Here’s the statement by the eleven college football conference commissioners and the Notre Dame Athletics Director. I trimmed it way down to eliminate all the cliches, corporatespeak, tautologies and double talk.
College Football Playoffs: 8, 16 team plans nixed, 4 team plan likely
April 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
10 College Football powerhouses that fell from glory
April 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The popularity of professional football is often credited to its possession of the greatest level of parity among teams of any of the major sports. Any year could be the year for any team to make a deep run into the playoffs. College football, on the other hand, does not enjoy such a reputation. The rankings might be mixed every year, but it always seems to be the same handful of schools that dominate. And when a team becomes a contender, they tend to stay that way. Still, sometimes the stars align in such a way that a great program descends into mediocrity and can’t find its way back. These 10 former powerhouses can attest to the old adage that all glory is fleeting.
UPDATED 2012-2013 college basketball preseason top 25 (PART 2)
April 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Here are teams 16-25 in my updated 2012-2013 preseason college basketball Top 25 and other teams who just missed the cut.
Notre Dame Football considering much stricter Twitter Policy
April 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Twitter is one of the greatest inventions ever for a sportswriter.
It’s a chance to obtain legitimate quotes from players and coaches without actually being at the stadium or even having a press credential. And sometimes the quotes are much more interesting than what you hear on gameday, because they haven’t been filtered by Public Relations reps or Sports Information Department officials.
But for the players, trouble can arise.
This past week, Fighting Irish defensive end Louis Nix (@IrishChocolate9) posted a tweet saying he may leave Notre Dame and not return. That tweet caused a great deal of distraction for Coach Brian Kelly and his team, and now the coach contemplates a new and stricter policy on what he deems “inappropriate” social media posts.
Tyler Eifert looking like Notre Dame go-to guy on Offense
April 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
-From Golden Tate
to Kyle Rudolph to Michael Floyd to…Tyler Eifert. Notre Dame has seen a primary pass-catcher emerge each year and then end up a high pick in the NFL Draft following a breakout season. Floyd will get the call next week, probably in the top 10-15. Eifert should be a top 20 pick in 2013. Which means the senior tight end will become a household name this fall in South Bend.
Watch as Eifert potentially becomes the go-to guy for the ND offense.
2012 Notre Dame Spring Game notes, nuggets and tidbits
April 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The number one topic is of course the four-way starting quarterback battle. Unlike other spring games, Notre Dame lets them pretty much go live at QB, which is a lot cooler than the signal caller wearing a red, no-contact jersey. Here’s the statistical breakdown.
Everett Golson 31 snaps, 11-15 passing, 120 yards, two TDs, 0 picks. 6 carries for 25 yards. Tommy Rees 7-14-1, 84 yards, 0 TDs, 1 rush for 1 yard in 26 snaps. Andrew Hendrix 4-9-1, 51 yards, 1 TD, 2 rushes for 13 yards in 15 snaps.
–Much ballyhooed blue-chip recruit Gunner Kiel came in during the second half and went 5-10-1, 57 yards, 3 carries for 15 yards. The story of last season was essentially too many turnovers, especially so from the quarterback position, and especially at the most inopportune times.
“We had two interceptions in particular, where we’ve seen that movie before,” Brian Kelly told the media after the game. The fans saw both Kiel and Rees get picked off soon after entering the game. Rees’ interception came on his fifth attempt, Kiel his second.
Notre Dame on NBC, NFL Network’s Alex Flanagan Photo Gallery
April 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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.
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, Alex was also a TV anchor for WSFA Channel 12 in Montgomery, Alabama.
Alex has been the sideline reporter for Notre Dame home football games since 2007. For the 2008 Summer Olympics, Flanagan served as host of CNBC and USA Network’s coverage.
After the jump…is the Alex Flanagan photo gallery…
Former Notre Dame DE Aaron Lynch transferring to South Florida
April 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Skip Holtz has beaten the university that made his dad, Lou Holtz, a legend once again. Yes, just like in the 2011 season opener, South Florida got the best of Notre Dame. Apparently, super soph Aaron Lynch is taking his talents to Tampa.
ESPN’s sources indicate Lynch wants to be closer to his family and his girlfriend. The Cape Coral, FL native is coming home.
Notre Dame 2012 spring game: what to watch for
April 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The 125th season of Notre Dame football will commence this fall. Get ready for it with the annual Blue-Gold spring game on Saturday. It’s been an eventful spring, let’s look at some of the biggest stories of the spring, and also point out some things to watch for in the spring exhibition.
-The story of the spring was the defection of defensive end Aaron Lynch, who left the Fighting Irish football team and will transfer to another school at the end of the spring semester. This is a huge loss as Lynch was the jewel of Brian Kelly‘s first ND recruiting class and figured to be the team’s most powerful and best d lineman this fall.
Notre Dame vs Navy in Dublin, Ireland kicks off 8 am CDT
April 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment
CBS Sports will kick-off its 2012 college football schedule with Notre Dame vs. Navy live from Dublin, Ireland on Saturday, September 1 (9:00 AM, ET/2:00 PM Local Time).
CBS Sports’ lead college football team of Verne Lundquist, Gary Danielson and reporter Tracy Wolfson will call the action live from Aviva Stadium.
Notre Dame loses top DE, stellar soph Aaron Lynch
April 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Notre Dame defensive end Aaron Lynch has left the Fighting Irish football team and will transfer to another school at the end of the spring semester, the University announced today. This is a huge loss as Lynch was the jewel of Brian Kelly‘s first ND recruiting class and figured to be the Irish most powerful and best d lineman this fall.
Lynch was a top rated recruit who committed to Notre Dame, de-committed in the wake of the Declan Sullivan tragedy, and then committed again to the Irish. He also dominated last year’s spring game.
“Aaron recently approached me about his desire to leave Notre Dame and return to Florida,” Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly said.
LSU’s Les Miles rips Notre Dame’s QB Gunnier Kiel
April 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Count the Mad Hatter among the ND haters.
LSU Tigers coach Les Miles doesn’t think much of Gunner Kiel, who backed out of his commitment to the Indiana Hoosiers, in order to commit/later back out of committing to Miles’ Tigers in order to finally sign with Notre Dame.
It’s clear Miles is still bitter about it, and he took some shots at Kiel, and in the process, the Fighting Irish football program.
h/t Dr. Saturday
