Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Photos of Skylar Modeling at LA Fashion Week


Former Notre Dame All-American Skylar Diggins '13, is seen here in photos from last night's Michael Costello's LA Fashion Week show for Art Hearts Fashion.

LINK:  STORY

Newsweek Story on Notre Dame's Joe Schmidt


The Notre Dame linebacker has quite a story...

LINK:  NEWSWEEK

Domer Qualifes for This Week's PGA Tour Stop


Mark Baldwin '06, will become the first Notre Dame alum to play in a PGA Tour event in more than fifty years when he tees it up at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open -- tomorrow at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas, NV

The tournament will be televised by the Golf Channel.

Baldwin shot a six-under 64 in the qualifier held this past Monday at Dragon Ridge Country Club -- vaulting him into a four player PLAYOFF for three spots.  Mark birdied the par 5 18th, in the playoff, to earn his first PGA Tour start! 

If you'd like to keep an eye on how Mark's doing -- just click on the Leaderboard link below -- just remember the tournament starts tomorrow!!!

His tee time is 8:30 AM PT

Mark is also in the process of trying to earn a European Tour card -- he most recently advanced to the second stage of their Q-School after finishing 21st in Lisbon, Portugal two weeks ago.  The second stage takes place next month.


LINK:  LEADERBOARD

The Tallahassee Democrat's Take on ND vs. FSU


Here's a look at the local newspaper that covers Florida State Football -- every single day -- the Tallahassee Democrat.

I was curious to see how they're dealing with the controversy surrounding Jameis Winston -- and how they're reporting on the big game...

Take a look.

LINK:  TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRAT

Under Armour's New Shoes for Brey's IRISH


Here's a look at three of the shoe designs from Under Armour for the Notre Dame Men's Basketball team -- classy!

Notre Dame Men's Basketball Media Day Today


Mike Brey's Fighting Irish met with the media today as they move towards their opening game -- less than three weeks from now.  Here's a link to a few player interviews that took place today:

LINK:  PLAYER INTERVIEWS

ESPN's Matich & McShay Pick ND / FSU Winner


The folks at ESPN began making their picks today on who wins Saturday night's game between Notre Dame and Florida State...

LINK:  WE HAVE A WINNER

Brian Kelly Talks "the View" From His Office...


The folks at ESPN published this story a few weeks ago -- and I missed it.  Thought you'd enjoy this look at Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly's office at the Guglielmino Athletics Comples:

LINK:  COACH KELLY -- ON THE VIEW

LINK:  PHOTO ESSAY -- COACH KELLY'S OFFICE

A Great Example of Brian Kelly "the Play Caller"


The folks at ONE FOOT DOWN authored this look at a sequence of plays that Brian Kelly called this past Saturday against North Carolina -- interesting stuff here:

LINK:  PLAY CALLING

Media Pressure Continues on Florida State...


What will they do regarding QB Jameis Winston? 

I for one hope he plays -- we want Florida State's best...

As you'll see in this ESPN debate, former Florida State QB Danny Kanell "drew the short stick" having to defend his alma mater...

LINK:  ESPN TALKING HEADS

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Statistic of the Day: Notre Dame's Winning Way


How's that for a fun fact...

In addition -- Notre Dame as a 6 - 0 team is 9-0-1 in games all-time against undefeated opponents.

ESPN's Herbstreit's Game Plan Breakdown

Former Ohio State QB turned ESPN College Football talking head, Kirk Herbstreit -- predicts a very close game on Saturday night between Notre Dame and Florida State.  Click on the link below:

LINK:  HERBSTREIT

Vegas Halts Betting Due to Winston's Status


The folks in Las Vegas who set the betting lines on athletic events have pulled the Notre Dame vs. Florida State gave "off the board." 

Here's why:

LINK:  WINSTON'S STATUS

Brian Kelly Talks Florida State Seminoles Today


Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly met with the media today to talk about Saturday's PRIME TIME matchup between his FIGHTING IRISH and the SEMINOLES of Florida State.

LINK:  COACH KELLY

Grantland Story on Fighting Irish & Cowboys


A good read...

LINK:  NOTRE DAME & THE DALLAS COWBOYS

ABC / ESPN On Campus Filming Players


Here's what you would have found going on at Notre Dame's Guglielmino Athletics Complex Monday..

