July 2009 Entries
Here's Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis' response to the comments made by Hawaii coach Greg McMackin:
"Our media day is not until next Friday so I believe it is in the best interests of the Notre Dame football program to address this issue promptly then put it to rest.
"Yesterday, Coach McMackin demonstrated poor judgment when, while making comments critical of our football program, he used a derogatory word. Speaking only for our football program, we were offended by the remarks.
"This afternoon I received a phone call from Coach McMackin and he apologized to me and asked I pass that along to...
Yes, football is just around the corner, and yes, we're still waiting for the Big East Conference to set its part of the schedule, but much of the Notre Dame men's basketball slate for the upcoming season has been announced, if not yet by Notre Dame.
The schedule is highlighted by a home game against UCLA and ... well, did we mention the home game against UCLA?
Here are some of Notre Dame's non-conference matchups, according to opposing school Web sites:
• Nov. 6 — Quincy at Notre Dame (exhibition), time TBA
• Nov. 16 — St. Francis (6-23 last season) at Notre Dame,...
Notre Dame's annual public football ticket sale will take place next Tuesday, starting at 8:30 a.m.
For most games, this sale will consist mostly of single, noncontiguous seats that remain after the alumni lottery. Availability is to be determined, and purchase limits will apply.
Tickets, which are $68 each, are already on sale for the season-opener against Nevada on Sept. 5 and the Oct. 3 game against Washington.
Tickets can be purchased at the Gate 1 ticket window at the Joyce Center, by calling (574) 631-7356 or at und.com/tickets.
So says the Times Herald-Record, citing Army sources, though Notre Dame has yet to confirm the report.
The teams have played in the Bronx 22 times previously, the last time in 1969.
Cornerback Spencer Boyd of Cape Coral, Fla., will give his verbal commitment on Friday to play football at Notre Dame, according to a report in the Fort Myers News-Press. Boyd was also considering Georgia and Michigan, according to the story.
Boyd is a three-star player according to Rivals.com and would be the second corner to pick Notre Dame, joining fellow Floridian Lo Wood.
Notre Dame hockey player Ian Cole, who was the 18th pick in last month's NHL draft, will return to school for his junior year rather than join the St. Louis Blues organization.
Details from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch here.
Notre Dame will offer public parking for up to 2,000 vehicles on the 9-hole Notre Dame Golf Course beginning this season.
The course, located on the southwest corner of campus, will offer two entrances — one on Angela Blvd. and another on Dorr Road.
The price is $40, and football game tickets must be shown for entrance to the parking areas on the course. Parking passes will not be sold in advance and the area will be open to passenger vehicles only. No RVs, limousines, large trucks, buses or motorcycles will be admitted.
The parking area will open at 8 a.m. and close...
Here's the final 57-man roster — plus coaches and support staff — for the Japan Bowl on July 25 in Tokyo. The game will be shown on CBS College Sports Network on Aug. 10.
The team has five former Notre Dame captains — Tony Rice, Melvin Dansby, Bobbie Howard, Brandon Hoyte and Mike Goolsby — and ranges in age from 23 (Thomas Bemenderfer) to 52 (Kris Haines).
No. Name Pos Ht Wt Dob Hometown, State
1 Kris Haines WR 5-11 183 7/23/57 Akron, OH
2 Benny Guilbeaux CB 6-2 230 2/23/77 Opelousas, LA
3 Ivory Covington DB 5-10 185 12/13/76 Atlanta, GA
4 Jason Beckstrom CB ...
UND.com is looking for the top 10 plays of the Charlie Weis era. You can find the 30 nominees and vote here.
As someone who saw all of them as they happened, most in person, here's my ballot:
1. Brady Quinn to Jeff Samardzija, UCLA 2006: I kept thinking, "This team really isn't going to lose to UCLA at home, is it?", and just when I decided the game was indeed over, Quinn led the Irish on a drive for the ages. I've always wondered how red Don Criqui's face got during that radio call. My seat in the press box is...
The Notre Dame-Michigan football game in Ann Arbor on Sept. 12 will kick off at 3:30 p.m. Eastern, it was announced Thursday.
Only one kickoff still to be determined — the Nov. 14 game at Pittsburgh.