The Fighting Irish football team will take the field again on April 20, 2013 at Notre Dame Stadium in the 84th Annual Blue Gold Game. And, tickets went on sale today. Here's the link for more information:
LINK: BLUE GOLD GAME TICKETS
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
84th Annual Blue Gold Game Tickets On Sale!
The Fighting Irish football team will take the field again on April 20, 2013 at Notre Dame Stadium in the 84th Annual Blue Gold Game. And, tickets went on sale today. Here's the link for more information:
LINK: BLUE GOLD GAME TICKETS
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Belichick Leads Impressive List to Speak at ND!
Looks like Coach Kelly's three days on the golf course in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am -- in a group with New England Patriot's head coach Bill Belichick -- has paid some dividends...
Notre Dame just announced that the Super Bowl Champion coach will headline a list of impressive coaches who will be presenters at the Notre Dame Football Coaches Clinic -- April 11- 13. Here's the scheduled speakers beyond Coach Kelly and his staff:
- Bill Belichick -- New England Patriots head coach
- Marv Lewis -- Cincinnati Bengals head coach
- Marc Trestman -- Chicago Bears head coach
- Chris Ault -- former University of Nevada head coach
- Saw Wyche -- former Cincinnati Bengals head coach
- Andy Heck -- Kansas City Chiefs offensive line coach
If you're interested in attending the Notre Dame Football Coaches Clinic -- click on the link below!
LINK: NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL COACHES CLINIC
The Mornin' After Notre Dame's 3 OT Win!
It's the best rivalry in women's college sports -- Notre Dame vs. UCONN...
And, last night's 3 OT game was just another in a long line of great games between these two powers.
Took a lap around the web this morning to see what the media had to say about the IRISH's big win last night to earn a second straight Big East Regular Season Championship -- just click on the links below:
LINK: HARTFORD COURANT #1
LINK: HARTFORD COURANT #2
LINK: ESPN'S GRAHAM HAYS
LINK: SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE
LINK: THE DAY -- CONNECTICUT
LINK: NEW HAMPSHIRE REGISTER
LINK: BIG EAST WEBSITE
Monday, March 4, 2013
Happy 125th Birthday Coach Rockne!
Happy Birthday Coach Rockne!
The IRISH Have Geno's Number -- 3 OT Win!
It was a classic. Two of the top three teams in the country -- going 3 OT's before the IRISH pull away and win by a score of 96 - 87.
Notre Dame became the first team in two decades to beat UCONN six times in a seven game period. IMPRESSIVE!
Skylar Diggins played every one of the 55 minutes in her last game in front of the hometown crowd -- a gutsy, gutsy performance!
Skylar and Kayla McBride each put up big numbers -- Diggins scored 29 and Kayla put in 26 before fouling out in the 2nd overtime.
Here's a video of Skylar talking to the crowd before leaving the Purcell Pavilion floor for the last time in a Notre Dame uniform.
LINK: POST GAME PRESS CONFERENCE
LINK: GAME HIGHLIGHTS
LINK: ESPN COVERAGE
LINK: PHOTO GALLERY
Unique Visitor Count Exceeds 600,000 !!!
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Skylar's Last Stand @ Notre Dame -- Tonight!
Notre Dame All-American and "ALL EVERYTHING" Skylar Diggins -- will play in her last game in front of the home crowd and home town tonight.
And, she couldn't have a better opponent -- UCONN.
It's #2 vs. #3 -- on the last night of the BIG EAST season. Plenty at stake including BIG EAST and NCAA Tournament seeding -- going to be quite an evening at Purcell Pavilion. You can watch tonight's game on ESPN2 -- tip off slated for 7 PM ET.
Here's what the media has to say about Skylar and tonight's contest:
LINK: NEW YORK TIMES
LINK: ESPNW
LINK: WNDU-TV
LINK: CONNECTICUT POST
LINK: SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Samardzija Gets Opening Day Start for Cubs!
