Phil Steele just came out with his analysis of the toughest schedules for the upcoming 2013 college football season and Notre Dame's opponents rank the #13 most difficult. Here's a link:
LINK: PHIL STEELE -- MOST DIFFICULT SCHEDULES
Saturday, July 13, 2013
Notre Dame to Face 13th Toughest Schedule
Phil Steele just came out with his analysis of the toughest schedules for the upcoming 2013 college football season and Notre Dame's opponents rank the #13 most difficult. Here's a link:
LINK: PHIL STEELE -- MOST DIFFICULT SCHEDULES
Friday, July 12, 2013
Alan Page's Kids Book Concerning His Pinky!
Former Notre Dame All-American, NFL Hall of Famer and Minnesota Supreme Court Justice -- Alan Page, recently wrote a children's book with his daughter...
The title "Alan and His Perfectly Pointy, Impossibly Perpendicular Pinky" -- speaks to a broken pinky finger from his days with the Minnesota Vikings. (see the broken pinky finger in above photo)
Here's a link to a TV interview of Alan and his daughter Kamie:
LINK: ALAN PAGE'S CHILDREN'S BOOK
Skylar Has a Professional Basketball First
Former Notre Dame All-American Skylar Diggins led her Tulsa Shock in scoring last night in their loss to the Los Angeles Sparks. It was the FIRST TIME in her WNBA career that she was her team's leading scorer. Skylar finished with 19 points -- here's the story:
LINK: SKYLAR LEADS SHOCK
ACE Celebrates 20 Years With National Tour
Keep an eye out this summer for this BUS -- which carries the name of every Catholic school in America. Notre Dame's Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) will be celebrating their twentieth anniversary with a national bus tour that will take it to more than 40 cities.
Here's a little more information:
LINK: NATIONAL BUS TOUR
Thursday, July 11, 2013
Everett Golson Story in The Sporting News
The Sporting News' Matt Hayes penned a nice story about former Notre Dame student-athlete Everett Golson -- it's a story all Irish fans should read!
LINK: EVERETT GOLSON
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Photo of the Day: Fitting the Irish Freshmen
Notre Dame Football's Equipment Manager -- Ryan Grooms "tweeted this photo" of the "practice helmets" he's preparing for the freshmen football players for the Fightin' Irish!
America's Most Famous Investor's SECRET!
You'll find this sign in the office of one Warren Buffet -- the world's third richest man...
LINK: INVEST LIKE A CHAMPION
Three NFL Domers -- Travel to the UK
The Minnesota Vikings and the NFL sent three former Notre Dame football stars to the United Kingdom to promote their game against the Pittsburgh Steelers this September at Wembley Stadium.
Along the way -- John Sullivan, Kyle Rudolph and Harrison Smith learned a new game...
LINK: THREE FORMER IRISH FOOTBALL STARS
QB Everett Golson Gives First TV Interview
A TV station in Myrtle Beach, SC caught up with former Notre Dame student-athlete Everett Golson as he was preparing to play in a basketball game. Golson didn't want to answer any questions about what happened -- but, he did say he was coming back...
Click on the link below to watch the entire interview:
LINK: EVERETT GOLSON INTERVIEW
Zack Martin: The Leader of ND Football 2013
Yet today -- as Coach Martin will tell you; "He's the best player at his position in our football program." Pretty high praise. Notre Dame fans will enjoy this story:
LINK: COUNT ON ME
Friday, July 5, 2013
Taking a "Little Vacation" Away From the Blog
I promised my wife Susan that I'd put the computer down for a few days -- not going to be easy.
Going "unplugged" for the next 119 hours...
When I get back up on the blog there will only be 52 days until the start of the 2013 Notre Dame football season! See you Wednesday!
GO IRISH!
Thursday, July 4, 2013
God, Country, Notre Dame -- Happy Birthday!
Today marks the 237th birthday of the United States of America -- HAPPY BIRTHDAY U.S.A.!
To celebrate -- I'm bringing back one of my all-time favorite songs to the ND GO IRISH BLOG -- the Battle Hymn of the Republic:
LINK: BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Samardzija Third in National League in "K's"
Former Notre Dame All-American wide receiver Jeff Samardzija is 3rd in the National League and 7th in Major League Baseball with 120 strikeouts in 113 innings pitched! His 113 innings pitched is 7th most in the National League.
Jeff's 3.34 ERA is 23rd best in the National League and 35th best in Major League Baseball.
LINK: MAJOR LEAGUE STRIKEOUT LEADERS
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Domer John Sullivan -- Profiled in Grantland
The former sixth round draft pick out of Notre Dame is now considered "one of the best football players in the world..."
