LINK: THE NOTRE DAME BRAND
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Forbes' Twist on Notre Dame's Success on Field
LINK: THE NOTRE DAME BRAND
AP Poll: Notre Dame #1, Alabama #2
I'm not surprised we're #1 -- however, I'm shocked we got ALL 60 FIRST PLACE VOTES!
Saturday's game with USC can't come fast enough!
Notre Dame fans will want to tune-in this evening to ESPN when they "officially" announce NOTRE DAME as the #1 Team in the BCS RANKINGS. The fun begins at 8:30 PM ET!
GO IRISH!
LINK: AP POLL STORY
LINK: USA TODAY STORY
Notre Dame Students Celebrating on Campus!
This photo was just "tweeted" by WNDU-TV's Angelo DiCarlo -- as word got out around campus that the NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH are #1 in college football!
Here's the WNDU-TV video linked below!
LINK: NOTRE DAME STUDENTS CELEBRATE THE NEWS!
Saturday, November 17, 2012
6,937 Days Since the IRISH Were Last #1 !!!
Notre Dame has not been ranked #1 in college football since November 20, 1993 -- when Boston College kicked a field goal to beat the IRISH.
It's been way too long!
ENJOY THIS NOTRE DAME!!!
The Irish are now the only team in college football that know they need only two more wins to win a NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP -- and the RING!
LINK: ESPN
PS: Irish fans we're going to start hearing this story the next few days -- "Notre Dame should have to play in a conference championship to qualify for the National Championship game..." -- just smile and make plans to take January 7th off of work!!!
NOTRE DAME #1: ONLY UNDEFEATED TEAM!
November 17, 2012 -- the day NOTRE DAME returned to the top of the COLLEGE FOOTBALL world!
- #1 Kansas State loses to Baylor 52 - 24
- #2 Oregon loses to Stanford in OT 17 - 14
- #3 NOTRE DAME beats Wake Forest 38 - 0
KSU LOSES, IRISH CONTROL DESTINY!
CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!
The Baylor Bears -- who were 4 - 5 coming into their game tonight with #1 ranked Kansas State Wildcats and they crushed them 52 - 24!
THANK YOU BAYLOR BEARS!!!
Notre Dame can now secure a spot in the NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME with a win next Saturday against that school in Los Angeles!
INCREDIBLE!!!
LINK: USC QB INJURED
Post Game Coverage: ND 38 -- WFU 0
The folks at Fighting Irish Digital Media have done a world-class job all season -- and they didn't disappoint today! Here's their coverage of Notre Dame's 38 - 0 win over Wake Forest. Enjoy!
LINK: COACH KELLY'S POST GAME PRESSER
LINK: IRISH CONNECTION
LINK: SENIOR PLAYER INTERVIEWS
LINK: T.J. JONES INTERVIEW
LINK: GAME HIGHLIGHTS
11 - 0 and PERFECT @ HOME for the IRISH!
The Irish put on an offensive show in the first half -- running up more than 460 yards of offense and 31 points -- while the defense continued its dominance holding their EIGHTH OPPONENT in eleven games to ONE TOUCHDOWN or less.
Think about that...
The IRISH are 11 - 0 for the first time in 23 years!
Here's what the media has to say about Notre Dame's 38 - 0 win over Wake Forest today.
LINK: NBC'S NOTRE DAME CENTRAL
LINK: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
LINK: WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL
LINK: ESPN
LINK: ESPN -- NOTRE DAME BLOG
LINK: SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE
LINK: YAHOO SPORTS
Final Gameday @ NOTRE DAME for Seniors!
There will be many "lasts" today at Notre Dame Stadium for the members of the University of Notre Dame's Class of 2013 -- here's rooting they wal away with IRISH EYES SMILING!
Took a lap around the worldwide web this morning to see what's being said about this afternoon's game. Just click on the links below:
LINK: GREENSBORO NEWS & RECORD
LINK: SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE
LINK: WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL
LINK: ESPN NOTRE DAME BLOG
LINK: NBC'S NOTRE DAME CENTRAL
LINK: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
LINK: YAHOO! SPORTS
Friday, November 16, 2012
Preparing the ND Locker Room for the IRISH!
