Replay: Notre Dame's Dublin Pep Rally

Now, it wasn't called a pep rally -- it was named; NOTRE DAME:  A WELCOME HOME...

Folks, it was a special night in Dublin for some 9,000 Irish fans.  Here's a full replay of Friday night's show from O2 Arena:

LINK:  NOTRE DAME DUBLIN PEP RALLY

Hours After -- The View From Dublin, Ireland

It's been a few hours since the Fightin' Irish put a "half a hundred" on the Naval Academy this afternoon at AVIVA Stadium.  The 50 - 10 final score put a nice bow on what has been a special weekend for the University of Notre Dame and the ND Family.

From Friday Night's "Welcome Home" celebration to Mass this morning with thousands of Notre Dame fans at historic Dublin Castle -- to our team's performance on the field -- you just couldn't have had a better time in IRELAND if you were an IRISH fan!

In the past few minutes I've taken a lap around the worldwide web to see what the early reaction is to ND's dominating win -- and what the IRISH people are saying about Notre Dame's visit to their country:

LINK:  ESPN BLOG

LINK:  ESPN

LINK:  NBC NOTRE DAME CENTRAL 

LINK:  IRISH INDEPENDENT

LINK:  IRISH INDEPENDENT #2

LINK:  IRISH TIMES

LINK:  WNDU-TV

LINK:  DAILY MAIL UK

FACT: Nowwhere Else But Notre Dame!

I challenge any of your friends that root for schools other than Notre Dame -- and I will name them for you; Michigan, USC, Alabama, Florida, Oregon, Ohio State, etc. -- and ask them if they've ever experienced this:

• A Pep Rally televised on NATIONAL TELEVISION -- in a country THOUSANDS of miles away from home -- with forty of that countries "top artists" performing along with the Band of the Fighting Irish.  With MILLIONS more watching it online!!

Folks -- Friday's Pep Rally in Dublin is INCREDIBLE!!!

I had the good fortune of sitting in on the Band of the Fighting Irish's performance yesterday and I will tell you it's off the charts (PHOTO ABOVE OF REHEARSAL).  College Football has never seen anything like this --- EVER!

 I can't stress enough how special this night will be for the University of Notre Dame and its family!

So, if you're sitting back in the States -- just click on the link below and you can watch a one-hour TAPE DELAY of the Pep Rally at the link below.  THE SHOW BEGINS at 4:30 PM ET:

LINK:  WATCH THE NOTRE DAME DUBLIN PEP RALLY HERE!
 

Notre Dame Endzone -- Aviva Stadium

Here's a photo I took this afternoon at AVIVA Stadium in Dublin, Ireland.  As you can see they're in the process of painting IRISH in the endzone.   This is a beautiful stadium!

If you look closely in the bottom left of the photo you'll see some media assembled to take pictures of the FIGHTING IRISH who were getting their first look at the stadium.

The NOTRE DAME DOORS of IRELAND...

If your travels ever take you to Dublin, Ireland -- you'll see a blue door with a green carpet outside and the iconic NOTRE DAME MONOGRAM on Merrion Square.

It just happens to be the entrance to the University of Notre Dame's O'Connell House.

LINK:  NOTRE DAME'S O'CONNELL HOUSE

NOTRE DAME TAKES OVER DUBLIN!

35,000 Notre Dame football fans have begun to make their arrival known here in Dublin, Ireland!  Here's some of the coverage:

LINK:  IRISH TIMES

LINK:  AVIVA STADIUM

Watch Notre Dame's Dublin Pep Rally!!!

If you'd like to watch Notre Dame:  A Welcome Home -- an eighty minute "extravaganza of IRISH TALENT and NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL - you can!!!

At 4:30 PM ET this FRIDAY -- the WORLD can watch Notre Dame's celebration in IRELAND on the web!  Click on this link below:

LINK:  WATCH THE DUBLIN PEP RALLY -- HERE AT 4:30 PM ET

Photo of Notre Dame Locker Room Plates

Here's what will be hanging above the lockers in Notre Dame's locker room at Dublin's Aviva Stadium.  Makes you kind of wonder what the jersey color might be???   

This photo was "tweeted" by Notre Dame Football Equipment Manager Ryan Grooms.

Diggins Earns Silver @ World Skills Challenge!

Notre Dame's Skylar Diggins competed in a skills competition this past weekend in Athens, Greece -- and she walked away with SILVER!

LINK:  WORLD SKILLS CHALLENGE