Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Key Plays in Notre Dame's Win over VT!
Notre Dame beats Virginia Tech 83 - 81 to go 4 - 2 in the ACC and move up to a tie for 4th place in the conference.
LINK: BOX SCORE
Domer Fleming Rescues Woman In Car Crash
Former Notre Dame student-athlete Darius Fleming played Saturday's NFL Playoff game with 22 stitches in his leg -- resulting from an injury he sustained after kicking in a car window of a "smoky" car to pull the woman out...
This happened two days prior to Saturday's game -- a mile from the Patriot's Foxboro Stadium.
Here's the story:
LINK: DARIUS FLEMING
ND vs. Virginia Tech -- 1973 NIT Championship
Mike Brey's Fighting Irish host the 2nd place Virginia Tech Hokies in ACC action tonight -- a big game for Notre Dame.
The video above -- a game against Virginia Tech that broke my heart...
Must Read: Elijah Shumate's NFL Draft Diary
Former Notre Dame student-athlete Elijah Shumate is playing in the East West Shrine Game this Saturday. His coach this week -- none other than former Notre Dame head coach Charlie Weis '78.
You'll enjoy what Elijah has to say about this experience.
LINK: ELIJAH SHUMATE
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Domer Mike Golic Jr. Earns ESPN Radio Gig!
Former Notre Dame student-athlete Mike Golic, Jr. '12 -- will be co-hosting a Saturday radio show (5 PM to 8 PM) on the ESPN Radio Network!
The show debuts on Saturday, January 30th.
Congratulations Michael!
LINK: NEW ESPN RADIO PROGRAMS
42 Years Ago Today: ND Breaks UCLA Streak!
Notre Dame beat UCLA 71 - 70 -- 42 years ago today -- to break their all-time record 88 game winning streak! Digger's gang was down by 11 points with 3 minutes left in the game -- see the final minutes in the video above!
Special thanks to ND alum Bob Quakenbush '76 -- for alerting me to this special day!
Monday, January 18, 2016
Great Photo: MLK Jr. Mignight March at ND!
This is awesome -- photo taken early this AM of Notre Dame students marching from the Main Building...
#3 Notre Dame vs. #18 Tennessee -- ESPN2
Muffet's Fighting Irish host the Tennessee Volunteers tonight and the game will be televised on ESPN2 -- game starts at 7:00 PM ET.
LINK: ESPN GAME PREVIEW
Boston Globe Story on Domer Darius Fleming
The former Fighting Irish linebacker is now in his fourth season with the Patriots -- he saw plenty of action in Saturday's Playoff win over Kansas City...
LINK: FLEMING
Sunday, January 17, 2016
Michael Floyd Talks "Tipped Pass" Touchdown!
Here's the former Notre Dame All-American with the media after the Cardinal's OT win over the Packers talking about the "ricochet" TD pass...
LINK: MICHAEL FLOYD
Saturday, January 16, 2016
Michael Floyd's Two TD Catches in NFL Playoff
It's been a big night for the former Notre Dame All-American!
Michael Floyd's second TD was a "miracle" -- and has to have the Packer fans shaking their heads...
The Cardinals beat the Packers in OT 26 - 20.
Here's the two TD's !!!
LINK: FLOYD'S 1ST TD CATCH
LINK: FLOYD'S MIRACLE TD CATCH
Mike Brey's Post Game Interview at Duke
Mike Brey now has FOUR WINS against Coach K -- no other former Duke assistant has ever beaten Coach K in his illustrious career -- he's now 20 - 4 against his assistants.
Coach Brey is 4 - 2 vs. Duke's Coach K -- think about that!
I was disappointed that ESPN's broadcast team didn't mention this fact.
Best Looking ND Shoe Yet from Under Armour!
These new Under Armour shoes for our Men's Lacrosse team are sick!!!
We need these for our football team!
Notre Dame's New Green Under Armour Shoes
The Fighting Irish wore these green shoes today from Under Armour -- in their win over #6 Duke -- for the first time this season.
I think they might wear them again!
Demetrius Blocks Duke's 7'0" Centers' Dunk!
6'1" McDonald's All-American.
7'0" McDonald's All-American.
DJ (@D_Jay24) w/16pts & this...
#SCtop10 pic.twitter.com/3u4CcVzX1h
— Notre Dame MBB (@NDmbb) January 16, 2016
Notre Dame Locker Room After Beating Duke!
GAME. IRISH.
Go inside our locker room with our squad after our win at Cameron.
ND 95 | #6 Duke 91
FINAL pic.twitter.com/CUzn6YFjM4
— Notre Dame MBB (@NDmbb) January 16, 2016
Notre Dame Wins on Road at #6 Duke Today!
WOW!!!
Mike Brey's Fighting Irish went on the road today to Cameron Indoor Arena to beat the 6th ranked Duke Blue Devils 95 - 91!!!
Duke's Coach K is now 20 - 4 against his former assistants over his career. Mike Brey has ALL FOUR OF THOSE WINS!
Bonzie Colson's 31 points led the IRISH.
WHAT A WIN!
LINK: BOX SCORE
ND Hockey's Unbeaten Streak Now at 9 Games
Jeff Jackson's #13 ranked Fighting Irish beat Merrimack 7 - 2 last night to run their unbeaten streak to nine games -- improving their season record to 11 - 4 - 7 and their Hockey East record to 7 - 1 - 2.
