Arizona State head coach Todd Graham will be "going home" to play the IRISH this Saturday night...
LINK: COACH GRAHAM
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Arizona State Coach Returns to His Roots...
Arizona State head coach Todd Graham will be "going home" to play the IRISH this Saturday night...
LINK: COACH GRAHAM
Coach Brian Kelly Talks Arizona State Game
Notre Dame's head football coach Brian Kelly met with the media today at noon to talk about the Shamrock Series game this Saturday night against Arizona State. Click on the link below:
LINK: COACH KELLY ON ARIZONA STATE
Domer's Dad's Band -- National Champions!
OTN Speedwagon, the company rock band of Ciena Corporation, won the Fortune Magazine Corporate Battle of the Bands at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, OH on Saturday night.
Notre Dame parent Bob Rodio (that's Bob holding the Platinum record the band received for winning the competition) plays bass guitar in the band. Bob’s son Michael graduated from Notre Dame in 2012 with a music degree.
OTN Speedwagon was voted the best company band in America by a panel of veteran musicians, including Liberty DeVitto (drummer for Billy Joel), Rob Arthur (keyboards for Peter Frampton), Jeff Carlisi (guitarist for .38 Special) and Ricky Byrd (guitarist for Joan Jett and the Black Hearts). Antoinette Folett, the editor-in-chief of Making Music, rounded out the judges’ panel.
Two of Bob’s co-workers took home individual honors at the Rock Hall: Saxophonist Steve Darflinger won “best horn player” and Paul Bullock won “best guitarist.”
Oh, and get this—OTN Speedwagon earned their spot on a wild-card bid, after a different panel of judges chose not to advance the band from the Nashville regional competition. Not sure what those judges were thinking…the “real deal” judges knew who could really play!
LINK: BEHIND THE SCENES
LINK: BAND PERFORMING EARLIER THIS YEAR
Monday, September 30, 2013
Adidas vs. Nike -- Helmet & Uniform War...
The Irish unveiled their "all white" jersey and pants -- with their chrome shamrocked helmets that they'll be wearing in Saturday night's game, earlier this summer...
LINK: NOTRE DAME'S SHAMROCK SERIES GEAR
Well, the Sun Devils of Arizona State will be sporting this look in Texas.
I know which looks better to me!
Notre Dame's "3" Shamrock Series Helmets
Here's a couple of photos "tweeted" by Notre Dame Football Equipment Manager Ryan Grooms -- of the football helmets the Fighting Irish have wore at the last two Shamrock Series games and the helmet they will be wearing Saturday night in Arlington, TX.
Roof to be Closed @ AT&T Stadium Saturday
The Fighting Irish of Notre Dame will be playing a "home game" this Saturday night in Texas...
The annual Shamrock Series game will pit the Arizona State Sun Devils versus our Irish in a game in the newly named AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX. Just this afternoon the decision was made to close the roof for the game since the forecast is calling for a 30% chance of rain.
Here's a few links to video tours of the world's biggest football stadium...
LINK: AT&T STADIUM TOUR
LINK: VIP TOUR
LINK: FOX SPORTS TOUR
LINK: OFFICIAL TOUR VIDEOS
Tyler Eifert's Blog Post on "Made-Man"
Former Notre Dame All-American and Cincinnati tight end Tyler Eifert -- was asked to write a post on a blog called MADE MAN. Here's a link:
LINK: TYLER EIFERT
Good Morning America @ Notre Dame Tuesday!
The folks from ABC'S Good Morning America will be on the campus of the University of Notre Dame tomorrow morning -- beginning at 6:20 AM ET -- to promote the kick-off of BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH.
You should see LIVE REPORTS from Notre Dame between 8 AM ET and 9 AM ET
If you'd like to participate, they will be shooting in front of the Hesburgh Library "AKA Touchdown Jesus" -- so where your pink! Coach Brian Kelly and his wife Paqui will be just a couple of the guests scheduled to appear.
LINK: GOOD MORNING AMERICA -- FROM NOTRE DAME
Sunday, September 29, 2013
Stoops Ask Photographer for Special Photo
A special moment for his Irish Catholic family.
