Monday, September 9, 2013

Time to Look Ahead to Purdue Game Saturday

It's now time to think about Purdue and winning this game.  Took a lap around the worldwide web to see what I could find being said about Saturday night's prime time game.  Here's what I found:

LINK:  JOURNAL AND COURIER

LINK:  JOURNAL AND COURIER #2

Sunday, September 8, 2013

Coach Brian Kelly's Conference Call With Media


The morning after Notre Dame's 41 - 30 loss to Michigan -- head coach Brian Kelly met with the media after sleeping on his team's performance last night.  Here's one of the media reports:

LINK:  ESPN -- NOTRE DAME BLOG

First Ever Atlantic Coast Contest @ ND !!!


Let the history books show that the #4 ranked Fightin' Irish hosted the #1 ranked North Carolina Tarheels in a Men's Soccer match at Alumni Stadium today -- in the first ever Atlantic Coast Conference competition at Notre Dame.

And, it went two full OT sessions ending in a 1 - 1 draw.

LINK:  VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS

Notre Dame Remains "Ranked" Despite Loss


The Associated Press released it's rankings of the top-25 teams in college football after the second week of the season.  Click on the link below to see where the IRISH are ranked:


LINK:  AP RANKINGS

Coach Kelly's Post Game Presser Last Night


Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly met with the media after Michigan beat the IRISH 41 - 30 last night.  Here's a link:

LINK:  COACH BRIAN KELLY POST GAME

The Mornin' After ND's Loss to Michigan


It took me a good while after last night's game to fall asleep.  I'm sure I wasn't alone with that issue...

As has become customary for Sunday mornings after a Notre Dame football game -- I take a lap around the worldwide web to see what's being said about yesterday's game.  Won't be much fun to read today...

LINK:  DETROIT FREE PRESS -- ALBOM

LINK:  DETROIT FREE PRESS -- SHARP

LINK:  DETROIT FREE PRESS -- SNYDER

LINK:  DETROIT NEWS -- WOJNOWSKI

LINK:  DETROIT NEWS -- CHENGELIS

LINK:  DETROIT NEWS -- NYO

LINK:  ANN ARBOR NEWS

LINK:  CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

LINK:  CHICAGO TRIBUNE

LINK:  SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE -- HANSEN

LINK:  FORT WAYNE JOURNAL GAZETTE

LINK:  SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE -- LESAR

LINK:  NBC -- NOTRE DAME CENTRAL

LINK:  ESPN

LINK:  SPORTING NEWS

A QB Wearing #98 Throws 4 TD's and Beats ND


Devin Gardner became a household name in college football this evening.  The young man made a uniform switch before game-time and if he keeps playing this way -- he'll be a HEISMAN candidate this year and next...

Four TD passes, a rushing TD and some huge runs to keep drives alive -- led to 294 yards passing and 82 yards rushing...  He was the best player on the field today.

This is going to be a long week for Notre Dame football -- we need to regroup and figure out how to do the following:
  • Keep the opposition off the scoreboard
  • Finish drives in the endzone
  • Don't give the ball away

LINK:  DEVIN GARDNER

Three Pass Interference Calls Were Killers...


Notre Dame's first game on the road with ACC officials (our preferred crew these days) -- and we get THREE PASS INTERFERENCE CALLS on THIRD DOWN...

Rumor has it that the ACC officiating crew working last night's game was SUSPENDED for a game last season -- the entire crew -- for poor officiating.  SEE LINK BELOW.  

Those calls led to 14 points -- as the IRISH lose 41 - 30.

Disappointing loss on many fronts.

LINK:  OFFICIATING CREW SUSPENDED


Saturday, September 7, 2013

Students Arriving at Michigan Stadium


First photo "tweeted" from Michigan Stadium of students entering the seating area...

Listen to Notre Dame Radio Pre-Game: 5:06 PM


Here's the link where you can listen to the WSBT-AM 960's NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL Pre-Game Show from Michigan Stadium.  Radio show begins at 5:06 PM ET

LINK:  LISTEN TO IT LIVE -- RIGHT HERE!

Corso Picks Notre Dame to Beat Michigan


Not sure if this is a good thing or not...  Click on the link below:

LINK:  CORSO PICKS THE IRISH

Plenty of "DOUBTERS" in the Media World!


