I'm told the broadcast will begin at 8 PM ET. Should be fun!
LINK: NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL AWARDS SHOW
Friday, December 7, 2012
Watch the ND Football Awards Show LIVE !!!
I'm told the broadcast will begin at 8 PM ET. Should be fun!
LINK: NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL AWARDS SHOW
Thursday, December 6, 2012
The Most HONORED CFB Player of All-Time!
Manti Te'o is the most honored PLAYER to ever wear the GOLD HELMET in the 125 year history of Notre Dame football...
And, now -- THE HISTORY OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL!
Manti Te'o has now won SIX NATIONAL AWARDS -- with the Heisman Trophy left -- which is already more than ANY COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYER in HISTORY!!!
Here are the honors he's received so far:
- Maxwell Award -- the best football player in the country
- Walter Camp Player of the Year Award -- top player in the country
- Bednarik Award -- top defensive player in the country
- Butkus Award -- top linebacker in the country
- Bronco Nagurski Trophy -- top defensive player in the country
- Lombardi Award -- top lineman or linebacker in the country
Will the Heisman be next...
LINK: VIDEO OF MANTI WINNING MAXWELL AWARD
"Notre Dame Football Awards Show" Tonight!
Folks, this night has been a long time coming...
At 7:30 PM ET -- TONIGHT -- The Home Depot College Football Awards Show (AKA The Notre Dame Football Awards Show) will be televised on ESPN.
This is MUST SEE TV -- for the entire Notre Dame Family.
It's expected that Notre Dame's Ara Parseghian, Brian Kelly, Tyler Eifert and "some guy named" Manti will be standing on the stage accepting well deserved accolades from the college football world.
LINK: HOME DEPOT COLLEGE FOOTBALL AWARDS SHOW
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Manti Te'o Wins Lombardi Award Tonight!
Can you believe the week Manti is having!!!
He and Coach Kelly are flying all over the country to pick up HARDWARE. Tonight they were in Houston, TX where Manti became the fifth player in Notre Dame history to receive the Lombardi Award.
YOU MUST WATCH HIS ACCEPTANCE SPEECH -- he's special...
Here's the speech:
LINK: MANTI TE'O WINS LOMBARDI AWARD
Brian Kelly Named COACH OF THE YEAR!
Word got out today that the University of Notre Dame's Brian Kelly has been selected (for the second time in his career) the Home Depot Coach of the Year Award!
And, Notre Dame's Tyler Eifert was awarded the Mackey Award as the nation's top Tight End...
Boy, the hardware keeps rollin' in for the IRISH!
Both Coach Kelly and Tyler Eifert will receive their awards tomorrow night on ESPN during the Home Depot College Football Awards Show. This will be must see - TV!
LINK: KELLY AND EIFERT
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Skylar & Manti -- Only Notre Dame!
The two BMOC's at Notre Dame wear a Headband and a Lei...
Skylar Diggins and Manti Te'o recently sat down with Kate Sullivan '98 and talked about their Notre Dame experience. Good stuff here:
LINK: SKYLAR AND MANTI
ND Athletic Director Talks Football and Hoops
Jack Swarbrick sat down with Fighting Irish Digital Media's Jack Nolan this week to talk about the Notre Dame football program and men's basketball program...
LINK: SWARBRICK ON FOOTBALL
LINK: SWARBRICK ON BASKETBALL
"200 Phone Calls Per Hour" ND Bookstore...
It appears the Notre Dame Family has been awaken!
A story ran this morning that "demand for Notre Dame branded merchandise is reaching HISTORIC LEVELS..." Here's the link:
LINK: HISTORIC LEVELS
Manti Mania -- Continues Today, the Latest...
This is quite a week for Notre Dame's two-time All-American -- he collected two national awards yesterday (Butkus and Nagurski) to go with the Sportsmanship award he received last Thursday night...
Is there a HEISMAN in Manti's future?
Sure hope so!
LINK: ESPN BLOG -- "ALL THINGS HEISMAN"
LINK: THE OKLAHOMAN
LINK: CHICAGO TRIBUNE
LINK: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
LINK: USA TODAY
LINK: ASSOCIATED PRESS
LINK: PHILLY MAGAZINE
LINK: HAWAII REPORTER
LINK: NBC CHICAGO
Monday, December 3, 2012
Manti Wins the Bronco Nagurski Award !!!
