Friday, November 14, 2014

Shark Tank's "Mr. Wonderful" @ ND Next Friday


Kevin O'Leary, one of the stars of the hit show SHARK TANK will be on the campus of the University of Notre Dame next Friday (November 21) -- and will be putting on an event at 3:30 PM ET at the Mendoza College of Business' Jordan Auditorium.

Rumor has it that O'Leary will:
  • Show some clips from the Show
  • Critique three new business plans -- like only he can
  • And, take Questions from the crowd

Admission is FREE -- there aren't many seats -- so don't be late!

Replay of ESPN's Mike & MIKE at Notre Dame


Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic were at Notre Dame's "Heritage Hall" this morning to do their ESPN radio show.  Here's a link to a few of their interviews:

LINK:  BRIAN KELLY

LINK:  PAT FITZGERALD

LINK:  MIKE MAYOCK

Michigan Prez Admonished by Alums, Fans


The newly minted president of the University of Michigan offered up a simple critique -- "we need to graduate more student athletes..."  Well, that didn't sit well with the natives.

LINK:  DETROIT FREE PRESS STORY

LINK:  DETROIT NEWS STORY

LINK:  FREE PRESS COLUMNIST


A Stat Notre Dame Football is Not Proud Of...


Through 9 games this season -- Notre Dame has given up 78 points on turnovers this season -- the 16th most among the 128 teams in the FBS.

The most among teams with a winning record in college football.

Notre Dame has given up 228 points this season -- which means 34% of all points the Irish have given up have been the result of a TURNOVER...

Coach Brian Kelly With Media Last Night...


The Fighting Irish practiced in a snow storm Thursday afternoon -- getting ready for Saturday's game with Northwestern.

South Bend received a record 12.3" of snow yesterday.  The photos above were taken of their practice at Notre Dame Stadium late yesterday.

LINK:  PRESS CONFERENCE

Thursday, November 13, 2014

First Snow Storm of Season @ Notre Dame!


We picked up a good 4" to 5" of snow this morning at the University of Notre Dame -- just in time for Saturday's football game with Northwestern. 

Enjoy the photo of Notre Dame's Main Building!

ESPN's Mike & MIKE Here at ND on Friday!


ESPN's Mike & MIKE Radio Show will be broadcasting LIVE from NOTRE DAME tomorrow -- from 6 AM ET to 10 AM ET.  You can watch it live on ESPN2.

The two are bringing their show to town to preview the "battle of the alma maters" on Saturday at Notre Dame Stadium.  Mike Greenberg is a Northwestern grad --- and we all know Mike Golic is a Domer...  Should be great fun!

If you'd like to attend the show -- the doors at Gates 1 & 2 of Purcell Pavilion will open up at 5 AM ET.

LINK:  SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE STORY

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Mike Brey Signs Three High School Stars Today


Notre Dame Men's Basketball head coach Mike Brey received the signed National Letter of Intents today of three top high school players from around the country.  Here are the three future Fighting Irish hoopsters;


LINK:  SIGNING DAY PRESS CONFERENCE 

LINK:  MIKE BREY TALKS RECRUITS

Muffet McGraw "Re-Loads" Her Fighting Irish!


It was "Early-Signing" Period Day in the country and Notre Dame Women's Basketball inked three of the top guards in America!

Here's how ESPN ranked them individually amongst all of the players in the country:

LINK:  SIGNING DAY PRESS CONFERENCE 

LINK:  MUFFET TALKS ABOUT HER RECRUITS

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Veteran's Day Salute: Domer Blue Angel!


You'll enjoy this Fighting Irish Digital Media story on Notre Dame alum John Hiltz '02 who's been flying with the Navy's BLUE ANGELS since 2012.

John is a former basketball walk-on for the Fighting Irish!

LINK:  JOHN HILTZ

A Reality Check for Notre Dame -- RANKINGS


Let's look at how the College Football Playoff Committee looks at the teams with 2 losses in their latest rankings -- specifically Auburn, Ole Miss, UCLA, Michigan State, Kansas State, Georgia and Arizona -- compared to Notre Dame.

Frankly, if we're being honest -- looking at our quality wins (we don't have a single win right now versus a team currently ranked in the TOP 25).  And, if you look at our point differential in our two losses -- we have the highest point differential amongst all of the two-loss teams ahead of us...

