Wow -- this is the first I've heard of this story, this game...
A special shout out to Notre Dame alum Pat Scanlon for alerting me to this story!
LINK: MUST READ
Friday, December 6, 2019
OT: A Must Read Story About "The Game" in NJ
Wow -- this is the first I've heard of this story, this game...
A special shout out to Notre Dame alum Pat Scanlon for alerting me to this story!
LINK: MUST READ
Thursday, December 5, 2019
My Granddaughter's First Year as a ND Fan!
Happy Birthday #1 to Kinley Joan Walsh -- I hope you'll remember your first lap of the Sun -- forever!
Your Grandpa Jim!
Kinley's "first" birthday cake...
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Domer Counsell Named Manager of the Year!
Baseball America just announced this evening that Notre Dame alum Craig Counsell -- manager of the Milwaukee Brewers -- is their Manager of the Year in Major League Baseball for 2019!
Congrats Craig!
LINK: MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
Notre Dame Behind Teams With < Resumes
Well, I guess it doesn't matter who you have beaten -- or, who you have played. The latest College Football Playoff Rankings were just released and the Fighting Irish have been parked in a spot as low as they could possibly be ranked...
Oh, well -- go win a bowl game.
LINK: RANKINGS
Monday, December 2, 2019
Sunday, December 1, 2019
Chase Claypool's Ride Home to Notre Dame...
Have to admit -- this would have been the perfect way for Chase Claypool to have traveled home to Notre Dame last night after the way the Canadian star played on the Pacific Coast last night.
The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train passed through South Bend just after midnight...
Fighting Irish Bounce Back and Beat #21 USF
Muffet's Fighting Irish bounce back after losing two games in two days -- to beat the #21 ranked team in the country.
Saturday, November 30, 2019
Here Are All of the 10-2 Ranked Teams...
Thought we'd start the argument right now -- these are all of the 10-2 teams in college football that are ranked ahead of Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff Rankings.
I ask the question -- does Notre Dame deserve to be ranked higher than any of these teams?
#5 ALABAMA -- beat 9 FBS teams
- Wins over teams currently ranked: 0
- Wins over FBS teams with 8+ wins: 0
- FBS opponents' wins: 65
#8 FLORIDA -- beat 8 FBS teams
- Wins over teams currently ranked: 1
- Wins over FBS teams with 8+ wins: 1
- FBS opponents' wins: 70
#10 MINNESOTA -- beat 10 FBS teams
- Wins over teams currently ranked: 1
- Wins over FBS teams with 8+ wins: 2
- FBS opponents' wins: 72
#12 PENN STATE -- beat 9 FBS teams
- Wins over teams currently ranked: 2
- Wins over FBS teams with 8+ wins: 3
- FBS opponents' wins: 77
#13 WISCONSIN -- beat 10 FBS teams
- Wins over teams currently ranked: 2
- Wins over FBS teams with 8+ wins: 2
- FBS opponents' wins: 82
#14 OREGON -- beat 9 FBS teams
- Wins over teams currently ranked: 1
- Wins over FBS teams with 8+ wins: 1
- FBS opponents' wins: 69
#16 NOTRE DAME -- beat 10 FBS teams
- Wins over teams currently ranked: 3
- Wins over FBS teams with 8+ wins: 4
- FBS opponents' wins: 81* -- Navy still has one game to play
Bold connotes leader in this category.
LINK: COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF RANKINGS
Stanford's "Motivational Video" For Today...
Notre Dame takes on Stanford -- today at 4 PM ET on FOX.
Go Irish!
Friday, November 29, 2019
In Muffet's Fighting Irish's 4 Losses...
Here's what has transpired in the four games that Notre Dame has lost so far this season -- as you'll see, something different each night has cost the Irish...
TENNESSEE LOSS (74 - 63)
- Notre Dame shot poorly from the field: 31.4%
- Tennessee shot great from the field: 47.1%
- Tennessee made 42.1% of their three point attempts // Notre Dame hit 28%
- Tennessee had 15 offensive rebounds to Notre Dame's 11
- Tennessee took 8 more foul shots than Notre Dame
MICHIGAN STATE LOSS (72 - 69)
- Notre Dame out shot MSU -- 48% to 40.3%
- MSU made 8 three pointers to Notre Dame's 3 (yet ND hit a higher percentage)
- Notre Dame took 15 more free throw attempts than MSU -- but missed 13 of them
- MSU had 20 offensive rebounds to Notre Dame's 13
- Notre Dame blocked 8 shots to MSU's 4 blocks
FLORIDA GULF COAST LOSS (69 - 60)
- Florida Gulf Coast made 9 three pointers to Notre Dame's 3
- Florida Gulf Coast had 14 offensive rebounds to Notre Dame's 7
- Notre Dame had 25 turnovers to Florida Gulf Coast's 10
- Florida Gulf Coast took 71 shots compared to 49 for Notre Dame
- Notre Dame out shot Florida Gulf Coast 46.9% to 38%
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE LOSS (65 - 59)
- Notre Dame was 1 for 17 from behind the three point line
- South Dakota State had 18 offensive rebounds to Notre Dame's 5
- South Dakota State had 22 turnovers to Notre Dame's 10
Just a FYI -- Notre Dame's women's basketball program has not lost more than 4 games since the 2010-11 season. That year they ended up going 31 - 8, losing the NCAA Championship game to Texas A&M...
