Former Notre Dame All-American QB Brady Quinn -- who now works for FOX Sports -- was a guest on a CBS Podcast this week to talk about today's big game. Just click on the link below:
LINK: QUINN ON ND vs. FSU
Saturday, October 18, 2014
Brady Quinn Talks Notre Dame vs. Florida State
Former Notre Dame All-American QB Brady Quinn -- who now works for FOX Sports -- was a guest on a CBS Podcast this week to talk about today's big game. Just click on the link below:
LINK: QUINN ON ND vs. FSU
Notre Dame Football at Florida A&M this AM!
Brian Kelly likes to get his Fighting Irish out of the hotel for a "shake-out" the morning of a night game. This morning was no exception as Notre Dame bussed over to Florida A&M's campus (also in Tallahassee) to work out on their football field...
Florida A&M is famous for their MARCHING 100 -- see link below:
LINK: THE MARCHING 100
Media Coverage of Today's ND vs. FSU Game
LINK: SPORTING NEWS
LINK: SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
LINK: FOX SPORTS
LINK: NBC SPORTS
LINK: CBS SPORTS
LINK: ESPN
LINK: SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE
LINK: CHICAGO TRIBUNE
LINK: WASHINGTON POST
LINK: TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRAT
LINK: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
LINK: ORLANDO SENTINEL
LINK: ELKHART TRUTH
LINK: FORT WAYNE JOURNAL GAZETTE
Grantland Rice Penned This 90 Years Ago...
This very day...
"Outlined against a blue-gray October sky the Four Horsemen rode again. In dramatic lore they are known as famine, pestilence, destruction and death. These are only aliases. Their real names are: Stuhldreher, Miller, Crowley and Layden. They formed the crest of the South Bend cyclone before which another fighting Army team was swept over the precipice at the Polo Grounds this afternoon as 55,000 spectators peered down upon the bewildering panorama spread out upon the green plain below."
This was published in the New York Herald Tribune on October 18, 1924
I can just see tomorrow's headline in the South Bend Tribune:
"OUTLINED AGAINST AN AUTOGRAPHED OCTOBER SKY..."
Game Face: Notre Dame's "Four-Legged" Fans
If you have a family pet who's "dressed and ready" for today's Notre Dame game against Florida State -- send me a photo and I'll post it here.
You can get me at TWITTER: @NDJimSmall or on email: jim.small@ndgoirish.com
Florida State's Athletic Director is a Domer
Stan Wilcox '81, a former student-athlete at the University of Notre Dame -- was named Florida State's 11th Athletic Director in August of 2013.
He played 100 games for Digger...
LINK: WILCOX INTERVIEW
Gameday Edition: Tallahassee Democrat
Here's what the Florida State Seminoles' hometown newspaper has to say today about the game and their QB's off the field woes...
LINK: TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRAT
MUST SEE: No Better Way to Start Today
21 years ago -- #1 Florida State came into South Bend to take on #2 Notre Dame...
For those of us who were tuned in to NBC that day to watch the game on TV -- we witnessed the greatest "game intro" ever written and produced.
So, to get your heart pumping -- here's a look at Bob Costas -- setting the stage for Florida State vs. Notre Dame. It doesn't get any better than this...
LINK: SOMEWHERE AROUND THE CORNER FROM MAIN STREET
Friday, October 17, 2014
Notre Dame Football Has Arrived in Tallahassee
The Fighting Irish of Notre Dame rolled into Florida State's Doak Campbell Stadium a little after 5 PM today -- here's an on-field interview of Cody Riggs linked below...
LINK: NOTRE DAME ARRIVES
LINK: DEPARTING SOUTH BEND
ESPN's Desmond Howard Talks ND vs. FSU
If you expect Desmond to find a way that Notre Dame can't win -- you won't be disappointed...
LINK: HOWARD
A Notre Dame Grotto Engagement: Last Night
One of my teammates, Brandon Tabor -- "popped the question" to his girlfriend Emily Kendall at the University of Notre Dame's Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes last night at 6:13 PM ET. To say that Emily did not see this coming -- would be an understatement -- nor, the many surprised visitors at the Grotto, who were witness to this special moment...
Our team had a hand in orchestrating the surprise -- and Notre Dame alum Kaity Fuja '09, from OMG Photography was kind enough to show up and capture the moment on camera. You'll see in the photo sequence above; Brandon started out giving Emily a hug -- after they had lit a candle, then he drops to one knee...
Now Brandon admitted this morning that he was so nervous and excited -- he doesn't remember if the words "Will you marry me?" ever came out of his mouth. I think the pictures confirm the ask...
Oh, by the way -- Emily said "YES!"
Domer Zack Martin '13 -- Guest on Mike & MIKE
Former Notre Dame student-athlete -- and now first round draft pick and starting right guard for the Dallas Cowboys -- Zack Martin '13, was a guest this morning on ESPN's Mike & MIKE. Here's the interview:
LINK: ZACK MARTIN
Notre Dame's Observer -- Winston Timeline
Notre Dame's student-run newspaper The Observer -- published this story today...
LINK: WINSTON TIMELINE
Bobby Bowden Offers His Opinion on Winston
Former Florida State football coach Bobby Bowden -- weighed in on the Jameis Winston saga in Tallahassee...
LINK: BOWDEN
Muse See: Today's Tallahassee Democrat
This is the "hometown" newspaper of the Florida State Seminoles -- you'll want to take a look...
LINK: HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER
Yahoo! Sports Forde: "A Nuclear Level of Hate"
Sounds like Notre Dame might have a few more "fans around the country" than normal tomorrow night...