If you took a survey of all of the media pundits on who wins tonight's game between Notre Dame and Michigan -- we wouldn't need to watch the game on ESPN...

"What though the odds be great or small..."
 

LINK:  SPORTING NEWS PREDICTION

LINK:  CHICAGO TRIBUNE PREDICTION

LINK:  FORT WAYNE JOURNAL GAZETTE

LINK:  DETROIT FREE PRESS

LINK:  CBS SPORTS

Prediction: No Turnovers Tonight, WE WIN!


Notre Dame has gone 11 times in Brian Kelly's tenure at Notre Dame, without turning the ball over.  Every time that happens -- the IRISH WIN!

LINK:  DID YOU KNOW!

History of Notre Dame vs. Michigan Football


The folks at ESPN still have few hours left today to promote their PRIME TIME tilt between our Fightin' Irish and that school in Ann Arbor.  Here's a little primer on the history of this game.

Notre Dame's first ever football team is pictured above -- the 1887 team.

LINK:  HISTORY LESSON

LINK:  DENNIS DODD

Notre Dame Players Talk Big Game Tonight...


Took a lap around the worldwide web this morning to find what the Fightin' Irish players have to say about tonight's game...

LINK:  CHRIS WATT

LINK:  TOMMY REES

LINK:  T.J. JONES 

LINK:  JARRET GRACE

Coach Brian Kelly's Radio Show Thursday


Coach Brian Kelly was back at O'Rourke's Thursday night with his weekly radio show.  Here's the replay:

LINK:  COACH KELLY'S RADIO SHOW

Friday, September 6, 2013

Becca Huffer Wins Her First Pro Tournament!


Former Notre Dame golf star -- Becca Huffer '12 won the HealthONE Colorado Women's Open today in a playoff -- winning her first professional golf tournament!  Becca shot a -4 under round today -- to finish at -7 for the three-day tournament!!!

Huffer had an eagle, four birdies and two bogies in today's final round.  She won the tournament on the first playoff hole!

Congrats Becca!

LINK:  SCOREBOARD

Story on Jon Bon Jovi and His Son Jesse


Legendary rocker Jon Bon Jovi was seen last Saturday at Notre Dame Stadium -- watching his son Jesse run out of the tunnel with a GOLD HELMET for the first time.  Here's a link to the story:

LINK:  BON JOVI

Mel Kiper Jr. & Todd McShay Talk NFL Talent...


Everyone at ESPN is hyping tomorrow night's game between Notre Dame and Michigan.  Even the "NFL Draft Experts" were asked to weigh in on the NFL talent on both teams...

LINK:  NFL TALENT ON DISPLAY

"Michigan Has the Better Roster" -- Really?


You really have to wonder where some of these sports writers come up with this stuff.  Fox Sports' Greg Couch made the statement that Michigan has a better roster than Notre Dame...

Where did he come up with this?

LINK:  MICHIGAN HAS THE BETTER ROSTER

Here are the recruiting rankings from the last four classes -- which makes up these rosters -- and how Michigan and Notre Dame stacked up via RIVALS.  According to the "recruiting experts" Notre Dame has the best roster -- and it's not close!

INCOMING CLASS 2010:
  • NOTRE DAME -- class ranked #14
  • MICHIGAN -- class ranked #20
INCOMING CLASS 2011:
  • NOTRE DAME -- class ranked #10
  • MICHIGAN -- class ranked #21
INCOMING CLASS 2012:
  • MICHIGAN -- class ranked #7
  • NOTRE DAME -- class ranked #21
INCOMING CLASS 2013:
  • NOTRE DAME -- class ranked #3
  • MICHIGAN -- class ranked #5

Notre Dame Helmets -- Packed for Ann Arbor


The Notre Dame Football Equipment staff posted this "vine" of the most famous helmet in all of sport -- as it left for Ann Arbor, MI this morning.

LINK:  THE GOLD HELMET

Photo of Coach Brian Kelly Boarding Bus


The Fighting Irish left campus in the past few minutes to head to Ann Arbor for their "prime time" game on ESPN.  Here's a photo of Coach Kelly boarding one of the team buses -- "tweeted" by @NDFOOTBALL -- along with a link to the video of the buses leaving campus.

