The #3 ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish are in Philadelphia, PA this weekend for the "final four" of the NCAA Men's Division I National Championship! It's called the COLLEGE CUP. Here's a photo just "tweeted" by Adam Horvath @ndsportsblogger of the team in the locker room of the MLS' Philadelphia Union.
Thursday, December 12, 2013
ND Men's Soccer Arrives at NCAA College Cup!
The #3 ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish are in Philadelphia, PA this weekend for the "final four" of the NCAA Men's Division I National Championship! It's called the COLLEGE CUP. Here's a photo just "tweeted" by Adam Horvath @ndsportsblogger of the team in the locker room of the MLS' Philadelphia Union.
Domer -- President of Iowa Motor Speedway
Jimmy Small '08, was formally introduced today at a news conference as the President of Iowa Motor Speedway. Small, a former Irish Guard, is now the youngest executive running a major racing facility in the country.
This past year, Small was named by the Ivy Sports Symposium and SportsPro magazine as one of the "TEN NEXT" stars in the world, under the age of 30, in the sports industry...
Here's a few links to the various TV, newspaper and radio interviews Jimmy has given over the past 24 hours in the Des Moines market:
In the spirit of full-disclosure, Jimmy is our oldest son -- a proud day for our family.
LINK: KCWI-TV GREAT DAY SHOW
LINK: KCCI-TV MORNING SHOW
LINK: LAZER 103.3 -- MORNING MOOSE RADIO SHOW
LINK: WHO-TV DES MOINES -- LIVE INTERVIEW
LINK: NEWTON DAILY NEWS
LINK: NEWS RADIO 1040 -- VAN AND BONNIE SHOW
LINK: NASACAR.COM INTERVIEW
LINK: ABC-5 DES MOINES
LINK: TRANSCRIPT FROM NEWS CONFERENCE
LINK: DES MOINES REGISTER
LINK: KCCI-TV -- DES MOINES
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
BYU Fan Reflects on Her Trip to Notre Dame
This 'reflection' was posted today at Deseret News and it was written by a BYU fan who made the pilgrimage to the University of Notre Dame last month. Thought you'd enjoy this...
LINK: WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM NOTRE DAME
Bob Diaco Accepts UCONN Coaching Gig
Notre Dame defensive coordinator Bob Diaco will be introduced tomorrow as the next head football coach for the UCONN Huskies. Diaco will sign a five-year contract.
LINK: DIACO TO UCONN
OT: Christmas Flash Mob Video -- Must See!
You're going to want to watch this Christmas flash mob held at a mall in Redondo Beach, CA. This was sent to me by ND GO IRISH BLOG regular Rich Marino. Thanks Rich!
LINK: CHRISTMAS FLASH MOB
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Coach Kelly at Yankee Stadium Presser Today
The Fighting Irish of Notre Dame was well represented today at the kick-off press conference for the 4th Annual New Era Pinstripe Bowl. Frankly, I felt sorry for the representatives there from Rutgers -- it had to be tough to hear the Pinstripe Bowl reps gush over ND...
LINK: PRESS CONFERENCE
Monday, December 9, 2013
Graduation Success Rates 2013-14 Bowl Teams
As has become tradition here at the ND GO IRISH BLOG -- here's a look at the Graduation Success Rates (GSR) of each of the seventy schools in the FBS who have been selected to play in the 35 bowl games -- these next few weeks:
December 21: NEW MEXICO BOWL
- Colorado: 70 GSR
- Washington State: 57 GSR
December 21: LAS VEGAS BOWL
- Fresno State: 76 GSR
- USC: 53 GSR
December 21: FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL
- Buffalo: 59 GSR
- San Diego State: 68 GSR
December 21: NEW ORLEANS BOWL
- Louisiana-Lafayette: 65 GSR
- Tulane: 82 GSR
December 23: BEEF O'BRADY'S BOWL
- East Carolina: 66 GSR
- Ohio University: 72 GSR
December 24: HAWAII BOWL
- Boise State: 91 GSR
