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GO IRISH

Just a few short months til football season

About Me


"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 South Bend cyclone before which another fighting army team was swept over the precipice at the Polo grounds this after-noon as 55.000 spectators peered down upon the bewildering panorama spread out on the green plain below"
Grantland Rice, October 19, 1924
A Free History Lesson about The Irish:
National Championships: 11 (1924, 1929, 1930, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1966, 1973, 1977, 1988)
Heisman Trophy Winners: 7 (Angelo Bertelli - 1943, Johnny Lujack - 1947, Leon Hart - 1949, Johnny Lattner - 1953, Paul Hornung - 1956, John Huarte - 1967, Tim Brown - 1987)
Number 1 Overall Draft Picks: 5 (Angelo Bertelli - 1944, Frank Dancewicz - 1946, Leon Hart - 1950, Paul Hornung - 1957, Walt Patulski - 1972
Consensus All-Americans: 79
ND ranks 1st in NCAA history in each category above
Top Coaches: Knute Rockne 105-12-5 (1918-30), Frank Leahy 87-11-9 (1941-43, 46-53), Ara Parseghian 95-17-4 (1964-74)
Rockne & Leahy rank one-two in all-time winning percentage in college football history
And just a reminder for all you SC fans...
Notre Dame is 42-32-5 versus USC

A few links:
University of Notre Dame
Official Notre Dame Athletics Site
Hannah and Friends
Blue & Gold Illustrated
Irish Illustraded
The Blue-Gray Sky - Phenomenal ND Blog, best I've found
Great Collection of ND Videos

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Knute Rockne
Father Hesburgh
Charlie Weis

Music:

Notre Dame, Our Mother

Notre Dame Victory March

Movies:

Rudy

Knute Rockne, All American

Books:

God, Country, Notre Dame: The Autobiography of Theodore M. Hesburgh

The Spirit of Notre Dame: Legends, Traditions, and Inspiration from One of America's Most Beloved Universities

Rockne of Notre Dame: The Making of a Football Legend

My Blog

Initial Spring Depth Chart Updated

ND released their initial spring depth chart which I’ve uploaded into the pictures section.  There are a number of interesting position battles, most notably Strong Safety, Wide Receiver, a...
Posted by GO IRISH on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 10:29:00 PST

Returning Players and ’08 Depth Chart

The Blue-Gray Sky has an excellent rundown on returning players, breaking down minutes played for '07 and who figures to be back.The Blue-Gray SkyI posted an early look at the '08 depth chart in the p...
Posted by GO IRISH on Sat, 29 Dec 2007 05:34:00 PST

Some good news from the weekend: New WR Commit

WR Michael Floyd, the top ranked prospect in Minnesota, committed to the Irish.  He's the 20th commitment in the current class that ranks number 1 in the nation so far.  Rivals.com lists him...
Posted by GO IRISH on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 06:41:00 PST

re: national championship count

there seems to be some question as to the number of national championships we claim (11) and the number other schools claim, most notably alabama (12).  the reason for the difference is that we l...
Posted by GO IRISH on Wed, 11 Apr 2007 03:31:00 PST

gray out for spring; prince to cb

weis confirmed today that gary gray broke his forearm yesterday and is out for spring practices.  he'll be available for summer workouts.weis also confirmed that rb munir prince will be moving to...
Posted by GO IRISH on Sun, 25 Mar 2007 04:22:00 PST

regarding the new pics

obviously i'm missing a few players and may have listed players in positions they may not eventually end up in (especially at linebacker and d-line with the new 3-4 scheme being implemented), but i di...
Posted by GO IRISH on Sat, 17 Mar 2007 10:45:00 PST

Class of 2011

..>           Rivals.com   ESPN.com   Scouts.com Pos Name ...
Posted by GO IRISH on Sat, 10 Feb 2007 11:22:00 PST

Darius Walker Declares For The NFL Draft

Irish junior running back will finish his career ranked fourth on the ND all-time rushing list. Walker Press Conference - Watch Now! # Press Conference Transcript University of Notre Dame j...
Posted by GO IRISH on Sat, 13 Jan 2007 09:41:00 PST

Nine Football Student-Athletes Apply For Fifth Year

Nine players include 2006 co-captains Travis Thomas and Tom Zbikowski. Nine members of the Notre Dame football team have applied to Notre Dame's Faculty Board on Athletics for a fifth year at the Uni...
Posted by GO IRISH on Sat, 13 Jan 2007 09:38:00 PST

Irish eyes were smiling after trip

The idea came to Tim Dundon one Saturday in September, while he was watching Notre Dame play Michigan on his TV in Colorado. His father, a lifelong Notre Dame fan, was dying of cancer. After months o...
Posted by GO IRISH on Sat, 04 Nov 2006 05:29:00 PST