John Sullivan '07, has five years of NFL football under his belt with the Minnesota Vikings -- and he's now getting the recognition he's EARNED. In this series called All-22 All-Star Team -- the writer selects the top 22 most under appreciated football players in the NFL.
Here is his story on John Sullivan:
LINK: JOHN SULLIVAN -- MINNESOTA VIKINGS
A "Green Roof" on Notre Dame's Morris Inn
The University of Notre Dame's official photographer, Matt Cashore (@mattcashore) -- just "tweeted" this photo of the "green" roof at the Morris Inn. The Morris Inn has undergone a serious renovation since last October that is scheduled for completion by August 29th.
I had no idea this was growing on top of the Morris Inn roof!
Father Jenkins Visits Gettysburg Battlefield
150 years ago -- a Holy Cross priest by the name of Corby, stood on a rock overlooking the Gettysburg battlefield giving general absolution and blessing to Union and Confederate troops.
There were 51,112 casualties (dead, wounded and missing soldiers) -- from the three days of fighting.
Fr. William Corby, C.S.C. -- later went on to become the 3rd president of the University of Notre Dame.
LINK: FR. JENKINS MASS AT GETTYSBURG
LINK: FR. JENKINS' ADDRESS
An Interview With Notre Dame's Louis Nix III
The folks at Fighting Irish Digital Media sat down with Notre Dame defensive tackle Louis Nix to talk about a variety of subjects -- you're going to love this!
LINK: IRISH CHOCOLATE
Monday, July 1, 2013
Ryan Harris and Alan Page -- MINN ND Club
Former Notre Dame All-American, NFL Hall of Famer and Minnesota Supreme Court Associate Justice Alan Page '67, is seen in this photo "tweeted" by former IRISH offensive lineman and NFL veteran Ryan Harris '07. The two IRISH stars were in attendance tonight at the Notre Dame Club of Minnesota's Page Scholarship event.
Domer Michael Garofola Got Another Rose!
Notre Dame alum Michael Garofola '02 just received ANOTHER ROSE tonight on ABC's The Bachelorette -- surviving to see another episode. Next week's show takes place in Portugal...
LINK: THE BACHELORETTE
Photo of the Day -- Notre Dame Joins ACC!
This photo was shot at NASDAQ's Times Square location this afternoon as the ACC rang the Closing Bell -- note all of the mascots from the Atlantic Coast Conference. That's Notre Dame basketball coach Mike Brey standing next to the LEPRECHAUN!
"Largest TV Market in the Country" -- ACC
The Atlantic Coast Conference's news conference today from NASDAQ's Times Square location in New York City just finished. ACC Commissioner Swofford welcomed the three new member institutions; University of Notre Dame (please note Mike Brey's ND shirt already has ACC on sleeve), University of Pittsburgh and Syracuse University. Key highlights:
- The newly constituted conference -- has the largest number of TV households of any conference in the country.
- In 2030, it's estimated that 55% of the United States' population will reside in the footprint of the Atlantic Coast Conference
- Translation -- if you want to do a TV negotiation with the ACC -- bring your wallet!
LINK: JACK SWARBRICK TALKS ND'S MOVE TO ACC AND WHY
A Notre Dame Story: A Catholic Cop's Blog
I was just alerted to a story that appeared on a blog called ROMAN CATHOLIC COP -- about the blogger's time at the University of Notre Dame this past week. Every year, Notre Dame hosts a conference for high school students called ND VISION CYM...
As you'll see -- this experience is for "grown-ups" to!
Thanks Jamie McAdams (Kansas City, MO) for sharing your story...
LINK: ND VISION CYM
Life in the ACC Begins Today in New York City!
University of Notre Dame men's head basketball coach Mike Brey -- will be in Times Square this afternoon to ring the CLOSING BELL at NASDAQ -- with the Commissioner of the Atlantic Coast Conference and coaches from other ACC schools.
The ACC Digital Network will provide LIVE COVERAGE TODAY -- here's the schedule:
- 2 PM ET: LIVE PRESS CONFERENCE
- 3:45 PM ET: CLOSING BELL CEREMONY BEGINS AT NASDAQ
LINK: WATCH IT ALL LIVE -- RIGHT HERE!
LINK: MIKE BREY TALKS ACC MOVE
Notre Dame History Lesson at Cedar Point!
100 Years ago this very summer -- the forward pass was "perfected" -- on the beach at Cedar Point in Sandusky, OH...
The then Notre Dame student-athletes -- Knute Rockne and Gus Dorais -- worked on implementing the forward pass that summer while working as life guards at Cedar Point.
