Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Monday, June 27, 2016
Notre Dame's "Mount Rushmore" for Football
This is according to NFL.COM's Jim Reineking who for the past two weeks has been profiling the college football programs that have placed the most players into the National Football League.
The University of Notre Dame has placed more players into the NFL than any other college in the world.
He picks Notre Dame's 4 All-Time NFL players...
LINK: STORY
Sunday, June 26, 2016
Pat Connaughton Throws a Football 80 Yards!
🏀@PlanetPat5 throws 🏈 80yds reaffirms what @JayBilas said during @NBADraft:— Notre Dame MBB (@NDmbb) June 26, 2016
"Notre Dame putting out some athletes!"pic.twitter.com/nJj8S28PV4
Torii Hunter Jr. -- Signs Deal With LA Angels
The Notre Dame student-athlete signed a contract yesterday with the Los Angeles Angels -- NO WORRIES -- he'll still be playing football for the Fighting Irish this fall.
LINK: TORII HUNTER JR.
Domer Will Fuller Signs 1st NFL Contract!
Former Notre Dame All-American Will Fuller agreed to terms yesterday with the Houston Texans on a four-year $10.2 million contract -- which includes a $5.6 million signing bonus.
LINK: FULLER'S FIRST
Saturday, June 25, 2016
Two Incoming Domers Drafted by NHL Teams
That's Andrew Peeke on the left of Coach Jackson and Cameron Morrison to the right. Andrew was drafted by Columbus with the 34th pick and Cameron was drafted by Colorado with the 40th.
Domer Jerian Grant 2016 NBA Highlight Video
The former Notre Dame All-American is on his way to Chicago!
Friday, June 24, 2016
Thursday, June 23, 2016
Big Day for Demetrius Jackson & Family...
TV coverage of tonight's 2016 NBA Draft begins at 7:30 PM ET -- Notre Dame's Demetrius Jackson is expected to go in the First Round...
LINK: SPORTS ILLUSTRATED STORY
"Jerian Grant Key to Trade with Knicks"
Former Notre Dame All-American Jerian Grant was traded yesterday from the New York Knicks to the Chicago Bulls...
LINK: BIG NBA TRADE -- FORBES
LINK: CHICAGO TRIBUNE
LINK: CSN CHICAGO
Wednesday, June 22, 2016
Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Latest NBA Mock Drafts for Demetrius Jackson
Took a lap around the web to see where the NBA prognosticators think Notre Dame basketball star Demetrius Jackson will be drafted in Thursday night's NBA DRAFT:
LINK: FOX SPORTS -- MOCK DRAFT
LINK: HOOPS HYPE -- MOCK DRAFT
LINK: CHAD FORD'S MOCK DRAFT
LINK: CBS SPORTS -- MOCK DRAFT
LINK: DRAFT EXPRESS -- MOCK DRAFT
Domer Pat Garrity Promoted by Detroit Pistons
Former Notre Dame basketball star Pat Garrity was promoted this week by the NBA's Detroit Pistons as their new Assistant General Manager.
LINK: READ THE STORY
Notre Dame Plays a Role in Toughest Schedules
Fox Sports' Bruce Feldman weighed in on the toughest "non-conference" schedules this year in college football...
To no surprise here -- NOTRE DAME is on five of the ten teams' schedules.
LINK: TOP TEN TOUGHEST
Monday, June 20, 2016
Notre Dame Commitment > Cavs Championship
So says the father of Notre Dame student-athlete Shaun Crawford -- when asked if last night's Cleveland Cavaliers win was the greatest Father's Day gift of all-time...
LINK: HE SPEAKS THE TRUTH
Sunday, June 19, 2016
Father's Day Story: Two Sons of Notre Dame
You'll want to read this story about former Notre Dame football stars; T.J. Jones (now with the Detroit Lions and his dad Andre Jones...
LINK: FATHER'S DAY
Happy Father's Day to My Dad & All the Dads!
I share this poem today with MY DAD -- that's one of his baseball cards from his playing days with the Detroit Tigers -- thank you for giving me my name.
I hope I've carried it well -- in your honor.
YOUR FAMILY NAME
You got it from your father
I hope I've carried it well -- in your honor.
YOUR FAMILY NAME
You got it from your father
It was all he had to give
So it's yours to use and cherish
For as long as you may live
If you lost the watch he gave you
It can always be replaced;
But a black mark on your name
Can never be erased
It was clean the day you took it
And a worthy name to bear
When he got it from his father
There was no dishonor there
So make sure you guard it wisely
After all is said and done
You'll be glad the name is spotless
When you give it to your son
I framed this poem along with my other all-time favorite poem; 'The Man in the Glass' -- and placed it on the bedroom walls of my sons Jimmy and Brady as they were growing up (I am blessed to now have three sons -- with Conor Walsh marrying our daughter Kara).
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!
She's BACK!!! Skylar Scores 27 Last Night!
