Wednesday, November 24, 2021
Notre Dame's Annual Thanksgiving Video...
We made the decision this year to recognize the thousands of "unsung heroes" here at the University of Notre Dame. Their efforts kept the university up and running during the pandemic, while many other schools decided it was not worth the risk...
ln May of 2020, I watched singer/songwriter Jeffrey James (Brownsburg, IN) perform his song "We Can Be Heroes" on NBC's Songland. I immediately fell in love with the song and contacted Jeffrey's agent the very next day and suggested that we shoot a music video of this song on the Notre Dame campus.
I quickly learned that because Jeffrey had just performed the song on NBC and the show's staff had helped him re-write some lyrics and change up the melody -- that the song was off limits for a year...
Well, a year passed and Jeffrey's agent -- Chris Ferren reached out to me and as they say -- the rest is history.
The same week we shot the music video on campus, Jeffrey performed at our Friday Night Bash at Notre Dame Stadium -- the night before our game against Purdue.
Hope you like the music video and the story it tells. Please note, you're going to want to hang around and watch all of the credits...
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Okay, We're Now #6 -- Here's How We Move Up
Notre Dame Football is now #6 in the College Football Rankings -- so, here's what it's going to take for us to get into the TOP 4 and earn a playoff spot...
1. Notre Dame clobbers Stanford -- wouldn't it be nice if we kept Stanford without a TD!
2. Georgia beats Alabama by two TD's or more in the SEC Conference Championship game.
3. Cincinnati loses to Houston in Conference USA Championship game.
4. Then we have the Big 12 -- we need an Oklahoma State loss either this week or Big 12 Championship game...
So, here's what happens:
- Georgia handles Alabama and Oklahoma State loses a game -- WE ARE IN
- Georgia handles Alabama and Cincinnati loses to Houston -- WE ARE IN
- Cincinnati loses to Houston and Oklahoma State loses a game -- WE ARE IN
TONIGHT at 8 PM ET from Notre Dame...
It begins at 8 PM ET -- should end at approximately 8:15 PM ET -- followed by the release of Notre Dame's annual Thanksgiving video.
Monday, November 22, 2021
Dunne / St. Ed's ND Interhall Football Champs!
Here's a photo of the Rector of St. Edward's Hall -- Fr. Ralph Haag, C.S.C. (in his cowboy hat) with his "Gentlemen" of St. Ed's after their combined team win of the Notre Dame Interhall Football Championship with Dunne Hall "under the lights" last night in Notre Dame Stadium!
Read the story below
Trey Mancini -- Comeback Player of the Year!
The former Fighting Irish baseball star missed the 2020 baseball season due to colon cancer -- and he came back this year, hitting 21 homers and knocking in 71 RBI's in 147 games this season.
LINK: STORY
Stanford Week: Brian Kelly Press Conference
Fast forward video to the 21:30 minute mark for the start of today's press conference...
Sunday, November 21, 2021
Let's Revisit the CFB Playoff Discussion...
If you follow this blog -- you would have seen this post a couple weeks ago. It laid out Notre Dame's journey to the College Football Playoffs -- BELOW IN RED. Let's see how it's going so far:
Now, I will preface this exercise with I truly don't feel we have any chance of making the College Football Playoffs this year -- because of the lack of perceived quality wins...
Yet, the "fat lady's not singing" -- so, let's walk through the next five weeks of college football and show how our Fighting Irish could end up in the TOP 4...
WEEK ONE:
- #10 Notre Dame beats Navy convincingly CHECK!
- #9 Wake Forest loses to North Carolina CHECK!
Notre Dame moves up to #9 CHECK!
WEEK TWO:
- #9 Notre Dame beats Virginia convincingly CHECK!
- #8 Oklahoma loses to #14 Baylor CHECK!
- #7 Michigan loses to Penn State MISSED
Notre Dame moves up to #7 MISSED -- NOTRE DAME #8
WEEK THREE:
- #7 Notre Dame beats Georgia Tech convincingly CHECK!
- #6 Cincinnati loses to SMU MISSED
- #5 Michigan State loses to #6 Ohio State CHECK!
- #3 Oregon loses to Utah
Notre Dame moves up to #5 -- GOING TO PROJECT US AT #6
WEEK FOUR:
- #5 Notre Dame beats Stanford convincingly
- #4 Ohio State loses to Michigan
Notre Dame moves up to #4 -- GOING TO PROJECT US AT #5
WEEK FIVE:
- #4 Notre Dame is idle
- No upsets in the Championship games // unless it's Oregon losing! PAC 12 IS OUT!
- NEED GEORGIA TO MANHANDLE ALABAMA
2021 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF PREDICTION:
- #1 GEORGIA
- #2 OHIO STATE
- #3 CINCINNATI
- #4 NOTRE DAME
Notre Dame Sweeps #1 Michigan in Overtime!
Thunder, shaken.
— Notre Dame Hockey (@NDHockey) November 21, 2021
Nothing better than ending the weekend with a 𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐩 of top-ranked Michigan!#GoIrish pic.twitter.com/G1AfdBFumF
Saturday, November 20, 2021
Sign of the Day at Notre Dame!
