Thursday, April 7, 2022
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
I'm Proud Notre Dame Extended This Invitation
To the naysayers out there who are upset Notre Dame is playing a FCS school in football for the first time -- I simply say; "get over it..."
This game is much bigger than a "fun fact" we never got any credit for in the 130+ years of Notre Dame Football.
This game is about the University of Notre Dame sharing its unique platform in sport -- shining a spotlight on an HBCU institution's football program, marching band, students, alumni, faculty and staff. It will be a significant news and sports story for a number of days in September 2023.
Tennessee State University will benefit big time as an academic institution, and an athletic program from the exposure this opportunity will bring their way -- good for them!
And, I can't wait to see TSU's Aristocrat of Bands march into Notre Dame Stadium!
Notre Dame Softball Beats #5 Northwestern!
The Fighting Irish had a big home win last night vs. the #5 ranked team in the country. The win puts Notre Dame's record at 28 - 7 on the season.
Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Monday, April 4, 2022
Fun Fact: Digger Phelps Still Stands Alone...
Hubert Davis had a chance to join his good friend, and Notre Dame legend, Digger Phelps as the only two head coaches in college basketball history to ever do this:
Beat UCLA, Duke and Kansas in the same season.
Unfortunately, the Tar Heels didn't get it done tonight...
Digger and his Fighting Irish remains the only team to do this -- during their great run during the 1973-74 season.
Just In Case You Forgot: ND 78 -- UNC 73
The Fighting Irish had one of their better games of the season on January 5th, when they beat the eventual National Runner-Up.
And, never forget the media & NCAA Tournament Selection Committee pegged this "a down year" for ACC Basketball:
- CONFERENCES WITH MORE TEAMS IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT THEN THE ACC:
- BIG TEN -- 9 teams
- BIG EAST -- 6 teams
- BIG 12 -- 6 teams
- SEC -- 6 teams
- ACC -- 5 teams
- HERE ARE THE FINAL NCAA TOURNAMENT RECORD BY CONFERENCE:
- ACC: 14 - 5
- BIG 12: 13 - 5
- BIG EAST: 7 - 6
- BIG TEN: 9 - 9
- SEC: 5 - 6
I'm Rooting for the "Domer's" Team Tonight!
Bubba Cunningham, a proud member of Notre Dame's Class of 1984 -- will be sitting courtside tonight in New Orleans, cheering on his North Carolina Tar Heels.
Cunningham has been their Director of Athletics since 2011.
Go Tar Heels!
Sunday, April 3, 2022
OT: This Tribute Video is Incredible...
What a tribute to Coach K 💙🤍@DukeMBB #FinalFour pic.twitter.com/OLi8A7ZEqu
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessMBB) April 2, 2022
Saturday, April 2, 2022
FSU's Head Coach Talks Loss to Notre Dame
The Fighting Irish score 2 in the 9th to beat #5 Florida State for the second day in a row!!!
Friday, April 1, 2022
Your Notre Dame "TV Guide" for April 2 & 3
Took a lap around the worldwide web this evening to see where we could watch our Fighting Irish on TV, online or on a streaming service this weekend. Here you go!
SATURDAY -- April 2nd
- 11:00 AM ET -- #22 Notre Dame Women's Lacrosse vs #2 North Carolina
- ACCNX -- streaming
- NOON PM ET -- #25 Notre Dame Softball vs. Georgia Tech
- ACCNX -- streaming
- 2:00 PM ET -- #15 Notre Dame Men's Lacrosse vs. #18 Syracuse
- ESPNU -- television
- 6:00 PM ET -- #16 Notre Dame Baseball vs. #5 Florida State
- ACCNX -- streaming service
SUNDAY -- April 3rd
- 11:00 AM ET -- Notre Dame Women's Tennis vs. Syracuse
- Online -- follow scoring here
- NOON PM ET -- #25 Notre Dame Softball vs. Georgia Tech
- ACCNX -- streaming service
- NOON PM ET -- #26 Notre Dame's Men's Tennis vs. NC State
- Online -- watch it right here
- 1:00 PM ET -- $16 Notre Dame Baseball vs. #5 Florida State
- ACCNX -- streaming service
#16 Notre Dame Shuts Out #5 FSU!!!
𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙤𝙤'𝙙
— Notre Dame Baseball (@NDBaseball) April 2, 2022
Relive the 2-run blast from @ryan_cole13 that gave the Irish the series-opening win!#GoIrish pic.twitter.com/xhmDuMsY5p
It took 12 innings for the Fighting Irish to beat #5 Florida State -- 2 - 0 on this two run homer by Ryan Cole!
How Long Before We See This in College FB?