He sure made a good choice picking baseball...
Former Notre Dame All-American "wide receiver" Jeff Samardzija was just named the Opening Day starter for the Chicago Cubs. Congratulations Jeff!
LINK: SAMARDZIJA -- OPENING DAY!
LINK: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
LINK: VIDEO FROM INTERVIEW LAST WEEK
Irish Beat BG -- End Up Second in CCHA
Well, we needed the following to happen last night in college hockey to win the CCHA regular season title:
- Notre Dame beats Bowling Green -- CHECK!
- Michigan State beats Western Michigan -- CHECK!
- Ohio State beats Miami -- NOPE!
So, the IRISH end up in second place in the final CCHA regular season standing -- earning Notre Dame a first round bye in the CCHA tournament. The Irish will host a second round game the weekend of March 15 - 17 against the second lowest seeded team to advance.
Here's a link to the final CCHA regular season standings -- along with game highlights:
LINK: GAME HIGHLIGHTS
LINK: CCHA STANDINGS
Will It Be the ACC, Big East or the Catholic 7?
The news broke this past week that seven Catholic school members of the Big East would break away as early as next season to start their own conference. This move would more than likely be the end to the Big East -- or, will it?
Rumor has it that the "Catholic 7" already have a TV deal with Fox.
Over the past few days -- word started to leak out that the "Catholic 7" would take the Big East name with them -- and, start their new conference next season. So, where does that leave Notre Dame with its timetable to move to the Atlantic Coast Conference?
Here's what the media is saying:
LINK: SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE
LINK: ESPN
LINK: NEW YORK POST
LINK: SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
LINK: USA TODAY
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Manti Te'o Honored Last Night in Atlantic City
Notre Dame All-American linebacker Manti Te'o was honored last night at the Maxwell Football Club dinner in Atlantic City. Here's some of the media coverage:
LINK: CHICAGO TRIBUNE
LINK: DELAWARE DAILY TIMES
LINK: WALL STREET JOURNAL
LINK: NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
LINK: YAHOO SPORTS
Notre Dame Hoops on ESPN Today at 2 PM ET
The #21 ranked Fightin' Irish of Notre Dame will be in downtown Milwaukee this afternoon to take on #22 ranked Marquette -- in a huge BIG EAST game for both teams.
When I think of ND vs. Marquette -- I think of Al McGuire and Digger Phelps...
Marquette has been 'unbeatable' at home -- winning 24 straight.
The game will be televised on ESPN -- with tip-off slated for 2 PM ET.
LINK: GAME PREVIEW
A Story -- The Irish Bagpiper
ND GO IRISH BLOG regular -- and my cousin, Mike Doyle (Holland, MI) -- shared this story with me. I liked it so much that I had to share it with all of you.
THE IRISH BAGPIPER
Stiofain Gael MacGeough popped in and shared a great story with us...
As a bagpiper, I play many gigs. Recently I was asked by a funeral director to play at a graveside service for a homeless man. He had no family or friends, so the service was to be at a pauper’s cemetery in the back country. As I was not familiar with the backwoods, I got lost and, being a typical man, I didn’t stop for directions.
I finally arrived an hour late and saw the funeral guy had evidently gone and the hearse was nowhere in sight. There were only the diggers and crew left and they were eating lunch.
I felt badly and apologized to the men for being late. I went to the side of the grave and looked down and the vault lid was already in place. I didn’t know what else to do, so I started to play.
The workers put down their lunches and began to gather around. I played out my heart and soul for this man with no family and friends. I played like I’ve never played before for this homeless man.
And as I played ‘Amazing Grace,’ the workers began to weep. They wept, I wept, we all wept together. When I finished I packed up my bagpipes and started for my car. Though my head hung low, my heart was full.
As I opened the door to my car, I heard one of the workers say, “I never seen nothin’ like that before and I’ve been putting in septic tanks for twenty years.”
Apparently, I’m still lost…
Got to Love These Gold Hockey Helmets!