It's Been 26 Years Since Notre Dame...
The last time Notre Dame football won at least 10 games in three straight seasons was 1991-1993...
Thursday, November 28, 2019
Happy Thanksgiving From Notre Dame!
Every year, our storytelling team produces a Thanksgiving story...
Happy Thanksgiving!
Wednesday, November 27, 2019
Notre Dame's P.A. Annoucner -- Doing Okay
Mike Collins '67 -- the longtime public address announcer at Notre Dame Stadium had to step away from the microphone at halftime of Saturday's game with Boston College...
Here's why...
LINK: STORY
OT: A Huge Upset in College Basketball
They are calling it the "biggest upset in college basketball in 15 years..."
Stephen F. Austin defeated #1 Duke -- breaking a 150 game home winning streak for the Blue Devils against non-conference opponents.
Fairleigh Dickinson Coach Confesses His Sin...
Fairleigh Dickinson went 0-18 to start tonight's game against Notre Dame.
Head Coach @CoachHerenda believes he may be responsible. pic.twitter.com/PseJFXPPdG— Adam Derengowski (@AdamDerWSBT) November 27, 2019
Notre Dame vs. The Teams Ahead -- To Top 10
As we stand today -- there are six teams between us and a TOP TEN finish -- which would guarantee us a New Year's Six Bowl Game.
The odds are definitely against us -- but that's okay. Here's a "Notre Dame view" of the resumes of the teams ahead of us in the College Football Playoff Rankings -- and, what needs to happen this weekend in college football for our Fighting Irish to move up:
#10 PENN STATE:
- 9-2 on the season
- Signature win: #13 Michigan
- Losses to: #1 Ohio State and #8 Minnesota
- Games against FBS opponents: 10 -- played one FCS team
- Wins over FBS teams with 8+ wins: 2
- No chance of losing final game --- they play Rutgers
#11 FLORIDA:
- 9-2 on the season
- Signature win: #15 Auburn
- Losses to: #2 LSU and #4 Georgia
- Games against FBS opponents: 9 -- played two FCS teams
- Wins over FBS teams with 8+ wins: 1
- They play Florida State -- Gators favored by 17.5 points
#12 WISCONSIN:
- 9-2 on the season
- Signature win: #13 Michigan
- Losses to: Illinois and #1 Ohio State
- Games against FBS opponents: 11
- Wins over FBS teams with 8+ wins: 2
- They play at #8 Minnesota -- Wisconsin favored by 2.5 points
#13 MICHIGAN:
- 9-2 on the season
- Signature win: #16 Notre Dame
- Losses to: #12 Wisconsin and #10 Penn State
- Games against FBS opponents: 11
- Wins over FBS teams with 8+ wins: 2
- They play Ohio State -- Buckeyes favored by 9 points
#14 OREGON:
- 9-2 on the season
- Signature win: #22 USC
- Losses to: #15 Auburn and Arizona State
- Games against FBS opponents: 10 -- played one FCS team
- Wins over FBS teams with 8+ wins: 1
- They play Oregon State -- Ducks favored by 19.5 points
#15 AUBURN:
- 8-3 on the season
- Signature win: #14 Oregon
- Losses to: #11 Florida, #2 LSU and #4 Georgia
- Games against FBS opponents: 10 -- played on FCS team
- Wins over FBS teams with 8+ wins: 1
- They play #5 Alabama -- Bama favored by 3.5 points
#16 NOTRE DAME:
- 9-2 on the season
- Signature win: #22 USC
- Losses to: #4 Georgia and #13 Michigan
- Games against FBS opponents: 11
- Wins over FBS teams with 8+ wins: 4
- We play at Stanford -- Irish favored by 14 points
MY OBSERVATION:
If you look at these aforementioned facts -- I believe Notre Dame should be ranked at the very least #14 -- ahead of Oregon and Auburn;
- Oregon has a bad loss to Arizona State (6-5) and only one win over a FBS team with 8+ wins this season
- Auburn has three losses -- and only one win over a FBS team with 8+ wins this season
- Notre Dame has four wins over FBS teams with 8+ wins this season
Now, let's assume that Notre Dame clobbers Stanford -- and the following happens on Saturday:
- Ohio State beats Michigan -- does a 10-2 Notre Dame jump the 9-3 Wolverines?
