Saturday, October 4, 2014

Brian Kelly's Post Game Presser after Stanford!


Here is NBC's coverage of Coach Brian Kelly's press conference after #8 Notre Dame's 17 - 14 win over #14 Stanford.

LINK:  PRESS CONFERENCE

NBC Post Game Interview: Golson & Koyack


NBC's Kathryn Tappen interviewed Everett Golson and Ben Koyack after their game-winning throw and catch on FOURTH and ELEVEN!

LINK:  GOLSON AND KOYACK

PHOTO OF THE DAY: ND Drum Major...


NBC caught this reaction -- following Brindza's kick-off after Notre Dame's go-ahead TD -- of the Band of the Fighting Irish catching the game ball.

Photo: David Robinson and Corey Robinson

The Admiral is seen here with his son Corey in a photo taken just after Notre Dame's last minute win over Stanford today. 

Photo "tweeted" by @therobfranklin -- of the South Bend Tribune

Cole Luke Grabs His First Two Career "PICKS"


Cole Luke intercepts Stanford's Kevin Hogan TWICE TODAY -- here he is (linked below) after the game making his first on-field interview DEBUT!

That's Cole tackling Stanford's Kevin Hogan -- in the photo above -- in the first half...

LINK:  COLE LUKE


Replay: Notre Dame TD WINNER Over Stanford


Here it is Fighting Irish fans -- BELIEVE!

LINK:  IRISH CONNECTION'S LOOK!

LINK:  GAME WINNING TD

LINK:  SLOW-MOTION REPLAY!

Notre Dame Football -- "Smartest & Toughest"


Folks, the young Fighting Irish stood toe-to-toe with the #1 defense in the country and put up these numbers against Stanford -- in 30 degree temps, RAIN and 25 mph winds...
  • 241 yards passing -- MOST GIVEN UP THIS SEASON
  • 129 yards rushing
  • 370 total yards -- MOST GIVEN UP THIS SEASON
  • 21 first downs -- MOST GIVEN UP THIS SEASON
  • And a 65 yard TD drive with 3:01 left on the clock to win the game
  • 17 POINTS -- MOST GIVEN UP THIS SEASON

LINK:   STATS

WOW, WOW, WOW, WOW, WOW !!!!!


A fourth and eleven -- and Everett Golson finds a wide-open Ben Koyack in the endzone with 1:01 left in the game for a 17 - 14 win over #14 Stanford.

WOW!

The Fighting Irish are now 5 - 0 with North Carolina next week.

LINK:  GAME HIGHLIGHTS

LINK:  GAME STATS

LIVE: Weather Radar from Notre Dame, Indiana


If you're ever wondering what the weather's looking like for today's game between Stanford and Notre Dame -- just click on the link below for the local weather radar. 

That's the LIVE look at radar -- 11:15 AM ET.

LINK:  WEATHER RADAR

Photo of a Notre Dame Football Team Bus


Here's one of the buses that will bring the Notre Dame Football team to campus around 1:00 PM ET this afternoon...

The Sun is Shining at Notre Dame Stadium!


Here's a photo just taken from the "House That Rock Built."

Media is Conflicted on Stanford vs. Notre Dame


A GREAT OMEN...

Folks, the same people that picked Michigan a few weeks ago over Notre Dame -- are picking Stanford today.  

LINK:  ESPN'S MATT FORTUNA

LINK:  CSN'S J.J. STANKEVITZ 

LINK:  CHICAGO TRIBUNE'S CHRIS HINE 

LINK:  NBC'S DOUG FLUTIE

LINK:  CBS SPORTS

LINK:  SPORTS ILLUSTRATED

LINK:  CHICAGO SUN-TIMES'S STEVE GREENBERG

LINK:  SPORTING NEWS

LINK:  ESPN GAMEDAY

LINK:  "DR. LOU -- PICKS A WINNER"

ESPN Writer's Take on ND's Investigation


Thought you might want to take a look at ESPN's Mark Schlabach's view of Notre Dame's on-going investigation...

LINK:  SCHLABACH

ND Fans: Better Get Your Under Armour On!


Uh-oh, the "WIND CHILL" temperatures this morning here in South Bend, IN -- eight hours before kick-off of #13 Stanford vs. #8 Notre Dame...

Friday, October 3, 2014

Stanford's "Motivational Video" for Notre Dame


The folks at Stanford produced this video to "fire-up" their fan base for their game tomorrow afternoon with our Fighting Irish.

LINK:  KNOW THY OPPONENT

Ara Parseghian With His First ND Football Team



91 year-old Ara Parseghian, met with his first Notre Dame football team -- the 1964 Fighting Irish tonight in the Schivarelli Room at Notre Dame Stadium

The '64 team is on campus this weekend to celebrate their 50th anniversary.

Look for them to be honored on the field during tomorrow's game.

Tonight's Weather Map: Tomorrow's Forecast


Looks like the weather is just fine -- within a few hours west of Notre Dame's campus as of 9:30 PM ET...

Here's the "hour by hour" forecast for tomorrow's game between Stanford and our Fighting Irish:


Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank couldn't have ordered a better Notre Dame weather forecast for his company's product line...


LINK:  WEATHER FORECAST

Notre Dame Pep Rally: The Tyler Plantz Party!


Folks, this will go down in history as one of the more entertaining player speeches in the 127 years of Notre Dame Football...

LINK:  ENJOY

Stanford Football -- Media's Short Memory!


I'm continually shocked with the media's preoccupation with the quality of Stanford Football -- and they standard they've set.  They've had four great seasons -- in a row.  That is it!

They only have nine winning seasons in their last twenty...

Folks, it wasn't very long ago that they were not that good -- here's a look at their last 20 football seasons:
  • 2013:  11 - 3
  • 2012:  12 - 2
  • 2011:  11 - 2
  • 2010:  12 - 1
  • 2009:    8 - 5
  • 2008:    5 - 7
  • 2007:    4 - 8
  • 2006:    1 - 11
  • 2005:    5 - 6
  • 2004:    4 - 7
  • 2003:    4 - 7
  • 2002:    2 - 9
  • 2001:    9 - 3
  • 2000:    5 - 6
  • 1999:    8 - 4
  • 1998:    3 - 8
  • 1997:    5 - 6
  • 1996:    7 - 5
  • 1995:    7 - 4 - 1
  • 1994:    3 - 7 - 1

To Get You Fired-Up for Saturday's Game!


The folks at Turning Point do a great job with these -- let's GO IRISH!

You've got to love David Grimes' intro.

LINK:  MUST SEE!