LINK:  NOTRE DAME READYING FOR PRIME TIME

Look Back: Syracuse Coach Talks Florida State


The Syracuse Orangemen played Florida State this past weekend -- here's a look at what head coach Scott Shafer had to say about the Seminoles.
  • Florida State 38 - Syracuse 20
  • Notre Dame 31 - Syracuse 15
Syracuse played the entire game with their second string and third string QB against the Seminoles.

LINK:  COACH SHAFER

HEY ESPN: Who is the ND Player in the Photo?

 

I'm guessing the folks at ESPN think the player on the left -- in the top photo and the player on the right in the middle photo is Notre Dame QB Everett Golson.   

These are the photos they're using on their website promoting Saturday night's PRIMETIME game between Florida State and Notre Dame...

News Flash:  It's not Everett Golson.  If you want proof, take a look at the bottom photo of Golson at the Shamrock Series game against Purdue (the only time he's worn this helmet / jersey combo) -- you'll see him wearing two wrist bands and a dark blue chin strap...

If you look even closer at the top two photos of the ND player -- you'll see what looks like two numbers on the front of the Shamrock Series jersey -- which makes me think it's freshman QB DeShone Kizer who wears #14.  DeShone hasn't seen the field this year -- and barring injury, probably won't.  This would be a photo of him warming up before the game.

And, if it's not KIZER -- is this just a photo shop effort gone bad?

So what we have here ESPN is this --in the top photo for Florida State we have Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston and the bottom photo it's star wide receiver Rashad Greene -- opposite a third string QB at Notre Dame -- or, a made up photo shopped player for Notre Dame.

Which is it? 

LINK:  NOTRE DAME ESPN BLOG

Monday, October 13, 2014

ESPN's Hype of Notre Dame vs. Florida State


Well, the game is still almost FIVE DAYS away -- but the folks at ESPN / ABC are already stoking the flames for what should be a HUGE RATINGS grab for them this Saturday night.

Here's the latest on Saturday's matchup:

LINK:  GENE WOJCIECHOWSKI

LINK:  ABC PRIMETIME PRE-GAME

LINK:  MID-SEASON PLAYOFF PICTURE

LINK:  THREE REASONS WHY -- EACH TEAM WINS

The Media Circus Surrounding Jameis Winston


The young man is at the center of what looks to be multiple investigations -- yet, I fully expect you'll see him at QB this Saturday night against our IRISH...

Here's the latest on "Famous Jameis."

LINK:  AUTOGRAPH INVESTIGATION

LINK:  FSU CONDUCT CODE INVESTIGATION

LINK:  WINSTON'S ATTORNEY SPEAKS

LINK:  NFL GM'S WARY

LINK:  BEST LEGAL MOVE -- DROP OUT OF SCHOOL

FSU's Jimbo Fisher's Press Conference Today


The Florida State Seminoles' head coach Jimbo Fisher met with the media today to talk about Saturday's game with Notre Dame and his embattled Heisman Trophy QB...

LINK:  FULL PRESS CONFERENCE

LINK:  CLIP #1

LINK:  CLIP & STORY #2

USA Today: Zack Martin NFL's Top Rookie!


I'd like to think the folks in Dallas have now stopped talking about the Cowboys pick of Notre Dame student-athlete Zack Martin '13 -- over Johnny Football...

Dallas is off to a great start -- and some of their success is being attributed to Zack Martin:

LINK:  NFL'S TOP ROOKIE

Sunday, October 12, 2014

A First in the 127 Year History of Notre Dame FB


If you attended yesterday's game between Notre Dame and North Carolina -- you witnessed history...

Notre Dame had never won a football game in its 127-year history when giving up more than 40 points.

That changed yesterday -- in Notre Dame's 50 - 43 win over the Tar Heels.

Theo Riddick's Game Winning TD for Detroit


Former Notre Dame student-athlete Theo Riddick scored the game winning touchdown on an 9 yard catch and run in the Detroit Lions 17 - 3 win over the Minnesota Vikings. 

Here's the NFL Networks' replay of his TD!

LINK:  RIDDICK'S TD

FSU's Jameis Winston Talks Notre Dame Game


The Florida State QB talked about Saturday night's PRIME TIME game with Notre Dame -- in his post game press conference after last night's win over Syracuse...

LINK:  JAMEIS WINSTON

Notre Dame Pumpkin Carving of the Day !!!


This was "tweeted" today by Joshua Lee (@Notre_Josh) a Notre Dame fan from Kansas City...

Three AP Voters Did Not Have ND in Top Ten


Well, the good news is there were five AP writers last week that did not have Notre Dame ranked in their Top Ten -- this week there were only three...