Ryan Grooms and crew put the 'icing on the cake' every Friday morning -- as they prepare for the Fightin' Irish to come in to their Notre Dame Stadium locker room on Saturday around 1:30 PM ET. Here's a story that WSBT-TV did on the preparation of this "hallowed" space:
LINK: THE NOTRE DAME LOCKER ROOM
Thursday, November 15, 2012
#8 Notre Dame Hockey Beats #13 Michigan!
Jeff Jackson's Fightin' Irish beat the Michigan Wolverines tonight in Ann Arbor by the score of 3 - 1 -- with two third period goals! Here's a link to the game's highlights:
LINK: NOTRE DAME WINS ROAD GAME TONIGHT
Wake Forest Week: Coach Kelly With Media
This is the last media session for Coach Kelly before Saturday afternoon's game with Wake Forest. He reported it was nearly a "PERFECT PRACTICE" on Thursday -- so the IRISH should be ready to roll! Here's a link to the media session:
LINK: COACH KELLY WITH MEDIA
Muffet's Lady Irish Add More Size & Talent!
Playing in "back to back" National Championship Finals has its benefits. One is recruiting, and Muffet McGraw landed (ONCE AGAIN) one of the top recruiting classes in the country!
How's this for some size; 6'-4", 6'-4" and 6'-3" -- then you throw in the starting point guard on Team USA's Gold Medal 17-Under team at this summer's World Championships for good measure.
Here are the four student-athletes who committed to the Fighting Irish:
Taya Reimer -- (photo above) who's ranked as high as the #3 player in the country -- is a 6'-3" forward out of Fishers, IN. Here is Taya's bio:
LINK: TAYA REIMER
Lindsay Allen -- who's ranked as the #17 player in the country -- is a 5'-7" point guard out of Mitchelville, MD. Here is Lindsay's bio:
LINK: LINDSAY ALLEN
Kristina Nelson -- who's ranked as the #32 player in the country -- is a 6'4" power forward out of Buford, GA. Here is Kristina's bio:
LINK: KRISTINA NELSON
Diamond Thompson -- who's ranked as the #73 player in the country -- is a 6'4" power forward out of Wheaton, IL. Here is Diamond's bio:
LINK: DIAMOND THOMPSON
LINK: NOTRE DAME'S OFFICIAL RELEASE
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Off Topic: What's Flying Over Denver!
The folks at CNN broke a story today about an "un-identified" flying object that can only be seen if you video tape the skyline of DENVER (during lunch time) and then slow down the video.
You're going to want to watch this!
LINK: FLYING OVER DENVER
Four Top High School Hoops Stars Sign Today!
The class is ranked 10th in the nation -- we haven't seen a class as highly regarded as this in quite some time!
The class is led by a local product by the name of Demetrius Jackson (photo on the left) -- the Marian High School standout is one of the top point guards in the country -- ranked the #26 prospect overall. He's a huge get for the IRISH. Here's a link to his HIGHLIGHT VIDEO along with a link to an impressive DUNK:
LINK: DEMETRIUS' DUNK
LINK: DEMETRIUS JACKSON
The second highest ranked player also hails from the State of Indiana and that's V.J. Beachem who plays for New Haven High School (Fort Wayne, IN). The 6'-6" small forward is ranked #64 in the country by Scout.com. Here is V.J's highlight video:
LINK: V.J. BEACHEM
The third Notre Dame recruit among the top 100 players in the country is Steve Vasturia -- a 6'-5" shooting guard out of St. Joseph's Prep in Philadelphia. Vasturia is ranked #90 in the country by Scout.com. Here is Philly news story about Steve's commitment to Notre Dame:
LINK: STEVE VASTURIA
And the fourth player to commit to Notre Dame today is another local product -- his name is Austin Torres and he's a 6'-6" power forward from Mishawaka's Penn High School. Torres and Jackson play on the same AAU team in the summer leagues. Here is Austin's highlight video:
LINK: AUSTIN TORRES
LINK: NOTRE DAME'S OFFICIAL RELEASE
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Must See: Kate Sullivan Interviews Manti Te'o
Notre Dame alum Kate Sullivan '98 (CBS Channel 2 -- Chicago) recently sat down with Manti Te'o for a special interview -- you'll enjoy this!