This past Friday -- the GREAT GRANDSONS of Knute Rockne and Gus Dorais -- went back to that very beach to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of their great-grandfathers creation!
That's Michael Rockne on the left and Charles Dorais on the right -- alongside Cedar Point General Manager John Hildebrandt -- who just happens to be a Notre Dame grad. Pretty cool scene!
P.S: Did you notice how the jerseys read 1913...
LINK: STORY ABOUT CEDAR POINT BEACH & FORWARD PASS
Sunday, June 30, 2013
Looking For a Home to Rent for ND Football?
Since 2006, RENT LIKE A CHAMPION has been offering up more than 150 homes to rent for Irish football fans in the South Bend community -- here's a link to their website:
LINK: RENT LIKE A CHAMPION
"Future" Domer Petersen Drafted by Buffalo
The 2013 NHL Draft is taking place -- as I write this story -- and incoming Notre Dame student-athlete Cal Petersen (goalie) was just taken in the fifth round by the Buffalo Sabres! Here's the bio on Petersen:
Manti Te'o -- No Joke to San Diego Chargers
Former Notre Dame All-American Manti Te'o is adjusting quite well to life in the NFL and his teammates in San Diego have taken notice. Color me not surprised.
LINK: TE'O NO JOKE
Saturday, June 29, 2013
Abromaitis & Cooley to Join Celtics & Grizzlies
Notre Dame basketball players Tim Abromaitis and Jack Cooley have accepted invitations to join the NBA rosters of the Boston Celtics and Memphis Grizzlies respectively -- for their annual Summer League games.
The Pro Summer League takes place in Orlando from July 7th to the 12th -- the Celtics are one of 10 NBA teams in that league. The NBA Summer League takes place in Las Vegas from July 12th to the 22nd -- the Grizzlies are one of 22 NBA teams in that league.
LINK: ABROMAITIS -- TO PLAY FOR CELTICS
LINK: COOLEY -- TO PLAY FOR GRIZZLIES
Friday, June 28, 2013
The BIG EAST Run Ends This Sunday for ND
The gang at Fightin' Irish Digital Media put together a retrospective of Notre Dame's time in the Big East Conference. This relationship ends this Sunday - as Notre Dame becomes members of the Atlantic Coast Conference on Monday.
Notre Dame leaves with 126 Big East Conference Championships over the 18 year relationship...
LINK: A LOOK BACK AT THE BIG EAST
Incoming ND Student Named Scholar Athlete
Caitlin, who finished 7th in her class of 342, plans to enroll in Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business.
Congratulations Caitlin!
LINK: MURPHY -- CHICAGO TRIBUNE SCHOLAR ATHLETE!
Michigan to Charge BIG TIME for ND Tickets
Kind of interesting that the Notre Dame game is priced more expensive than the Ohio State game -- in the University of Michigan's plan to unveil "dynamic" ticket pricing for home football games.
Can't think the Big Ten Commissioner likes to see this!
Just goes to show you the power of the Notre Dame brand -- and why Athletic Director's want the IRISH on their football schedule...
LINK: MICHIGAN'S DYNAMIC TICKET PRICING
Thursday, June 27, 2013
"He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" -- DOMER
Notre Dame student-athlete Devin Butler has taken care of his "older" brother for the past five years -- ever since he was shot five times and left paralyzed...
It's a story that I'm glad USA Today has shared with the world.
LINK: TAKING CARE OF FAMILY
The Highest Ranking African American in NFL!
Is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame!
Kevin Warren '90, an alum of Notre Dame's Law School, is Vice President of Legal Affairs and Chief Administrative Officer of the Minnesota Vikings. He is the highest ranking African American on the business side for a team in the National Football League! Kevin has worked fifteen years in the NFL -- the last nine with the Vikings.
Maybe this is why the Vikings have FIVE DOMERS on their roster right now; John Sullivan, Harrison Smith, Kyle Rudolph, John Carlson and RJ Blanton...
Warren is busy these days building one of the NEXT BIG THINGS in the National Football League -- must be fun!
Here's a story that ran in The Sports Business Journal last year on Kevin -- along with a link to his bio on the Minnesota Vikings site. Congratulations Kevin!
LINK: SPORTS BUSINESS JOURNAL
LINK: KEVIN WARREN'S BIO
Domer Named After Stanley Cup -- Has Two!
Stanley Bowman '95, was named after the STANLEY CUP -- by his dad, hockey legend, Scotty Bowman.
Earlier this week, Stan's Chicago Blachkawks won their second Stanley Cup in the past four years. The Notre Dame alum is getting plenty of credit for his team's success -- and rightly so.
