Notre Dame Moves Up to #21 in AP Media Poll

Last week, 16 AP voters did not have Notre Dame in their top 25.

This week, every voter had the Fighting Irish ranked...

What didn't make sense to me was a few "moved Notre Dame down" -- after yesterday's convincing win over Miami of Ohio.

LINK:  WHO RANKED ND -- WHERE

Another 'Helmet to Helmet" Hit Not Called...

Notre Dame running back Tony Jones, Jr. lost a great deal of his helmet paint on a direct "helmet to helmet" hit -- and it wasn't called.

Since this rule went into affect -- where a replay official could make the call -- it was reported that Notre Dame has lost SEVEN PLAYERS to ejection.  Our opponents, have lost just ONE.

Miami's Chuck Martin Talks Loss to Notre Dame

Win #900 Tonight for Notre Dame Football!

ND Players Talk About Big Win Over Miami OH

Brian Kelly Talks 52 - 17 Win Over Miami OH

360 Degree Photo Inside Notre Dame Stadium

Click on the FACEBOOK icon in the upper right corner -- will take you to the 360 photo...

Notre Dame Rolls 52 - 17 Over Miami OH

Miami of Ohio's New Football Look for ND

FULL uniform combo for our game at Notre Dame pic.twitter.com/GfTVVdOFjJ

— Miami Football (@MiamiOHFootball) September 29, 2017

Notre Dame Baseball's New Digs...

Brian Kelly Meets With Media After Practice

New Hotel Opens Up in Downtown South Bend

Aloft Hotels opens in South Bend, hoping to help revitalize city https://t.co/SOEfNtNwNJ pic.twitter.com/vjvpmV0cAY

— ABC57News (@ABC57News) September 27, 2017

Miami of Ohio Players Talk Notre Dame Game

Notre Dame Players Talk Miami of Ohio Game

Chuck Martin Talks ND on Weekly TV Show

Chuck Martin Talks About Playing Notre Dame

Brian Kelly's Tuesday Media Session

ND Football: "Who We're Becoming..."

24 FBS Teams Remain Undefeated After Week 4

I found this quite surprising -- that only 24 teams remain undefeated out of the 129 FBS programs -- with about 1/3 of the college football season completed.

Based on this week's schedule -- at a minimum -- there will be 3 fewer undefeated teams come this time next week...

LINK:  THE UNDEFEATED

ESPN's FPI Ranking Has Notre Dame #10

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LINK:  ESPN FPI RANKING

Jeff Sagarin Has Notre Dame Ranked #11

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LINK:  SAGARIN RANKINGS

AP Voters -- Here's How They Ranked ND

Did some diving into the latest AP Rankings to see how media voters have ranked the Fighting Irish:

• #13 -- Rece Davis, Bill Landis
• #14 -- Jason Galloway
• #16 -- Sam McKewon
• #17 -- Andy Bitter, Dave Foster, John Adams, John Clay
• #18 -- Michael Lev
• #19 -- Chuck Carlton, Soren Petro, Tony Parks
• #20 -- Pat Caputo, Andy Greder, Brian Howell, Lauren Shute, Matt Baker, Matt Brown, Mitch Vingle
• #21 -- Aaron Suttles, Adam Zucker, Bret Bloomquist, Gary Horowitz, Jason Butt, John Wilner, Rob Long
• #22 -- Bob Asmussen, Eric Hansen, Lauren Brownlow, Marc Weiszer, Rick Wright, Scott Hamilton
• #23 -- Chris Murray, David Briggs, Matt McCoy, Parish Alford, Safid Deen, Steve Batterson, Terry Hutchens
• #24 -- Jonny Miller, Keith Sargeant, Robert Cessna, Ryan Aber
• #25 -- Jerry DiPaola,  Matt Charborneau

AP VOTERS not ranking the FIGHTING IRISH:

1. Adam Jude -- The Seattle Times 
2. Brent Axe -- Syracuse Media Group
3. Dave Reardon -- Honolulu Star
4. Dave Southorn -- Idaho Statesman
5. Ed Daigenault -- Republican - American
6. Garland Gillen -- Fox8 New Orleans
7. Grace Raynor -- The Post and Courier
8. Jeff Miller -- Orange County Register
9.  Kellis Robinett -- Wichita Eagle
10. Kirk Bohls -- Austin American Statesman
11. Pat Dooley -- Gainesville Sun
12. Robert Gagliardi -- Laramie Boomerang
13. Ross Dellenger -- The Advocate
14. Sammy Batten -- Fayetville Observer
15. Scott Wolf -- Los Angeles Daily News
16. Tom Murphy -- Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

AP Poll -- Notre Dame Ranked #22

Well, the media did place Notre Dame in its TOP 25...

LINK:  AP POLL

Coaches Poll -- WOW -- We're Not Ranked...

I guess playing a tough opening schedule -- means nothing.  Conference coaches are obviously banning together with their voting -- it's all about "conference playoff" money... 

