Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Golden Tate's Engagement: Back in September!


Former Notre Dame All-American Golden Tate is engaged to be married...  It happened early in the NFL season, when the Lions were in San Diego to play the Chargers.

I missed this story!!!

LINK:  GOLDEN'S ENGAGEMENT

Manti Te'o "Mic'd Up" in Game vs. KC Chiefs


You'll have to click on the link below to get to the video...

LINK:  MANTI MIC'D UP

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

WEBCAMS: Notre Dame Stadium Construction


Here's a link to four webcams situated all around Notre Dame Stadium -- giving you a LIVE LOOK at the construction going on at the HOUSE THAT ROCK BUILT.

Construction is set to be completed by the start of the 2017 football season.

If you look at the webcam that looks into the Stadium -- you'll note the old Press Box is gone...

LINK:  STADIUM WEBCAMS

The "Swish" Heard Round South Bend!



Nick Becker is a fifth grade basketball player here in South Bend -- who has aspirations to play football someday for the Fighting Irish...

Nick has Down syndrome.

Saturday, December 5th -- in a gym in South Bend, IN -- Nick Becker scored his first two points in a basketball game (he made his second shot too!).  He, his family and his friends scored more in the game of life...

There's a line in the Notre Dame Victory March "...what though the odds be great or small..."

I'm betting on Nick!

You're going to want to read this story...

Special thanks to Rick Becker -- Nick's Dad -- who sent me a note this morning alerting me to the video and story he had written about Nick's first bucket!

LINK:  NICK'S FIRST TWO POINTS

Monday, December 14, 2015

Meyer Always Wanted to "Fight for the Irish"



An article on Ohio State's Urban Meyer and his love for Notre Dame...

LINK:  DREAM SCHOOL

A 3-D Look at Ticket Locations for Fiesta Bowl


If you're looking to go -- or -- already have your tickets to the 2016 Fiesta Bowl -- here's your chance to see what your view of the Fighting Irish will be inside the Stadium.

Notre Dame is the "visiting team" -- their sideline will be the sideline closest to the words Fiesta Bowl in the middle of the field.

LINK:  FIND YOUR SEAT - FIND YOUR VIEW

Saturday, December 12, 2015

College GameDay's Corso -- Coaching at Navy


Navy Helmets on ESPN College GameDay


Army vs. Navy -- Annual "Prisoner Exchange"



Army vs. Navy: America's Football Game!



My favorite "non-Notre Dame" football game EVERY YEAR -- it just doesn't get any better than this for me. 

I look forward to their MARCH ON into Lincoln Financial Field, CBS's game intro (last year's above) -- and the joy and despair at game's end...

I always find myself rooting for NAVY -- and I will again today.  Just hope it's a close game!

WSBT-TV Coverage: Notre Dame's Echoes '15

WNDU-TV Coverage: Notre Dame Echoes '15


Will Fuller Named Notre Dame Football MVP


I will never forget a conversation I had with former Notre Dame Offensive Coordinator Chuck Martin, my Uncle Pat Sweeney and cousin Kevin Sweeney in the middle of the team's locker room at the Guglielmino Athletics Complex -- three years ago...

We had an impromptu conversation about the "star rankings" given to recruits when I asked Coach Martin this question;  "What incoming recruit do you think will surprise the most?"

His answer:  "We signed a wide receiver out of Roman Catholic High School in Philadelphia named Will Fuller, that no one is talking about.  We believe he will be a big time player for us and he's only a so-called "three star" recruit.  He is really fast and he can high-point the ball..."

Prophetic.

Thursday, December 10, 2015

Former ND VP, Assoc. Provost -- "Finals Stress"



Dan Myers, a former VP, Associate Provost at the University of Notre Dame is now the Provost at Marquette University. 

It's nice to see Dan is back to his old tricks in Milwaukee!

A Sneak Peak at My "Ugly Sweater" for Work!


A homemade "Ugly Christmas Sweater" I'll wear to our work party here at Notre Dame tomorrow...

It's presently sitting in my garage on the car hood -- hoping the "adhesive" fumes are gone by morning!

GO IRISH!