Major League Baseball just approved the selling of patches on their uniforms for the 2023 season. They join the NHL, NBA and the longtime player in this arena -- NASCAR. The only major hold-out is the NFL.
MLB teams will be allowed to place a corporate partner's logo on their team's helmets this season.
When will college football follow?
LINK: STORY
ND Hoops Managers -- NATIONAL CHAMPS!
Well, they won their first game over Michigan State -- advancing them to the FINAL FOUR, where they beat the #1 seeded Illinois Men's Team in SUDDEN DEATH DOUBLE OT -- to advance to the Championship game. See winning free throw below...
The Fighting Irish just won the National Championship -- beating Wisconsin 38 - 30!!!
You will meet the NATIONAL CHAMPS on NOTRE DAME DAY -- April 25th!
The moment Notre Dame advanced. pic.twitter.com/Vkb7cIMtOB
— Manager Games (@ManagerGames_) April 1, 2022
Thursday, March 31, 2022
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
Notre Dame Women's Hoops' Roster Shrinks...
Three members of Niele Ivey's Fighting Irish basketball team made announcements this afternoon that they would be entering the NCAA Transfer Portal:
- Sam Brunelle
- Anaya Peoples
- Abby Prohaska
Tuesday, March 29, 2022
Major "East-West" Road to Notre Dame Closed
If you're driving to, from and around the University of Notre Dame -- please make note of the following for your travel plans...
Douglas Road will be closed from Twyckenham to Ironwood beginning April 14th -- it was just announced today (April 1st).
Please know this -- you can still access Notre Dame's Warren Golf Course during this time -- just access the entrance straight north of Twyckenham for the Men's & Women's Golf Indoor Training Center and follow the signs to the parking lot / clubhouse.
This road will definitely be closed for the Garth Brooks concert and possibly the Billy Joel concert...
You've been warned!
OT: My "Other" Favorite College Team -- NIT!
My daughter Kara and son-in-law Conor are proud graduates of St. Bonaventure University -- and their BONNIES are playing tonight at Madison Square Garden vs. Xavier in the N.I.T. Semifinals!
That's our granddaughters; Clare and Kinley (L to R) already dressed to cheer on their "2nd favorite" college team!
The game will be televised on ESPN beginning at 7 PM ET!
GO BONAS!
LINK: GAME STORY
See the Future of Notre Dame Hoops Tonight!
- 6:30 PM ET on ESPN2 -- you will see KK Bransford, Ohio's "Miss Basketball" the past two years
- 9:00 PM ET on ESPN -- you will see J.J. Starling who played for La Lumiere HS
KK Bransford will be playing for the WEST team in the 6:30 PM ET game and J.J. Starling will be playing for the EAST team in the 9:00 PM ET game.
Sunday, March 27, 2022
Notre Dame Wins National Championship #12
Notre Dame Fencing just won it's 12th National Championship -- the most for any sport in the 179 history of our University! They now have "back to back" National Championships!
They say there’s no place like home.
— The Fighting Irish (@FightingIrish) March 27, 2022
But there’s really no place like winning a national championship at home.@NDFencing | #GoIrish pic.twitter.com/imjEgKcEnz
National. Champions.#GoIrish pic.twitter.com/CFuCsdto8T
— Notre Dame Fencing (@NDFencing) March 27, 2022
Saturday, March 26, 2022
Post Game Pressers: NC State Over Irish Today
Here are the two teams talking with the media after today's disappointing loss against #1 seed North Carolina State...
Move the video foward to these time stamps:
- North Carolina State team: 6:20 mark
- North Carolina State head coach: 17:57 mark
- Notre Dame team: 32:45 mark
- Notre Dame head coach: 39:03 mark
#9 Notre Dame Hockey vs. #1 Minn. State
Both head coaches and some players met with the media on Friday to talk about Saturday night's NCAA Tournament game in Albany, NY -- which faces off at 6:30 PM ET on ESPNU.
Go Irish!
#21 Notre Dame vs. #3 North Carolina State
Both teams met with the media on Friday to discuss Saturday night's NCAA Tournament game between our Fighting Irish and the Wolfpack...
The game tips off at 11:30 AM ET on ESPN.
Go Irish!
