Saturday, October 4, 2014
USC vs. NOTRE DAME -- Stanford Comparison
Here's a comparison of Notre Dame's performance -- versus USC's performance -- against their common opponent Stanford:
NOTRE DAME DEFENSE vs. USC DEFENSE
Points allowed to Stanford:
- Notre Dame: 14
- USC: 10
- Notre Dame: 47 yards rushing
- USC: 128 yards rushing
- Notre Dame: 158 yards passing
- USC: 285 yards passing
- Notre Dame: 205 total yards allowed
- USC: 413 total yards allowed
NOTRE DAME OFFENSE vs. USC OFFENSE
Points scored on Stanford:
- Notre Dame: 17
- USC: 13
- Notre Dame: 129 yards rushing
- USC: 156 yards rushing
- Notre Dame: 241 yards passing
- USC: 135 yards passing
- Notre Dame: 370 total yards of offense
- USC: 291 total yards of offense
MUST SEE TV: INSTANT CLASSIC!
The folks at Fighting Irish Digital Media just released this GREAT LOOK at the last 70 seconds of the game from Notre Dame's "sideline" point of view -- and Coach Kelly in the locker room!
LINK: IRISH CONNECTION
Coach Brian Kelly -- "GREAT VICTORY!"
Here's a "nine-second" clip of Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly in the locker room immediately after the Fighting Irish's 17 - 14 win over Stanford.
LINK: GREAT VICTORY!
Brian Kelly's Post Game Presser after Stanford!
Here is NBC's coverage of Coach Brian Kelly's press conference after #8 Notre Dame's 17 - 14 win over #14 Stanford.
LINK: PRESS CONFERENCE
NBC Post Game Interview: Golson & Koyack
NBC's Kathryn Tappen interviewed Everett Golson and Ben Koyack after their game-winning throw and catch on FOURTH and ELEVEN!
LINK: GOLSON AND KOYACK
Cole Luke Grabs His First Two Career "PICKS"
Cole Luke intercepts Stanford's Kevin Hogan TWICE TODAY -- here he is (linked below) after the game making his first on-field interview DEBUT!
That's Cole tackling Stanford's Kevin Hogan -- in the photo above -- in the first half...
LINK: COLE LUKE
Replay: Notre Dame TD WINNER Over Stanford
Here it is Fighting Irish fans -- BELIEVE!
LINK: IRISH CONNECTION'S LOOK!
LINK: GAME WINNING TD
LINK: SLOW-MOTION REPLAY!
Notre Dame Football -- "Smartest & Toughest"
Folks, the young Fighting Irish stood toe-to-toe with the #1 defense in the country and put up these numbers against Stanford -- in 30 degree temps, RAIN and 25 mph winds...
- 241 yards passing -- MOST GIVEN UP THIS SEASON
- 129 yards rushing
- 370 total yards -- MOST GIVEN UP THIS SEASON
- 21 first downs -- MOST GIVEN UP THIS SEASON
- And a 65 yard TD drive with 3:01 left on the clock to win the game
- 17 POINTS -- MOST GIVEN UP THIS SEASON
LINK: STATS
WOW, WOW, WOW, WOW, WOW !!!!!
A fourth and eleven -- and Everett Golson finds a wide-open Ben Koyack in the endzone with 1:01 left in the game for a 17 - 14 win over #14 Stanford.
WOW!
The Fighting Irish are now 5 - 0 with North Carolina next week.
LINK: GAME HIGHLIGHTS
LINK: GAME STATS
LIVE: Weather Radar from Notre Dame, Indiana
If you're ever wondering what the weather's looking like for today's game between Stanford and Notre Dame -- just click on the link below for the local weather radar.
That's the LIVE look at radar -- 11:15 AM ET.
LINK: WEATHER RADAR
Media is Conflicted on Stanford vs. Notre Dame
A GREAT OMEN...
Folks, the same people that picked Michigan a few weeks ago over Notre Dame -- are picking Stanford today.
LINK: ESPN'S MATT FORTUNA
LINK: CSN'S J.J. STANKEVITZ
LINK: CHICAGO TRIBUNE'S CHRIS HINE
LINK: NBC'S DOUG FLUTIE
LINK: CBS SPORTS
LINK: SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
LINK: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES'S STEVE GREENBERG
LINK: SPORTING NEWS
LINK: ESPN GAMEDAY
LINK: "DR. LOU -- PICKS A WINNER"
ESPN Writer's Take on ND's Investigation
Thought you might want to take a look at ESPN's Mark Schlabach's view of Notre Dame's on-going investigation...
