Second Photo From the Final Four...

Fighting Irish Digital Media's Tim O'Connor (@oaknd1) just "tweeted" this photo from courtside at the NCAA Women's Final Four.

New Website for the University of Notre Dame

The University of Notre Dame launched a new website this afternoon.  You'll want to check it out!

LINK:  NOTRE DAME'S NEW WEBSITE

First Photo From Final Four: Crowd @ Hotel!

As you can see in this photograph "tweeted" by Pete Byrne WSBT-TV -- Fighting Irish fans turned out in full force at the Team Hotel this afternoon to cheer on the IRISH before their ride to the arena!

2012 NFL Mock Draft: Michael Floyd Will Go...

 

The NFL Draft is just twenty-five (25) days away and as you would imagine -- there are many thoughts on how early Notre Dame All-American wide receiver Michael Floyd, will be drafted. 

He's picked as high as #7 to Jacksonville and as low as #22 to Cleveland -- here's a link to a number of mock drafts from some NFL experts:

LINK:  2012 NFL MOCK DRAFTS -- FIRST ROUND

Skylar Diggins -- ESPNW Blog from Final Four!

Skylar Diggins and her Fighting Irish teammates were looking fashionable at the Final Four's Mile-High Magic event Friday night.  And, this was the subject of Skylar's most recent blog post from Denver.

You'll also enjoy the story on the legend of Skylar's headband.

Enjoy!

LINK:  SKYLAR DIGGINS

LINK:  THE LEGEND OF THE HEADBAND

The Fighting Irish Play UCONN at 6:30 PM ET

For the eighth time in the last fourteen months -- our Notre Dame Fightin' Irish will be taking on UCONN @ the Women's NCAA Final Four for the right to play Tuesday night in the National Championship game!  The game tips-off at 6:30 PM ET on ESPN. 

I took a lap around the worldwide web to see what the "experts" have to say about today's big game -- click on the links below:

LINK:  UND.COM PREVIEW OF GAME

LINK:  CONNECTICUT POST

LINK:  ESPN GAME BREAKDOWN

LINK:  IRISH HAVE CHIP ON SHOULDER -- ESPN

LINK:  NBC CONNECTICUT

LINK:  HARTFORD COURANT

LINK:  SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE

LINK:  SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE #2

LINK:  CHICAGO TRIBUNE

ND's Morris Inn Renovation -- Impressive!

 

Here's the Notre Dame Avenue perspective of what the University of Notre Dame's Morris Inn will look like come September of 2013.  The renovation will begin this November.  Here's some of the highlights:

• An increase from 92 guest rooms to 138 guest rooms
• Average room size grows from 240 square feet to 360 square feet
• A 300 seat ballroom on the north end of the Inn