This photo was taken by the University of Notre Dame's Matt Cashore from last night's hockey game against Bowling Green. The Fightin' Irish are in third place -- with an outside chance to still finish first in the last season of CCHA hockey.
The regular season ends tonight -- to win the CCHA regular season title; ND needs to beat Bowling Green, Ohio State needs to beat Miami and Michigan State needs to beat Western Michigan University. GO IRISH!
National Rankings for Notre Dame Teams !!!
I'm not sure if Notre Dame has ever kept track of things like this -- but, you have to ask -- has there ever been an academic year when more Irish teams have been ranked in the top-25 than this one?
15 of Notre Dame's 24 NCAA Division I athletic teams are ranked in the top-25 this academic year -- four others have been or will be (as you'll see below) -- incredible!
Look at this:
- Women's basketball: #2 ranking in the country
- Men's Lacrosse: #2 ranking in the country
- Women's Fencing: #2 ranking in the country
- Men's Fencing: #2 ranking in the country
- Football: #4 ranking in the country
- Women's Lacrosse: #7 ranking in the country
- Men's Soccer: #8 ranking in the country
- Hockey: #11 ranking in the country
- Women's Soccer: #13 ranking in the country
- Women's Swimming & Diving: #18 ranking in the country
- Women's Cross Country: #18 ranking in the country
- Women's Tennis: #18 ranking in the country
- Men's Basketball: #21 ranking in the country
- Baseball: #22 ranking in the country
- Women's Golf: #25 ranking in the country
In addition:
- Notre Dame's women's rowing team is coming off a season where they were ranked #15 in the country -- the rankings for this season will be released soon
- Notre Dame's women's volleyball team was ranked, for a time, in the top-25 this academic year
- Notre Dame's men's tennis team has been ranked in the top-25 this academic year (season on-going)
- Notre Dame's men's swimming team has been ranked in the top-25 this academic year (season on-going)
Friday, March 1, 2013
Sports Illustrated's Latest NFL Mock Draft
SI's Don Banks released his latest look at the 2013 NFL Draft. Unfortunately, there's only one Notre Dame player being drafted in the First Round of his mock draft.
LINK: MOCK DRAFT
Will We Soon See Brady Quinn in Jets Uniform?
LINK: CBS STORY
LINK: ESPN STORY
LINK: NEWSDAY STORY
LINK: JETS 101
LINK: USA TODAY
Watch Bengal Bouts LIVE Tonight at 7 PM ET
Notre Dame's 82nd Annual Bengal Bouts' championship fights will be broadcast live via ESPN3 tonight at 7 PM ET. To watch it on your computer -- just click on the link below.
Here's a photo of the ring inside an empty Purcell Pavilion -- hours before tonight's fight.
LINK: BENGAL BOUTS -- WATCH LIVE HERE AT 7 PM ET
LINK: BOUTS -- PREVIEW
LINK: BENGAL BOUTS HISTORY
The Nation's #1 Business School Has a DEAN!
The Mendoza College of Business has been ranked the #1 undergraduate business school in the country for three straight years by Bloomberg Businessweek.
Here's a link to the official release:
LINK: HUANG NAMED DEAN
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Graphic of the Day! Jerian's 28 Seconds!!!
This is an awesome look at the 28 seconds Notre Dame basketball fans will never forget -- as Jerian Grant took the game over against Louisville!
ND Women's Hoops New Adidas Tourney Gear
The #2 ranked Notre Dame women's basketball team unveiled their new Adidas "gear" for the upcoming Big East Tournament and NCAA Tournament.
I noticed there won't be any "shamrock conspiracy theorists" with this jersey!
Adidas Unveils New Hoops Jerseys & Shoes
Can't say I've ever seen Notre Dame men's basketball in this color green or any of our athletic teams...
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
ESPN's ND Blogger Spring Practice Preview
LINK: SPRING PREVIEW
Gus Welsh's Notre Dame Story -- Must Read!
