Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly -- wearing his green for St. Patrick's Day -- met with the media to talk about his football team and the start of Spring Practice.
Here's what he had to say:
LINK: SPRING PRACTICE -- OPENING PRESSER
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Brian Kelly Talks Start of 2015 Spring Practice
Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly -- wearing his green for St. Patrick's Day -- met with the media to talk about his football team and the start of Spring Practice.
Here's what he had to say:
LINK: SPRING PRACTICE -- OPENING PRESSER
Monday, March 16, 2015
Notre Dame Women's Road to the Final Four!
Here's who will likely be standing in the way of the Fighting Irish's FIFTH STRAIGHT FINAL FOUR!
BUMP #1 IN THE ROAD:
- Montana (not ranked)
BUMP #2 IN THE ROAD:
- Minnesota (not ranked) or DePaul (AP rank #26)
BUMP #3 IN THE ROAD:
- Stanford (AP rank #14) or Oklahoma (not ranked)
BUMP #4 IN THE ROAD:
- Baylor (AP rank #5) or Iowa (AP rank #18)
LINK: NCAA BRACKET
Notre Dame #1 Seed in Oklahoma City Region
The road to a FIFTH STRAIGHT trip to the FINAL FOUR begins for Notre Dame this Friday night at Purcell Pavilion when the Fighting Irish take on Montana at 7:30 PM ET -- the game will be televised on ESPN2.
Here are the top 4 seeds in this region:
- NOTRE DAME (31 - 2)
- Baylor (30 - 3)
- Iowa (24- 7)
- Stanford (24 - 9)
This is the 20th consecutive season Notre Dame has earned a NCAA tournament bid
Here's what we know about Montana:
- 24 - 8
- Won the Big Sky Conference Tournament
- Guard Kellie Rubel leads the team in scoring: 14 points per game
LINK: SEASON STATS for MONTANA
Selection Monday Women's NCAA -- 7 PM ET
We'll also want to learn if we're the "2nd" or "3rd" overall seed in the Tournament.
ESPNU -- will have a special on the Women's NCAA Championship beginning at 8 PM ET.
GO IRISH!
LINK: LIVE COVERAGE
Sunday, March 15, 2015
Muffet's THREE Incoming IRISH: State Champs
Winning breeds winning...
Muffet McGraw signed three McDonald's All-Americans to National Letters of Intent this past Fall; Arike Ogunbowale (#24 top photo) , Ali Patberg (on left, middle photo) and Marina Mabrey (#23, bottom photo) -- and they all led their teams to STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS this season!
How's that for a HAT TRICK!
LINK: ARIKE'S STATE CHAMPIONSHIP -- 27 POINTS
LINK: ALI'S STATE CHAMPIONSHIP -- 31 POINTS
LINK: MARINA'S STATE CHAMPIONSHIP -- 28 POINTS
Most Wins Among the Top 16 Seeds in NCAA
If you look at the top 16 seeded teams in the NCAA Tournament -- here are the total number of wins -- against each other this season -- kind of eye-opening isn't it!
FACT: Gonzaga, a #2 seed, has not beat one of the Top 16 seeded teams in the NCAA Tournament. Villanova, a #1 seed, has only beat one of the Top 16 seeded teams.
The Top 16 seeded teams in the 2015 NCAA Tournament
- #1 -- Duke: 6 wins
- #3 -- Notre Dame: 5 wins
- #2 -- Virginia: 4 wins
- #3 -- Iowa State: 4 wins
- #1 -- Kentucky: 3 wins
- #2 -- Kansas: 3 wins
- #3 -- Oklahoma: 3 wins
- #3 -- Baylor: 3 wins
- #4 -- North Carolina: 3 wins
- #1 -- Wisconsin: 2 wins
- #4 -- Louisville: 2 wins
- #4 -- Maryland: 2 wins
- #1 -- Villanova: 1 win
- #2 -- Arizona: 1 win
- #4 -- Georgetown: 1 win
- #2 -- Gonzaga: 0 wins
Makes you wonder how the Selection Committee -- placed Notre Dame against Kentucky in the ELITE EIGHT -- we didn't earn that!
Notre Dame's Path to the ELITE EIGHT...
Here are the teams that stand in front of Notre Dame from reaching an ELITE EIGHT DATE in Cleveland with #1 seed Kentucky:
STEP ONE: BEAT NORTHEASTERN
- Record: 23 - 11
- Common Opponents: Florida State & UMass
- Northeastern beat FSU 76 - 73 /// ND beat FSU 83 - 63
- Northeastern loss to UMass 79 - 54 /// ND beat UMass 81 - 68
- Won the Colonial Conference Championship
STEP TWO: BEAT BUTLER or BEAT TEXAS
- Butler is 22 - 10
- Texas is 20 - 13
- Common Opponents with Butler: North Carolina, Providence
- Butler beat North Carolina 74 - 66 /// ND beat North Carolina twice
- Butler loss to Providence 66 - 62 /// ND loss to Providence 75 - 74
- Common Opponents with Texas: None
STEP THREE: BEAT KANSAS OR WICHITA STATE
- Kansas is 26 - 8
- Wichita State is 28 - 4
- Common Opponents with Kansas: Michigan State
- Kansas beat Michigan State 61 - 56 /// ND beat Michigan State 79 - 78
- Common Opponents with Wichita State: None
#1 Seed in the NCAA Tourney Lost Twice to ND
So, Duke is a #1 seed -- yet they are 1 - 2 against #3 seed Notre Dame this season.
