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Clover-Nipple Man, The Unofficial Conductor Of The Notre Dame Fight Song

Dylan Murphy — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:55:00 EST

Your morning roundup for Jan. 26, the day somebody finally tried to do something about all that cannibalism out there. Photo via Mocksession. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors. More »

Gunner Kiel's Mom Recommits Him To Notre Dame

Emma Carmichael — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:50:00 EST

Gunner Kiel, the No. 2 high school quarterback prospect in the country and the only quarterback prospect who was probably named to one day be a top quarterback prospect—your time has passed, Colt McCoy—has decommitted from LSU, where he'd planned to enroll this week. Instead, Young Gunner heeded his mother's advice, and he's decided to play for Notre Dame's NBC contract next year. More »

Michael Floyd's Champs Sports Bowl Catch Was An Exquisite Juggling Exhibition

Timothy Burke — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:48:19 EST

The first half of the Champs Sports Bowl in Orlando was a bore, but Notre Dame receiver Michael Floyd spiced things up with this juggling TD grab early in the second half, a catch that put the Irish up 14-0 on the sputtering Florida State Seminoles. [ESPN] More »

Notre Dame's Rudy Used Scrappy, Undersized Sports Drink Company To Scam $11 Million Out Of Investors

Emma Carmichael — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:40:00 EST

Daniel "Rudy" Ruettiger, the former Notre Dame walk-on whose life became the basis of one of the greatest sports films of all time, has been sued by the SEC for his involvement in a "pump-and-dump" stock scheme for his sports drink company, Rudy Nutrition. More »

Catholics, Conservatives Call For Brian Kelly's Job; Not Because He Lost, But Because He Cursed

Barry Petchesky — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 15:00:00 EDT

Here is what we presume was Brian Kelly's internal monologue during Notre Dame's loss on Saturday: More »

That Nude Photo Of Skylar Diggins Is Not Actually Skylar Diggins

Barry Petchesky — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 15:40:04 EDT

Your first warning sign was probably the description of the explicit photo as "going around the Internet." You see that phrase, and you should put your bullshit detectors on. But Diggins herself took to Twitter to squash those rumors once and for all. More »

Notre Dame's Explanation For Declan Sullivan's Death Is Conciliatory, Still Not Good Enough

Barry Petchesky — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:25:00 EDT

Notre Dame has said and done all the right things in the wake of the death of Declan Sullivan, whose scissor lift toppled over in high winds while the junior student was filming practice. (That's somewhat refreshing in light of their less-than-transparent treatment of the suicide of Lizzy Seeburg). More »

Three Timeless Pieces Of Americana: Yankee Stadium, Army, And Rooting Against Notre Dame

Barry Petchesky — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 15:00:00 EST

Yankee Stadium is readied for next weekend's Army-Notre Dame game. Word of advice: don't let Jeter play a zone D. [Twitter] More »

Notre Dame President: School Is Responsible In Declan Sullivan's Death; Brian Kelly "Has A Bright Future"

Tommy Craggs — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 18:10:44 EDT

"Declan Sullivan was entrusted to our care," Notre Dame President John I. Jenkins says in an email to students, faculty, staff, and alumni, addressing the death of the football team's videographer, "and we failed to keep him safe." Full email below. More »

Declan Sullivan's Death Could Cost Notre Dame A Lot Of Money

Emma Carmichael — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 21:48:44 EDT

Patrick Rishe, a writer for Forbes' SportsMoney blog, has calculated that Declan Sullivan's death could cost Notre Dame close to $30 million in compensatory and punitive damages. More »

The Day I Thought I'd Die On A Scissor Lift: What It's Like To Do The Job That Killed Declan Sullivan

Anonymous — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 14:50:41 EDT

Notre Dame would like you to believe that the death of Declan Sullivan Wednesday was a tragic accident but an isolated one, a sad case of bad weather conspiring with terrible misfortune. And that would be wrong. More »

How A Notre Dame Student Died, And Why He Shouldn't Have

Barry Petchesky — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 12:40:00 EDT

At precisely 4:50 pm, a 50-foot scissor lift tower collapsed in winds exceeding 50 mph, killing the 20-year-old student filming football practice for the team. It shouldn't have come to that. More »

Notre Dame Students Plan To Rush The Field For Historic Loss

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 15:00:00 EDT

The Fighting Irish are perched on the brink of an unprecedented accomplishment: the losingest class in school history. Clearly this must be celebrated. More »

God Gave Mark Dantonio A Heart Attack For Beating Notre Dame, Says Soon-To-Be-Suspended Radio Guy

Barry Petchesky — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 11:00:00 EDT

We said it's time to let the MSU/ND game go. Matt Patrick, of a South Bend talk radio station, should probably have read us before he insinuated that God struck Dantonio down for cheating against the Catholics. More »