- Oregon State: 66 GSR
December 26: LITTLE CAESAR'S PIZZA BOWL
- Bowling Green: 70 GSR
- Pittsburgh: 68 GSR
December 26: POINSETTIA BOWL
- Northern Illinois: 85 GSR
- Utah State: 84 GSR
December 27: MILITARY BOWL
- Marshall: 66 GSR
- Maryland: 73 GSR
December 27: TEXAS BOWL
- Minnesota: 75 GSR
- Syracuse: 77 GSR
December 27: FIGHT HUNGER BOWL
- BYU: 57 GSR
- Washington: 74 GSR
December 28: NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWL
- NOTRE DAME: 94 GSR
- Rutgers: 85 GSR
December 28: BELK BOWL
- Cincinnati: 65 GSR
- North Carolina: 65 GSR
December 28: RUSSELL ATHLETIC BOWL
- Miami: 86 GSR
- Louisville: 67 GSR
December 28: BUFFALO-WILD WINGS BOWL
- Michigan: 66 GSR
- Kansas State: 59 GSR
December 30: ARMED FORCES BOWL
- Middle Tennessee: 73 GSR
- Naval Academy: 84 GSR
December 30: MUSIC CITY BOWL
- Ole Miss: 55 GSR
- Georgia Tech: 63 GSR
December 30: ALAMO BOWL
- Oregon: 72 GSR
- Texas: 56 GSR
December 30: HOLIDAY BOWL
- Arizona State: 67 GSR
- Texas Tech: 72 GSR
December 31: ADVOCARE V100 BOWL
- Arizona: 60 GSR
- Boston College: 94 GSR
December 31: HYUNDAI SUN BOWL
- UCLA: 82 GSR
- Virginia Tech: 78 GSR
December 31: AUTOZONE LIBERTY BOWL
- Rice: 96 GSR
- Mississippi State: 59 GSR
December 31: CHIK-FIL-A BOWL
- Duke: 92 GSR
- Texas A&M: 74 GSR
January 1: GATOR BOWL:
- Georgia: 82 GSR
- Nebraska: 76 GSR
January 1: HEART OF DALLAS BOWL
- UNLV: 64 GSR
- North Texas: 65 GSR
January 1: CAPITAL ONE BOWL
- Wisconsin: 72 GSR
- South Carolina: 65 GSR
January 1: OUTBACK BOWL
- Iowa: 81 GSR
- LSU: 74 GSR
January 1: ROSE BOWL
- Michigan State: 70 GSR
- Stanford 93 GSR
January 1: FIESTA BOWL
- UCF: 83 GSR
- Baylor: 67 GSR
January 2: SUGAR BOWL
- Alabama: 73 GSR
- Oklahoma: 51 GSR
January 3: COTTON BOWL
- Missouri: 74 GSR
- Oklahoma State: 56 GSR
January 3: ORANGE BOWL
- Clemson: 77 GSR
- Ohio State: 75 GSR
January 4: BBVA COMPASS BOWL
- Vanderbilt: 82 GSR
- Houston: 57 GSR
January 5: GO DADDY.COM BOWL
- Ball State: 60 GSR
- Arkansas State: 68 GSR
January 6: BCS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
- Florida State: 58 GSR
- Auburn: 70 GSR
Sunday, December 8, 2013
Notre Dame Talks About Pinstripe Bowl Today
The University of Notre Dame held a press conference after today's practice to talk about the upcoming New Era Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium. You'll hear from Coach Kelly and a few of the seniors:
LINK: COACH KELLY
LINK: PLAYERS
Pinstripe: Rutgers Fires Three Coaches Today
Rutgers fired their defensive coordinator, offensive line coach and QB coach today -- with twenty days to go to the Pinstripe Bowl. Who will coach against the IRISH?
LINK: COACHING CHANGES AT RUTGERS
Justin Tuck Stars in Nike's Winter Wonderland
Nike released a new TV spot this week entitled "Winter Wonderland" -- and former Notre Dame All-American Justin Tuck has a singing role. Click on the link below:
LINK: NIKE'S WINTER WONDERLAND
AP Voters Rank Notre Dame #25 in Today's Poll
The 8 - 4 Fighting Irish are ranked #25 in the Associated Press Poll released this morning. Here's the rankings:
LINK: AP POLL
Rutgers Football Coach Talks Pinstripe Bowl
The Rutgers Scarlet Knights beat USF last night 31 - 6 to earn the spot to play against the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame in the Pinstripe Bowl.
In the post game press conference, head coach Kyle Flood let the media know they had accepted the invitation to play the Irish. Click on the link below to watch his press conference:
LINK: RUTGERS HEAD COACH
Saturday, December 7, 2013
Notre Dame Men's Soccer -- Final Four Bound!
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are now two wins from a NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!