Here's some of the stories on Stan's work these past couple of days:
LINK: USA TODAY
LINK: CSN CHICAGO
LINK: CANADIAN PRESS
LINK: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
LINK: NEW YORK TIMES
NBA Draft Tonight -- Cooley in Round #2?
Former Notre Dame basketball player Jack Cooley will learn this evening if his route to the NBA will come via the NBA DRAFT or FREE AGENCY. A few of the "experts" see Cooley as a potential late second round pick.
Only 60 players will be drafted tonight -- the fun begins at 7 PM ET on ESPN.
Here's the analysis I could find on Cooley's draft status:
LINK: JACK COOLEY -- LATE SECOND ROUND
LINK: PRE-DRAFT WORKOUT VIDEO WITH UTAH JAZZ
LINK: DRAFT EXPRESS -- COOLEY RANKED #80
LINK: NBA DRAFT.NET
LINK: NBA DRAFT ANALYSIS
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Photos of Notre Dame Rookies at NFL HOF
Tyler Eifert - Bengals
Jamoris Slaughter (2nd from right) - Browns
Manti Te'o - Chargers
Three former members of the Fightin' Irish football team were in Canton, OH today visiting the Pro Football Hall of Fame -- as part of a four-day NFL Orientation Camp for rookies:
- TYLER EIFERT -- Cincinnati Bengals
- MANTI TE'O -- San Diego Chargers
- JAMORIS SLAUGHTER -- Cleveland Brown
Look Who Was at Notre Dame's Practice Gym
None other than one of the 50 GREATEST NBA PLAYERS OF ALL-TIME -- who just happens to be the father of Notre Dame student-athlete Corey Robinson (football player)...
David Robinson is seen in this photo (taken last night) working with one of the players on the IRISH (looks like it might be Zach Auguste).
Pretty cool experience for the Fightin' Irish hoops team! The photo was "tweeted" by @NDMBB.
USC Announces Extension with Notre Dame
Well, you can count on a football game through the year 2023 between USC and Notre Dame -- as announced today by the Trojans. This continues a football series that began in 1926.
Notre Dame leads the series 44 - 35 - 5.
Glad to see this.
LINK: NOTRE DAME vs. U.S.C.
OT: Wimbledon Says "NO" to NIKE'S Sole
Roger Federer was told by Wimbledon officials yesterday that his orange bottomed shoes would no longer be allowed on their courts... Yes, this is true!
LINK: NIKE'S SOLE -- NOT AT WIMBLEDON
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Four Domers Win Gold at Pan Am Games!
The University of Notre Dame's fencing team is annually one of the top collegiate programs in the country -- and its student-athletes continually shine in competitions against the best in the world.
This week's PAN AM GAMES in Cartenga, Columbia saw four athletes with ties to Notre Dame win GOLD MEDALS! See the story below. (The photo above is of Lee Kiefer, Notre Dame Sophomore -- who won four individual GOLD MEDALS -- on the victory stand!)
LINK: GOLDEN DOMERS
Huddle Qualifies for World Championships!
Former Notre Dame student-athlete Mary Saxer '09 -- a two-time All-American pole vaulter -- finished a disappointing 4th for the second straight year at the U.S. Championships. Only the top three go to the World Championships...
LINK: HUDDLE QUALIFIES FOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Vegas: College Football Win Totals for 2013
The first "over and under" win totals were released by a Sports Book for 19 college football teams -- and our Fightin' Irish have a number of teams on the upcoming 2013 schedule with BIG PROJECTED WIN TOTALS:
- Arizona State: 9.5 wins
- Michigan: 9.5 wins
- USC: 10.5 wins
- Oklahoma: 9.5 wins
LINK: WIN TOTALS PROJECTIONS
Domer Named to Senior White House Post
Katie Beirne '98, was just named Deputy Director of Communications for the White House. Here's a story in Vogue (April, 2012) on Katie along with a story about her new digs in the West Wing.
Congratulations Katie!
LINK: VOGUE PROFILE
LINK: APPOINTMENT TO THE WHITE HOUSE
70 Years of Priesthood for ND's "Father Ted"
Seventy years ago yesterday (June 24, 1943) the Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., celebrated his ordination into the priesthood. During that time he has celebrated mass 25,550 times. You'll enjoy this ND.EDU story on Father Ted's 70th anniversary:
LINK: NOTRE DAME'S FATHER TED
Monday, June 24, 2013
The Domer Got A Rose -- Bachelorette 2013
Michael Garofola's run on ABC's The Bachelorette continues for another week. Garofola '02, was on a "three person" date in Germany -- where one would remain in the competition and one would not...
Michael got that rose.
LINK: THE BACHELORETTE
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