The Charlotte Touchdown Club awarded Notre Dame's All-American Linebacker the Nagurski Award -- symbolizing the top defensive player in the nation!
Once again, Manti is the first Notre Dame player to win this award!
Congrats!
LINK: TE'O WINS NAGURSKI
When Did the WSJ Turn Into a Sports Paper?
Some of the more engaging stories these past few weeks on Notre Dame football have come from the Wall Street Journal -- can you believe it!
Here's another fun story about Notre Dame's game with Alabama:
LINK: BAMA, NOTRE DAME, OH MY!
Looks Like We'll Have Some Fans in Bama!
The students at Auburn have created these "WAR IRISH" t-shirts to wear to show they're rooting for Notre Dame in the BCS National Championship game...
Does that mean "half the state" of Alabama will be rooting for ND?
Manti Te'o -- Butkus Award Winner!!!
He'll be presented the Butkus Award on December 17th on the Notre Dame campus.
Manti Te'o is the first Notre Dame player to ever receive this award.
Congratulations Manti!
LINK: BUTKUS AWARD
Sunday, December 2, 2012
BCS Bowl Teams -- Graduation Success Rate
The BCS Bowl Selection Show aired this evening on ESPN -- and here's the list of the teams playing in the BCS Bowl Games and their NCAA Graduation Success Rate. As well as all of the other Bowl Games...
If you look at the BCS Bowl Match-ups -- you have three of the five games that will have a hard time selling all of their tickets: Sugar Bowl, Orange Bowl and yes, the Rose Bowl...
BCS National Championship Game -- January 7, 2013
- #1 Notre Dame: 97 GSR
- #2 Alabama: 75 GSR
Rose Bowl Game -- January 1, 2013
- #6 Stanford: 90 GSR
- NR Wisconsin: 65 GSR
Sugar Bowl Game -- January 2, 2013:
- #3 Florida: 75 GSR
- #21 Louisville: 63 GSR
Orange Bowl Game -- January 1, 2013:
- #12 Florida State: 55 GSR
- #15 Northern Illinois: 83 GSR
Fiesta Bowl Game -- January 3, 2013:
- #4 Oregon: 64 GSR
- #5 Kansas State: 58 GSR
ADDITIONAL BOWL GAMES
Cotton Bowl -- January 1, 2013
- #9 Texas A&M: 69 GSR
- #11 Oklahoma: 47 GSR
Capital One Bowl -- January 1, 2013
- #7 Georgia: 69 GSR
- #16 Nebraska: 68 GSR
Outback Bowl -- January 1, 2013
- #10 South Carolina: 55 GSR
- #18 Michigan: 69 GSR
Chick-Fil-A Bowl -- December 31, 2012
- #8 LSU: 77 GSR
- #14 Clemson: 75 GSR
Alamo Bowl -- December 28, 2012
- #23 Texas: 58 GSR
- #13 Oregon State: 60 GSR
Holiday Bowl -- December 27, 2012
- #17 UCLA: 62 GSR
- NR Baylor: 63 GSR
MAACO Bowl Las Vegas -- December 22, 2012
- NR Washington: 74 GSR
- #19 Boise State: 81 GSR
Quinn Leads Chiefs to Emotional Win Today...
Former Notre Dame QB Brady Quinn, led his grief stricken teammates to only their second win of the season today -- throwing two TD's in the Chiefs' 27 to 21 victory over the Carolina Panthers.
Chiefs' starting LB Jovan Belcher shot and killed his girlfriend yesterday morning before turning the gun on himself a little later in front of coaches at the Kansas City Chiefs practice facility.
Brady was 19 for 23 for 201 yards and the two touchdown passes. It was Quinn's first win as a starter for the Chiefs. Here's what's being said about today's game...
LINK: KANSAS CITY STAR
LINK: BRADY QUINN POST GAME
LINK: CHIEFS POSTGAME LOCKER ROOM
Three College Coaches Did Not Vote ND #1
The last vote of the college football season by the Coaches -- is made public. And, fifty-six of the fifty-nine coaches voted NOTRE DAME #1 !!!