Folks, I ran across this story this morning at the DAILY DOMER -- Notre Dame's daily storytelling platform. And, I will admit -- I wiped away a tear or two.
LINK: GUS WELSH -- A NOTRE DAME STORY
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Skylar Diggins Scores 24 on ND's Senior Night
She will walk away from Notre Dame, in a few weeks, as one of the greatest ever to wear an IRISH jersey -- in any sport.
Skylar Diggins played her "second to last" game in front of the home crowd at Purcell Pavilion tonight - and she put on a first half show, scoring 20 points keeping the #2 ranked Fightin' Irish in the game with #22 Syracuse. Here are the highlights of Notre Dame's 79 - 68 win!
LINK: GAME HIGHLIGHTS
Mike Broghammer Wins Semi-Finals Bout!
Notre Dame head basketball coach Mike Brey was in attendance along with a number of his former teammates -- you'll see how excited Coach Brey gets when Broghammer knocked down Lischke for the first time in the 2nd round.
Here's the first knockdown -- Broghammer in blue trunks:
Here's the second knockdown:
Fr. Pete McCormick -- Notre Dame Priest
Ironically, Fr. Pete was in my office this afternoon for a meeting...
LINK: NOTRE DAME'S FR. PETE
Notre Dame Gets Some "Pub" in Adidas Spot
Adidas just released a new TV spot featuring the Washington Redskin's RGIII -- and, they threw some love to Notre Dame as well...
LINK: ADIDAS NEW TV SPOT
Monday, February 25, 2013
Sport's Illustrated's Peter King on Manti Te'o
LINK: PETER KING ON MANTI TE'O
Big Day for Manti Te'o at NFL Scouting Combine
Notre Dame All-American Manti Te'o will be on the Lucas Oil Stadium turf today running and jumping around in front of scouts from every NFL team. Manti won't be participating in the bench press today due to a "shoulder stinger" -- according to NFL sources. Notre Dame's Pro Day on campus is set for March 26th. Manti will lift then...
Kapron Lewis-Moore is also participating this morning...
If you'd like to track how Manti's doing -- just click on the link below to his results - or, click on the link to the LIVE feed from the NFL Network TV coverage...
LINK: MANTI TE'O RESULTS
LINK: LIVE COVERAGE OF NFL SCOUTING COMBINE
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Notre Dame Players' NFL Combine Results
LINK: CIERRE WOOD
LINK: THEO RIDDICK
LINK: BRAXTON CAVE
LINK: TYLER EIFERT
LINK: MANTI TE'O
LINK: KAPRON LEWIS-MOORE
LINK: ZEKE MOTTA
LINK: JAMORIS SLAUGHTER
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Cierre Wood at the NFL Scouting Combine
Former Notre Dame running back Cierre Wood -- met with the media yesterday at the NFL Scouting Combine. I'll refrain from comment...
LINK: CIERRE WOOD
Manti Te'o Meets the NFL Media Today
It was a smart move by "Team Manti" having him meet with the media before he begins the four day marathon also known as the NFL Scouting Combine. Here's a link to his presser along with links to what's being said about his performance in front of the media:
LINK: PRESS CONFERENCE VIDEO
LINK: NFL.COM COVERAGE
LINK: CHICAGO TRIBUNE
LINK: FORBES
LINK: YAHOO
LINK: NFL NATION BLOG
LINK: ESPN
LINK: INDY STAR
LINK: NFL NEWS
LINK: CBS SPORTS
LINK: ALABAMA.COM
Tyler Eifert -- NFL Scouting Combine Results
Here's a look at where Notre Dame All-American Tyler Eifert stands after Day Two of his personal workouts during the 2013 NFL Scouting Combine -- along with how he stacks up against the other Tight Ends competing:
- BENCH: 22 reps of 225 lbs -- 4th among TE's
- 40 TIME: 4.68 seconds -- 4th among TE's
- VERTICAL: 35.5 inches -- 3rd among TE's
- BROAD: 9' - 11" -- 3rd among TE's
- 3 CONE DRILL: 6.92 seconds -- 1st among TE's
- 20 YARD SHUTTLE: 4.32 seconds -- 3rd among TE's
- 60 YARD SHUTTLE: 11.52 seconds -- 2nd among TE's
LINK: TYLER EIFERT -- TRACK HIM HERE!