LINK: SCHLABACH
Friday, October 3, 2014
Stanford's "Motivational Video" for Notre Dame
The folks at Stanford produced this video to "fire-up" their fan base for their game tomorrow afternoon with our Fighting Irish.
LINK: KNOW THY OPPONENT
Tonight's Weather Map: Tomorrow's Forecast
Looks like the weather is just fine -- within a few hours west of Notre Dame's campus as of 9:30 PM ET...
Here's the "hour by hour" forecast for tomorrow's game between Stanford and our Fighting Irish:
Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank couldn't have ordered a better Notre Dame weather forecast for his company's product line...
LINK: WEATHER FORECAST
Notre Dame Pep Rally: The Tyler Plantz Party!
Folks, this will go down in history as one of the more entertaining player speeches in the 127 years of Notre Dame Football...
LINK: ENJOY
Stanford Football -- Media's Short Memory!
I'm continually shocked with the media's preoccupation with the quality of Stanford Football -- and they standard they've set. They've had four great seasons -- in a row. That is it!
They only have nine winning seasons in their last twenty...
Folks, it wasn't very long ago that they were not that good -- here's a look at their last 20 football seasons:
- 2013: 11 - 3
- 2012: 12 - 2
- 2011: 11 - 2
- 2010: 12 - 1
- 2009: 8 - 5
- 2008: 5 - 7
- 2007: 4 - 8
- 2006: 1 - 11
- 2005: 5 - 6
- 2004: 4 - 7
- 2003: 4 - 7
- 2002: 2 - 9
- 2001: 9 - 3
- 2000: 5 - 6
- 1999: 8 - 4
- 1998: 3 - 8
- 1997: 5 - 6
- 1996: 7 - 5
- 1995: 7 - 4 - 1
- 1994: 3 - 7 - 1
To Get You Fired-Up for Saturday's Game!
The folks at Turning Point do a great job with these -- let's GO IRISH!
You've got to love David Grimes' intro.
LINK: MUST SEE!
Michigan Athletic Director Absolves Brady Hoke
Embattled Michigan AD Dave Brandon met with a writer from the Detroit Free Press to talk about the on-field handling of QB Shane Morris' concussion...
Here's what he had to say:
LINK: DAVE BRANDON
ND One of Only 13 Still Undefeated in Top 25!
Arizona's upset of undefeated and #2 ranked Oregon -- at Oregon -- has left only 13 undefeated teams in the AP TOP 25 Rankings leading into the sixth weekend of the college football season...
Now Arizona, which is now 5 - 0 and un-ranked, will move up into the TOP 25 in next week's polls.
Here are the UNDEFEATED:
- Florida State
- Alabama
- Oklahoma
- Auburn
- Texas A&M
- Baylor
- UCLA
- NOTRE DAME
- Mississippi
- Mississippi State
- Brigham Young
- Nebraska
- TCU
LINK: ARIZONA BEATS OREGON
Thursday, October 2, 2014
Chris Watt Blogs About His First NFL Action
Domer Chris Watt '13, saw his first NFL action this past weekend in the Chargers' 33 to 14 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. Chris played 30 snaps at right guard -- and played "very well" according to the coaching staff.
Chris blogs about his first game (he wears #65 for the Chargers) -- at the link below:
LINK: CHRIS WATT
Domer T.J. Jones -- "Hula-Hoop" Demonstration
I'm going to guess that this is not what T.J. Jones thought he'd be doing on a weekday in October during his rookie season in the NFL.
What you're asked to do when you're on the Injured Reserve List.
LINK: T.J. JONES -- HULA-HOOPING
What the Bay Area Media is Saying -- Today
Here is the media coverage today -- coming out of northern California -- about Saturday's game between Stanford and Notre Dame. Just click on the links below:
LINK: SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS #1
LINK: SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS #2
LINK: STANFORD DAILY
LINK: STANFORD DAILY #2
LINK: STANFORD DAILY #3
Media Day Today for Notre Dame Hockey!
Notre Dame, the pre-season #12 ranked college hockey team in the country (see rankings below), held their annual Media Day today at Compton Family Ice Arena.
Here is Coach Jackson talking about this year's Fighting Irish:
LINK: COACH JACKSON
LINK: COLLEGE HOCKEY RANKINGS
#14 Stanford vs. #8 Notre Dame: Game Primer
To get you ready for the "next biggest" game of the year -- Saturday's game with Stanford -- you'll want to take a look at this...