LINK: MANTI TE'O -- THE INTERVIEW
Wake Forest Week: Coach Kelly With Media
As has become customary for Tuesday's during the football season -- Coach Kelly met with the media today to talk about his team and Saturday's opponent Wake Forest.
This is the last home game for 26 seniors in the Notre Dame football program!
LINK: COACH KELLY'S PRESS CONFERENCE
Manti Te'o's Notre Dame Farewell...
There will be many tears in the stands this Saturday night around 7:30 PM ET when #5 -- the "Hawaiian Hitman" -- takes a lap around Notre Dame Stadium for the very last time.
He's quite a young man.
THANK YOU TE'O FAMILY (photo above) FOR SHARING YOUR SON WITH NOTRE DAME!
LINK: MANTI'S NOTRE DAME FAREWELL
LINK: MANTI TE'O HIGHLIGHTS
"Echoes Awakened, Thunder Shaken"
I found this piece by Charles P. Pierce -- who writes for ESPN's Grantland -- to be quite fair and entertaining.
He's obviously not a fan of our Fightin' Irish -- but, he respects what's happening...
LINK: CHEER, CHEER FOR OLD NOTRE DAME...
Saint Mary's Student Takes on Celine Song...
LINK: SYLVIA'S PERFORMANCE LAST NIGHT
Manti Te'o: The Making of a Legend
Folks, you have got to watch this -- it's a special that a local Hawaiian TV station is running on Notre Dame's Manti Te'o this week.
You're going to love this.
LINK: THE MAKING OF A LEGEND
Monday, November 12, 2012
ND vs. Kansas State: Common Opponents
Here's a graphic we haven't seen on any television screen over the past couple of weeks -- and it has to do with COMMON OPPONENTS between the University of Notre Dame and Kansas State University.
We've played two common opponents: Miami and Oklahoma -- here's the combined offensive and defensive points scored and allowed in those two games involving Kansas State and Notre Dame:
- Kansas State: 76 - 32 -- margin: 44 points
- Notre Dame: 71 - 16 -- margin: 55 points
Why haven't we seen this discussed? Is it because it's not favorable to Kansas State?
#7 Notre Dame Scores with 37 Seconds Left...
To tie the game with #4 Georgetown to take the Big East Men's Soccer Championship Final into OVERTIME!
The IRISH then win it in the 2nd OT! You're going to want to watch these highlights!
LINK: BIG EAST CHAMPIONS!
The Stories Keep Coming: Does Notre Dame...
This will be the story over the next four weeks -- does an undefeated Notre Dame deserve to play for the National Championship? Yahoo Sports' Pat Forde weighed in on that very subject as did ESPN's Adam Rittenberg -- take a read:
LINK: SEC ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN...
LINK: SEC WILL NEED HELP
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Notre Dame Moves up to #3 in BCS Rankings
Notre Dame is #1 in four computer polls / #2 in the other computer poll -- yet, ND is #3 in the human polls.
I guess "humans" don't like DEFENSE...
LINK: BCS RANKINGS
Notre Dame Student Wins National Math Prize!!!
You do not want to play "FLASH CARDS" with this woman!
Notre Dame senior MurphyKate Montee (Sturgeon Bay, WI) was awarded the 2013 Alice T. Schaefer Mathematics Prize -- which is awarded to only ONE UNDERGRADUATE WOMAN in America each year!
LINK: AMERICA'S BEST!
The "Mornin' After" Notre Dame Goes to 10 - 0 !
We should all be SMILING right now. Our Notre Dame Fightin' Irish are undefeated -- ONE OF ONLY THREE TEAMS IN THE FBS that can say just that!!!
Here's what our friends in the media have to say about our IRISH in the wake of ND's 21 - 6 win over BC.
LINK: BOSTON HERALD
LINK: ESPN'S NOTRE DAME BLOG
LINK: BOSTON GLOBE
LINK: THE SPORTING NEWS
LINK: SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE
LINK: ESPN/ABC POST GAME VIDEO
LINK: USA TODAY
LINK: ASSOCIATED PRESS
Notre Dame Locker Room's 10 - 0 Celebration !!!
