Replay: The Fighting Irish (of Notre Dame y'all)

OT: An Old Friend Offers This Advice...

Thirty-five years ago,  I became friends with an aspiring Detroit Free Press sports writer by the name of Mitch Albom.  He was the "third roommate" in a house occupied by my brother Jay and another friend named Ken Droz.  Those were the days...

Mitch has since gone on to do great things. 

Albom penned this piece last week concerning a recent trip to the hospital to meet with his Doctor. Thought it offered up some good advice on "finding the positive" in this unique moment in time...

LINK:  MITCH ALBOM

Forbes: Joe Montana's Investing Prowess...

Thought you'd enjoy reading this story in Forbes about Joe Montana's investing success.  One of his "start-up" investments is Pinterest...

 

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LINK:  FORBES

Notre Dame Suspends In-Person Classes...

Man, do I feel sorry for our seniors and their families...

This afternoon, Fr. Jenkins announced that the University was suspending all in-person classes for the rest of the Spring Semester at Notre Dame.

Here's the official release:  NOTRE DAME

First Notre Dame Student Diagnosed...

The University of Notre Dame just announced that a student has been diagnosed with COVID-19.   The student was studying abroad in London.   Here's a copy of the official press release.

LINK:  FIRST ND STUDENT

Notre Dame's "Father Pete" -- Nice Profile!

Notre Dame to LIVESTREAM Mass Daily!

The University of Notre Dame will livestream the 11:30 AM ET Mass from the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on the following days:

• Monday
• Tuesday
• Wednesday
• Thursday
• Friday
• Saturday

You can watch this MASS LIVE -- at this link:  MASS FROM BASILICA

In addition -- SUNDAY MASS at 10:00 AM ET from the Basilca of the Sacred Heart can be watched LIVE on Catholic TV or watched online right here: 

SUNDAY MASS FROM NOTRE DAME

Domer "Moon Walks" Out of Sand Trap...

Don’t need the rake, I’ll just glide right outta here... pic.twitter.com/E0b0f7hlBl

— Mark Baldwin (@markbaldwin1) April 26, 2019

Notre Dame Announces Hiring of New Provost!

Dr. Marie Lynn Miranda -- a former Provost at Rice University, was just appointed the Charles and Jill Fischer Provost of the University of Notre Dame.  Dr. Miranda is the fifth Provost in Notre Dame's history.

Provost Miranda has a family connection to the University -- her father, Constancio Miranda earned his masters degree in civil engineering from Notre Dame in 1962.

LINK:  NOTRE DAME RELEASE

My Favorite Irish Girl this St. Patrick's Day!

This is my granddaughter Kinley -- celebrating her 2nd St. Patrick's Day...

Chloe Agnew Singing Danny Boy at ND Event

Happy Saint Patrick's Day from Notre Dame!

This is a photo of our friend, Chris Baumann's dog "MAIZEY" dressed up for Saint Patrick's Day!

Fr. Jenkins' Addresses the Notre Dame Family

Muffet McGraw Appears in ESPN TV Spot...

Thought you'd like to see this...

Public Safety: Coronavirus Symptoms Chart

Just click "once" on the chart above to enlarge.

 

Thought this was a very effective way to share the symptoms of more than 55,000 individuals who have been diagnosed with the coronavirus...

OT: Replay of Falcon 9 Aborted At Lift-Off...

You can advance the video forward to the 14-minute mark to watch the LIVE countdown and the aborted lift-off of SpaceX's Falcon 9 this morning.  The rocket was to launch 60 StarLink satellites...

Photo: Austin, Hainsey & Genmark-Heath

This is (L to R) Notre Dame wide receiver Kevin Austin, offensive tackle Robert Hainsey and linebacker Jordan Genmark-Heath.

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Manti Te'o Training For a NFL Comeback!

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TODAYS WORK! . Every recording is of the last set for each of the exercises. Every exercise has 5 total sets. . Nordic Hamstring (slow down, get your wings on the way up) . KOT Split Squat (40# dumbells in each hand. Make sure you pause at the bottom) . SLDL (315# on the last set trying to work up to 150% of my bw) . KOT Squat (always the finisher) . . Shoutout to @kneesovertoesguy and @bighilla44 for this amazing program that I’ve been on. And special shoutout to the fam at @lajollasportsclub for always making me feel at home. Have a great weekend guys. *Make sure you wash your hands😎

A post shared by Manti Te'o (@mteo50) on Mar 13, 2020 at 3:23pm PDT

Wonderful "Senior" Videos for ND Hockey

NCAA to Grant Spring Sports Athletes...