LINK: NUCLEAR LEVEL
ESPN's Mike & MIKE Talk ND vs. FSU Game
ESPN's Greenberg and Golic have been talking the Notre Dame vs. Florida State match-up the past few days. Here's some of their show's guests this week talking about this game -- as soon as Jimbo Fisher's and Brian Kelly's interview today are posted -- I'll have them here:
LINK: COACH KELLY
LINK: COACH FISHER
LINK: HERBSTREIT
Thursday, October 16, 2014
Coach Kelly Talks "War Chant, Blitzing & Grass"
The head football coach of the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame met with the media immediately after today's practice. Here's a link...
LINK: COACH KELLY
Domer Baldwin: Five Birdies in PGA Debut!
That was the good Mark Baldwin '06, can take away from his first time competing on the biggest stage in professional golf. The Notre Dame alum played today in the first round of the Shriners Hospitals for Children at TPC Summerlin.
Baldwin, with five birdies, still ended up two over par for the day. He'll have to "go low" tomorrow to make the cut -- and I believe he will! Point of reference -- the first round leader had seven birdies...
Mark is the first Notre Dame grad to tee it up at a PGA Tour event in the last fifty years. You can watch this week's tournament on NBC's Golf Channel.
LINK: LEADERBOARD
Watch the Brian Kelly Radio Show LIVE at 7 PM
In less than one hour -- you can listen to Brian Kelly talk about the game against Florida State -- on his weekly radio show.
Show starts at 7 PM ET -- click on the link below and watch it LIVE:
LINK: BRIAN KELLY RADIO SHOW
Non BELIEVERS on this ESPN Panel...
Here's a look at the ESPN College Football Nation's experts picks on the winner of the Notre Dame vs. Florida State game...
LINK: NON BELIEVERS
Lou Holtz and Danny Kanell Talk ND vs. FSU
There is a lot of information here -- you'll want to read it to the very end. Some stuff from Lou Holtz I haven't heard before...
LINK: HOLTZ AND KANNEL
Win Loss Records Since Start of 2012 Season
Here's what the College Football win / loss landscape looks like since the start of the 2012 season.
You're going to be surprised how well the Notre Dame Fighting Irish stack up.
Here are the teams with the TEN BEST RECORDS:
- Florida State: 32 - 2
- Ohio State: 28 - 3
- Alabama: 29 - 4
- Oregon: 28 - 4
- Louisville: 28 - 5
- Notre Dame: 27 - 5
- Oklahoma: 26 - 6
- Clemson: 26 - 6
- Stanford: 27 - 7
- Texas A&M: 25 - 7
- Baylor: 25 - 7
- South Carolina: 25 - 7
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Photos of Skylar Modeling at LA Fashion Week
Former Notre Dame All-American Skylar Diggins '13, is seen here in photos from last night's Michael Costello's LA Fashion Week show for Art Hearts Fashion.
LINK: STORY
Domer Qualifes for This Week's PGA Tour Stop
Mark Baldwin '06, will become the first Notre Dame alum to play in a PGA Tour event in more than fifty years when he tees it up at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open -- tomorrow at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas, NV
The tournament will be televised by the Golf Channel.
Baldwin shot a six-under 64 in the qualifier held this past Monday at Dragon Ridge Country Club -- vaulting him into a four player PLAYOFF for three spots. Mark birdied the par 5 18th, in the playoff, to earn his first PGA Tour start!
If you'd like to keep an eye on how Mark's doing -- just click on the Leaderboard link below -- just remember the tournament starts tomorrow!!!
His tee time is 8:30 AM PT
Mark is also in the process of trying to earn a European Tour card -- he most recently advanced to the second stage of their Q-School after finishing 21st in Lisbon, Portugal two weeks ago. The second stage takes place next month.
LINK: LEADERBOARD
The Tallahassee Democrat's Take on ND vs. FSU
Here's a look at the local newspaper that covers Florida State Football -- every single day -- the Tallahassee Democrat.
I was curious to see how they're dealing with the controversy surrounding Jameis Winston -- and how they're reporting on the big game...
Take a look.
LINK: TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRAT
Under Armour's New Shoes for Brey's IRISH
Here's a look at three of the shoe designs from Under Armour for the Notre Dame Men's Basketball team -- classy!
Notre Dame Men's Basketball Media Day Today
Mike Brey's Fighting Irish met with the media today as they move towards their opening game -- less than three weeks from now. Here's a link to a few player interviews that took place today:
LINK: PLAYER INTERVIEWS
ESPN's Matich & McShay Pick ND / FSU Winner
The folks at ESPN began making their picks today on who wins Saturday night's game between Notre Dame and Florida State...
LINK: WE HAVE A WINNER
Brian Kelly Talks "the View" From His Office...
The folks at ESPN published this story a few weeks ago -- and I missed it. Thought you'd enjoy this look at Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly's office at the Guglielmino Athletics Comples:
LINK: COACH KELLY -- ON THE VIEW
LINK: PHOTO ESSAY -- COACH KELLY'S OFFICE
A Great Example of Brian Kelly "the Play Caller"
The folks at ONE FOOT DOWN authored this look at a sequence of plays that Brian Kelly called this past Saturday against North Carolina -- interesting stuff here:
LINK: PLAY CALLING
Media Pressure Continues on Florida State...
What will they do regarding QB Jameis Winston?
I for one hope he plays -- we want Florida State's best...
As you'll see in this ESPN debate, former Florida State QB Danny Kanell "drew the short stick" having to defend his alma mater...
LINK: ESPN TALKING HEADS
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Statistic of the Day: Notre Dame's Winning Way
How's that for a fun fact...
In addition -- Notre Dame as a 6 - 0 team is 9-0-1 in games all-time against undefeated opponents.
ESPN's Herbstreit's Game Plan Breakdown
LINK: HERBSTREIT
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