Notre Dame just beat Michigan State 2 - 1 to advance to the College Cup!
The Irish will now play the winner of the New Mexico v. Washington game next weekend in Philadelphia. Ironically, the two other teams who've already qualified for the "final four" are from the ACC as well; Virginia and Maryland.
Here's a link to the NCAA Tournament bracket, along with a link to the official site of the COLLEGE CUP:
LINK: NCAA TOURNAMENT BRACKET
LINK: COLLEGE CUP -- OFFICIAL SITE
Christmas Gift Idea: Notre Dame Shoes !!!
Saw these today in the Notre Dame Hammes Bookstore... Here's where you can buy them online:
LINK: NOTRE DAME SHOES
Coach Kelly Talks Manti on Seth Davis Show
This is Part II of Brian Kelly's interview with Seth Davis -- it's one of the best interviews I've seen of Coach Kelly. Click on the link below:
LINK: COACH KELLY WITH SETH DAVIS
Brian Kelly's Appearance on Seth Davis Show
Here is a link to Brian Kelly's interview (Part 1) on the Seth Davis Show -- you'll enjoy this. Davis touched on a number of issues with Coach Kelly that we haven't seen before. Real good interview here:
LINK: SETH DAVIS SHOW
Louis Nix is a SENIOR Leaving on Time!
I am going to jump on the soapbox for a couple of minutes this morning...
An ESPN story labels Notre Dame defensive lineman Louis Nix a "red-shirt junior" -- inferring that he's leaving school early for the NFL.
LOUIS NIX is a SENIOR.
Folks, Louis is a member of Notre Dame's Class of 2014 -- graduating a semester earlier than most of his classmates. He's not leaving early, he's leaving on time. He wasn't ready to play football as a freshman, so he didn't see the field. But, he went to class...
We should celebrate him LEAVING ON TIME for the NFL!
NYC & Pinstripe Bowl -- Here Come the Irish!
While the Yankees were negotiating big contracts with Jacoby Ellsbury, Carlos Beltran and Brian McCann -- they also found time to convince the University of Notre Dame to bring their show to the Big Apple.
Word broke yesterday afternoon that the Fighting Irish would spend the holidays in New York City -- playing OUTDOORS in Yankee Stadium on December 28th in the fourth annual Pinstripe Bowl. Here's the news stories:
LINK: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
LINK: SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE
LINK: CHICAGO TRIBUNE
Friday, December 6, 2013
Domer Takes on U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Mike McNally '77 -- CEO of Skanska USA, Inc. was just awarded the U.S. Green Building Council Award for "Leadership in the Private Sector."
McNally was lauded for his decision to take on the American Chemistry Council's attempt to water down green building standards in the construction industry. When the U.S. Chamber of Commerce started supporting the chemical industry's lobbying efforts -- McNally asked them to stop. When they didn't he publicly pulled dropped Skanska's membership which gained a great deal of national attention to this issue...
Here's the story on the award -- along with a video of Mike and a link to an op-ed piece Mike wrote in the Washington Post about about this situation.
LINK: STORY
LINK: VIDEO
LINK: WASHINGTON POST -- OP ED
McNally was lauded for his decision to take on the American Chemistry Council's attempt to water down green building standards in the construction industry. When the U.S. Chamber of Commerce started supporting the chemical industry's lobbying efforts -- McNally asked them to stop. When they didn't he publicly pulled dropped Skanska's membership which gained a great deal of national attention to this issue...
Here's the story on the award -- along with a video of Mike and a link to an op-ed piece Mike wrote in the Washington Post about about this situation.
LINK: STORY
LINK: VIDEO
LINK: WASHINGTON POST -- OP ED
Thursday, December 5, 2013
UPS Driver on Today Show -- Huge ND Fan!
NBC's Today Show produced a story on Tom Camp -- a 73 year-old UPS delivery man who has never missed a day of work or, had an accident while driving his BROWN TRUCK for 51 years!
Then to add to his story -- he's a huge NOTRE DAME FAN!
The Today Show sent out one of their correspondents to Livonia, MI to ride along with Tom. You'll enjoy this story.
I want to give a shout-out to John Sequerth (UPS Communications executive) who's a long-time friend and ND GO IRISH BLOG regular for alerting me to this story. Thanks John!
LINK: TOM CAMP -- UPS DRIVER / NOTRE DAME FAN
Then to add to his story -- he's a huge NOTRE DAME FAN!
