Inside the Numbers -- Notre Dame's Defense

This was a true gut check for the Notre Dame defense...

You're playing the top offense in the ACC and maybe the top offense in all of college football -- without your top safety in a 17 - 17 game when North Carolina gets the 2nd half kick-off...

Inside the performance of the Notre Dame defense:

• 17 points given up -- to a team that was averaging 40.2 pts. per game
• 298 yards given up -- to a team that averaged 533.9 yards per game
• 87 yards rushing given up -- to a team that averaged 217.2 yards per game 
• 211 yards passing given up -- to a team that averaged 313.67 yards per game
• 6 QB sacks -- to a team that averaged giving up 3.6 QB sacks per game

 

North Carolina only gained 58 total yards in the 2nd half!

ABC's Video Clips From Notre Dame's Win!

Clark Lea for President! WOW!

No one has done this to the North Carolina offense...

An absolute second half defensive clinic -- with Kyle Hamilton on the sidelines!

Here Come The Irish Football Show: UNC Week

Here Come The Irish: Claypool Interview

Watch this week's Here Come The Irish Football Show at 12:11 PM ET today at the link below.  Great lead in to today's big game!

LINK:   HERE COME THE IRISH FOOTBALL SHOW

The "Experts" Pick Today's Game Winner...

Took a lap around the worldwide web this morning -- here's who they're picking as the winner of #2 Notre Dame vs. #19 North Carolina...

LINK:  CBS SPORTS 

LINK:  FAN NATION 

LINK:  247 SPORTS 

LINK:  VEGAS INSIDER 

LINK:  SATURDAY BLITZ

 

 

Common Foes: Notre Dame & North Carolina

Took a look at the common opponents of North Carolina and our Fighting Irish.  Here's what the numbers look like...

 

BOSTON COLLEGE

• North Carolina 26 -- Boston College 22
• Total yards for NC:  401
• Total yards for BC: 353
• Notre Dame 45 -- Boston College 31
• Total yards for ND:  557
• Total yards for BC:  357

 

FLORIDA STATE

• Florida State 31 -- North Carolina 28
• Total yards for NC:  558
  
• Total yards for FSU:  432
  
• Notre Dame 42 -- Florida State 26
• Total yards for ND:  554
  
• Total yards for FSU:  405

 

DUKE

• North Carolina 56 -- Duke 24
• Total yards for NC:  573
  
• Total yards for Duke:  411
  
• Notre Dame 27 -- Duke 13 
• Total yards for ND:  441
  
• Total yards for Duke:  334

 

HERE ARE THE TOTALS:

• Notre Dame
• Points scored:  114
• Points given up:  70
• Point differential:  +44
• Total yards gained:  1,552
• Total yards given up:  1,096
• Yard differential:  +456

• North Carolina:
• Points scored:  110
• Points given up: 77
• Point differential:  +33
• Total yards gained:  1,532
• Total yards given up:  1,196
• Yard differential:  +438
  

•  ND vs. NC analysis:
• Points scored:  Notre Dame / 4 points more
  
• Points given up:  Notre Dame / 7 points less
• Total yards gained:  Notre Dame / 20 more yards gained
• Total yards given up:  Notre Dame / 100 yards less
  

• BOTTOM LINE -- very even game.
  

North Carolina's "Hype Video" for Friday...

Thanksgiving Proclamation from Notre Dame

A friend, neighbor and Notre Dame Law School professor, Roger Alford -- asked me to post this Thanksgiving Proclamation -- which is based on President Lincoln's Thanksgiving Proclamation of 1863...

Please read and sign if you agree.

LINK:  THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION FROM NOTRE DAME

ACC Network: Notre Dame vs. North Carolina

Connaughton's New Deal Puts Him On List!

Pat Connaughton just agreed to a new three year agreement with the Milwaukee Bucks that puts him in "rare air" among former Notre Dame student-athletes.

Here's a look at the TOP 25 current and former Notre Dame athletes (football, basketball, baseball and hockey) who have been (and will be) paid the most as a professional athlete:

• Ronnie Stanley:  $132,131,825 -- not guaranteed, contract 2025
  
• Jeff Samardzija:  $127,625,000 -- current free agent
  
• Zack Martin:  $102,329,796 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2024 
• Kyle Rudolph:  $77,897,708 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2023
  
• A.J. Pollock:  $76,397,500 -- guaranteed contract to 2023 
• Jaylon Smith:  $75,022,000 -- not guaranteed contract to 2025
  
• Anders Lee:  $71,894,038 -- guaranteed contract to 2026
  
• Golden Tate:  $70,837,672 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2022
  
• Troy Murphy:  $66,000,000 
• Stephon Tuitt:  $64,760,551 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2022
• Harrison Smith:  $63,666,546 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2021
• Bryant Young:  $44,000,000
• Justin Tuck:  $43,248,463 
  
• John Sullivan:  $40,050,021
  
• Jerome Bettis:  $35,122,500
• Jeff Faine:  $34,456,892
• Kyle Palmieri:  $34,442,154 -- guaranteed contract to 2021
• Tim Brown:  $28,432,686
• Pat Connaughton:  $27,165,642 -- guaranteed contract to 2023
  
• Ian Cole:  $26,049,694 -- guaranteed contract to 2021
  
• Joe Montana:  $26,000,000 
• Quenton Nelson:  $24,148,910 -- not guaranteed, contract to 2021
  
• Ian Cole:  $23,049,694 -- guaranteed, contract to 2021
• Craig Counsell:  $22,086,667
  
• David Phelps:  $19,308,813 -- free agent

ACC Network: Hype Video?

Coach Kelly Catches Up w/ Dexter Williams

Notre Dame Players Talk North Carolina Game

Mack Brown Radio Show -- Notre Dame Week

Thanksgiving Music Video from Notre Dame!

 

I hope you'll enjoy this music video our team created for the University of Notre Dame...

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

 

Great Photos From Notre Dame This Evening!

 

 

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These photos were taken this evening by Fr. Ralph Haag, C.S.C. -- the rector at St. Ed's Hall...

Beautiful!

Mack Brown Talks Playing Notre Dame

Brian Kelly Talks Game w/ Tar Heels

LIVE Chat Tonight at 8:30 PM ET

 

 

Please tune in tonight at 8:30 PM ET for a Thanksgiving LIVE CHAT with Fr. John Jenkins, C.S.C. -- the president of the University of Notre Dame.

 

At the Chat's conclusion we will be releasing a music video -- you will not want to miss!

 

LINK:  WATCH LIVE RIGHT HERE