Look who's ranked ahead of Notre Dame right now:

• Florida State -- has 2 losses -- hasn't won a game this season
• Mississippi State got beat by 28 to Georgia -- last night
• There are 9 teams ranked ahead of ND with one loss or more

LINK:  COACHES POLL

Dantonio & Players Talk 38 to 18 Loss to ND

Michigan State's Mark Dantonio and a number of Spartan players talks loss to Notre Dame...

LINK:  DANTONIO

How Do the Refs Miss This Call?

If this is not targeting, what is?  pic.twitter.com/3ARafym3Rg

— Jack Nolan (@NDJackNolan) September 24, 2017

Was the replay official asleep? 

Move Over Dabo -- Dancin' Brian Kelly!

The Megaphone is coming home!#GoIrish ☘ pic.twitter.com/DHv0zz2r9l

— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) September 24, 2017

It wasn't pretty -- and I don't think Dancing With the Stars will be calling soon...  But, it's nice to see!

Kelly & Players Media Session: ND 38 - MSU 18

Fox Highlights: Notre Dame 38 - MSU 18

Instant Media Reaction: ND 38 - MSU 18

Here's what the media is saying just an hour after Notre Dame's convincing 38 - 18 win over the undefeated Spartans of Michigan State.

That's Shaun Crawford (in the photo above) with the "play of the year" so far for the Fighting Irish!

LINK:  LANSING STATE JOURNAL  

LINK:  DETROIT FREE PRESS

LINK:  DETROIT NEWS

The Megaphone Trophy Returns to Notre Dame

Notre Dame is now 49 - 29 - 1 all-time against Michigan State -- after tonight's 38 - 18 victory!

East Lansing Police Preps for the Heat Tonight!

Local Media Coverage of Notre Dame vs. MSU

LINK:  I WILL ALWAYS BE A ND FAN!

LINK:  ND FANS FROM CANADA

LINK:  RIVALRY DATES BACK TO 1897 

LINK:  OLD SCHOOL MATCHUP

LINK:  MSU KICKER GREW UP GOING TO ND GAMES

Notre Dame Football Player Sam Bush...

"Sam the Man Bush" is a man of many talents. 🎶 🎸

Watch as OL @SamBush plays the guitar and serenades AD Jack Swarbrick.#GoIrish ☘ pic.twitter.com/zWv551i0Rh

— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) September 22, 2017

A Story You Must Read...

Former Notre Dame hockey player Riley Sheahan (currently with the Detroit Red Wings) crossed paths with a wonderful man in Grand Rapids five years ago...

Just a FYI -- there are rumors that Riley could be traded to the Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins -- any moment now -- which would reunite him with three former Notre Dame players; Bryan Rust, Ian Cole and Thomas DiPauli...

LINK:  AN UNFORGETTABLE BOND

"We Are That Train..."

"We are that train...you know we're gonna keep on coming 🚆." - @KLM_89  #GoIrish ☘ #BeatMSU pic.twitter.com/cs4J92SHgC

— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) September 23, 2017

MSU Beat Writers Pick Winner of ND vs. MSU

Just took a quick little trip to the Lansing State Journal to see what they are saying about tomorrow's PRIME TIME game between our Fighting Irish and their Spartans...

LINK:  LANSING STATE JOURNAL

Brian Kelly's Last Media Session Before Sparty

Notre Dame Adds Two Dogs to Security Team

Their names are Toxi and Skeet -- and they are employees of the University of Notre Dame...

LINK:  TRAINED TO DETECT EXPLOSIVES

U.S. Presidents Singing the ND Victory March!

This is very clever...

The "Stories" Behind the "Fighting Irish" of ND

I find it rather ironic that the storyteller in this video is none other than a Brit by the name of Simon Whistler who lives in the Czech Republic...   Why would he think to tell this story?

ND Practicing on Real Turf to get Ready for MSU

Domer Jarron Jones Now a Dallas Cowboy!

Former Notre Dame defensive tackle Jarron Jones -- turned NFL offensive tackle -- is now earning a pay-check from his THIRD NFL TEAM!

It was announced today that Jarron was signed by the Cowboys to their practice squad.

Jarron sure has picked up some frequent flyer miles in the process.  He started out playing for the New York Giants, he was released by the Giants at the end of Training Camps and was picked up by the Seattle Seahawks -- the Seahawks released him a week later and now Jarron is with the Cowboys...

LINK:  JARRON JONES

Brian Kelly Talks Michigan State Prep

Must Read: Georgia Alum Pens Opinion Piece...

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LINK:  "RED AND BLUE"

Dantonio & Players Talk Game with Notre Dame

ND Men's Soccer -- Ranked #1 in the Country!

BC's Addazio Still Talking About ND Game

His team plays Clemson this week and all the media wants to do is talk about their game with Notre Dame...

"My Other Team" is Ranked #2 in Division II

The Ferris State Bulldogs are currently ranked #2 in NCAA Division II football.  Love the creativity of their offensive play calling!

Kizer Meets with Media After Loss to Ravens