Friday, March 25, 2022
Notre Dame TV Guide: March 26th & 27th
Here's where you can follow your favorite Fighting Irish teams this weekend via; TV, online or streaming services:
SATURDAY -- March 26th
- 11:30 AM ET: #21 Notre Dame Women's Basketball vs. #3 NC State
- ESPN -- television
- 1:00 PM ET: #12 Notre Dame Men's Lacrosse vs. #2 Virginia
- ACC NETWORK -- television
- 1:00 PM ET: #26 Notre Dame Women's Lacrosse vs. #8 Duke
- ACCNX -- streaming
- 1:00 PM ET: #27 Notre Dame Women's Softball vs. #13 Duke
- ACCNX -- streaming
- 1:30 PM ET: #1 Notre Dame Fencing -- NCAA Championship
- ESPN3 -- online
- 2:00 PM ET: #9 Notre Dame Baseball vs. VA Tech
- ACCNX -- streaming
- 6:30 PM ET: #9 Notre Dame Hockey vs. #1 Minnesota State
- ESPNU -- television
SUNDAY -- March 27th
- 11:00 AM ET: Notre Dame Women's Tennis vs. #15 Virginia
- Watch it LIVE -- right here
- NOON ET: #9 Notre Dame Baseball vs. Virginia Tech
- ESPN2 -- television
- NOON ET: #23 Notre Dame Men's Tennis vs. #24 North Carolina
- Track online -- right here
- 1:30 PM ET: #1 Notre Dame Fencing -- NCAA Championship
- ESPN3 -- online
Notre Dame Football's Pro Day 40 Yard Dash!
Here are the 40 Yard Dash times reported so far:
- Kyle Hamilton: 4.56
- Kyrie Williams: 4.54
- Asmar Bilal: 4.69
- Kurt Hinish: 4.96
- Isiah Pryor: 4.57
- Jonathan Jones: 4.62
- Cain Madden: 5.63
- Donte Vaughn: 4.57
- Drew White: 4.67
Thursday, March 24, 2022
Goal "That Wasn't" -- How Did That Happen?
Folks, if you were watching the Notre Dame vs. North Dakota NCAA Hockey Tournament game tonight -- you saw what looked like the game winning goal with 0.5 seconds left on the clock.
The photo above shows the game clock with time left when goal was scored!
The TV clock showed that -- as did the "green light" (video below) that went off showing the goal was scored in regulation time...
Here was Notre Dame head coach Jeff Jackson talking about the referee's call:
“I just based it on what was on the scoreboard and they’re telling me there’s two different clocks? We’re playing to the scoreboard, not to a clock that’s not visible to anybody,” Jackson explained. “When the green light went on I assumed there was still time on the clock. At least that’s the way it is in the NHL.”
Well, the referees called it a NO GOAL -- forcing OT, which Notre Dame fortunately prevailed.
But, what if they had not?
It will be interesting to see if the NCAA releases a statement later tonight or tomorrow on why they disallowed the goal...
Watch green light behind goal…
— Barstool Irish (@BarstoolIrish) March 25, 2022
pic.twitter.com/RVSsQdiVEq
Notre Dame Talks OT Win Over North Dakota!
Notre Dame begins the presser at the 3:30 mark -- please advance the video.
.@GrahamSlaggert. Called. Game.
— Notre Dame Hockey (@NDHockey) March 25, 2022
The senior scores less than two minutes into OT and the Irish 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙙𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚!
See you Saturday.#GoIrish pic.twitter.com/yveUB1WqLa
🤫#GoIrish pic.twitter.com/aeXynoEeRl
— Notre Dame Hockey (@NDHockey) March 25, 2022
NCAA: Notre Dame Hockey vs. North Dakota
The #3 seeded Fighting Irish of Notre Dame take on the #2 seeded Fighting Hawks of North Dakota tonight at 6 PM ET on ESPNU in the 1st Round of the NCAA Hockey Tournament in Albany, NY.
Go Irish!
One sleep.
— Notre Dame Hockey (@NDHockey) March 24, 2022
🆚 North Dakota
📍 NCAA Tournament First Round
⏰ 6 p.m. ET
📺 ESPNU#GoIrish pic.twitter.com/7Y97MevyMp
NCAA Tournament ready #GoIrish pic.twitter.com/1uvilv0Yn5
— Notre Dame Hockey (@NDHockey) March 24, 2022
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Monday, March 21, 2022
Oklahoma Talks 44 Point Loss to Notre Dame
Truly impressed with how Oklahoma's head coach handled the media after this difficult moment for her team at home...
Record Setting Night for Irish in Norman, OK
Advancing Notre Dame to the SWEET SIXTEEN!
As far as all-time NCAA records:
- Notre Dame's 35 point half time lead was the largest in women's NCAA history for a lower seed against a higher seed.
- First team in NCAA Tournament history (Men or Women) to beat a higher seeded team by 40+ points
As far as all-time Notre Dame records:
- Most points scored in the first quarter of NCAA tournament game -- 35
- Most points scored in a NCAA tournament game: 108