The Today Show sent out one of their correspondents to Livonia, MI to ride along with Tom. You'll enjoy this story.
I want to give a shout-out to John Sequerth (UPS Communications executive) who's a long-time friend and ND GO IRISH BLOG regular for alerting me to this story. Thanks John!
LINK: TOM CAMP -- UPS DRIVER / NOTRE DAME FAN
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Coach Kelly's Interview with CNNSI Tuesday
Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly has been making the rounds with the media the past 24 hours -- here's a clip from his interview with CNNSI:
LINK: COACH KELLY
LINK: COACH KELLY
Chuck Martin Introduced as Miami Head Coach
Former Notre Dame assistant football coach Chuck Martin was introduced today as the head football coach of the Miami Redhawks. Here's a video replay of his introductory press conference:
LINK: CHUCK MARTIN
TV Tonight: #4 Notre Dame vs. #10 Penn State
Muffet's Fighting Irish will make an appearance on the Big Ten Network this evening at 7:30 PM ET as they take on Penn State in the ACC / Big Ten Challenge. Should be a good test, as Penn State is coming off "back to back" Big Ten Championships. The Nittany Lions have only lost one game this season -- to #1 UCONN.
Fun fact -- Penn State is coached by Coquese Washington (photo above) '92, '97 -- former Associate Head Coach of the Irish and a "double domer." Coquese earned a bachelors in history in 1992 and a law degree in 1997.
LINK: PENN STATE TALKS TONIGHT'S GAME
Skylar Named "Sportswoman of the Year"
Just a few minutes ago in New York City -- former Notre Dame All-American Skylar Diggins was honored by the March of Dimes as SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR!
Former Yankee great Mariano Rivera was named SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR.
Congratulations Skylar!
LINK: NICE HONOR FOR SKYLAR
Brian Kelly on the Tim Brando Radio Show
Brian Kelly made the rounds with a number of the sports talk shows yesterday -- here is his interview with Tim Brando. Coach Kelly talks about Everett Golson, bowl games, the ACC and this season.
LINK: COACH KELLY WITH TIM BRANDO
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Brian Kelly's Appearance on Dan Patrick Show
Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly was a guest today on the Dan Patrick Show -- just click on the link below:
LINK: DAN PATRICK SHOW
Chuck Martin Named Miami (OH) Coach Today
Notre Dame offensive coordinator Chuck Martin will be announced today as the next head football coach at Miami University (OH). Congratulations Coach Martin!
Coach Martins' introductory press conference will be at 2:30 PM ET -- tomorrow.
LINK: CHICAGO TRIBUNE
Notre Dame Working With ACC on Schedule...
The commitment Notre Dame made to play five football games a year against ACC opponents goes into effect next season. As you might imagine, this has brought about some major challenges for the ND Athletic Department as they try to make this happen...
Sounds like a solution might be we only play four ACC teams next year -- in exchange for a season, in the next three that has six ACC teams on the schedule. Here's the story:
LINK: SCHEDULING CHALLENGES
Notre Dame Re-Files Lawsuit Against Mandate
The University of Notre Dame will re-file a lawsuit against the federal government today regarding the Obama administration's controversial contraceptive mandate. Here's the story:
LINK: NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER
Monday, December 2, 2013
OT: The Little Drummer Boy -- MUST SEE!
The a cappella group Pentatonix just released a music video of their unique rendition of The Little Drummer Boy -- a must see, must hear!
Pentatonix is the 2011 winner of NBC's The Sing Off -- an annual competition of the top a capella groups in the country.
LINK: THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY
OT: USC Hires Sarkisian to Replace Lane Kiffin
Word broke this afternoon that USC has hired Steve Sarkisian -- the head football coach at the University of Washington -- to be the next coach of the Trojans. Sarkisian, only 39, is a former assistant coach for USC during the Pete Carrol era.
The Irish Catholic -- who was a QB at BYU -- was 34 - 29 as Washington's head coach.
I grew to like Sarkisian when he left Los Angeles for Seattle -- I guess those days are over...
LINK: LOS ANGELES TIMES STORY
LINK: LA TIMES -- PLASCHKE
LINK: SEATTLE TIMES
LINK: ESPN
Sunday, December 1, 2013
Coach Kelly With Team After Loss to Stanford
This is a must see for all fans of Notre Dame football. Please click on the link below.