Here's the three who did not -- and where they placed the IRISH -- click on the link below to see how all of the coaches voted:
- James Franklin, Vanderbilt -- picked Notre Dame #4
- Tommy Tubberville, Texas Tech -- picked Notre Dame #2
- Rick Stockstill, Middle Tennessee State -- picked Notre Dame #2
(Photo above of Vanderbilt Coach James Franklin -- who picked Alabama, Georgia and Florida ahead of the IRISH -- all fellow member of the SEC.)
LINK: FINAL USA TODAY / COACHES POLL
Former MLB Commissioner Talks Notre Dame
Come to find out -- Fay Vincent, the former CEO of Columbia Pictures and Commissioner of Major League Baseball -- is a Notre Dame fan.
Just this week he authored an editorial about the Fightin' Irish football team -- pretty cool!
LINK: A LIFE LONG PASSION FOR NOTRE DAME
"Biggest BCS Underdog of All-Time" I LOVE IT !
Here's what they have to say less than 12 hours after Georgia 'runs out of time' -- and Bama squeaks by them.
WHAT THOUGH THE ODDS BE GREAT OR SMALL...
LINK: ESPN'S COLLEGE FOOTBALL FINAL
LINK: BCS CHAMPIONSHIP WEBSITE
LINK: CBS SPORTS
LINK: SPORTING NEWS
LINK: LINDY'S SPORTS
LINK: YAHOO SPORTS
LINK: BUSINESSWEEK
LINK: ESPN
LINK: BLEACHER REPORT
Saturday, December 1, 2012
BRING ON BAMA !!!
It's pretty obvious what the IRISH will have to do -- make BAMA pass the ball. It's going to be FUN!
LINK: WATCH CBS' POST GAME
The Turning Point's USC Video -- A CLASSIC!
I missed this video earlier in the week -- you're going to LOVE this...
LINK: THE TURNING POINT -- PROTECT THIS HOUSE
Musical Tribute to Manti Te'o -- Must See !!!
I received a text and an email today from ND GO IRISH BLOG regulars Dave Peloquin and Michael McLaughlin alerting me to this video -- IT IS A MUST SEE!!!
LINK: MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO MANTI
Video of Coach Kelly at SEC Championship
University of Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly was a guest on the CBS set at the SEC Championship game in Atlanta, GA today. Here's a link to the interview:
LINK: COACH KELLY AT SEC CHAMPIONSHIP
She's the #1 College Golfer in the Country!
For the first time in the history of the golf program at the University of Notre Dame -- an IRISH golfer is ranked #1 in the country.
And, she's a FRESHMAN!
Lindsey Weaver -- who as a high school senior became only the 2nd female golfer in history to shoot a 59 in competition -- is now ranked the #1 player in the country! Here is her story:
LINK: THE #1 PLAYER IN THE COUNTRY
Notre Dame & NBC -- "Best Friends Forever"
Here's a business magazine's perspective of Notre Dame and NBC's relationship.
LINK: NOTRE DAME & NBC
Friday, November 30, 2012
Manti Mania! -- Here's What You'll Find Today
Took a lap around the worldwide web to capture what the media is sayin' about Notre Dame's All-American linebacker Manti Te'o -- here's what I've found today:
LINK: DAN PATRICK SHOW
LINK: SPORTING NEWS
LINK: ESPN
LINK: NESN
LINK: NBC'S NOTRE DAME CENTRAL
LINK: CHICAGO TRIBUNE
Thursday, November 29, 2012
The Heisman Push Began Today for Manti!
Notre Dame's two-time All-American linebacker -- Manti Te'o -- spent the afternoon today with his own press conference (link below), followed by an award presentation ARA'S SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD during the Irish's game with Kentucky and a live "in-game" interview with the ESPN crew -- also linked below...
I suspect we'll see a pretty good run of Manti stories over the next week as we lead up to next Saturday's Heisman Trophy presentation in New York City.
LINK: MANTI'S PRESS CONFERENCE
LINK: MANTI'S ESPN IN-GAME INTERVIEW
Notre Dame Beats #8 Kentucky EASILY!
Mike Brey's Fighting Irish played tonight like we thought they would this season...
They DOMINATED the defending National Champions -- after overcoming a slow start when the Wildcats took an early 12 - 6 lead. The Irish led by as many as 20 points in the second half -- finishing with a 64 - 50 win.