GO IRISH!

LINK:  VIDEO OF BUSES LEAVING CAMPUS

Game Predictions -- Notre Dame vs. Michigan


Took a lap around the web today to see who's pickin' who -- to win the game tomorrow night in Ann Arbor.  Here's what I found:

LINK:  DETROIT FREE PRESS WRITERS

LINK:  DETROIT NEWS WRITER

LINK:  CBS SPORTS

LINK:  FOX NEWS

LINK:  GRAND RAPIDS PRESS

Four-Year Starter @ ND -- Perfect 4.0 Scholar!


Elizabeth Tucker '14 has a perfect 4.0, a NCAA National Championship ring, a NCAA Academic All-America honor and a great story...

LINK:  SHE'S PERFECT

Coach Kelly and Coach Belichick Talkin' Shop


Super Bowl Champion football coach Bill Belichick and Coach Brian Kelly met for the first time this past February when they were paired together in the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.  Their three days together on the golf course has led to a number of subsequent conversations about football.  Here's a Yahoo Sports story on the subject:

LINK:  COACH KELLY & COACH BELICHICK

Coach Kelly's Last Media Session This Week


Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly met with the media after yesterday's practice -- the last practice on campus until Saturday's game with Michigan.

LINK:  COACH KELLY'S MEDIA CONFERENCE

Thursday, September 5, 2013

Brian Kelly Radio Show Tonight at 7 PM ET

Notre Dame fans can watch Brian Kelly's Radio Show -- tonight LIVE at 7 PM ET!

LINK:  WATCH IT LIVE RIGHT HERE

Michigan Fans to Wear Blue Flashing Bracelets


Notre Dame fans who will be attending Saturday nights game in Ann Arbor will easily identify the enemy -- they will we wearing "flashing blue" bracelets.  It's a new fashion statement in Washtenaw County.

LINK:  FLASHERS

ESPN's Coverage of Notre Dame vs. Michigan

The gang at ESPN is in full-hype mode right now as they promote Notre Dame's last visit to Michigan Stadium -- at least for a little while...

Here's what they're saying:

LINK:  DON'T TURN OFF THE LIGHTS

LINK:  TOP FIVE GAMES

Kirk Herbstreit Talks Notre Dame vs. Michigan


The gang at Mike & MIKE had College Gameday's Kirk Herbstreit on the air to talk about Notre Dame vs. Michigan.  Here's the link:

LINK:  HERBSTREIT ON THE GAME

Tommy Rees Talks Game With Michigan


Notre Dame QB Tommy Rees was interviewed by the gang at ESPN's College Gameday -- here's what he had to say about the Temple game and Saturday's game against Michigan:

LINK:  TOMMY REES

Detroit Free Press: "Notre Dame is Smart"


A long-time Detroit Free Press writer -- who happens to be a Michigan alum -- penned this story today about what his alma mater should do with their football scheduling...

LINK:  STOP SNIVELING!

Everett Golson's Fall Semester @ QB School


The South Bend Tribune's Eric Hansen caught up with the "teacher" who will be working with Everett Golson this fall semester -- you'll enjoy this story!

LINK:  EVERETT'S FALL SEMESTER

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Jeff Sagarin Has the IRISH Ranked #10


In his first poll of the season -- computer ranking guru Jeff Sagarin has Notre Dame ranked #10 and Michigan ranked #19.

Here are his rankings:

LINK:  JEFF SAGARIN

Michigan vs. Notre Dame: Building a Program


This story talks about the different approaches taken by Coach Kelly and Coach Hoke in building their respective football programs.

LINK:  NOTRE DAME vs. MICHIGAN

Brady Hoke Says He's "Ready for the Irish"


ESPN will be hyping this game all week -- here's the latest from Ann Arbor:

LINK:  READY FOR THE IRISH

"Pure Michigan" Media -- Wednesday's Stories


Here's what the media in Michigan is saying today -- Wednesday -- about Saturday's game between Notre Dame and that school in Ann Arbor:

LINK:  ANN ARBOR NEWS

LINK:  DETROIT FREE PRESS

LINK:  DETROIT FREE PRESS #2

LINK:  DETROIT NEWS

LINK:  DETROIT NEWS #2

LINK:  GRAND RAPIDS PRESS

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

OT: For All Those Who Golf -- A MUST SEE!