Former Notre Dame "All-Everything" -- Skylar Diggins scored 27 points last night leading her Dallas Wings to a TRIPLE OT WIN over the Phoenix Mercury 117 - 111.
Skylar is coming off of major knee surgery -- in only her fifth game back for the Wings.
FYI: It's the most points ever scored by a Wings player in a single game. (Now, the team has only played in Dallas for 12 games...) Still, it's a FUN FACT!
LINK: SKYLAR HIGHLIGHTS
Saturday, June 18, 2016
How Many Notre Dame Stars Can You Name?
Here's my guess...
L to R: Tony Rice, Ricky Watters, Chris Zorich, Lou Holtz, Rocket Ismail, ? , Joe Montana, ?
Send me an email with the names of the two I'm not recognizing at: jim.small@nd.edu
In the "reddish pink" shirt is none other than Michael Stonebreaker -- still waiting on confirmation of the man's name next to Rocket... THANKS TO A NUMBER OF ND GO IRISH BLOG regulars for emailing me about Stonebreaker.
I've been given "Nick Eddy" as the guy next to Rocket -- I don't think that is Nick...
Comparing Five Preseason College FB Polls
This is an interesting way to look at a number of the preseason rankings of the top college football teams in the country:
LINK: RANKINGS
Friday, June 17, 2016
Thursday, June 16, 2016
Brian Kelly Talks #1 Jersey at Notre Dame
Thought you'd enjoy this replay of Notre Dame football coach Brian Kelly's radio interview this week with the gang at WSBT SPORTS RADIO here in South Bend...
LINK: BRIAN KELLY'S RADIO INTERVIEW
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Two "Loyal Sons" Return to Notre Dame!
Randy Ayers and Ryan Humphrey have returned home -- joining the Notre Dame men's basketball coaching staff!
Don't forget -- only one men's college basketball program can claim back-to-back "ELITE EIGHT" appearances these last two seasons -- NOTRE DAME BASKETBALL!
LINK: RANDY AYERS
LINK: RYAN HUMPHREY
Tuesday, June 14, 2016
College Football's "X-Factor" -- Notre Dame!
A good read about Notre Dame's strength of schedule -- as Brian Kelly says; "my 12 against their 12..."
LINK: THE NOTRE DAME HEADACHE
Monday, June 13, 2016
Pittsburgh Penguins & Domers Arrive Home!
Domers Ian Cole and Bryan Rust -- returned to Pittsburgh this afternoon after last night's Stanley Cup clinching win for the Penguins over the San Jose Sharks!
Sunday, June 12, 2016
Replay: Domers' Stanley Cup Champion Goals!
IAN COLE -- former Notre Dame defensemanWhat a time for Ian Cole to score his first career #StanleyCup Playoff goal. @Vegas #RoadWarriorshttps://t.co/376yXXukoM— #StanleyCup Final (@NHL) June 7, 2016
BRYAN RUST -- former Notre Dame wingerRUST LIGHTS THE LAMP!— The Fighting Irish (@FightingIrish) May 31, 2016
🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨@NDHockey's Bryan Rust scores the first goal of #StanleyCup Final for the @Penguins.https://t.co/VnVErRhhRL
Broadway's Hamilton -- Patrick Vassel '07
Hamilton won 11 Tony Awards tonight -- further proof of the greatness of this Broadway show.
Notre Dame alum and Associate Director of Hamilton -- Patrick Vassel '07 is interviewed here by fellow Domer Anne Thompson (NBC News) during our recent Notre Dame Day broadcast...
Saturday, June 11, 2016
Biggio Drafted by Blue Jays -- Not the Astros...
I was hoping the Houston Astros would have drafted Notre Dame's Cavan Biggio -- son of Baseball Hall of Famer Craig Biggio -- but the Toronto Blue Jays beat them to the punch, taking Cavan in the Fifth Round yesterday...
LINK: BASEBALL'S BIGGIOS
ND Football Players With the Fantasy Campers
Notre Dame Football Fantasy Camp meets #runningmanchallenge pic.twitter.com/OxXRCnuedm— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) June 9, 2016
What Happens at ND Football Fantasy Camp...
The biggest play of Fantasy Camp happened after the game.— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) June 10, 2016
Congrats Dave and Jen! pic.twitter.com/s9iKsf5UW3
A Young Irish Fan Gets a Notre Dame Helmet!
It doesn't get much better than this.— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) June 10, 2016
Fantasy Campers present young ND fan Patrick Kraus with his own Gold Helmet.https://t.co/CSezP0Ctt0
Friday, June 10, 2016
Michigan vs. Notre Dame -- Sooner Than Later
Notre Dame's Brian Kelly spoke with a Sports Illustrated reporter about efforts to renew the rivalry with Michigan...
It has been 1,008 days since Michigan last scored a point against Notre Dame.