IT'S ONLY THE SECOND TIME IN JOHN CALIPARI'S FOUR SEASONS AT KENTUCKY THAT HIS TEAM HAS BEEN BEAT BY DOUBLE DIGITS!
Notre Dame's back court tandem of Eric Atkins and Jerian Grant led the Irish -- combining for 29 BIG points, 10 assists and 4 steals!
Here's what the media had to say about Notre Dame's big win - along with a link to Coach Brey's post game press conference and game highlights!
LINK: COACH BREY'S PRESS CONFERENCE
LINK: GAME HIGHLIGHTS
LINK: ESPN
LINK: ESPN BLOG
LINK: SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE
LINK: LEXINGTON HERALD LEADER
LINK: GAME BLOG -- HERALD LEADER
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Coach Parseghian to be Honored at Disney...
I suspect they're just might be a few more members of the current Notre Dame football program being honored that night as well!
Congratulations Coach Parseghian!
LINK: ARA TO BE HONORED
Photo of the Day: Writer Shining Helmets...
Today he was in "taking his medicine" for his prediction that USC would beat ND.
16 Million TV Viewers -- ONLY NOTRE DAME!
Notre Dame's game this past week with "un-ranked" USC drew a television audience of 16 million viewers -- the most watched SATURDAY NIGHT football game in ABC history! Here's some other "fun facts" as it relates to the size of this TV audience:
- The largest TV audience ever for a non #1 vs. #2 college football game since 1991 -- 21 YEARS -- that game was ND vs. FSU...
- The largest TV audience for a regular season college football game on any network since 2006
LINK: NOTRE DAME TV AUDIENCE
"We Owe Notre Dame a Standing Ovation"
These were the last words in a piece produced by ESPN's Gene Wojciechowski...
LINK: WHAT THOUGH THE ODDS
Jim Rome on Rick Reilly's Polishing of Helmets
I'll let Jim Rome tell the rest of the story...
LINK: JIM ROME ON RICK REILLY
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
"Notre Dame Beats Ohio State by Two TD's..."
Simonson took it upon himself to then talk about Notre Dame, how they "do things the right way," and -- how they "would beat Ohio State by two touchdowns..."
Special thanks to long-time ND GO IRISH BLOG regular R.J. Doyle for alerting me to this story! That's "Uncle R.J." to me!
LINK: NOTRE DAME BEATS OHIO STATE
WSJ: Why Notre Dame Deserves This...
The folks at the Wall Street Journal produced this video; WHY NOTRE DAME DESERVES TO BE IN THE BCS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME...
Yeah, the Wall Street Journal is giving sports commentary. Take a look.
LINK: WHY NOTRE DAME!
Irish Connection Take #2 From LA Coliseum
Can't get enough of this moment for the NOTRE DAME FAMILY. You'll want to watch this!
LINK: IRISH CONNECTION -- TAKE #2
Skip Bayless: "Manti Te'o Deserves Heisman"
Never thought I'd hear Skip Bayless promote a Notre Dame player -- for anything that had a POSITIVE outcome...
The world must be changing!
You'll enjoy reading Bayless' case as to why Manti Te'o is deserving of the Heisman Trophy.
LINK: MANTI DESERVES THE HEISMAN
TMQ: Notre Dame Should Be Celebrated!
If you're a regular to the ND GO IRISH BLOG you'll know that a common theme has been -- "when will someone talk about graduating student-athletes in the sports media..."
Well, it looks like that day has come!
LINK: NOTRE DAME SHOULD BE CELEBRATED
Notre Dame's Prophetic Author!
The story talks about a fictional coach, by the name of COACH KELLY, who in his third year coaching the IRISH would lead them to a NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!
You can't make this up!
Here's a link to the ABC-TV story on Bob and his book!
LINK: THE GIPPER'S GHOST
LINK: THE GIPPER'S GHOST FACEBOOK PAGE
LINK: BUY THE KINDLE VERSION!
A MUST READ -- Wall Street Journal Story
Notre Dame fans, this is a Wall Street Journal article written by Jason Gay -- a University of Wisconsin alum -- who's not a fan of the IRISH...
You'll find this worthy of your time!
