Sunday, April 5, 2015
Instant Replay: Madison Cable's Game Winner!
What though the odds be great or small...
WOW -- the Fighting Irish -- the team too young to go this far, is in the NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME!!!
Can you believe it!!!
Hey Notre Dame Nation -- Be First on the Tee!
Our friends at Under Armour will be selling golf shoes -- for the first time ever -- starting tomorrow morning at 10 AM ET.
If you want to get an invite to the private sale -- follow @UAGolf on Twitter!
LINK: CLICK HERE TO FOLLOW @UAGolf
Muffet's Irish Enjoying This Final Four Weekend
This was not expected -- no seniors in the starting line-up -- coming off of a team that saw two stars drafted in the first nine picks of the WNBA Draft...
It's a Final Four Easter Sunday for Notre Dame
The Fighting Irish of Notre Dame will be facing the Gamecocks of South Carolina -- in the first Final Four game on ESPN at 6:30 PM ET.
Video of Notre Dame's Final Four Open Practice
It is one of the cool traditions of Final Four Weekends...
#1 Notre Dame Stops Duke's Home Win Streak
Kevin Corrigan's top ranked Fighting Irish went down to Durham and beat Duke in dominating fashion -- ending their 21 game home winning streak!
Saturday, April 4, 2015
OT: That School in Ann Arbor's Spring Game
Michigan's football coach Jim Harbaugh met with the media after their Spring Game today. He was asked why the two Michigan offenses put up a grand total of 7 points...
The Michigan QB's must have been seeing GOLD HELMETS out there on the defensive side.
The Michigan media is in for a rude awakening with Harbaugh -- especially if they struggle this Fall...
LINK: THE ENTIRE PRESS CONFERENCE
Notre Dame's Final Four Press Conference
Jewell Loyd, Lindsay Allen and Muffet McGraw met today with the media -- prior to tomorrow's Final Four game against South Carolina.
Under Armour's New ND Lacrosse Stick Heads
Now, this is how you represent the Notre Dame brand on the lacrosse field...
Notre Dame Fans Descending on Tampa...
ABC57 News - See the Difference Michiana
The Notre Dame FAN BASE will be well represented in Tampa this weekend!
The Notre Dame FAN BASE will be well represented in Tampa this weekend!
Fighting Irish "Preparing" for Final Four Game
It looks like the Fighting Irish are enjoying the fruits of their labors this season -- FINAL FOUR WEEKENDS are as good as it gets for student athletes...
NYT: Notre Dame "Doubles Down on Mabreys"
The Fighting Irish are in Tampa this weekend for their fifth straight FINAL FOUR. The national media is taking notice -- here's a New York Times story today about the Mabrey sisters...
LINK: MABREY SISTERS
Friday, April 3, 2015
Orioles Reach Out to Connaughton This Week
If I was asked to advise Pat Connaughton on his future plans -- one of the things I would recommend is exactly what I think he's doing right now...
Make the Orioles squirm a little...
They might just come to the table with an offer to convince Pat to forget basketball.
LINK: ORIOLES REACH OUT TO CONNAUGHTON
Stanley & Day Talk About Why They Returned
The two talented linemen -- one on the offense and one on the defense -- bypassed a shot at the NFL Draft to return for their senior season at Notre Dame.
Autry Denson Talks About the Running Backs
Notre Dame's all-time leading rusher talks about his two talented running backs...
Mike Sanford Talks Notre Dame QB Competition
Notre Dame's new offensive coordinator met with the media after practice to talk about Everett Golson and Malik Zaire.
Notre Dame's Trip to Tampa and the Final Four!
It's become a right of passage for the Notre Dame women's basketball program...
Thursday, April 2, 2015
Notre Dame Football Spring Practice -- Today
Here's what took place this morning -- inside Loftus and outside at LaBar...
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Muffet's THREE BIG MAC All-Americans !!!
The future Notre Dame backcourt -- was on display this evening at the McDonald's All-American Game on ESPN -- and they won their first game together!
LINK: BIG MAC ALL-AMERICANS
Future Domer Marina Mabrey -- BIG MAC MVP!
Muffet's "IRISH-KETEERS" led the EAST TEAM to a win tonight in the McDonald's All-American Game!
Marina Mabrey (sister of Domer Michaela Mabrey) was named the game's CO-MVP -- with 12 points / 6 rebounds / 3 steals -- while fellow future Domers Arike Ogunbowale (9 points) and Ali Patberg (3 points / 6 rebounds and a team leading 5 assists -- all contributed to the EAST's 89 - 87 victory.
That's Marina -- she looks a lot like her sister Michaela -- in the photos above.
LINK: STORY
ESPN Hyping Notre Dame vs. South Carolina
The first Final Four game Saturday night will pit the #1 seed South Carolina Gamecocks against our favorite #1 seed -- Notre Dame.
Here's some more content to digest:
LINK: ESPN'S CHARLIE CREME
A Final Look at the Elite 8 Battle With Kentucky
The undefeated and #1 ranked team in the country had to be PERFECT the final 12 minutes of the game to pull off a 68 - 66 win over our Fighting Irish...
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Notre Dame's PRO DAY Under Armour Shoes
Now, that's what I call a NOTRE DAME SHOE!
The Notre Dame student-athletes working out today in front of NFL scouts will be wearing these special shoes and gear from Under Armour!
