Thursday, January 14, 2016

Notre Dame Swimming & Diving Hype Video


As a parent of two former NCAA Division I college swimmers -- I saw first hand the hard work our kids put in for YEARS...

I have great respect for the kids who commit to this sport.

Friday, January 8, 2016

SI Says Jaylon Smith's Surgery a Success


Notre Dame All-American linebacker Jaylon Smith had his surgery yesterday in Dallas to repair his ACL and LCL -- which were damaged during the Fiesta Bowl game against Ohio State.

Dr. Daniel Cooper, M.D. -- the Cowboys' Team Orthopedic Doctor performed the surgery -- see his bio below.

The great news is there was no nerve damage -- and the source told SI that Smith will make a full recovery!

To learn more -- click the links below:

LINK:  SURGERY A SUCCESS

LINK:  OTHER NFL STARS WITH THIS SURGERY 

LINK:  THE DOCTOR WHO OPERATED ON JAYLON

ND's Fiesta Bowl Post Game Locker Room


Notre Dame's New Softball Spikes from UA!


These look pretty sharp!

I'm looking forward to the day the "shoe bottom" color (I love that gold color) is matched in the material used for the gold on the shoe.

Thursday, January 7, 2016

Notre Dame Rolls Over Boston College Tonight


Dabo's Signature Moment: Stopping ND 2 PT


Notre Dame Ranked #6 in 2016 Football Poll


This didn't take long...

LINK:  ATHLON SPORTS CFB POLL 2016

Samardzija's Guarantee vs. Former Irish in NFL


Are you sitting down?

Former Notre Dame All-American wide receiver Jeff Samardzija -- now a pitcher for the San Francisco Giants -- signed a "guaranteed" contract this past off-season for $90,000,000.

This represents more guaranteed money than all 34 former Notre Dame football players currently playing in the NFL -- COMBINED!

The former Notre Dame football players currently on NFL rosters are guaranteed a total of $77 million in contracted income (SEE BELOW) -- $13 million less than Samardzija!

Think Samardzija made a good choice to play baseball!

LINK:  NOTRE DAME FB PLAYERS -- NFL INCOME


ND Football Players in NFL -- Total Contracts


I did some research over the Christmas break on how much our Notre Dame football players were currently being paid in the NFL.  I found this great site called Over The Cap that provided me with all of this information.

Here's some of the Highlights:
  • 34 former Notre Dame student-athletes collected a NFL paycheck in 2015
  • The total value of their current NFL contracts is:  $192 million
  • The total amount guaranteed in their contracts is $77 million

You'll also see that the average base salary (does not include any bonuses) this year for the 34 former ND football players in the NFL this year was:  $1,168,706

Here's a link showing you each former ND football player and their contract amount, guaranteed amount and their base salary for 2015:

LINK:  ND FB PLAYERS -- NFL INCOME

2015 NFL Draft 1st Round Picks -- Contracts


As Notre Dame All-American Jaylon Smith undergoes his knee surgery today in Dallas -- here's the sobering news when it comes to the financial impact of "dropping" in the First Round of the NFL Draft.

If you were to drop from the #5 pick to the #20 pick you'll lose $10,000,000 in the value of your first contract. 

Here's the value of the first contracts signed by each of the 32 players taken in the First Round of the 2015 NFL Draft:

#1 pick:  $22.4 million
#2 pick:  $21.4 million
#3 pick:  $20.7 million
#4 pick:  $20.0 million
#5 pick:  $18.8 million
#6 pick:  $16.5 million
#7 pick:  $14.7 million
#8 pick:  $12.9 million
#9 pick:  $12.8 million
#10 pick:  $12.3 million
#11 pick:  $11.6 million
#12 pick:  $10.5 million
#13 pick:  $10.2 million
#14 pick:  $9.8 million
#15 pick:  $9.6 million
#16 pick:  $9.0 million
#17 pick:  $8.9 million
#18 pick:  $8.6 million
#19 pick:  $8.6 million
#20 pick:  $8.5 million
#21 pick:  $8.4 million
#22 pick:  $8.3 million
#23 pick:  $8.2 million
#24 pick:  $8.1 million
#25 pick:  $8.0 million
#26 pick:  $7.9 million
#27 pick:  $7.8 million
#28 pick:  $7.7 million
#29 pick:  $7.4 million
#30 pick:  $7.2 million
#31 pick:  $7.0 million
#32 pick:  $6.9 million

Here's the rankings of all of the current NFL Contracts:  NFL CONTRACTS