Friday, January 15, 2016
Thursday, January 14, 2016
OT: Ohio State Signs Mega Deal with Nike
$252 million over 15 years...
FYI: The deal was brokered by Notre Dame alum and Ohio State AD, Gene Smith.
LINK: MEGA DEAL
Domer Hires Chip Kelly to Lead the 49ers
Notre Dame alum Jed York, surprised a few today with the announcement he's hired Chip Kelly to lead his San Francisco 49ers.
LINK: KNBR STORY
Notre Dame Swimming & Diving Hype Video
As a parent of two former NCAA Division I college swimmers -- I saw first hand the hard work our kids put in for YEARS...
I have great respect for the kids who commit to this sport.
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Monday, January 11, 2016
Sunday, January 10, 2016
#3 Notre Dame Takes on Tar Heels on ESPN2
Muffet's Fighting Irish host the North Carolina Tar Heels today at 1 PM ET on ESPN2.
Don't miss it!
Saturday, January 9, 2016
Friday, January 8, 2016
SI Says Jaylon Smith's Surgery a Success
Notre Dame All-American linebacker Jaylon Smith had his surgery yesterday in Dallas to repair his ACL and LCL -- which were damaged during the Fiesta Bowl game against Ohio State.
Dr. Daniel Cooper, M.D. -- the Cowboys' Team Orthopedic Doctor performed the surgery -- see his bio below.
The great news is there was no nerve damage -- and the source told SI that Smith will make a full recovery!
To learn more -- click the links below:
LINK: SURGERY A SUCCESS
LINK: OTHER NFL STARS WITH THIS SURGERY
LINK: THE DOCTOR WHO OPERATED ON JAYLON
Notre Dame's New Softball Spikes from UA!
These look pretty sharp!
I'm looking forward to the day the "shoe bottom" color (I love that gold color) is matched in the material used for the gold on the shoe.
Thursday, January 7, 2016
Samardzija's Guarantee vs. Former Irish in NFL
Are you sitting down?
Former Notre Dame All-American wide receiver Jeff Samardzija -- now a pitcher for the San Francisco Giants -- signed a "guaranteed" contract this past off-season for $90,000,000.
This represents more guaranteed money than all 34 former Notre Dame football players currently playing in the NFL -- COMBINED!
The former Notre Dame football players currently on NFL rosters are guaranteed a total of $77 million in contracted income (SEE BELOW) -- $13 million less than Samardzija!
Think Samardzija made a good choice to play baseball!
LINK: NOTRE DAME FB PLAYERS -- NFL INCOME
ND Football Players in NFL -- Total Contracts
I did some research over the Christmas break on how much our Notre Dame football players were currently being paid in the NFL. I found this great site called Over The Cap that provided me with all of this information.
Here's some of the Highlights:
- 34 former Notre Dame student-athletes collected a NFL paycheck in 2015
- The total value of their current NFL contracts is: $192 million
- The total amount guaranteed in their contracts is $77 million
You'll also see that the average base salary (does not include any bonuses) this year for the 34 former ND football players in the NFL this year was: $1,168,706
Here's a link showing you each former ND football player and their contract amount, guaranteed amount and their base salary for 2015:
LINK: ND FB PLAYERS -- NFL INCOME
2015 NFL Draft 1st Round Picks -- Contracts
As Notre Dame All-American Jaylon Smith undergoes his knee surgery today in Dallas -- here's the sobering news when it comes to the financial impact of "dropping" in the First Round of the NFL Draft.
If you were to drop from the #5 pick to the #20 pick you'll lose $10,000,000 in the value of your first contract.
Here's the value of the first contracts signed by each of the 32 players taken in the First Round of the 2015 NFL Draft:
#1 pick: $22.4 million
#2 pick: $21.4 million
#3 pick: $20.7 million
#4 pick: $20.0 million
#5 pick: $18.8 million
#6 pick: $16.5 million
#7 pick: $14.7 million
#8 pick: $12.9 million
#9 pick: $12.8 million
#10 pick: $12.3 million
#11 pick: $11.6 million
#12 pick: $10.5 million
#13 pick: $10.2 million
#14 pick: $9.8 million
#15 pick: $9.6 million
#16 pick: $9.0 million
#17 pick: $8.9 million
#18 pick: $8.6 million
#19 pick: $8.6 million
#20 pick: $8.5 million
#21 pick: $8.4 million
#22 pick: $8.3 million
#23 pick: $8.2 million
#24 pick: $8.1 million
#25 pick: $8.0 million
#26 pick: $7.9 million
#27 pick: $7.8 million
#28 pick: $7.7 million
#29 pick: $7.4 million
#30 pick: $7.2 million
#31 pick: $7.0 million
#32 pick: $6.9 million
Here's the rankings of all of the current NFL Contracts: NFL CONTRACTS
Wednesday, January 6, 2016
Domer Theo Riddick's Incredible NFL Season!
Former Notre Dame student-athlete Theo Riddick caught a team record for a running back 80 passes this seasons -- and he led all NFL players with the most broken tackles with 36!
AND, HE DIDN'T DROP A PASS ALL SEASON!!!
LINK: THEO RIDDICK
LINK: THEO "WIRED FOR SOUND"
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