Your Fighting Irish will take the field on Saturday undefeated and ranked #6/5. On the other hand, the University of North Carolina (UNC) Tar Heels are just 2-3. They will not return to their pre-season Top 25 status. While capable of offensive numbers, the UNC defense is giving up 42 points per game…but they are improving. The trend…
With the threat of rain throughout the day, “the heavy stuff” did not actually come until game time. There was some intermittent drizzle during tailgating and the winds were strong in the 35 degree temperatures, but we had the tent flaps down, the grill fired-up and plenty of bodies generating heat. Flaps down….ready for action For the first-time ever, we hosted the high bidders to a NYC Children’s Charity…
SOME HISTORY The series with Stanford is historic in many ways. On January 1, 1925 the Notre Dame Ramblers claimed the very first National Championship for the school and coach Knute Rockne by defeating the Stanford Indians coached by Glenn “Pop” Warner. Stanford was led by its electric QB Ernie Nevers—who would not ever tinker with the game plan nor ever left anything to chance. …
SHAMROCK SERIES Indianapolis This is the sixth game of the “Shamrock Series”—a home game for Notre Dame to be played in Lucas Oil Stadium (LOS), home of the Indianapolis Colts. The Irish are 5-0 taking this annual “home” game on the road. This includes the 37-34 victory over ASU last year in the magnificent AT&T Cowboys Stadium in Dallas. LOS is just six years old with a retractable roof. The…
ND 31 MICHIGAN 0 HISTORY MADE; HISTORY ENDS So much has been written in post-mortem of the fabulous Irish victory over the Michigan Wolverines (an animal in the weasel family). It was a sensory-filled day from the sounds and smells of huge tailgating crowds on an absolutely gorgeous sun splashed day in South Bend…with the patriotic sights of four U.S. Navy SEALS gliding so smoothly into the ND…