- Minnesota upsets Wisconsin -- does a 10-2 Notre Dame jump the 9-3 Badgers?
- Alabama beats Auburn -- does a 10-2 Notre Dame jump the 8-4 Tigers?
It looks like our highest final ranking would be #13 -- which does not look like it will get us into a New Year's Six Bowl.
Tuesday, November 26, 2019
Monday, November 25, 2019
Sunday, November 24, 2019
Their First Time Experiencing Notre Dame...
Mike and Melissa Palelli made their first-ever visit to the campus of the University of Notre Dame this weekend and they made it very special...
Melissa was celebrating her 40th birthday -- so Mike (a member of the United States Coast Guard) surprised his wife with a trip to see her long-time favorite college football team, the Fighting Irish. Melissa was introduced to Notre Dame Football by her Dad -- watching games on TV back home in Massachusetts.
Saturday morning -- Mike got down on one knee and "re-proposed" to his wife, inside Notre Dame Stadium, giving Melissa a "Notre Dame Claddagh Ring" to go with her wedding ring.
Mike and Melissa -- hope to see you back at Notre Dame again, soon!
Domer Hornung's "Heisman House" Debut!
He's the only Heisman Trophy winner in history on a "losing team" -- as his 1956 Notre Dame team went 2-8...
I doubt this will ever happen again.
Saturday, November 23, 2019
One Last Time for Notre Dame's Class of 2020
This is what Notre Dame Stadium looked like -- forty-seven minutes after the 40-7 win over Boston College. Members of Notre Dame's Class of 2020 were invited onto the field, along with the Fighting Irish who wore their Gold Helmets for the last time in the House That Rock Built.
Click on image above to enlarge.
Ranked Teams On Notre Dame's Schedule...
With just one game left on Notre Dame's 2019 football schedule -- I thought I'd take a look at all of the teams that have been ranked, at some point this season -- that the Fighting Irish have played...
TEAMS THAT HAVE BEEN RANKED -- SEVEN!
Here's the current Top 10 ranked teams -- and how many teams on their schedule that have been ranked:
- LSU: 4 opponents; Texas, Florida, Auburn and Alabama
- Ohio State: 5 opponents; Indiana, Michigan State, Wisconsin, Penn State and Michigan
- Clemson: 2 opponents; Texas A&M and Wake Forest
- Georgia: 4 opponents; Notre Dame, Florida, Auburn and Texas A&M
- Alabama: 3 opponents; Texas A&M, LSU and Auburn
- Oregon: 4 opponents; Auburn, Washington, USC and Arizona State
- Utah: 4 opponents; USC, Arizona State, Washington State and Washington
- Penn State: 5 opponents; Iowa, Minnesota, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio State
- Oklahoma: 3 opponents; Texas, Baylor and Oklahoma State
- Minnesota: 3 opponents; Penn State, Iowa and Wisconsin
So, if you hear anything about STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE, or NOTRE DAME DOESN'T PLAY IN A CONFERENCE or, NOTRE DAME DOESN'T PLAY ANYBODY -- use this ammunition.
Notre Dame Beats #21 Michigan in Ann Arbor!
Big confidence win for Muffet's Fighting Irish -- beating a ranked team on the road. And, a break-out game for Destinee Walker -- who scored 27 for Notre Dame...
LINK: STATS
Notre Dame Football on NBC Sports Network
If I wasn't going to the game -- this is the channel where I would be tuning in to for today's Boston College vs. Notre Dame football game. NBC Sports Network will have a "Notre Dame" crew handling the broadcast...
You can watch this -- rather than listening to a BC grad (Flutie) and a Syracuse grad (Tirico) on NBC.
LINK: MORE ON THIS ALTERNATIVE BROADCAST
Friday, November 22, 2019
Flutie & Tirico Join Boston College Team Today
NBC's Notre Dame Football broadcast crew met with the Boston College Eagles this afternoon when they arrived at Notre Dame Stadium...
The "Three" That Sent the Game Into Overtime
For those of us who don't have the ACC Network -- and were crazy enough to follow the "play by play" description on the ESPN app -- you saw that the game was over and Notre Dame had lost...
Not so fast my friend...
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