Flip-flopping Gunner Kiel actually picks a school: Cincinnati Bearcats


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Gunner Kiel, the #1 rated QB in his class, hasn’t changed his mind about what school he wants to attend in a few months. So we were overdue; way overdue for a Gunner Kiel flip-flop. It’s Gunner Kiel change of heart season- oh, wait, that’s every season! Gunner Kiel will leave Notre Dame. Instead of trying to battle Everett Golson for the the QB job, Kiel will go look for some place in college football where he can start right away.

Katy Perry wrote a song about Gunner Kiel “you’re hot then you’re cold, you’re yes then you’re no, you’re in then you’re out.”

I’d also like to note that Katy Perry has really big boobs, but back to Gunner Kiel. He committed to the Cincinnati Bearcats today. Of course, I may have to update this post again when he changes his mind again from his fourth school to his fifth school.

In 2012 Gunner Kiel committed to the Indiana Hoosiers, decommitted and then pledged to LSU, then changed his mind again and chose Notre Dame, days before his early enrollment. Gunner Kiel was the team’s scout quarterback during Notre Dame’s run toward the 2013 BCS National championship game versus the Alabama Crimson Tide.

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Manti Te’o draft stock still low after running slightly better 40 at ND Pro Day


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If it were possible to trade NFL Draft stocks on the Wall St., you would short shell that of an infamous Notre Dame inside linebacker. Manti Te’o draft stock suffered yet another price decrease when ran a very poor 40 yard dash at the NFL scouting combine.

This off the heels of Manti Te’o draft stock becoming a strong sell with the national media sensation that was the fake dead girlfriend story hoax. In case you had your head in a hole in the wall during January and February, here’s a quick recap:

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2013 NCAA Tournament: West bracket breakdown


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Warning: I will not be responsible if you copy this bracket and are out of your NCAA Tournament pool by Sunday.  However, if you do listen to my college basketball wisdom and win some money, I want 20% of the pot or at least a shout-out on your twitter or facebook page.

I don’t love the West Bracket. At. All. And by that I mean there is no stand out team who I want to pick going to the Final Four.  Of all the brackets, this seems to be the most likely one to see a darkhorse emerges since I’m not sold on the top seed Gonzaga or #2 Ohio State.

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Butler, Xavier, Creighton joining Catholic 7 basketball conference (Big East Update)


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Multiple sources report The Butler Bulldogs, Creighton Blue Jays and Xavier Musketeers will join the Catholic 7 basketball conference which consists of the seven college basketball only schools previously in the Big East: (Catholic institutions Marquette, DePaul, Georgetown, Villanova, St. John’s, Seton Hall and Providence)

Not since Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation have a group of Catholics felt so freed and empowered. (Remember they were all Catholics before they became Protestants and later Lutherans. Catholic excess was what they were “protesting” against. I guess 7 Catholic schools gave up the Big East conference for Lent.

The Catholic 7 basketball conference will still keep the Big East name. New league begins play July 1

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Notre Dame and the ACC: I called this two years ago


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Editor’s note: I originally published this on December 29th, 2011. Looks like I saw the future a few months ahead:

As Notre Dame prepares to kick off versus Florida State today in the Champs Sports Bowl, the answer to where ND fits in the long term conference expansion is becoming painfully obvious. The Irish will face their fourth ACC opponent, and look to go 4-0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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NFL Scouting Combine Draft Stock Report


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Due to the unpopularity of last year’s positional NFL draft stock combine reports, we condensed them all into one this year. Which is fine by me, writing just once about the scouting combine instead of writing five separate times about it (one post each on QBs, WR/RB, OL/TE, DL, LB/DBs) works well! Also, due to unpopularity (and by unpopularity I mean not really unpopular, just not popular enough for me to do the work) there will be only a first round in this year’s NFL mock draft, no 2nd or 3rd.

The NFL scouting combine is boring as hell and I can’t imagine why anyone would want to watch big sweaty guys run wind sprints and do broad jumps, yet viewership set an all-time record this year. Across all mediums too. Go figure?

I proudly may not have watched a minute of the combine, but I can tell you who’s draft stock is rising and falling based on the results of it.

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Notre Dame’s Jack Cooley draft stock: buying?


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Notre Dame senior forward Jack Cooley is one of 30 candidates named to the Naismith award list. That will surely help increase the price of Jack Cooley draft stock. Cooley is one of five Big East players named to the list. Cooley has come along away from being “the guy who looks exactly like Luke Harangody and plays the exact same position as him at the exact same school.”

He’s no longer Baby Harangody; today he’s a double-doubles machine and that’s why Jack Cooley draft stock is on the rise.

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Notre Dame, NFL Network’s Alex Flanagan: photos and bio


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Alex Flanagan has probably interviewed Manti Te’o plenty of times. We’re all sick of hearing about Te’o, but we could use more talk about Alex Flanagan. You’ve seen her on NFL Network as a reporter/anchor. And she’s the sideline reporter for NBC’s Notre Dame broadcasts. She is….Alex Flanagan.

Alex Flanagan started her career in college as a student intern at KVOA-TV. She also worked as a reporter/weekend anchor at KCCO-TV in Alexandria, Minnesota. She has been a reporter for the NFL Network since Nov ’06. Previously she worked for ESPN as sideline reporter for college football and also appeared on SportsCenter and Baseball Tonight.

Before her career at ESPN, the allegedly 6 foot tall Alex Flanagan was also a TV anchor for WSFA Channel 12 in Montgomery, Alabama.

Alex Flanagan has been the sideline reporter for Notre Dame home football games since 2007. For the 2008 Summer Olympics, Alex Flanagan served as host of CNBC and USA Network’s coverage.

After the jump…is the Alex Flanagan photo gallery…

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A great day for Soldier Field Hockey


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Since opening on October 9, 1924; Soldier Field hockey happened for the first time in its storied history. 52,000 lucky fans got the chance to be a part of the experience as CCHA rivals 12th-ranked Notre Dame and third-ranked Miami of Ohio began the festivities.

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#12 Fighting Irish hockey splits with #3 Miami, getting serious momentum


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Notre Dame overcame the sun and glare on a frigid, but sunny Chicago lakefront day. Actually Fighting Irish hockey had a huge benefit, they only were (to quote an Irish band U2 “staring at the Sun” for one of the three periods. With a sweep over the Michigan Wolverines, and now a split with the #3 Miami Red Hawks, Fighting Irish hockey is rolling right now.

They’re golden, like their hockey helmets which shone even brighter in the frigid February sun. (Seriously, this glare is awful, even way up here in the press box it’s annoying). Fighting Irish hockey prevailed 2-1 over #3 Miami in the first of the Hockey City classic’s two games. The Badgers and Gophers met in the matinee.

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Mention of Danny Woodhead makes Joe Theismann, Deion Sanders lose it (Video)


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Ah you gotta love Danny Woodhead of the New England Patriots; or at least his name. Misprouncing the surname of the tailback who looks a lot like someone who works at Medieval Times caused the NFL Network team, especially Deion $anders to literally lose it during a show taping.

Former Washington Redskins and Notre Dame legend Joe Theismann made a mildly funny malapropism that became epically hilarious once you see the reaction from it.

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