After what our football program has been through over the past number of years -- I'm absolutely shocked at how many IRISH fans are disappointed this morning in HOW WE WON the past couple of weeks.
Folks, WE ARE UNDEFEATED! Let's celebrate that fact and not worry about STYLE POINTS.
I've got a good feeling that much will happen these next three weeks of college football and WHEN we keep winning -- things will fall in place quite nicely for our IRISH.
Here's the post game celebration in Chestnut Hill after Notre Dame's FIFTH PRIME TIME WIN this season.
LINK: NOTRE DAME LOCKER ROOM
Coach Kelly's Post Game Press Conference
Coach Kelly met with the media after last night's 21 - 6 win over Boston College in PRIME TIME!
LINK: COACH KELLY PRESSER
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Hey, We're 10 - 0 !!!!!!!!!!
Who cares about this made-up term called STYLE POINTS?
The Notre Dame Fightin' Irish are 10 - 0 and we're a lock for a BCS game (with an 11th win) -- looks like we'll be COMING UP ROSES -- at worst!
What must they be thinking in Ann Arbor and Columbus!
Here's a look at the media's quick reaction to Notre Dame's 21 - 6 victory over Boston College:
LINK: ESPN'S NOTRE DAME BLOG
LINK: NBC'S NOTRE DAME CENTRAL
LINK: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
A Team With 2 Wins in Prime Time on ABC?
Only if you play Notre Dame...
Has there ever been a team with 2 wins -- this late in the season -- playing in front of a national TV audience in Prime Time?
NEVER.
Folks, if you run into BIG TEN, SEC, PAC 12, BIG 12 fans -- and they question the power of the Notre Dame brand -- just point them to this evening. And ask them this -- if your team was playing an opponent with two wins, would that game be televised nationally?
Kick-off is set for 8:12 PM ET on ABC -- GO IRISH!
Friday, November 9, 2012
Muffet's #7 IRISH Beat #19 Ohio State Today
The grand experiment -- playing basketball on the deck of an aircraft carrier, floating in water in less than ideal conditions...
The Notre Dame women's basketball team traveled to Mount Pleasant, SC to play in the 2nd Annual Carrier Classic "outside" on the deck of the USS Yorktown -- and beat Ohio State 57 - 51.
The Irish were led by Natalie Achonwa's 17 points and 10 rebounds. ND frosh Jewell Loyd -- in her college debut --- grabbed 12 rebounds, including 4 on the offensive end.
LINK: VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS
LINK: GAME BOX SCORE
Coach Kelly -- Last Media Session Prior to BC
Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly met with the media after practice, last night, to talk about his team's week of preparation for Saturday night's PRIME TIME tilt with Boston College.
LINK: COACH KELLY MEETS WITH MEDIA
Boston College's "Bowl Game" This Saturday!
The Boston College Eagles were eliminated from post season bowl competition with their loss last Saturday to Wake Forest -- thus, this is THEIR BOWL GAME!
I trust Coach Kelly has made his IRISH well aware of this fact!
Took a quick lap around the web -- some 30 hours before kick-off to see what the media has to say about Notre Dame vs. Boston College:
LINK: BOSTON HERALD #1
LINK: BOSTON HERALD #2
LINK: BOSTON GLOBE #1
LINK: BOSTON GLOBE #2
LINK: SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE
LINK: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
LINK: ESPN'S NOTRE DAME BLOG
LINK: NBC'S NOTRE DAME CENTRAL
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Sylvia Yacoub Advances to Final 12 -- The Voice
Saint Mary's College (Notre Dame, IN) student Sylvia Yacoub keeps advancing on NBC's hit show THE VOICE -- as it was announced this evening that she was one of the top eight in the audience vote!
Yacoub will perform again next Monday night!
LINK: YACOUB ADVANCES!
LINK: VIDEO OF SYLVIA'S PERFORMANCE
Lady Irish to Play on Aircraft Carrier Friday!
Muffet McGraw's #7 Fightin' Irish will take their game "outside and off-land" on Friday as they play in the 2012 Carrier Classic on the deck of the aircraft carrier the USS Yorktown -- docked in Mount Pleasant, SC.
This is the first time a women's college basketball game will have taken place on an aircraft carrier.
