 360 photo...
Friday, September 29, 2017
Miami of Ohio's New Football Look for ND
FULL uniform combo for our game at Notre Dame pic.twitter.com/GfTVVdOFjJ— Miami Football (@MiamiOHFootball) September 29, 2017
Thursday, September 28, 2017
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
New Hotel Opens Up in Downtown South Bend
Aloft Hotels opens in South Bend, hoping to help revitalize city https://t.co/SOEfNtNwNJ pic.twitter.com/vjvpmV0cAY— ABC57News (@ABC57News) September 27, 2017
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Monday, September 25, 2017
24 FBS Teams Remain Undefeated After Week 4
I found this quite surprising -- that only 24 teams remain undefeated out of the 129 FBS programs -- with about 1/3 of the college football season completed.
Based on this week's schedule -- at a minimum -- there will be 3 fewer undefeated teams come this time next week...
LINK: THE UNDEFEATED
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