This was sent to me by ND GO IRISH BLOG regular Ken Devine (Farmington Hills, MI) -- who is a former CEO of the Michigan PGA Section.

Don't try this at home!

LINK:  WORLD'S BEST GOLF SWING -- FOLLOW THROUGH

I Love This Artwork...


Found this posted on a Notre Dame fan site this evening...

Week 2 College Football Rankings -- Both Polls


The AP Poll and USA Today Coaches Poll were released today -- and, Notre Dame was ranked 14th and 13th respectively after the 28 - 6 win over Temple.

LINK:  COLLEGE FOOTBALL RANKINGS

"Pure Michigan" Media Talks Notre Dame


Took a lap around the worldwide web -- seeking contributors from "pure Michigan" today who were talking about Notre Dame's game in Ann Arbor Saturday night.  Here's what I found:

LINK:  DETROIT NEWS -- GORICKI

LINK:  DETROIT NEWS -- NIYO

LINK:  DETROIT NEWS -- CHENGELIS

LINK:  DETROIT FREE PRESS -- SNYDER

LINK:  DETROIT FREE PRESS -- WINDSOR

LINK:  DETROIT FREE PRESS -- SNYDER #2

LINK:  ANN ARBOR NEWS -- SLAGTER

LINK:  ANN ARBOR NEWS -- BAUMGARDNER

LINK:  GRAND RAPIDS PRESS

Stadium Journey Visits Notre Dame Stadium


Stadium Journey (the website) and their companion magazine Stadium Journey Magazine -- has visited 1,616 sports venues in 34 countries...

They recently visited Notre Dame Stadium and posted this review of the "House That Rock Built."

LINK:  REVIEW OF NOTRE DAME STADIUM

ESPN Story: Notre Dame vs. The Big Ten



It's not often that you'll see a story headline of one school versus a conference -- so goes life at the University of Notre Dame...

LINK:  NOTRE DAME vs. THE BIG TEN

Great Story -- Notre Dame / Michigan


ESPN's Matt Fortuna tells a very nice story today about the relationship between a Notre Dame fan and a Michigan fan who saved his life...

LINK:  A SPECIAL STORY

Michigan Coaches & Players Talk Notre Dame


Here are some links to the press conferences held the past two days in Ann Arbor -- as the Wolverines talk about their game this Saturday with Notre Dame:

LINK:  COACH HOKE PRESS CONFERENCE

LINK:  COACH BORGESS PRESS CONFERENCE

LINK:  COACH MATTISON PRESS CONFERENCE

Coach Kelly's Michigan Week Press Conference

Notre Dame's head football coach Brian Kelly -- met with the media today to talk about Saturday night's game in Ann Arbor:

LINK:  COACH KELLY PRESS CONFERENCE

ESPN's COLLEGE GAMEDAY Prep Work @ ND


The folks from ESPN's COLLEGE GAMEDAY are here on campus this morning -- doing their homework for Saturday's show in Ann Arbor.  Here's their mobile studio parked at the Guglielmino Athletics Complex.

Reminder: Coach Kelly's Presser @ NOON ET


The University of Notre Dame's Brian Kelly will be meeting with the media today at NOON ET to talk about the Irish's upcoming game this week against that school from Ann Arbor.   Just click on the link below to watch it LIVE:

LINK:  BRIAN KELLY PRESS CONFERENCE

Brady Quinn Wearing #9 for the NY Jets


Here's a photo and story from Brady Quinn's first practice as a New York Jet.  Some may recall there was plenty of speculation, during the off-season, that Quinn was going to sign with the Jets...

LINK:  QUINN IN JETS UNIFORM

Monday, September 2, 2013

Week #1 -- Inside Notre Dame Football TV

Here's a link to the first Inside Notre Dame Football TV show of the 2013 season.  Enjoy!

The folks at Fighting Irish Digital Media might want to move Jack Nolan's teleprompter down about 7 inches...

LINK:  INSIDE NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL