Sunday, October 18, 2015
The Mornin' After ND Beats USC 41 to 31 !!!
Took a lap around the worldwide web this morning to see what the media has to say about Notre Dame's come from behind 4th quarter win over USC last night...
LINK: LOS ANGELES TIMES
LINK: ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
LINK: SPORTING NEWS
LINK: SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
LINK: FOX SPORTS
LINK: NBC SPORTS
LINK: ESPN
Pre-Game Fun With the "Four Horsemen" at ND
They along with the NFL Players Association's Willis Whalen and film producer Ben Tishler (Notre Dame "Fighting For" TV spots) were here at Notre Dame to see the Fighting Irish beat the Trojans. As you can see from the photos, my family had a great time hosting these guys.
The bottom photo shows Bill holding court -- he was telling the story of appearing in Jerry Seinfeld's "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee" -- with ND alums Jimmy Small '08 and Dan Dunne '08.
Top photo L to R: Joe Bartnick, Paul Virzi, Bill Burr and Jason Lawhead.
The four comedians begin their tour tomorrow in Fort Wayne, IN -- leading up to a big date at Madison Square Garden on November 14th. The tour schedule is linked below:
LINK: BILL BURR CONCERT TOUR
Saturday, October 17, 2015
Game #412 of the Last 414 for Stanley Weber!
Notre Dame super-fan Stanley Weber will be attending his 412th game tonight -- out of the last 414 at Notre Dame Stadium -- over the last 74 seasons!
The streak began November 22, 1941 when Frank Leahy's Fighting Irish beat USC 20 - 18 !!! It was the 16th game in this rivalry.
Stanley has kept every ticket over the 74 years at Notre Dame Stadium -- that's him holding the scrap book with the tickets.
His ticket cost for that first game in 1941 against USC -- $2.20 -- his ticket cost for tonight's game: $125.
These are the tickets to his first eight games at Notre Dame Stadium -- CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE.
Sell-Out Streak at #248 -- Notre Dame Stadium
Wake up. It's Game Day.
#BeatSC pic.twitter.com/BtJ4U2yNOu
— The Fighting Irish (@FightingIrish) October 17, 2015
Tonight will be sell-out #248 in a row for Notre Dame Stadium!
USC vs. Notre Dame -- Media's Take on Game
Took a lap around the worldwide web this morning to see what the media has to say about this evening's PRIMETIME matchup between USC and Notre Dame.
Here's what they have to say:
LINK: LOS ANGELES TIMES
LINK: HEAVY
LINK: OBSERVER
LINK: ESPN ND BLOG
LINK: NBC SPORTS
Friday, October 16, 2015
Brennan Elected Notre Dame Trustees' Chair!
Former CEO of Vanguard and Notre Dame parent Jack Brennan (all three children are ND alums) was elected Chair of Notre Dame's Board of Trustees.
He will assume these duties on July 1, 2016.
LINK: STORY
Stanford Game Could Be a "Play-In" Game!
Thank you Stanford -- for your convincing 56 - 35 win over UCLA last night!
If Notre Dame and Stanford -- run the table undefeated the rest of the season -- this will be the Fighting Irish's "play-in" game for the College Football Playoff.
LINK: STORY
Thursday, October 15, 2015
Brady Quinn's Golf Shot from Water's Edge
CLICK ON THE WORDS -- "A VIDEO POSTED BY BRADY QUINN" -- it will lead you to the video.
ND Men's Basketball Ranked #18 in Poll
The first pre-season poll for men's college basketball was released today and our Fighting Irish -- the defending ACC Champions -- are ranked #18.
LINK: RANKED #18
TV Camera Man Wearing ND T-Shirt at USC
Apparently a TV camera operator -- who was filming at USC's football practice yesterday -- was asked to remove his NOTRE DAME T-shirt...
Here's the story.
LINK: NO ND T-SHIRTS
ESPN Story: Concern for Notre Dame's Focus
After the way we played in Los Angeles last November -- I'm not worried about our team's focus for this game...
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
OT: The Best of the "Head Ball Coach"
I'm quite sure the TV networks have been calling him about a job all morning long...
LINK: TOP QUOTES
ND Prof Offers Opinion on Downed Malaysia Jet
Notre Dame professor, Robert Latiff -- a retired Air Force major general -- was asked about the report that a Russian missile downed the Malaysia Airlines jet in July of 2014 killing all 298 aboard...
LINK: LATIFF
Notre Dame Women's Hoops' Ali Patberg
Here's a story about Notre Dame Women's Basketball freshman point guard Ali Patberg...
LINK: ALI PATBERG FEATURE
Monday, October 12, 2015
The 6th Ranked Fighting Irish -- Team Photo
Here's a first look at Muffet's 2015-16 Fighting Irish who are ranked #6 in the first preseason college basketball poll...
LINK: RANKINGS
Sunday, October 11, 2015
USC Goes "Interim" Again vs. Notre Dame
USC AD Pat Haden announced today that the Trojans would be coached by interim head coach Clay Helton as Steve Sarkisian was placed on a leave of absence...
ND fans may remember that the last time USC came to town in 2013 they had an interim head coach in Ed Orgeron for the game against our Irish. ND beat USC 14 - 10 that night.
Here's the story...
LINK: INTERIM COACH
Five Teams in Notre Dame's Way of CFB Playoff
There are five teams -- listed below -- who stand in the way of Notre Dame earning one of the four COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF spots. They hail from three conferences -- the Big 12, Pac 12 and ACC.
Here's what lies head for our Fighting Irish:
Here are the difficult games ahead for the FIVE SCHOOLS that stand in the way of Notre Dame's road to the College Football Playoff:
#2 BAYLOR
#3 TCU
#6 CLEMSON
#7 UTAH
#8 FLORIDA STATE
Here's what lies head for our Fighting Irish:
- We have to win every one of our games. And we need to win by convincing scores.
- I'm going to give two spots in the College Football Playoff to the winner of the SEC and Big Ten Championship games.
- So, we need to finish ahead of the top team in two of the following conferences ACC, PAC 12 and Big 12 by the last week of the season
Here are the difficult games ahead for the FIVE SCHOOLS that stand in the way of Notre Dame's road to the College Football Playoff:
#2 BAYLOR
- Oklahoma
- Oklahoma State
- TCU
#3 TCU
- Oklahoma
- Oklahoma State
- Baylor
#6 CLEMSON
- Miami
- Florida State
- ACC Championship Game
#7 UTAH
- Arizona State
- USC
- Arizona
- UCLA
- Pac 12 Championship Game
#8 FLORIDA STATE
- Clemson
- Florida
- ACC Championship Game
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