Sunday, November 8, 2020

What I Will Never Forget About Last Night...


It was a game "for the ages" -- as our #4 ranked Fighting Irish of Notre Dame stood "toe to toe" with the #1 Clemson Tigers...


Here's what I will never forget about last night:

  1. My reaction and my family's reaction when Kyren Williams takes the 2nd play from scrimmage and goes 65 yards for a TD!
  2. Kyren Williams picking up the Clemson blitz, all night long -- a tip of the cap to you young man!
  3. Overcoming costly mistakes in the redzone -- throwing away 15 points
    1. Michael Mayer's illegal motion -- ND lost 4 points 
    2. Michael Mayer's drop -- ND lost 4 points
    3. Ian Book's fumble into the endzone -- ND lost 7 points
  4. Jeremiah Owusu-Koramorah taking the fumbled pitch into the end zone -- Etienne could feel a beat down coming and he flinched...
  5. Javon McKinley's great finger tip catch -- when we really needed a big play!
  6. The punishment Notre Dame put on Clemson -- player after player leaving with injury in those orange and purple helmets in the 4th quarter
  7. Dabo talking the ACC officials into picking up a flag -- after  an obvious pass interference penalty late in the 4th quarter
  8. A 91 yard drive in the closing minutes -- that culminated with the "seas parting" and an open Avery Davis catching a perfectly thrown deep ball from Ian Book -- and the short TD pass a couple plays later...
  9. Notre Dame's defensive line taking the game over in the 2nd OT with back-to-back sacks -- after Notre Dame's go-ahead OT TD!
  10. The camera shot (from above the field) of the student body running onto the field
  11. And, my Domer son's reaction -- watching him run out of our house (with his girlfriend) to join the expected on-campus celebration in the water of the Clarke Memorial Fountain...

 

Funny end to the story:  Apparently our Notre Dame student body doesn't know about the tradition of jumping into the fountain after big wins...  When they arrived, no one was around.  However, I'm proud to say my Domer son (Class of  2008) was the first to jump in and kept the tradition alive... 

Dabo With Media After Loss to Notre Dame

Brian Kelly Talks Win Over Clemson Tonight!

Game Highlights: Notre Dame 47 - Clemson 40

Notre Dame 47 -- Clemson 40 in Double OT!

 
 
>WHAT THOUGH THE ODDS BE GREAT OR SMALL...
 
 
Just 34 yards rushing for Clemson -- think about that!!!
 
 
LINK:  GAME STATS

 

Notre Dame Locker Room Celebration!

The ND GOLD GANG CALLED IT!

 
YES!!!

 

Friday, November 6, 2020

Look For These ESPN College GameDay Signs

 
Our Gold Gang and Notre Dame Cheerleaders will have these signs out on campus today and tomorrow.   Keep an eye out for them on the ESPN College GameDay Show from Notre Dame tomorrow morning from 9 AM ET to NOON ET. 

 

How You Know You've Raised Your Kids Right

My friend Dave Peloquin '03 is the Director of Player Personnel for Notre Dame Football.  Last night at practice -- three members of Dave's staff (his kids) decided to let the world know who they are cheering for this Saturday night...

Go Irish!