Here's a link to the GOLD SHOES in action -- Cody Riggs in the broad jump:
LINK: RIGGS WEARING GOLD SHOES
Blue-Gold Game on NBC Sports Network TV
It will be a new setting for a Blue-Gold Game at Notre Dame -- the Labar Practice Complex -- as construction continues around Notre Dame Stadium.
The 86th Annual Blue-Gold game will kick-off at 12:30 PM ET on Saturday, April 18th -- and the nation can watch on the NBC Sports Network.
ESPN Looks Ahead to Women's Final Four
For only the third time in history -- all four #1 seeds are in the FINAL FOUR. Should be an interesting weekend in Tampa!
Monday, March 30, 2015
Video of Jimmy Clausen's Wedding
Notre Dame fans will recognize a few faces in this video of Jimmy Clausen's wedding -- quite the event!
Kentucky Players Talk Notre Dame Game...
Willie Cauley-Stein & Tyler Ulis
Dakari Johnson & Trey Lyles
Inside Access to Notre Dame's Elite Eight Win!
The Fighting Irish beat Baylor again -- in an Elite Eight game -- earning the program's FIFTH STRAIGHT trip to the Final Four!
Spring Practice: Notre Dame Football Update
Here's a look inside Notre Dame's practice today.
Now I've been a big fan of Fighting Irish Digital Media since day one...
However, I can't say I'm a fan of the abbreviated practice reports lately. Would like to see more action, less commentary. I'm guessing Coach Kelly pulled back the reins a little on access?
Domer Ian Kole "Mic'd Up" -- NHL Hockey Game
Former Notre Dame student-athlete Ian Kole is a forward for the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins -- he was recently "mic'd up" during a game. ENJOY!
ND Women's Basketball Post Game Presser
Muffet McGraw, Madison Cable, Jewell Loyd and Lindsay Allen met with the media after last night's big win over Baylor to secure a fifth straight trip to the FINAL FOUR!
Game Highlights -- Notre Dame 77 - Baylor 68
Here's a look at some of the highlights from last night's ELITE EIGHT win for the FIGHTING IRISH -- their fifth trip in a row to the FINAL FOUR!
Lindsay Allen Named NCAA Regional MVP!
Here's ESPN's post game interview of Notre Dame's Lindsay Allen. Lindsay scored 25 points, dished out 7 assists, grabbed 5 rebounds and had 4 assists in the Fighting Irish's 77 - 68 win over Baylor.
Sunday, March 29, 2015
FINAL FOUR for the FIFTH YEAR IN A ROW!
Muffet McGraw's Fighting Irish just clinched a FIFTH STRAIGHT trip to the FINAL FOUR -- beating Baylor 77 - 68!
TAMPA -- HERE COME THE IRISH!!!
35 - 2 in a rebuilding year.
Lindsay Allen led Notre Dame with 23 points, 7 assists, 5 rebounds and 4 steals and was named the Oklahoma Regional MVP! Congrats Lindsay!
LINK: GAME HIGHLIGHTS
LINK: NOTRE DAME DOING THE IRISH JIG
Notre Dame Has Most Wins Against Final Four
The Final Four teams played a combined 151 games this season -- on the ROAD TO INDIANAPOLIS.
And, there was ONE TEAM that won more games against these FINAL FOUR TEAMS than any other basketball team in the country -- NOTRE DAME.
Notre Dame went 3 - 1 against the FINAL FOUR teams in the NCAA National Basketball Championship. No other team won more games against Duke, Michigan State, Wisconsin and Kentucky.
ND Fans Welcome the Fighting Irish Back Home
Coach Brey said a few words to the assembled crowd as the Fighting Irish returned back to campus...
Cable TV Ratings -- Highest in CBB History!!!
The Notre Dame vs. Kentucky game earned the highest overnight rating in the history of cable TV for a college basketball game.
And people still question why Notre Dame has its "own seat" at the table with all of the conferences at NCAA meetings.
LINK: TV RATINGS RECORD
ESPNW Interview of Notre Dame's Jewell Loyd
Muffet's Fighting Irish take on the Baylor Bears and their colorful coach Kim Mulkey -- tonight on ESPN at 8:30 PM ET.
Vegas has Notre Dame as 5 1/2 point favorites to earn a FIFTH STRAIGHT TRIP to the FINAL FOUR!
Kentucky's Calipari After Win Over Notre Dame
Kentucky's Calipari with the media in the post game press conference -- he toned down his rhetoric -- a little.
ACC Network: A Look at Notre Dame's Season
The ACC Network's Jeff Fischel and Jason Capel take a look back at Notre Dame's special season.
Media -- Mornin' After Our Loss to Kentucky
It was a season we never wanted to end -- not like that...
I have to admit I went numb when Jerian's "double clutch" jumper didn't go in at the buzzer -- however, that quickly changed when I wanted to jump through my TV screen after the Kentucky coach as he was being interviewed at game's end. That's another story...
What a night -- what a season.
So, here I am on a Palm Sunday morning -- went to Mass yesterday -- and I'm looking through all of the post game media coverage. I can't convince myself to read it -- maybe you can:
LINK: SPORTING NEWS
LINK: NEW YORK TIMES
LINK: ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION
LINK: WALL STREET JOURNAL
LINK: SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
ESPN: "Notre Dame's Pain of Coming Close"
ESPN's Jay Bilas and Jay Williams talk Kentucky's 68 - 66 win over Notre Dame...
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