We deserve to be ranked #18. Michigan State and Kansas State are over ranked... LSU, even with three losses, is still probably where they should be -- based on their two quality wins -- and two close losses (sans the game with Auburn).


#9 AUBURN:
  • Wins Over Ranked Teams: #17 LSU, #10 Ole Miss
  • Losses: #1 Mississippi State (15 point loss), #23 Texas A&M (3 point loss)

#10 OLE MISS:
  • Wins Over Ranked Teams: #5 Alabama, #23 Texas A&M
  • Losses: #17 LSU (3 point loss), # Auburn (4 points)

#11 UCLA:
  • Wins Over Ranked Teams:  #6 Arizona State, #12 Arizona
  • Losses: Utah (2 points) , #2 Oregon (12 points)

#12 MICHIGAN STATE:
  • Wins Over Ranked Teams:  #16 Nebraska
  • Losses:  #3 Oregon (16 point loss), #8 Ohio State (12 point loss)

#13 KANSAS STATE:
  • Wins Over Ranked Teams: NONE
  • Losses:  #9 Auburn (6 point loss), #4 TCU (21 point loss)

#14 ARIZONA:
  • Wins Over Ranked Teams: #3 Oregon
  • Losses:  #11 UCLA (10 point loss), USC (2 point loss)

#15 GEORGIA:
  • Wins Over Ranked Teams:  #19 Clemson
  • Losses:  South Carolina (3 point loss), Florida (18 point loss)

#17 LSU: 
  • Wins Over Ranked Teams:  #25 Wisconsin, #10 Ole Miss
  • Losses:  #1 Mississippi State (5 point loss), #5 Alabama (7 point OT loss), #9 Auburn (34 point loss)

#18 NOTRE DAME:
  • Wins Over Ranked Teams: NONE
  • Losses:  #3 Florida State (4 point loss), #6 Arizona State (24 point loss) 

LINK:  RANKINGS

Northwestern Week: Brian Kelly Presser


Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly met with the media today to talk about the lingering effects of the "Debacle in the Desert" and this week's game with Northwestern...

LINK:  COACH KELLY

Veteran's Day Salute: Rocky Bleier '68


Former Notre Dame running back and Super Bowl Champion Rocky Bleier was recently back in his home state of Wisconsin and was interviewed by a local TV station...

LINK:  BLEIER

Monday, November 10, 2014

Notre Dame's 2015 National Title Run


ESPN's Notre Dame beat writer Matt Fortuna -- penned this story today...

LINK:  2015

Sunday, November 9, 2014

Taylor Swift at Notre Dame Today!


Seven-time Grammy Award winning artist and "Notre Dame sister" -- Taylor Swift -- was on campus today to see her brother Austin (he's wearing the red tie in the photo above) perform in the play "Six Characters in Search of an Author."

The top photo that was just "tweeted" from just outside Notre Dame's DeBartolo Performing Arts Center by @ShaunGalWNDU

WNDU-TV's video of Taylor Swift waving at her fans -- is linked below:

LINK:  VIDEO OF SWIFT

Riddick's Game Winning Catch Today for Lions!


Former Notre Dame student-athlete Theo Riddick '13 (photo above), is making quite a name for himself in his sophomore season with the Detroit Lions...

Today, it was a game-winning catch with 29 seconds left!  Here's a link to the replay below.

Former Notre Dame All-American Golden Tate had another big day for the Lions catching 11 passed for 109 yards!

LINK:  GAME WINNER!

Notre Dame Dropped to #16 in Coaches Poll


The Amway Coaches Poll was just released and Notre Dame was dealt the biggest blow among the Top 25 teams -- dropping eight spots to #16 in their poll.

LINK:  COACHES POLL

Notre Dame Plays #1 Minnesota on ESPNU


Jeff Jackson's Fighting Irish take on the #1 ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers today at 5 PM ET on ESPNU.  #14 Notre Dame was shutout by the Gophers 5 - 0 in Friday night's game...

Minnesota is coached by Notre Dame alum Don Lucia '81 -- who's also the father of Irish hockey star Mario Lucia.

LINK:  NOTRE DAME vs. MINNESOTA

Golson's Post Game Media Session After ASU


Notre Dame QB Everett Golson met with the media after Arizona State's 55 - 41 win over the Irish...

LINK:  GOLSON

Coach Brian Kelly's Post Game Media Session


Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly met with the media after yesterday's 55 - 31 loss to Arizona State...

LINK:  POST GAME PRESS CONFERENCE