Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Must Read: Dan Wetzel on ND's Independence
You may recall one of the coaches who spoke out about Notre Dame's independence was Clemson's Dabo Swinney...
I hope he reads this story.
LINK: NOTRE DAME'S INDEPENDENCE
Headed to Clemson? -- Take Your Rain Gear!
Hurricane Joaquin will be lurking off the Atlantic Coast and creating some weather issues for the Carolinas this weekend -- looks like just rain...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Clemson Coach: "I Couldn't Get Jesus Tickets"
Clemson Head Coach Dabo Swinney made this remark during his press conference earlier today...
Episode 4 Tonight: A Season With ND Football
The #FightingIrish are 4-0 in their vie for gridiron glory, and #ASeasonWith brings you exclusive access to it all!
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— A Season With (@ASeasonWith) September 27, 2015
The show airs tonight at 10 PM ET / PT on Showtime!
Monday, September 28, 2015
The ACC Officiating of Notre Dame FB Games
Here are the facts as we move into YEAR TWO of Notre Dame football using Atlantic Coast Conference officiating crews.
During the 2014 football season -- Notre Dame had ACC officials for nine of their twelve regular season games -- here's the results:
When Notre Dame played an ACC Team -- ACC Officials called:
- 7.5 penalties for 64.7 penalty yards (per game) on Notre Dame
- 9.0 penalties for 80.0 penalty yards (per game) for ACC opponent
When Notre Dame payed a non-ACC Team -- ACC Officials called;
- 2.4 penalties for 20.6 penalty yards per game on Notre Dame
Here's what the 2015 season looks like so far, in ND games officiated by ACC crews:
VIRGINIA GAME - 2015
- Penalties called on Notre Dame: 4 for 40 yards
- Penalties called on Virginia: 9 for 55 yards
GEORGIA TECH GAME- 2015
- Penalties called on Notre Dame: 8 for 55 yards
- Penalties called on Georgia Tech: 4 for 30 yards
UMASS GAME - 2015
- Penalties called on Notre Dame: 8 for 75 yards
- Penalties called on UMASS: 4 for 35 yards
LINK: 2014 OFFICIATING REVIEW OF ND FOOTBALL
How We Will Beat Clemson Saturday Night...
I'm going to share with you my five point plan for beating the Clemson Tigers this Saturday night -- ensuring we score more points than them:
- Lead the game at the end of the 1st Quarter -- need to quiet this place down right from the get go.
- Don't give up more than three "explosive plays on defense" -- 20 yards or more.
- No turnovers.
- Turn Clemson over 2 times.
- Rush the ball for more than 250 yards.
Clemson Week: Chris Brown SC's Native Son
Notre Dame wide receiver Chris Brown is the only member of the Fighting Irish who hails from South Carolina -- a local paper interviewed Chris about his return home this Saturday...
LINK: GOING HOME
ESPN: Head Coaches Poll -- ND #1 Job Choice
The folks at ESPN surveyed FBS college football coaches -- not currently at a Power 5 school -- on where they would want to coach if they could pick a Power 5 school to coach at. Here's their top five coaching destinations:
- NOTRE DAME -- 14%
- TEXAS -- 11%
- STANFORD -- 8%
- ALABAMA -- 7%
- GEORGIA -- 7%
LINK: STORY
Sunday, September 27, 2015
Clemson Week: A Good Look at Clemson FB
This is a comprehensive look at the Clemson Tigers -- including recruiting rankings of their top players...
LINK: CLEMSON TIGERS
Notre Dame's Last Trip to "Death Valley" in 1977
AN OMEN? The Fighting Irish last traveled to Clemson back in 1977 -- a QB named Montana led Notre Dame to the win and a few months later to a National Championship!
Clemson Week: Two Scrimmages & Louisville
The Clemson Tigers have had "two scrimmages" in Death Valley against Wofford College and Appalachian State and they played a 1 - 3 Louisville squad on the road.
Here are the highlights:
Clemson 49 - Wofford 10
Clemson 41 - Appalachian State 10
Clemson 20 - Louisville 17
Here are the highlights:
Clemson 49 - Wofford 10
Clemson 41 - Appalachian State 10
Clemson 20 - Louisville 17
The Four Who Played on Friday's Last Year...
How many FBS teams can boast FOUR FRESHMEN scoring TD's in a single game!
Brandon Wimbush -- Class of 2019 -- TD RUN
Dexter Williams -- Class of 2019 -- TD RUN
C.J. Sanders -- Class of 2019 -- PUNT RETURN TD
I'm still waiting for the film of Josh Adams -- Class of 2019 -- TD RUN
Brandon Wimbush -- Class of 2019 -- TD RUN
Dexter Williams -- Class of 2019 -- TD RUN
C.J. Sanders -- Class of 2019 -- PUNT RETURN TD
I'm still waiting for the film of Josh Adams -- Class of 2019 -- TD RUN
Saturday, September 26, 2015
Friday, September 25, 2015
Fr. Jenkins on CNBC's "Squawk Box" Today
Notre Dame president Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., was a guest this morning on CNBC's Squawk Box.
Brian Kelly: "1st Qtr Season Coach of the Year"
Thought you'd like to see what the media thinks of our head football coach Brian Kelly...
LINK: BRIAN KELLY
ND Women's Soccer Beats #1 Ranked Virginia
The Fighting Irish rolled into Virginia for a second time in the month of September -- only this time it was our Women's Soccer Team -- and the results were the same!
Notre Dame beat #1 Virginia 2 - 1 in double-overtime -- ending the Cavaliers 38 game home winning streak!
A huge win for the Fighting Irish! Don't you love the GREEN JERSEYS and socks!
LINK: GAME STORY
UMASS QB -- "I Grew up a Notre Dame Fan"
UMASS' QB Blake Frohnapfel -- grew up in a Catholic household where his Dad was a Notre Dame fan -- the family cheered for the Fighting Irish.
This will be his first ever trip to Notre Dame -- what a special experience for Blake and his family.
LINK: I GREW UP A NOTRE DAME FAN
Massachusetts Media Talks UMASS vs. ND
Here's what I could find on tomorrow's game between un-ranked UMASS and #6 Notre Dame from the media in Massachusetts ...
LINK: UMASS HITS THE BIG TIME
LINK: COACH INTERVIEW
LINK: UMASS VS. TOP 25 TEAMS
LINK: LONG ODDS
LINK: KEYS TO GAME -- SCORE PREDICTION
LINK: HOPING TO MAKE HISTORY
ND Alum Talks Pope Francis and Capitalism
Dan Hesse, the former CEO of Sprint and a member of Notre Dame's Class of 1975 -- was interviewed by Forbes magazine about the Pope's visit to America...
LINK: HESSE
Thursday, September 24, 2015
ND's Fr. Jenkins With NBC's Andrea Mitchell
Notre Dame president Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C. -- was in Washington D.C. the past two days attending events involving Pope Francis' visit to America.
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