Please explain to me the "spread" between these two teams in the NCAA Tournament! It's quite obvious the conference tournaments -- mean nothing to the selection committee...
#1 Seed Duke: 29 - 4
- Losses: North Carolina State, Miami, Notre Dame, Notre Dame
- Quality Wins: Wisconsin, Michigan State, Louisville, Notre Dame, North Carolina (2), Virginia
#3 Seed Notre Dame: 29 - 5
- Losses: Providence, Virginia, Pittsburgh, Duke, Syracuse
- Quality Wins: North Carolina (2), Duke (2), Michigan State, Louisville
- ACC Tournament Champions
Notre Dame a #3 Seed Plays Northeastern
The Fighting Irish of Notre Dame the "hottest" #3 seed in the country -- will play in the MIDWEST REGION -- where the #1 seed is Kentucky.
The NCAA Tournament begins on Thursday for Notre Dame when they play Northeastern in Pittsburgh at 12:15 PM ET. Win -- and the IRISH would play the winner of #5 seed Butler vs. #12 Texas.
Here's what we know about Northeastern -- see link below:
GO IRISH!
LINK: NORTHEASTERN
NCAA SELECTION SUNDAY -- 6 PM ET on CBS
Notre Dame fans will want to tune-in today to the SELECTION SUNDAY SHOW -- as the NCAA Tournament field will be announced at 6 PM ET on CBS.
Big questions:
- Will Notre Dame be a #2 or #3 seed?
- Who will Notre Dame play in their first two games?
- And, where with the IRISH play?
Now, I must say I'm not crazy about ESPN's Joe Lunardi's latest BRACKETOLOGY -- it has Notre Dame facing Michigan State in the 2nd round -- no one wants a piece of Tom Izzo this early in the tournament...
LINK: BRACKETOLOGY
Williams Talks ACC Championship Loss to Irish
North Carolina's Roy Williams met with the media after the Tar Heels 90 - 82 loss to Notre Dame in the ACC Tournament Championship game -- here's a brief excerpt from that press conference -- along with a link to the complete press conferences for both teams:
LINK: ROY WILLIAMS
LINK: BOTH PRESS CONFERENCES
On Court Reaction After ND's FIRST ACC Title!
Here's Jerian Grant, Mike Brey and others -- on court -- after Notre Dame's 90 - 82 win over North Carolina last night to win the ACC Basketball Tournament!
LINK: JERIAN GRANT
LINK: MIKE BREY
LINK: BONZIE TAKES OVER INTERVIEW
Media Reaction the Mornin' After An ACC Title!
Oh what a night!
Isn't it great to see a Notre Dame team take on a challenge like this -- these last three days! WOW!!!
Here's what the media saying this morning about Notre Dame's FIRST EVER conference title of any shape or size in its 110 year history of men's basketball.
LINK: YAHOO SPORTS
LINK: ESPN
LINK: RALEIGH SPORTS
LINK: SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE
LINK: CHICAGO TRIBUNE
LINK: CHARLOTTE OBSERVER
LINK: RALEIGH SPORTS #2
Notre Dame's Post Game Press Conference
What a moment for Coach Brey, his staff, his players and the Notre Dame family!
Here's the post game press conference after winning the ACC Tournament Championship!
LINK: POST GAME PRESS CONFERENCE
Notre Dame Celebrates ACC CHAMPIONSHIP!
Here's what it looked like on the court after Notre Dame's 90 - 82 win over North Carolina for the ACC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP!
LINK: VIDEO
Saturday, March 14, 2015
Pat Connaughton & Jerian Grant Post Game!
Got to love what these two seniors gave to Notre Dame basketball today!
Here's what they had to say -- on court -- after the school's "FIRST EVER" conference tournament championship in men's basketball!
LINK: PAT AND JERIAN
Media Reaction to ND's ACC Championship!
Here's the early media reaction to Notre Dame's ACC Tournament Championship win tonight over North Carolina -- the first ever conference title for a Notre Dame men's basketball team!
LINK: CHARLOTTE OBSERVER
LINK: SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
LINK: SPORTING NEWS
LINK: ASSOCIATED PRESS
LINK: SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE
Photos of the ACC TOURNAMENT CHAMPS!
Here are the photos and video -- below -- coming from Greensboro over the past few minutes!!!
LINK: CUTTING DOWN THE NET!
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