Thursday, March 17, 2022

Our IRISH "Grand Girls" on St. Patrick's Day!

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Our granddaughters; Clare and Kinley had their "IRISH ON" today!  Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Know Thy Foe: Alabama Basketball

The first thing that surprised me when I looked into the Alabama Men's Basketball Team was this -- they enter the NCAA Tournament on a THREE GAME LOSING STREAK.  

In fact, Bama is 6 - 7 their last 13 games.  They earned their #6 seed with some impressive wins in December & January over; Gonzaga, Houston, Tennessee, LSU and Baylor.

Anyway -- here's what we should expect from Bama; they are a fast, athletic, guard oriented offensive attack.

STARTING LINE-UP:

  • F:  Noah Gurley -- 6'-8"  (SR)
  • C: Charles Bediako -- 7'-0"  (FR)
  • G: Keon Ellis -- 6'-7"  (SR)
  • G: Jaden Shackelford -- 6'-3" (JR)
  • G: Jahvon Quinerly -- 6'-1" (JR)

 

KEY RESERVES:

  • F: James Rojas -- 6'-8" (SR)
  • F: Darius Miles -- 6'-6" (SO)
  • F: Juwan Gary -- 6'-6" (SO)
  • G: Jusaun Holt -- 6'-6" (FR)
  • G: JD Davison -- 6'-3" (FR)

 

TOP SCORERS:

  • Jaden Shackelford:  16.7 pts. 
  • Javon Quinerly:  14.3 pts.
  • Keon Ellis:  12 pts
  • JD Davison:  8.5 pts 

 

KEY STATS: BAMA vs. NOTRE DAME  

  • Points Per Game:  80 vs. 72.5
  • Shooting %:  44.1% vs. 46.2%
  • 3 Pt %: 30.8% vs. 38%
  • Total 3's Made:  297 vs. 293
  • FT %:  73% vs. 75.8%
  • Turnovers Per Game:  14.6 vs. 10.3

Bama's Head Hoops Coach Talks Notre Dame

Notre Dame Men's Basketball Presser Today...

Spring Practice #1 for Notre Dame Football

Notre Dame Football Offering 2024 HS Stars


St. Patrick's Day has become a day that Notre Dame Football has decided it will "own" on a recruiting basis.  Today -- the Fighting Irish will be offering scholarships to the top HS players in the country who will be graduating in 2024...

Go Irish!


 

Rutgers Head Coach & Players Talk NCAA Loss

Brey & Players Talk "NCAA FIRST FOUR" Win!

Happy St. Patrick's Day From Notre Dame!

Buick TV Spot: Arike's BUZZER BEATER Story

WHAT THOUGH THE ODDS! IRISH WIN IN 2OT


Can you believe it!!!

  1. Points in the PAINT!
  2. Gut check defense on an in-bounds play...
  3. A ST. PATRICK'S DAY NCAA TOURNAMENT WIN!

There was not a "pundit" anywhere who felt we could beat Rutgers.   I have to admit, I didn't think we had a chance.

What though the odds... 



 

Tuesday, March 15, 2022

OT: My Good Friend's New Podcast -- Listen!

 

My good friend and former work colleague Kelly Elbin -- just launched his podcast "Musings On Sports" -- his first guest; Jim Nantz...

This will be the first of many -- you'll want to follow Kelly and Bob!

Rutgers' Starting Five Talks NCAA Tourney

Blue Gold Game "Kick-Off" Time Announced


Notre Dame's annual Blue Gold Game will be played on Saturday, April 23 -- start time is 1:00 PM ET.

Monday, March 14, 2022

Look Who Is Ranked #1 in College Baseball!

 


The Fighting Irish of Notre Dame now stands alone as the #1 ranked college baseball team in America! 
 
We are now 11-1 on the season after sweeping a two-gamer series this weekend from #17 North Carolina State this weekend...


Sunday, March 13, 2022

Know Your Foe: U Mass Minutewomen

 

#22 Notre Dame Women's Basketball will play the A-10 Champion UMASS Minutewomen in the first round of the NCAA Tournament this Saturday in Norman, OK.  Here's what we know about UMass:

  • 26 - 6 
  • Atlantic 10 Champions 
  • Won 12 of their last 13 games

 

Starting line-up:

  • F:  Angelique Ngalakulondi -- 6'-2" Junior
  • F:  Sam Breen -- 6'-1" Senior
  • G:  Ber'Nyah Mayo -- 5'-6" Sophomore
  • G:  Sydney Taylor -- 5'-9" Junior
  • G:  Destiny Philoxy -- 5'7" Senior

 

Key bench players:

  • F: Makennah White -- 6'-2" Sophomore
  • G: Shavonne Smith -- 5'-11" Senior

 

Leading scorers:

  • Sam Breen:  16.9 pts.
  • Sydney Taylor:  15.8 pts.
  • Destiny Philoxy:  11 pts
  • Ber'Nyah Mayo:  9.9 pts
  • Anglique Ngalakulondi:  8.9 pts

#3 Notre Dame Sweeps #17 NC State!

 

Notre Dame continues to win weekend series vs. ACC foes -- this weekend it was #17 North Carolina State as the Fighting Irish are on a 9 game winning streak!

LINK:  ACC BASEBALL STANDINGS

Know Your Foe: Rutgers Scarlet Knights

 

Here's some information about the Rutgers' basketball team -- the highlights above are of the Scarlet Knight's 84-74 loss to the eventual Big Ten champs Iowa Hawkeyes.  We play them Wednesday night at 9 PM ET in Dayton, OH.

  • 18 - 13 -- finished 6th in the Big Ten
  • Quality wins:  Seton Hall, Michigan, Iowa, Michigan State, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana
  • Teams they beat, that beat Notre Dame:  Illinois and Indiana 

 

Rutgers' starting line-up:

  • F: Ron Harper, Jr. -- 6'-6" Senior
  • C: Clifford Omoruyi -- 6'-11" Sophomre
  • G: Paul Mulcachy -- 6'-6" Junior
  • G: Caleb McConnell -- 6'-7" Senior
  • G:  Geo Baker -- 6'-4" Senior

 

Rutgers' key bench players:

  • F: Mawot Mag -- 6'-7" Sophomore 
  • F: Dean Reiber -- 6'-10" Sophomore
  • F: Aundre Hyatt -- 6'-6" Sophomore
  • G: Jason Miller -- 6'-2" Freshman

 

Leading scorers:

  • Ron Harper, Jr. -- 15.6 pts.
  • Geo Baker -- 12.4 pts.
  • Clifford Omoruyi -- 11.8 pts.
  • Paul Mulcahy -- 9 pts.
  • Caleb McConnell -- 6.4 pts.

#4 Michigan Finally Beats Our #8 Irish...

 

The Michigan Wolverines finally beat Notre Dame in hockey -- after losing all four games to the IRISH this season -- and SEVEN IN A ROW at Yost Arena in Ann Arbor...

We'll now await where Notre Dame is seeded and who they will play in the NCAA Tournament come next Sunday night -- March 20th.