LINK: MICHIGAN vs. NOTRE DAME
My Friend David and His Friend Muhammad Ali
David Chaudoir grew up playing in the backyard at Muhammad Ali's long-time home in Berrien Springs, MI -- just 29 minutes from the University of Notre Dame. He later worked 12 years for Muhammad Ali Enterprises as their Director of Marketing.
That's David a number of years ago with Ali -- please know it pains me to post a photo of Ali wearing this shirt...
For the last three years -- David has been my teammate here at the University of Notre Dame.
Today -- David is in Louisville with Ali's family and former colleagues celebrating the life of his friend.
David wrote this reflection -- the night of Ali's death. He's allowed me to share this with all of you today.
“After me, there will never be another.”
One of Muhammad Ali’s famous lines. He had an endless
supply of them. He had an endless supply of everything: fun, talent, mischief,
justice, audacity, humor, peace, energy, faith, and most of all, love.
When I first met Muhammad in the mid-1980s I had no
understanding of who he was beyond the fun guy with a playground in his
backyard down the street. A decade later, I went to work in his office when I
started college and for years beyond. Only then did I come to realize the
magnitude of his impact.
Muhammad’s awe and appreciation of the world and people
around him was met only by his ability to harness them for good. This was due
both to his abiding faith in God and his authenticity as a human being living
out that faith.
Muhammad was a supreme athlete, an activist, a
trickster, an iconoclast, a
humanitarian, a titan, but I knew him as a confidant, a mentor, a calming
presence. He was a philosopher-poet who lived in the real world, shaking and
brightening it along the way. His uncanny ability to sense people’s moods
extended from society in general to the few of us who worked with him every
day.
He was aware of his effect on people which accounts for so
many missed airplanes and appointments—from the beginning of his career and for
as long as he was able to, he would stop for photos, autographs, hugs. He loved
to surprise people; even on the highway he’d roll down the window and stare at
unsuspecting drivers. It seems anyone you meet has a Muhammad Ali story. There
are literally millions of them.
Muhammad treated everyone with the same level of dignity:
celebrity, president, king, sheikh, the people who worked with him. He didn’t
give preferential treatment to anyone. He loved his family. He loved his
friends. In the same hour he could give you a belly laugh and say something
inspirational that would reduce you to tears. Muhammad was a happy person and a
perpetual source of joy for everyone who knew him and for the millions who only
knew him from the media. Such was the range of his aura.
This man was comfortable anywhere and everywhere. Yet
small-town Michigan was his home for nearly thirty years after he retired from
boxing. I was so fortunate and blessed to have spent many of those years with
him. A boy from Berrien Springs who was able to walk this earth in his company,
bearing witness to untold moments of grace and compassion the likes of which I
will surely never see again.
Muhammad Ali was and is exactly who he said he was: The
Greatest of All Time.
Muhammad, you were the King of the World and the Prince
of our Hearts.
Wednesday, June 8, 2016
Good Stuff: Broadway Car Pool Karaoke
Notre Dame alum Patrick Vassel is the Assistant Director of Broadway smash hit Hamilton -- look for him on stage this Sunday night at the Tony Awards!
Another Day With "The Program" for ND FB!
— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) June 9, 2016
Always preparing for the next challenge.#NDFBTheProgramhttps://t.co/1ZFitUWAad— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) June 8, 2016
— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) June 8, 2016
We're at the lake this morning.#NDFBTheProgram pic.twitter.com/exQ2zFBYiY— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) June 8, 2016
— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) June 8, 2016
Wednesday with THE PROGRAM for the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame!
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
What Notre Dame Football Is Up To This Week
Being good isn't good enough.— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) June 7, 2016
We want to be great.
The Program is back.#NDFBTheProgramhttps://t.co/uldXoqT5Gt
Push your limits.#NDFBTheProgramhttps://t.co/iTggL0IxBu— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) June 7, 2016
Hard work is always doing 'One More.'#NDFBTheProgramhttps://t.co/1Tib4SSDrT— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) June 7, 2016
"The Program" is back working with the Notre Dame football this week on teamwork and leadership...
Domer Ian Cole Scores 1st Stanley Cup Goal!
The Pittsburgh Penguins have won 3 of the first 4 games of the Stanley Cup Final series with the San Jose Sharks.
In games 1 and 4 -- the first goal scored (Pittsburgh Penguins) was by former Notre Dame hockey stars Bryan Rust and Ian Cole -- respectively.
Monday, June 6, 2016
Domers Bruton & Harris at White House Today
“Now, I’m a Bears fan… 1985 was pretty good!— NFL (@NFL) June 6, 2016
But I gotta admit, this [defense] was pretty good too!" -@POTUS https://t.co/6TvGJlRAIB
Domer Harrison Smith -- NFL's Highest Paid...
Former Notre Dame team captain, Harrison Smith is now the HIGHEST PAID SAFETY in all of professional football!
Congratulations Harrison!
LINK: HARRISON'S NEW CONTRACT
Saturday, June 4, 2016
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