Here's the three -- and where they had the undefeated (6 - 0) Fighting Irish ranked:

LINK:  AP VOTER TRACKER

Notre Dame's #5 in the AP Poll This Week


Notre Dame moved up a spot in the Associated Poll this week to #5 in their ranking.

LINK:  AP TOP 25


Full Replay: Notre Dame vs. North Carolina


Here's the full game replay of Notre Dame's 50 to 43 win over North Carolina yesterday.  Just click on the link below:

LINK:  FULL GAME REPLAY

Notre Dame Remains #5 in Amway Coaches Poll


Giving up 43 points to North Carolina -- has kept the Fighting Irish at #5 in the Amway Coaches Poll this week.

Yet, Michigan State gives up 31 points to Purdue (Notre Dame gave up 14) and they move up two spots in the same Poll...

Our reality -- the conference coaches ban together with their votes -- Notre Dame stands alone.

LINK:  AMWAY COACHES POLL

Not Surprised: College Gameday in Tallahassee


This week's game between Notre Dame and Florida State will be promoted, promoted and promoted by the folks at ESPN and ABC -- all week long...

Notre Dame Remains #5 in ESPN Power Poll


Here's the latest ESPN College Football Power Rankings...

LINK:  NOTRE DAME #5

Florida Writer Compares Winston to Montana


Notre Dame fans -- you better get ready...

All week long we're going to be hearing stories about "famous Jameis" and his Seminoles -- and how we have no chance.

Here's a story from the Tallahassee Democrat where the writer compares Winston to Notre Dame great Joe Montana...

LINK:  WINSTON

The Media's Take the MORNIN' After ND's Win


As I do every Sunday morning after a Notre Dame football game -- I took a lap around the worldwide web to see what the media has to say about the Fighting Irish.

Just click on the links below:

LINK:  NBC SPORTS

LINK:  ESPN

LINK:  ASSOCIATED PRESS

LINK:  CHARLOTTE OBSERVER

LINK:  FOX SPORTS

LINK:  SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE

LINK:  SPORTS ILLUSTRATED

LINK:  CHICAGO TRIBUNE

LINK:  THE HERALD-SUN

LINK:  CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

LINK:  ELKHART TRUTH

LINK:  FORT WAYNE JOURNAL GAZETTE

Notre Dame on Sideline and in Locker Room


The Fighting Irish beat the Tar Heels of North Carolina today by the score of 50 - 43.

Here's a look at some "inside access" provided by the gang at Fighting Irish Digital Media:

LINK:  IRISH CONNECTION

NBC's Tappen Interviews Coach Kelly After Win


NBC's Kathryn Tappen interviewed Coach Kelly after Notre Dame's difficult win over North Carolina today...

LINK:  COACH KELLY

Saturday, October 11, 2014

North Carolina's Larry Fedora Talks ND Loss


The North Carolina Tar Heels came into Notre Dame Stadium and stood "toe to toe" with our #5 ranked Fighting Irish. 

Here's a link to North Carolina's head coach Larry Fedora talking to the media after their 50 - 43 loss to Notre Dame:

LINK:  LARRY FEDORA

Notre Dame Player Interviews Post Game


Here's a link to a couple post game interviews from Tarean Folston and Joe Schmidt after "hanging a half-a-hundred" on North Carolina...

LINK:  FOLSTON

LINK:  SCHMIDT

Today's Game Highlights: ND 50 - NC 43


Here's a quick look at most of the scoring plays from Notre Dame's 50 - 43 win over North Carolina this evening.

LINK:  GAME HIGHLIGHTS

North Carolina Writer Recaps Loss to IRISH


They spotted the Tarheels a quick 14 - 0 lead, gave up more than 500 total yards of offense and 43 points -- yet the Fighting Irish found a way to win.

Here's what a North Carolina writer had to say at game's end:

LINK:  ND BEATS NC

Brian Kelly After Win Over North Carolina


Here's a link to Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly's post game press conference after Notre Dame's 50 - 43 win over North Carolina this evening...

LINK:  POST GAME PRESSER

Notre Dame Football -- It's the Gold Standard


Folks, this is what every Friday looks like for Notre Dame Football -- production meetings with NBC -- or, whatever TV network has the NATIONAL broadcast rights that week to televise a game with the Fighting Irish. 

Only Notre Dame.

That's Coach Kelly in the top photo, Cole Luke in the middle photo and Everett Golson in the bottom photo.