Sunday, September 1, 2019

Opposition Coaches Talk About Week 1 Games


Here's the head coach of every Notre Dame Football opponent talking about their opening games this weekend...

LINK:  KIRBY SMART - GEORGIA

LINK:  BRONCO MENDENHALL -- VIRGINIA 

LINK:  JIM HARBAUGH -- MICHIGAN 

LINK:  CLAY HELTON -- USC

LINK:  DAVE CUTCLIFFE -- DUKE

LINK:  JUSTIN FUENTES -- VA TECH

LINK:  KEN NIUMATALOLO -- NAVY

LINK:  STEVE ADDAZZIO -- BOSTON COLLEGE

LINK:  DAVID SHAW -- STANFORD

Louisville's "Highest Revenue Game in History"


Well, it happens again -- Notre Dame Football sets the "high water" mark for either an attendance record or revenue record when they go on the road...

See story linked below.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL ATTENDANCE RECORDS -- HELD BY NOTRE DAME
  • Michigan Stadium (115,109) -- college football's all-time paid attendance
  • Northwestern Stadium  (55,762)
  • Los Angeles Coliseum (104,953)
  • Soldier Field (123,000) -- college football's all-time attendance record
  • Yankee Stadium  (54,251)
  • Met Life Stadium  (76,802)
  • Darrell K. Royal Stadium (102,315)
  • Spartan Stadium (80,401)

LINK:  BIGGEST GATE EVER

Notre Dame Football & Fans in Louisville!

 
 

Will We See Bob Davie at Notre Dame?



New Mexico's head football coach Bob Davie suffered a serious medical incident last night after their opening win over Sam Houston State.  The Lobo's visit Notre Dame on September 14th.

Ian Book Talks About Louisville Game


Former Notre Dame Players on NFL Rosters...


Took a lap around the NFL today to see where these former Notre Dame Football players have ended up...

NFL ACTIVE ROSTERS (25)
  • Isaac Rochell -- Chargers' active roster
  • Drue Tranquill -- Chargers' active roster
  • Jerry Tillery -- Chargers' active roster
  • Julian Love -- Giants' active roster
  • Miles Boykin -- Ravens' active roster
  • Ronnie Stanley -- Ravens' active roster 
  • Will Fuller -- Texans' active roster
  • Nick Martin -- Texans' active roster
  • Romeo Okwara -- Lions' active roster
  • Harrison Smith -- Vikings' active roster
  • Kyle Rudolph -- Vikings' active roster
  • Zach Martin -- Cowboys' active roster
  • Jaylon Smith -- Cowboys' active roster
  • Stephon Tuitt -- Steelers' active roster
  • Tyler Eifert -- Bengals' active roster
  • Quenton Nelson -- Colts' active roster
  • Sheldon Day -- 49ers' active roster
  • Mike McGlinchey -- 49ers' active roster
  • Durham Smythe -- Dolphins' active roster
  • Dexter Williams -- Packers' active roster
  • Bennett Jackson -- Jets' active roster
  • Matthias Farley -- Jets' active roster 
  • DeShone Kizer -- Raiders' active roster
  • J.J. Jansen -- Panthers' active roster
  • C.J. Prosise -- Seahawks' active roster

NFL SUSPENSION -- 4 games (1)
  • Golden Tate -- Giants

PRACTICE SQUAD (5)
  • Josh Adams -- Jets' practice squad
  • Alex Bars -- Bears' practice squad
  • Sam Mustipher -- Bears' practice squad
  • Alize Mack -- Saints' practice squad 
  • Cole Luke -- Panthers' practice squad

INJURED RESERVE (3)
  • Theo Riddick -- Broncos' injured reserve
  • Equanimeous St. Brown -- Packers' injured reserve 
  • James Onwualu -- Jaguars' injured reserve

FREE AGENTS (11)
  • Michael Floyd -- waived, free agent
  • Te'von Coney -- waived, free agent
  • T.J. Jones -- waived, free agent
  • Ben Koyack -- waived, free agent
  • Keivarae Russell -- waived, free agent
  • Sam Young -- waived, free agent
  • Jarron Jones -- waived, free agent
  • Greer Martini -- waived, free agent
  • Jonathan Bonner -- waived, free agent
  • Tyler Newsome -- waived, free agent
  • Manti Te'o -- free agent

Notre Dame's Opponents -- Week #1...


Here's a look at every Notre Dame Football opponent for this upcoming season and how they fared in game #1 -- as a group they went 9-2...

NEW MEXICO 39 -- SAM HOUSTON STATE 31

GEORGIA 30 -- VANDERBILT 6

VIRGINIA 30 -- PITTSBURGH 14

BOWLING GREEN  46 -- MORGAN STATE 3

USC 31 -- FRESNO STATE  23

MICHIGAN 40 -- MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE 21

VIRGINIA TECH  28 -- BOSTON COLLEGE 35

DUKE 3 -- ALABAMA 42

NAVY 45 -- HOLY CROSS 7

BOSTON COLLEGE 35 -- VIRGINIA TECH 28

STANFORD 17 -- NORTHWESTERN 7

In the photo above, that's USC's QB J.T. Daniels being helped off the field after a torn ACL injury -- he is lost for the season.

Thursday, August 29, 2019

ESPN Talking Heads -- Talk Wimbush & UCF



The Notre Dame graduate and former QB -- was just named the starter for the University of Central Florida's football team...

Brandon starts his first game for the Golden Knights -- tonight at 7:30 PM ET.  You can watch their game against Florida A&M on the CBS Sports Network. 

Just a FYI -- there are a number of media folks predicting we'll play UCF in the Cotton Bowl this year.

Domer to Start as Gopher's Nose Tackle...


Notre Dame grad Micah Dew-Treadway '19 is holding down the starting nose tackle position for the Big Ten's Minnesota Golden Gophers...

LINK:  A PERFECT MATCH

Monday, August 26, 2019

Domer Matthias Farley Cut By Colts Today...


Kind of surprised with this news...  Click on statement above to enlarge.

At least he'll have time to be picked up by another team before this weekend's final roster cuts.

LINK:  STORY

Pro Football Focus Says: "Notre Dame is #4"


This is about as detailed a scouting report you'll find about Notre Dame Football...

Worth your time to read!

LINK:  UNDERRATED NOTRE DAME

Heaven's Notre Dame Section: Got a Good One


Former Tampa Bay Rays' owner, and Notre Dame alum -- Vince Naimoli left for Heaven last night...

LINK:  OBITUARY

Sunday, August 25, 2019

A Week Away From NFL Roster Cut Downs...


Thought I'd check in on how a number of our former Notre Dame Football players are doing in their attempt to make an NFL roster this season...

LINK:  DEXTER WILLIAMS

LINK:  TE'VON CONEY

LINK:  ALEX BARS

LINK:  JARRON JONES

LINK:  GREER MARTINI

LINK:  JONATHAN BONNER

LINK:  BENNETT JACKSON

LINK:  COLE LUKE

LINK:  TYLER NEWSOME

LINK:  MICHAEL FLOYD

LINK:  T.J. JONES

LINK:  C.J. PROSISE

LINK:  JOSH ADAMS

LINK:  ALIZE MACK

LINK:  KEIVARAE RUSSELL

L.A. Times Story on Drue Tranquill


Thought you'd like to see this about the former Notre Dame Football captain...

LINK:  TRANQUILL