Notre Dame will be playing Ohio State -- Irish fans can watch the game on the NBC Sports Network beginning at 11 PM ET (tape delayed basis) Friday night. The game tips-off at 4 PM ET.
LINK: COACH McGRAW'S PRESS CONFERENCE
LINK: CONVERTING AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER TO A BASKETBALL STADIUM
LINK: CARRIER CLASSIC WEBSITE
LINK: UND.COM WEBSITE
ABC Already Previewing ND vs. BC Game
ESPN's Brad Edwards was given the assignment of talking about the ABC Prime Time Matchup Saturday night at 8 PM ET between Notre Dame and Boston College. Here's what he had to say:
LINK: PREVIEW -- NOTRE DAME vs. BOSTON COLLEGE
Five Domers Win Election Tuesday Night!
Four University of Notre Dame graduates were elected to the United States House of Representatives and a fifth was elected to the United States Senate!
- Peter Visclosky -- a 1973 Notre Dame Law School grad won his fifteenth term in Congress (Indiana)
- Peter King -- a 1968 Notre Dame Law School grad was re-elected for an eleventh term in Congress (New York)
- Michael Kelly -- a 1970 Notre Dame graduate was re-elected for a second term in Congress (Pennsylvania)
- Keith Rothfus -- a 1990 Notre Dame Law School grad won his first term in Congress (Pennsylvania)
- Joe Donnelly -- a 1977 Notre Dame graduate and a 1981 Notre Dame Law School grad won his first team in the U.S. Senate after serving in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2006 (Indiana)
LINK: DOMERS WIN TUESDAY!
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
BC's Head Football Coach Talks Notre Dame
Frank Spaziani -- the head football coach at Boston College met with the media today to talk about Saturday's game against our Fighting Irish. Here's a link to the teleconference:
LINK: SPAZIANI TALKS NOTRE DAME
Two Irish Football Players Among Top 32!
The folks at USA Today published a story "today" on the top rated 32 college football players for next year's 2013 NFL Draft. Notre Dame fans will recognize a couple of names on that list!
LINK: TOP 32 NFL DRAFT PROSPECTS
Could the IRISH End Up in the Rose Bowl?
The folks in Pasadena are already talking about the prospects of Notre Dame returning to the Rose Bowl -- the Irish last played in that game in 1925!
This could be fun!
Thanks to ND GO IRISH BLOG regular Shawn Gallagher for alerting me to this story.
LINK: IS NOTRE DAME ROSE BOWL BOUND?
Coach Kelly on the Dan Patrick Show Today
Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly was a guest this morning on the Dan Patrick Show. Coach Kelly let the world know where he voted his Fightin' Irish, in the latest Coaches Poll.
LINK: COACH KELLY -- DAN PATRICK SHOW
Photo of the Day: The Green Fire Truck!
You've got to love this!
ND GO IRISH BLOG regular Corey Angst (Mendoza College of Business faculty member) was kind enough to forward me these photos of a 1934 Ford Fire Truck that a number of "Notre Dame" families have restored; the Angst family, Kidder family, Cullinan family, Dugard family, Cox family, Egan family, Sedlack family, Curran family, Smoker family, Haigh family, Barrett family, O'Shaughnessy family and the O'Brien family.
You can find it over in the Hesburgh Peace Studies parking lot on football weekends!
Corey believes the GREEN FIRE TRUCK has brought the IRISH Good Luck and should be given some of the credit for NOTRE DAME's undefeated season!
Hey, we're 9 - 0 -- they better drive that truck to Los Angeles over Thanksgiving!
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Chicago Tribune Story: ND's Zach Martin
He's one of the best offensive linemen in the country -- and he wears #70 for the Notre Dame Fightin' Irish!
Irish captain and left tackle Zach Martin was interviewed by the Chicago Tribune -- enjoy!
LINK: ZACH MARTIN
Take the Blind Test -- Who Should Be #1 & #2?
Folks, the gang at CBS Sports put together a BLIND TEST of the top five teams in the polls -- based on their performance on the field and their opponents performance.
You need to take that TEST -- I will tell you, the two teams I voted for ended up getting 61% of the vote and it did include the NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH!
LINK: TAKE THE TEST!
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