Sunday, March 5, 2017

Fourth Straight ACC Tourney Title: Notre Dame!



Muffet's Irish rolled over Duke 84 - 61 to win their fourth straight ACC Tournament Title!

Notre Dame is now 74 - 2 in the Atlantic Coast Conference -- WOW!

LINK:  ESPN COVERAGE

Since Big East Days: ND and UConn are 145 - 2


This is the combined conference records for UCONN and Notre Dame women's basketball teams since leaving the Big East Conference after the 2012-13 season...

Notre Dame is 74 - 2 in the Atlantic Coast Conference and UCONN is 71 - 0 in the American Athletic Conference.

Knowing the level of competition in each conference -- Muffet's conference run is more impressive than Geno's...

That's Muffet on the left and Geno (in the Notre Dame sweatshirt) on the right -- in the photo above.

Domer -- NBA's President of League Operations


Former Notre Dame offensive tackle Byron Spruell left his 20-year distinguished career at Deloitte to head up operations at the National Basketball Association...

He's since been promoted to President of League Operations for the NBA.

Congrats Byron!

LINK:  SPRUELL

Muffet's Irish Play Duke for ACC Title at 1 PM ET



The game will be televised nationally by ESPN2 -- Go Irish!

LINK:  ESPN STORY

LINK:  DUKE CHRONICLE

Saturday, March 4, 2017

Thank You Tar Heels! -- Irish Get a Double-Bye!

http://raycomsports.com/sports_labs_docs/m-baskbl/2017_mbb_bracket.pdf?utm_source=all&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=mbb&utm_content=17tourney

Notre Dame heads to Brooklyn, NY this week to play in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament as the THREE SEED!

Notre Dame will play their first game on Thursday at 9 PM ET on ESPN -- the opponent will be either Virginia, Georgia Tech or Pittsburgh.

Win that game and they'll play Florida State, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest or Boston College, Friday night at 9 PM ET for a ticket to the Championship game Saturday night...

The Irish are 7 - 3 against the teams standing in their way of a return trip to the ACC Tournament Championship game.

LINK:  ACC BRACKET

Rocket and a Bunch of College Stars on Phones


I wonder what Belichick thinks about Draft prospects on their phones at the NFL Scouting Combine...???

In the photo above -- that's former Notre Dame "All-Everything" Rocket Ismail sitting in the foreground with DeShone Kizer on the bench.

LINK:  ROCKET AT COMBINE

Rick Pitino Talks Win Over Notre Dame Today


Mike Brey Talks Loss to #8 Louisville Today


Muffet & Marina Talk Win Over Louisville


Muffet's Irish Play Duke Tomorrow for ACC Title


Notre Dame Beats Top Ranked Maryland Today!


Kevin Corrigan's #4 ranked Fighting Irish remain undefeated after their 5 - 4 win today over the #1 ranked Maryland Terrapins!

Kizer Runs a 4.8+ 40 Yard Dash at NFL Combine


It's a big day for DeShone Kizer at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indy...

LINK:  KIZER'S BEST THROWS TODAY

LINK:  RUNNING THE 40

LINK:  TAKING RESPONSIBILITY

NY Times Story: The "Gold" Hockey Helmet!


Nothing like it in college hockey...

LINK:  NEW YORK TIMES STORY

Domer Receives Under Armour AD of the Year!


West Point's Boo Corrigan -- a 1990 graduate of the University of Notre Dame -- was honored yesterday as an Under Armour Athletic Director of the Year from the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics.

Congratulations Boo!

LINK:  AWARD WINNERS

Friday, March 3, 2017

How Notre Dame Secures an ACC "Double Bye"


Here's what we'll know about Notre Dame's ACC Tournament schedule somewhere between 4 PM ET and 10:30 PM ET Saturday night:

Beat Louisville -- the Fighting Irish will finish in either a tie for first with North Carolina (if they lose to Duke) -- or, finish all alone in 2nd place.  Notre Dame earns a double-bye!

Lose to Louisville -- for the Irish to earn a double-bye, one of these things need to happen:
  • Miami beats Florida State -- Irish earn a double-bye
  • North Carolina beats Duke -- Irish earn a double-bye

If Louisville, Florida State and Duke win tomorrow -- the Fighting Irish lose out on the ACC tie-breaker formula (ND will have one more loss in their overall record then the other three teams) -- and will end up the #5 seed...