LINK: CHILL OUT ON #1 NOTRE DAME
Sports Talk Radio on ND's Perfect Season!
Sports Talk Radio -- was filled with conversation about the Fightin' Irish of Notre Dame yesterday. Here's a sample of what you might have missed!
LINK: MIKE & MIKE -- ESPN
LINK: MIKE & MIKE #2 -- ESPN
LINK: COLIN COWHERD -- ESPN
LINK: JIM ROME -- THE JIM ROME SHOW
LINK: JIM ROME #2 -- THE JIM ROME SHOW
LINK: SCOTT VAN PELT -- ESPN
LINK: DAN PATRICK -- THE DAN PATRICK SHOW
LINK: JT THE BRICK -- FOX SPORTS
Think You've Got a Great Notre Dame Room...
You might "re-think" this after you've watched this video...
WOW, is all I can say!
LINK: THE ULTIMATE NOTRE DAME THEATER
Monday, November 26, 2012
Inside Notre Dame Football: USC Victory Show
You'll enjoy this edition of Inside Notre Dame Football with Brian Kelly. Just click on the link below:
LINK: INSIDE NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL -- USC VICTORY SHOW
Notre Dame Closes Gap: All-Time Winning %
A 12 - 0 season cures a lot of ills...
One of them was the All-Time Winning % lead which Notre Dame relinquished to Michigan during the Ty Willingham era...
As of this very moment -- here's the "math" on the All-Time Winning % Lead in College Football -- less than ONE THOUSANDTH OF A POINT separates Michigan and Notre Dame:
- MICHIGAN: 903 Wins -- 314 Losses and 36 Ties = .73503%
- NOTRE DAME: 865 Wins -- 300 Losses and 42 Ties = .73405%
So, here's the math: Michigan has a TWO GAME LEAD on the Fighting Irish. Here's how I see it: when Notre Dame wins the BCS Championship game and Michigan loses their bowl game -- we'll roll into Ann Arbor next fall looking to beat Michigan to regain the All-Time Winning % lead.
In the All-Time Wins department -- Notre Dame is currently #3:
- Michigan: 903 wins
- Texas: 866 wins
- Notre Dame: 865 wins
Notre Dame Turns 170 Years-old Today!
On this day -- November 26, 1842 the University of Notre Dame du Lac was founded by Rev. Edward F. Sorin, C.S.C.
Happy Birthday Notre Dame!
LINK: FR. SORIN -- WIKI PAGE
LINK: NOTRE DAME GLEE CLUB
I Missed This Video Last Week -- MUST SEE!!!
This might be one of the best videos I've seen surrounding Notre Dame Football -- it is that good. Oh, how I wish I had watched this before Saturday's game with USC...
LINK: ...GOING TO CUT YOU DOWN
Sunday, November 25, 2012
How You Might Want to Deal With the Haters...
If you run into a SEC fan, Oregon fan, etc., over these next forty days or so, and they say "Notre Dame doesn't deserve to play in the National Championship game -- just share the following with them...
LINK: PAT FORDE -- NOTRE DAME PLAYED A TOUGHER SCHEDULE
USC's Lane Kiffin Talks Loss to Notre Dame
USC coach Lane Kiffin met with the media -- along with QB Max Wittek -- after losing to Notre Dame 22 - 13. Some of the key comments from Kiffin:
- "We only ran 48 plays on offense -- which is unheard of..."
- "We were 1 for 8 on third down..."
- "They're the number 1 goal line defense in the country for two years now -- they did this to everybody..."
- "Notre Dame showed me they have phenomenal senior leadership..."
- "They (Notre Dame) are not very exotic -- they're old school..."
LINK: LANE KIFFIN POST GAME
USC Network: "Best Team We've Played..."
USC Network's Dan Weber and Johnie Freatman talked about their game with the Fightin' Irish -- and they shared that the Trojans' admitted Notre Dame was the BEST TEAM THEY HAVE PLAYED this season...
Found it interesting they chose the backdrop of the Notre Dame Equipment truck!
LINK: USC NETWORK ANALYSIS OF GAME
"HE IS MANTI" -- Play the Game!
Notre Dame Athletics released this video that was just "tweeted" by @CoachBrianKelly
LINK: HE IS MANTI
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