Unfortunately, This Is The Story This Week...
Notre Dame All-American Manti Te'o doesn't deserve this...
LINK: NFL.COM STORY
LINK: MANTI TO MEET WITH MEDIA TODAY
Thursday, February 21, 2013
NFL Contracts For Notre Dame Graduates
LINK: SALARIES OF NOTRE DAME PLAYERS IN NFL
MRI Scanners at NFL Scouting Combine
If you ever wondered to what extent NFL teams will go to do their homework on their draft picks -- all you need to know is this. There are three MRI mobile units at Lucas Oil Stadium -- site of the NFL Scouting Combine and there are 14 other MRI scanners available in the area for teams to send players for exams.. See the story...
LINK: DOING THEIR HOMEWORK
2013 NFL Scouting Combine -- Top 32 Players
LINK: THE TOP 32
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Quarter-Finals of Notre Dame's Bengal Bouts!
I've always wanted to see the Bengal Bouts first hand and I did just that this evening at Notre Dame. WOW -- is all I can say!
It's "fight after fight" as the Bengal Bouts organizers have two rings running constantly throughout the evening. Each bout is scheduled for three (3), ninety second rounds.
Folks, if you haven't had the opportunity to take in this 80+ year tradition at the University of Notre Dame -- YOU MUST! Here's some video I took from one of tonight's fights. ENJOY!
In the video above -- Jack Healey, in the Blue Trunks, won by unanimous decision.
2013 NFL Scouting Combine Primer...
Seven former Notre Dame football players will be "down state" in Indianapolis this weekend for the 2013 NFL Scouting Combine. To no surprise here -- one of the big stories will be our guy Manti and how he handles the interview sessions with NFL teams -- a big part of this weekend's activities.
I believe Manti Te'o will represent himself quite nicely...
As always, the ND GO IRISH BLOG will keep you up to date as to how the Notre Dame Fightin' Irish are performing.
LINK: NFL PRIMER -- MOST SCRUTINIZED PLAYER
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Domer Dennis Wolfe '92 Wins Grammy Award!
Dennis Wolfe '92, was awarded a GRAMMY at The 55th Annual Grammy Awards -- which was televised on CBS a week ago Sunday. Wolfe, a music producer, won the Grammy for the Best Historical Album -- for his work with the Beach Boys and their album box set "The Smile Sessions."
(In the photo above -- Dennis is standing on the far right -- to his left is Brian Wilson from the Beach Boys.)
Monday, February 18, 2013
The Irish Win A Game You Won't Believe!
Folks, I know I wasn't alone yelling at the TV set for the first fifteen minutes of tonight's game against Pittsburgh. And, I'm guessing many of you had seen enough and changed the channel -- I can't blame you.
Notre Dame is down 19 - 3 fourteen minutes into the first half and there's not a person on this planet who thinks the IRISH win this game -- it was HORRENDOUS...
- Notre Dame missed 18 of its first 19 shots
- It was nine minutes into the game until Notre Dame made their first basket!
- The Irish were on a pace to score less than 10 points for the entire game -- THINK ABOUT THAT!
Yet, NOTRE DAME WINS by NINE! 51 - 42 -- you can't make this up!
Over the last 26 minutes -- ND outscores Pittsburgh 48 - 23 -- and they get a HUGE WIN on the road over a higher ranked opponent.
BIG, BIG, BIG WIN!
LINK: COACH BREY -- POST GAME
LINK: ESPN STORY
LINK: NOTRE DAME GAME HIGHLIGHTS
LINK: PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE STORY
LINK: SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE STORY
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