LINK: A SPECIAL MOMENT
399 Football Games @ Notre Dame Stadium !!!
Stanley Weber (Tiffin, OH) -- who is 89 years young -- was in the stands at Notre Dame Stadium yesterday for the 399th football game in his life-time! He has every single ticket stub from those 399 games...
That's Stanley on the left with his great-nephew Joe Fretz. Joe and Stanley make the three-hour drive from Tiffin to Notre Dame -- every home game Saturday morning. Stanley and Joe's season tickets are in the front row of Section 1 -- on the east side of the TUNNEL entrance. My wife Susan and I sit a row behind them...
Stanley has missed only one home football game since the 1950 season because he was hospitalized with an aneuyrsm. The game -- Notre Dame vs. Georgia Tech in 1975 when some walk-on named "Rudy" sacked a QB.
His first game at Notre Dame Stadium -- was November 22, 1941. Frank Leahy was in his first year coaching the IRISH and Stanley saw Notre Dame beat USC 20 - 18. The Irish went undefeated that season.
Ironically, Stanley's 400th game in Notre Dame Stadium will be October 19th against USC!
Stanley and his wife Anna are the proud parents of Tom Weber, a member of Notre Dame's Class of 1966. Anna stopped coming to games with Stanley eight years ago because she didn't like the long walk "up and down the steps" to and from their seats. They have been married 70 years!
This man has had a "front row seat" to college football history -- imagine the stories he can tell. I'm looking forward to shaking Stanley's hand and asking to have my picture taken with him at game #400. Pretty incredible.
Saturday, September 28, 2013
Coach Kelly Post Game Press Conference
LINK: BRIAN KELLY
Jerome Bettis With Notre Dame Leprechaun
Jerome Bettis was back "home" today at Notre Dame Stadium...
Post Game Player Interviews After ND Loss
Here's some video interviews courtesy of the gang at IRISH SPORTS DAILY:
LINK: TOMMY REES
LINK: T.J. JONES
LINK: BENNETT JACKSON
Game Highlights: Oklahoma 35 -- ND 21
Here are the highlights from today's game between Oklahoma and Notre Dame:
LINK: NBC GAME HIGHLIGHTS
LINK: UND GAME HIGHLIGHTS
LINK: IRISH CONNECTION
Quick Media Reaction to Oklahoma's Win...
Two quick touchdowns by Oklahoma in the first three minutes of the game was too much for Notre Dame to come back from. As the Irish fall to 3-2 this season. Here's what the media is saying about the game:
LINK: NBC'S NOTRE DAME CENTRAL
LINK: SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE
LINK: CHICAGO TRIBUNE
LINK: NORMAN TRANSCRIPT
LINK: FORT WAYNE JOURNAL GAZETTE
Coach Kelly Post Game with NBC's Flanagan
Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly on the field with NBC's Alex Flanagan -- right after today's 35 - 21 loss to Oklahoma.
LINK: COACH KELLY WITH ALEX
YES, IT IS GAME DAY @ NOTRE DAME!
...and what a beautiful day for a football game! Not a cloud in the sky -- the perfect setting to beat Oklahoma!
Took a lap around the world-wide web to see what the media experts are saying about today's game -- click on the links below:
LINK: NORMAN TRANSCRIPT
LINK: SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE
LINK: SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
LINK: CHICAGO TRIBUNE
LINK: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
LINK: FORT WAYNE JOURNAL GAZETTE
Friday, September 27, 2013
Setting Up for the Notre Dame Football Team!
This is a "vine" created by the Notre Dame Football Equipment staff. It shows them preparing the Notre Dame Stadium Locker Room for the Fighting Irish.
Note the "two-way" tape on the shoulder pads to keep the opposition from grabbing the ND jerseys...
LINK: GETTING READY FOR THE FIGHTING IRISH
Irish Women's Soccer Now 10 - 1 on Season!
Last night, Notre Dame took on #21 Maryland and the Irish rolled -- beating them 5 - 0! Here's a link to the story:
LINK: IRISH BEAT MARYLAND
LINK: WOMEN'S COLLEGE SOCCER RANKINGS
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