LINK:  ACC TIE-BREAKER SCENARIOS

LINK:  ACC MEN'S BASKETBALL STANDINGS

ND vs. Louisville -- Saturday Doubleheader!


The Fighting Irish Women & Men's basketball teams will take on their respective counterparts at Louisville tomorrow on national television:
  • NOON ET on ESPN2 --- Notre Dame Women vs. Louisville
  • 2 PM ET on CBS -- Notre Dame Men vs. Louisville


Muffet & Players Talk Tourney Win Over Virginia

Virginia Coach & Players Talk Loss to ND

Updated National Rankings: Notre Dame Teams


Here's a looking at the latest national rankings of the Notre Dame teams currently in season:

#3:  Notre Dame Women's Basketball

#3:  Notre Dame Women's Fencing

#4:  Notre Dame Men's Lacrosse

#4:  Notre Dame Men's Fencing

#8:  Notre Dame Women's Lacrosse 

#12:  Notre Dame Hockey

#19:  Notre Dame Men's Basketball

#19:  Notre Dame Men's Swimming 

#24:  Notre Dame Women's Swimming

#27:  Notre Dame Women's Tennis 

#29:  Notre Dame Men's Tennis

#30:  Notre Dame Women's Softball


*Please note that the national rankings for Women's Rowing have yet to be released.  The Fighting Irish are expected to be ranked in the Top 20

Here's a Look at 2017 NFL Rookie Contracts

The folks at Sportrac do a great job of laying out what each NFL team can spend on their upcoming 2017 Draft Picks. 

Big money drops based on where you're selected!

LINK:  ROOKIE SALARY CAP

Kizer Not a Lock for 1st Round -- Latest Mocks


Took a lap around the NFL media "experts" to see what they're thinking as it relates to DeShone Kizer and his draft position -- along with the expected "first" NFL contract amount.

I found SEVEN MOCK DRAFTS -- and only ONE has KIZER going in the FIRST ROUND, it's linked below.

Now, all of this could change over the next couple of days as Kizer meets in person with all of the NFL teams...

LINK:  #13 TO ARIZONA -- $13.4 MILLION CONTRACT

LINK:  MOCKS THAT DO NOT HAVE KIZER GOING IN FIRST

Lindsey Allen -- ACC's All Time Assist Leader!!!


Quite an honor for Notre Dame senior guard Lindsey Allen!!!

Lindsey broke the Atlantic Coach Conference record during today's ACC Tournament game against Virginia.  The Fighting Irish beat the Cavaliers 76 - 59 with Lindsey leading the way with 12 points and 10 assists!

LINK:  BOX SCORE



Notre Dame's Bengal Bouts on ESPN3 Tonight!


The FINALS for the University of Notre Dame's 87th annual Bengal Bouts are tonight at 7 PM ET -- and if you can't be at Purcell Pavilion in person -- you can watch it LIVE on ESPN3 (link below).

Here's a look at each of the FIGHTS tonight!

LINK:  TONIGHT'S CHAMPIONSHIP BOUTS

LINK:  WATCH IT LIVE HERE

Thursday, March 2, 2017

VP Pence to Speak at ND's Commencement




The story broke this afternoon that the Vice President of the United States of America -- and former Governor of Indiana -- will be Notre Dame's Commencement speaker this May...

LINK:  STORY

NFL Combine Measurables -- the QB Position


The NFL invited 15 former college QB's to attend the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis  -- here's what we know about the height, weight, hand size, etc., -- from the top three prospects:
  1. DeShone Kizer
  2. Deshaun Watson
  3. Mitch Trubisky

Notre Dame's First ACC Tournament Opponent



The Fighting Irish beat Virginia (1/29/17) at home 82 - 74 -- in a game where Notre Dame led by 8 at half time and the Cavaliers played us even the last 20 minutes...

TOUGH GAME TOMORROW!

LINK:  LAST GAME'S BOX SCORE

ACC Women's Hoops Tournament: Hype Video!



Kind of shocking that the ACC would do a hype video for the women's basketball tournament and the THREE TIME DEFENDING champs do not get a single video clip of this year's team in the highlight package... 

Another ACC Title for Notre Dame Fencing!



An ACC THREE-PEAT for the Fighting Irish!

Muffet's Irish Start Tournament Play on Friday



The top seeded Irish begin ACC Tournament play tomorrow afternoon at 2 PM ET against Virginia...