LINK: STANFORD ICON
Game Highlights -- Notre Dame vs. Stanford
Here's a look at some of the highlights from Notre Dame's 27 - 20 loss to #8 ranked Stanford last night.
LINK: HIGHLIGHTS
Coach Brian Kelly's Post Game Presser
Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly met with the media last night after the loss to Stanford. As you'll hear -- the Stanford band made things tough in the interview room.
LINK: COACH KELLY
Saturday, November 30, 2013
Irish Lose to Stanford -- End Up 8 - 4 in 2013
The "Injured Irish" put up a fight tonight -- but it wasn't enough as Notre Dame's last two offensive possessions ended with interceptions in a 27 - 20 loss to Stanford.
Notre Dame will now await word on where they'll be playing in a bowl game. A possibility could be the Poinsettia Bowl -- Thursday, December 26th -- in San Diego against Boise State. Stay tuned...
Here's the quick media reaction to tonight's game:
LINK: LOS ANGELES TIMES
LINK: CHICAGO TRIBUNE
LINK: NBC NOTRE DAME CENTRAL
Notre Dame Lacrosse: Colorado Training Trip
The Fighting Irish men's lacrosse team took a trip a few weeks ago to Colorado Springs to train, take on the Air Force Academy and then watch the football team play the Falcons. Here's a video that captures this experience:
LINK: ND MEN'S LACROSSE
Media Picks -- Notre Dame vs. Stanford
Took a lap around the worldwide web to see what the media has to say about #25 Notre Dame vs. #8 Stanford tonight on FOX. The pre-game starts at 6:30 PM ET.
LINK: NBC SPORTS -- INSIDE THE IRISH
LINK: ESPN'S NOTRE DAME BLOG
LINK: SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS
LINK: SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER
LINK: SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE
Friday, November 29, 2013
Golden Tate Back in the News This Week...
Former Notre Dame All-American Golden Tate -- took a couple of his Seattle Seahawks' teammates to task for being suspended by the NFL. Good for him.
Here's the story:
LINK: TATE'S TAKE ON SUSPENSIONS
Be Prepared: Fox Broadcaster a Michigan Fan
Just wanted the Notre Dame Nation to know the "play by play" announcer that FOX has assigned to tomorrow night's game between the Fighting Irish and the Stanford Cardinal is a self professed, diehard Michigan fan...
He admits he grew up rooting against Notre Dame...
Gus Johnson, agreed to an interview with the South Bend Tribune's Eric Hansen -- here's what he had to say:
LINK: GUS JOHNSON
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Stanford Players Talk About Notre Dame Game
NBC's Keith Arnold -- a Notre Dame alum -- interviewed Stanford QB Kevin Hogan and RB Remound Wright (Fort Wayne, IN) -- about Saturday night's game.
LINK: STANFORD TALKS NOTRE DAME
Stanford QB Hogan Grew Up a Notre Dame Fan
Imagine growing up in a family where your father, sister, grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins attended the University of Notre Dame -- and you're the starting QB at Stanford?
That's Kevin Hogan's story -- click on the link below:
LINK: DOMER FAMILY
Happy Thanksgiving from Notre Dame
Our marketing team in the Development Office at the University of Notre Dame -- produced this message of THANKS this week. I thought you would enjoy seeing this on America's day of thanks.
The voice you'll hear is Fr. Bill Lies, C.S.C. -- Notre Dame's Vice President of Mission and Church Affairs.
Happy Thanksgiving!
LINK: THANK YOU!
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Muffet McGraw a Guest on NPR Radio Show
Notre Dame women's basketball head coach was on the NPR radio show "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me" -- in front of a live audience in Elkhart. She gets questioned about her first name...
You'll want to listen -- she's awesome!
LINK: MUFFET McGRAW
Domer Dad Expresses Interest in NFL Team
Rocker Jon Bon Jovi -- dad to Notre Dame student athlete Jesse Bongiovi -- let the media know this week that he has interest in acquiring the NFL's Buffalo Bills. Here's the story:
LINK: TO OWN AN NFL TEAM
Video of "Lake Effect" Snow Storm: Notre Dame
The snow started sometime last night -- and it hasn't stopped since. I'm guessing 5" to 6" has already fallen and it's still coming down. The mark in the photo, to the left of Mary, is a snow flake...
Here's the video proof of the snow fall:
LINK: LAKE EFFECT -- NOTRE DAME
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