Sunday, October 22, 2017
Notre Dame Moves Up to #9 in the AP POLL
The win over USC moved the Fighting Irish up 4 spots in today's AP POLL.
Ohio State and Clemson are the only 1 loss teams ranked higher than Notre Dame this week.
LINK: AP TOP 25
Los Angeles Media Talks About ND's Win...
Notre Dame fans will enjoy reading this...
LINK: LOS ANGELES TIMES
LINK: LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS
LINK: ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
LINK: COLUMNIST -- WOLF
LINK: COLUMNIST -- WHARTON
HEISMAN VOTERS: Running Back "A" vs. "B"
Folks, it has to be said -- Josh Adams is not getting the love he deserves...
Here's the stats for the supposed HEISMAN FRONT-RUNNER according to the folks in Bristol -- compared to our favorite running back at Notre Dame.
Let's call one of the running backs "A" and the other "B"
UNKNOWN RUNNING BACK "A"
- 105 carries
- 967 yards rushing
- 9.3 yards per carry
- 8 TD's
- 84 yard TD run
UNKNOWN RUNNING BACK "B"
- 117 carries
- 757 yards rushing
- 6.5 yards per carry
- 8 TD's
- 80 yard TD run
Running back "A" -- is Josh Adams -- running back "B" is Saquon Barkley...
FYI: Josh Adams has sit out 9 quarters of football all ready -- more than two full games of action.
Saturday, October 21, 2017
Friday, October 20, 2017
NBC Promo: #13 USC vs. #11 Notre Dame
Notre Dame. USC. You won't want to miss this. Sat. 7:30P ET on NBC. pic.twitter.com/DI5nQztVcX— Notre Dame on NBC (@NDonNBC) October 20, 2017
MEDIA Predictions: USC vs. Notre Dame
Took a lap around the worldwide web (over lunch) to see what the media experts are predicting as the outcome for Saturday night's PRIME TIME matchup between the #11 USC Trojans and our #13 Fighting Irish of Notre Dame;
LINK: LA DAILY NEWS
LINK: CHICAGO TRIBUNE
LINK: SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
LINK: SB NATION
LINK: CBS SPORTS
Thursday, October 19, 2017
Domer Connaughton Leads Trail Blazers to Win!
Not a bad start!
A NBA career high 24 point performance for the former Fighting Irish star on opening night of the 2017-18 season!
The Trail Blazers 124 - 76 victory over the Phoenix Suns was the largest point differential in NBA history for an opening night game.
LINK: GAME HIGHLIGHTS
LINK: PORTLAND COACH TALKS ABOUT CONNAUGHTON
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
CBS Sports' Analysts Talk USC vs Notre Dame
Just a FYI: All four of them picked us to beat Georgia...
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Week 8 AP Voters -- Where They Ranked ND
Here's a very quick analysis of the AP Vote for week 8 of the college football season -- as it pertains to our favorite team, the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame.
Highest ranking given to Notre Dame this week:
- 6th -- Jason Galloway, Wisconsin State-Journal
Total number of AP Voters who placed Notre Dame in its Top 10 this week:
- 15 AP voters -- of the 61 AP voters
Lowest ranking given to Notre Dame this week:
- 19th -- Jerry DiPaola, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
LINK: AP VOTERS AND WHERE THEY RANKED ND
NBA's Opening Night for (4) Former Irish Stars
There are four former Fighting Irish basketball stars on NBA rosters;
- Jerian Grant, Chicago Bulls
- Pat Connaughton, Portland Trail Blazers
- Demetrius Jackson*, Houston Rockets
- Jack Cooley*, Sacramento Kings
*Denotes -- signed a two-way contract, between NBA club and NBA G League club
USC Week: Clay Helton's Sunday Media Call
USC's head football coach Clay Helton met with the media Sunday -- takes questions on game with Notre Dame...
LINK: HELTON MEDIA CALL
Monday, October 16, 2017
Updated National Rankings: Notre Dame Teams
Took a lap around the "ranking landscape" to see how our Fighting Irish teams are ranked this week:
- Women's Basketball: #5
- Hockey: #5
- Men's Soccer: #5
- Women's Swimming: #6
- Men's Swimming: #7
- Football: #13
- Men's Basketball: #14
Sunday, October 15, 2017
Domer Golden Tate Taking it to the House!
It's #Showtime in NOLA! ✨ pic.twitter.com/Dfdsl8a7Wd— Detroit Lions (@Lions) October 15, 2017
Domer Jac Collinsworth Pranks Rex Ryan
Rex Ryan is just trying to get to work, man. pic.twitter.com/RJJvhvDCqm— ESPN (@espn) October 15, 2017
Notre Dame the "Sixth Ranked One Loss Team"
The Football Writers Association of America released their SUPER 16 this morning and they ranked Notre Dame #13 -- ranking five other teams with one-loss ahead of them. Here are those teams -- along with Notre Dame and the team that beat them this season, game score and location:
#6 Ohio State:
- Lost to #8 Oklahoma 31 - 16 at home
#7 Clemson:
- Lost to un-ranked (3-3) Syracuse 27 - 24 on the road
#10 Oklahoma State:
- Lost to #4 TCU 44 - 31 at home
#11 Washington:
- Lost to un-ranked (3-3) Arizona State 13 - 7 on the road
#12 USC:
- Lost to #14 Washington State 30 - 27 on the road
#13 NOTRE DAME:
- Lost to #2 Georgia 20 - 19 at home
LINK: FWAA SUPER 16
OT: WMU's Football Field is Under Water
The Western Michigan Broncos were scheduled to play their homecoming game yesterday but thunderstorms and torrential rain forced the re-scheduling to today at 1 PM.
More than 8" of rain fell yesterday -- more today!
Today's update...
LINK: STORY
Most Difficult Six Week Stretch in ND History?
USC: 6 - 1
NORTH CAROLINA STATE: 6 - 1
WAKE FOREST: 4 - 2
MIAMI: 5 - 0
NAVY: 5 - 1
STANFORD: 5 - 2
Anders Bjork Scores First NHL Goal Last Night!
🎥 Anders Bjork on his first three NHL games: "It's been a good challenge so far." pic.twitter.com/FV66V4eq3M— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) October 14, 2017
The former Notre Dame All-American, who left early for the NHL -- is off to a good start with his professional career!
Saturday, October 14, 2017
ND Hockey Mom -- on Harry Connick Jr. Show
Manon Rheaume -- the mother of Notre Dame goalie Dylan St. Cyr -- just happens to be the first woman to ever play in a National Hockey League game...
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
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