An additional year of eligibility will be granted to all NCAA Spring Sports student-athletes.  I'm going to assume it will be in effect for all student-athletes, not just the seniors...

Here are the sports;  baseball, lacrosse, golf, rowing, softball and tennis

No decision has been made on winter sports...

I'm also going to assume the NCAA scholarship limits will have to be expanded.


LINK:  NCAA DECISION

Domer Trey Mancini Has Colon Cancer...

The former Fighting Irish baseball star had successful surgery yesterday to remove a malignant cancer tumor from his colon.

LINK:  MANCINI

The NCAA Cancels All Championships...

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The NCAA has just cancelled all remaining Winter and Spring Championships...

Atlantic Coast Conference Suspends Athletics

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The Atlantic Coast Conference has suspended all athletic contests, practices and recruiting -- period.

Notre Dame Football Suspends Spring Practice

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In addition to this announcement -- the University has also announced that Notre Dame Football's Blue Gold Game has been cancelled. 

ACC Conference Cancels ACC Tournament

The announcement to cancel the ACC Tournament was made two hours after this interview of ACC Commissioner Harold Swofford.

It goes to show you how fluid this situation is.

Notre Dame Beats BC in ACC Tournament

Tonight's Notre Dame's quarterfinal game vs. Virginia -- has been cancelled...

Notre Dame Announces Coronavirus Plan...

In just the last few minutes -- the University of Notre Dame announced that the earliest date students would be allowed to return to campus would be April 13th.  Over this four-week period, students will take their classes online...

LINK:  OFFICIAL STATEMENT

Alohi Gilman's Appearance on Jim Rome Show

This Was A Magic Moment for Notre Dame...

The 2020 ACC Basketball Tournament begins Wednesday night at 7 PM ET for the Fighting Irish vs. Boston College...

Notre Dame's Seniors Talk Last Home Win...

Irish Sweep Three From #22 North Carolina

Got to love what's happening to the Notre Dame Baseball program under our new head coach!

A Look at Spring Practice #1 at Notre Dame

Spring Practice #1 Complete -- Coach Kelly

 

"One and Unfortunately Done" for the Irish

Notre Dame Leads For All But 19 Seconds...

Knute Rockne Was Born On This Day in 1888

The greatest college football coach of all-time was born on this day -- March 4, 1888 in Voss, Norway...

Rockne's winning percentage of .881 is still the highest in big-time football history!

The video above is of the unveiling of the Knute Rockne Stamp!

Domer Manti Te'o Got Engaged Last Night...

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Got to watch my best friend propose to the woman of his dreams. Couldn’t be happier for you two!! Welcome to the fam @jovinicolefitness yessah!!! @mteo50

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Domer Cal Peterson's Road to the NHL

13 former Notre Dame hockey players have played in the National Hockey League this season...

LINK:  FORMER ND HOCKEY STARS

A Notre Dame Student-Athlete -- Alohi Gilman

A true Notre Dame man.

After the #NFLCombine concluded, @alohigilman stayed on the field to pick up garbage and clean up.#GoIrishpic.twitter.com/9K6hH9pW9o

— Notre Dame Football (@NDFootball) March 2, 2020

Muffet's Irish Just Beat #19 Florida State!

Always Fighting.  Always Irish.

How about that -- the Notre Dame Fighting Irish just went on the road and beat the 19th ranked Florida State Seminoles 70 - 67, to finish the regular season!

LINK:  BOX SCORE

Domer's First Marathon, Makes Olympic Team!

Notre Dame alum Molly Seidel ran her first ever marathon yesterday -- and you know what -- she made the US Olympic Team with that run!

Here's a New York Times story on Molly's first ever...

LINK:  OLYMPIAN -- NEW YORK TIMES

LINK:  USA TODAY

LINK:  SPORTS ILLUSTRATED

Alohi Gilman -- NFL Scouting Combine...

Yared Nuguse Wins Mile at ACC Championship

🚨 NUGUSE ON THE LOOSE!! 🚨

Yared Nuguse runs a personal best, facility record, and meet record 3:55:62 in the mile!!#ACCITF | @NDXCTF pic.twitter.com/LO6LR2DDWo

— ACC Track & Field (@ACCTrackField) February 29, 2020

Domer Molly Seidel Makes US Olympic Team!

That feeling when you're headed to #Tokyo2020!

Molly Seidel places second at the U.S. Olympic Trials and will represent @TeamUSA in women's marathon this summer!

WAY TO GO, MOLLY!#GoIrish | #OlympiansMadeHere pic.twitter.com/FY9Z3CeIrJ

— Notre Dame XC/TF (@NDXCTF) February 29, 2020

 
The former Notre Dame track star took 2nd place today in the Marathon at the US Olympic Trials!