LINK: GAME PRIMER
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Joe Schmidt -- One of Notre Dame's Middle Men
Notre Dame linebacker Joe Schmidt has gone from walk-on to starting middle linebacker for the Fighting Irish -- and he'll be a key in this Saturday's match-up with Stanford.
ESPN's Matt Fortuna wrote this nice story about Schmidt:
LINK: JOE SCHMIDT
ESPN'S College Football Live: ND vs. Stanford
Well, if you wonder what the "experts" are saying about Saturday afternoon's game between #8 Notre Dame and #14 Stanford -- just click on the link below...
I wonder how much they've watched ND on film:
LINK: ESPN COLLEGE FOOTBALL LIVE
LINK: PICKIN' A WINNER
Nice Story on Notre Dame QB Everett Golson
Yahoo! Sports Pat Forde penned this story today on Notre Dame quarterback Everett Golson.
Thought you'd want to see this:
LINK: EVERETT GOLSON
Stanford Players Talk Notre Dame Game
Quarterback Kevin Hogan (see Notre Dame lineage below), safety Jordan Richards and defensive end Blake Lueders (Zionsville, IN) -- met with the media yesterday to talk about their game with Notre Dame.
Kevin Hogan is the nephew of former Fighting Irish quarterback Coley O'Brien and tackle Ivan Brown. His father and sister attended Notre Dame, and he estimates between 10 and 20 cousins and about five or six aunts and uncles hold Notre Dame degrees.
Lueders was originally committed to Notre Dame, before switching to Stanford after Weis was fired.
Just click on their names below:
LINK: KEVIN HOGAN
LINK: JORDAN RICHARDS
LINK: BLAKE LUEDERS
Stanford's David Shaw Talks Notre Dame Game
Stanford head football coach David Shaw met with the media Tuesday in Palo Alto to talk about Saturday's game with Notre Dame. Click on the link below:
LINK: STANFORD
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Game Replay: Notre Dame 31 - Syracuse 15
Here's the full game replay of Notre Dame's 31 to 15 win over Syracuse this past Saturday at MetLife Stadium. Just click on the link below:
LINK: ND VICTORY -- FULL GAME REPLAY
Stanford Week: Coach Kelly Press Conference
Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly met with the media today to talk Saturday's clash with Stanford. Here's a link to what he had to say:
LINK: COACH KELLY
Monday, September 29, 2014
Stanford Week: Inside Notre Dame Football
Coach Kelly reviews the Syracuse game and looks forward to this Saturday's game with Stanford.
Click on the link below:
LINK: INSIDE NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL
Goodell Meets With Former Notre Dame Coach
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell traveled to Texas recently to meet with former Notre Dame assistant football coach Charlie Strong who's now leading the Longhorn's football program.
Charlie served on Lou Holtz's Fighting Irish coaching staff from 1995 to 1998...
Strong is cleaning house in Austin -- releasing nine players so far from his team.
Charlie's push to find character in his players -- drew the attention of the embattled Commissioner. Click on the link below to see the story:
LINK: CHARLIE STRONG
A Rivarly Wedding -- Notre Dame & Michigan
My cousin Craig Doyle married Rebecca Blankenship this weekend in what you would call a "marriage of rivals." For you see, Craig is a Notre Dame fan and Rebecca roots for that "school in Ann Arbor."
As you'll see in the photos they took the rivalry to heart -- actually getting married in football uniforms and the "justice of the peace" wore a referee's shirt... Hopefully he wasn't from the Big Ten!
The wedding invitations were designed like a Notre Dame vs. Michigan football ticket -- and the wedding and reception was designed like a tailgate...
Congrats Craig and Rebecca!
Sunday, September 28, 2014
Everett Golson Surpasses Lujack's Winning %
Notre Dame QB Everett Golson is now the "winningest" starting quarterback in Fighting Irish history with more than 15 career starts.
With the win last night, Everett is now 14 - 1 as a starting QB -- giving him a (.933) winning percentage. Johnny Lujack was 20 - 1 - 1 as a starter giving him a (.932) winning percentage.
LINK: STORY
Domer Dad Celebrates Tigers' Central Crown!
The Detroit Tigers' Torii Hunter Sr., celebrated his son's first TOUCHDOWN at Notre Dame last night and he celebrated an American League Central Division Championship this afternoon!
That's Torii to the left in the photo above -- see his interview at the link below...
Torri and the Tigers clinched the Central Division on the last day of the season. The Playoffs begin for Detroit Thursday night in Baltimore against the Orioles.
LINK: TORII CELEBRATING IN CLUBHOUSE!
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