This is a very difficult first round game!

LINK:  WHERE TO WATCH THE GAME ON TV

49ers GM on Kizer: "He Blew the Doors Off..."


The San Francisco 49ers met with former Notre Dame QB DeShone Kizer last night.  Here's what their GM had to say about the session...

LINK:  LYNCH ON KIZER

Wednesday, March 1, 2017

ESPN's Scott Van Pelt Interviews Mike Brey


The Notre Dame Family Expands By One Today!


Landon James Tabor -- was welcomed to this world at 12:55 AM ET this morning (March 1, 2017)...

Landon is the beautiful son of Emily and Brandon Tabor.  Landon's dad has worked with me for nearly five years here at the University of Notre Dame!

"Baby Tabor" luckily has his Mom's good looks and his Dad's blonde locks...

Congratulations!

President Trump Talking About ND Student



Notre Dame sophomore Megan Crowley '19 -- was celebrated last night by President Donald Trump in his speech...

LINK:  SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE

DeShone Kizer -- NFL Combine Week in Indy!

The former Notre Dame QB is getting plenty of "love" prior to his time in Indianapolis this week for the 2017 NFL Combine -- football's beauty pageant for NFL scouts...

QB's were scheduled to arrive today in Indy -- here is their schedule...

LINK:  NFL NETWORK'S MAYOCK ON KIZER

LINK:  PODCAST -- REAL GM 

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Skylar's "Little Ballers Indiana" Debuts Friday!


Former Notre Dame "All-Everything" -- Skylar Diggins -- will be starring in a three part documentary called "Little Ballers Indiana" that debuts this Friday at 9 PM ET on the Nickelodeon Network.

Here's the story...

LINK:  SKYLAR'S BALLERS

ND Football Strength & Conditioning Fun Facts


Undefeated Michigan Hammered by Notre Dame



The #4 ranked Fighting Irish dominated the 2nd half -- scoring 9 straight goals to beat an undefeated Michigan team 16 - 5 in a men's lacrosse game this past Sunday.

ND Sophomore Featured by President Tonight


President Donald Trump will be addressing a Joint Session of Congress this evening and during his address he'll be sharing a story about a Notre Dame family...

Notre Dame sophomore Megan Crowley '19, will be viewing the Address as a guest of First Lady Melania Trump and will be getting a "shout out" from the President during his speech.

That's the Crowley's in the photo above with the Hollywood actors who played their roles in the major motion picture Extraordinary Measures -- that's Megan '19 in the lower left of the photo.

Here's the movie trailer to Extraordinary Measures and a Notre Dame Day interview this past year with Megan's parents John (1992 ND Law Grad) and Aileen...



Sunday, February 26, 2017

Notre Dame California -- Opens up in Palo Alto!


The University of Notre Dame now has students taking classes in California!

LINK:  PALO ALTO FACILITY

2nd Anniversary of Fr. Ted Hesburgh's Passing



He will never be forgotten...

Irish Roll by 18 Over FSU -- Now 71 - 2 in ACC!



Muffet's Fighting Irish clinched their fourth straight ACC regular season championship today after beating #7 Florida State University 79 - 61.

Notre Dame is now 62 - 2 all-time in regular season play in the Atlantic Coast Conference.  71 - 2 when you add in ACC Tournament games...

The Irish will go after their fourth straight ACC Tournament Championship this Friday at 2 PM ET when they play the winner of the Virginia vs. Wake Forest game.

LINK:  ACC TOURNAMENT INFO

Another Big Time Sunday for the Fighting Irish!

Notre Dame's athletic teams have another day of big time contests -- here on campus!
  • 1 PM ET -- #5 ranked ND Women's Basketball plays for the ACC regular season title -- against Florida State.  Game will be televised on ESPN2.
  • 2 PM ET -- #4 ranked ND Men's Lacrosse hosts that school from Ann Arbor.  Game will be televised on the ACC Network Extra.
  • 6:30 PM ET -- #21 ranked ND Men's Basketball hosts Georgia Tech.  Game will be televised on ESPNU.

ND Softball Beats Another Top Ranked Team


Yesterday afternoon the Fighting Irish beat defending national champion Oklahoma 5 - 4!

It's the second win over a top-ranked team for Notre Dame in a 24 hour period...

LINK:  STORY