Congrats Molly!

Irish Close Home Season Win Win Over NC

Muffet's Fighting Irish beat North Carolina -- quite handily last night...

Rankings (By Position) NFL Draft Combine

Here's a look at how the former members of the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame football team -- are doing at the 2020 NFL Scouting Combine, in their respective position groups:

CHASE CLAYPOOL:

• 40 Yard Dash:  4:42 -- 6th / WR
• Vertical Jump:  40.5" -- 4th / WR
• Bench Press:  19 -- 5th / WR
• Broad Jump:  126" -- 6th / WR

Special note:  Claypool's 40 yard dash is the 2nd fastest all-time at the combine for a wide receiver taller than 6'-4" and weighing more than 235 lbs.  2nd only to Calvin Johnson's 4.35 back in 2007

LINK:  SPORTING NEWS STORY ON CLAYPOOL 


COLE KMET:

• 40 Yard Dash:  4.70 -- 4th / TE
• Vertical Jump: 37" -- 1 / TE
• Broad Jump:  123" -- 2 / TE 
• 3-Cone Drill:  7.44 -- 12th / TE
• 20 Yard Shuttle:  4.41 -- 9th / TE

Special note:  Kmet will do his bench press at Notre Dame's Pro Day.

LINK:  SPORTS ILLUSTRATED STORY ON KMET

CHRIS FINKE:

• 40 Yard Dash:  4:57 / 28th / WR
• Vertical Jump:  40" -- 5th / WR
• Bench Press:  7 -- 33rd / WR

JULIAN OKWARA:

• Bench Press:  27 -- 10th / DL 

Special note:  Julian is still recovering from his ankle surgery.  This is the only NFL Draft Combine event he'll compete in.  Okwara expects to run and jump at Notre Dame's Pro Day.


TONY JONES, JR:

• 40 Yard Dash:  4.68 -- 27th / RB
• Vertical Jump: 32.5" -- 23rd / RB
• Bench Press:  13 -- 22nd / RB
• Broad Jump:  119" -- 20th / RB
• 3 Cone Drill:  7.80 -- 7th / RB
• 20 Yard Shuttle:  4.21 -- 5th / RB

JASON ELLIOTT:

• Bench Press:  15 -- 13th / S
• 40 Yard Dash:  4.80 -- 20th / S
• Vertical Jump:  32" -- 20th / S
• Broad Jump:  125" -- 7th / S

ALOHI GILMAN:

• Bench Press:  17 -- 11th / S
• 40 Yard Dash:  4.60 -- 12th / S
• Vertical Jump:  34" -- 15th / S
• Broad Jump:  119" -- 16th / S
• 20 Yard Shuttle:  4.08 -- 1st / S

TROY PRIDE, JR:

• Bench Press:  13 -- 13th / DB
• 40 Yard Dash:  4.40 -- 4th / DB 
• Vertical Jump:  35.5" -- 14th / DB
• Broad Jump:  119" -- 22nd / DB
• 3 Cone Drill:  6.94 -- 4th / DB
• 20 Yard Shuttle:  4.26 -- 7th / DB

Claypool Goes "Officially" 4.42 in 40 Today!

🔥6’4” 238 lbs.
🔥4.45 40-yard dash
🔥19 Bench press reps

Chase Claypool is having a Combine.
pic.twitter.com/2ct4Q5hkdn

— PFF Draft (@PFF_College) February 27, 2020

It goes down as the 2nd fastest "all-time" for a wide receiver taller than 6'-4" weighing more than 235 lbs.  The only one faster -- Georgia Tech's Calvin Johnson, back in 2007!

Pretty good company.  Mr. Claypool made some money today!

March "Sadness" -- NO, IRISH WIN LATE!!!

Gibb's bucket with a TENTH OF A SECOND LEFT -- keeps the Fighting Irish's hopes alive for a NCAA bid....

NFL Combine Performances Begin for IRISH

Chase Claypool 19 reps on bench press. #NFLCombine pic.twitter.com/pas7NfMM2f

— Notre Dame Fanpage (@Insidetheirish) February 26, 2020

 

Looks like Chase Claypool put up 225 lbs. 19 times.  Here's how that would have ranked last year among WR's and also TE's:

• 19 would have placed Claypool 6th among WR's at the 2019 NFL Combine
• 19 would have placed Claypool 7th among TE's at the 2019 NFL Combine

"FATIMA" -- Produced by John Carney's Wife

Origin Entertainment is producing Fatima.  It's Executive Producer is Holly Carney -- wife of Notre Dame alum, and the NFL's fifth leading scorer of all-time, John Carney.

Fatima will be in theaters beginning April 24th.