Definitive Proof That Time Expired Before MSU's Miracle, And Why It Doesn't Matter

Barry Petchesky — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 14:20:00 EDT

An enterprising soul has gone frame-by-frame and determined that the Spartans' ballsy fake should never have counted. And yet, the refs called the play exactly as they should have. More »

Weekend Winner: Sparty's Balls (If Not His Vascular System)

Tommy Craggs — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 12:50:22 EDT

In sports, everyone is a winner—some people just win better than others. Like Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio, who beat Notre Dame on a wonderfully idiotic fake field goal in overtime and then survived a "minor" heart attack. More »

BYU Gets Themselves A TV Deal, Inter-Sect Rivalry

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:10:00 EDT

Newly-independent BYU signed a 6-game deal to play Notre Dame in the "Protestants Don't Consider Either One Christians" Bowl Series. More »

Last Night's Winner: Notre Dame, Bending Television To Their Will

Barry Petchesky — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:45:00 EDT

In sports, everyone is a winner-some people just win better than others. Like the Fighting Irish, who gain a competitive advantage by convincing NBC to change the way they do commercial breaks, which will facilitate their new up-tempo offense. More »

Don't Let Notre Dame Touch You There, Big Ten

scott thomas beauchamp — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 14:44:51 EDT

So Lou Holtz finally wants Notre Dame in The Big 10. I never took him for a bandwagoner, but his assessment that the conferences are eventually going to split into a few mega-conferences isn't lacking for evidence. More »

Conference Realignment Will Tear Us All Apart

Dashiell Bennett — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:45:06 EDT

We're on the verge of the biggest conference realignment in the history of college sports, but if it happens ... will it still be college sports? Or just pro football that happens to take place near schools? More »

Men From World's Most Insufferable Prestigious Universities To Decide Championship With Lacrosse-Off

David Matthews — Mon, 31 May 2010 15:30:00 EDT

That's right, the bros from Duke and the bros from Notre Dame are going to take some time away from icing other bros and play a game that involves nets and balls where neither Digger Phelps or Mike Krzyzewski will be involved. More »

Notre Dame Golfer DQ'ed For Pulling Scores Out Of Her Ass

Barry Petchesky — Mon, 10 May 2010 13:45:00 EDT

Annie Brophy was booted from this weekend's NCAA Regional for giving herself a 30 on the front nine, even though she didn't shoot anywhere near that. Somewhere, Hootie Johnson is tenting his fingers and cackling. [Golfweek] More »

10 More Songs Notre Dame Could Have Used For Promotional Purposes

Nate Freeman — Sat, 01 May 2010 18:15:00 EDT

Remember that awful Notre Dame promotional video we wrote about yesterday? Well, it only seemed awful because everyone interpreted it wrong. Actually, it was kind of brilliant. My pal Nate Freeman, who knows nothing about sports, is here to explain. More »

Touchdown Jesus Wept: Notre Dame's Promo Video Is Funky, Awful

David Matthews — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:45:39 EDT

Notre Dame, a small Bible school with one of sports' more offensive nicknames, has decided to promote its athletic program by channeling Parliament-Funkadelic. The echoes just woke up and would like Notre Dame to please keep that awful racket down. [MSF] More »

Royalists Take On The Irish: Old Dominion-Notre Dame Open Thread

David Matthews — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:25:00 EDT

Can the Irish continue their recent strong play? Can the Monarchs kickstart a Sweet 16 run? Throw your comments down (be)low. More »

It's Like Get On The Bus, Only A Lot Whiter

Barry Petchesky — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:30:00 EDT

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Due to Apocalypse-force storms in the Northeast, Notre Dame took an 18-hour bus ride back to South Bend after being bounced from the Big East tourney. Worst National Lampoon's Vacation movie ever. [WNDU] More »

Nerds, Catholics And State Schools Vie For Meaningless Honorific

Barry Petchesky — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:45:00 EST

Here's a pretty fascinating look at which programs can lay claim to being the "winningest" of all time. Rich Rodriguez has a good shot at literally ruining UM's legacy. [Detroit Free Press] More »

Beadle Distressed By Inflatable Dong Tongue; Cowherd, Not So Much

Barry Petchesky — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:30:00 EST

Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and the blogosphere to bring you everything you need to know to start your day. More »

Fighting Irish Fighting About Kelly's Irishness

Barry Petchesky — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 14:30:00 EST

A religious magazine is questioning whether Brian Kelly is Catholic enough to lead Notre Dame, noting his association with pro-choice politicians. But football's football. If Kelly makes a BCS Bowl, even Jesus might let this abortion thing slide. [Irish Central] More »

Unfortunately, I Was There

Ben Cohen — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 16:00:00 EST

There are plenty of decade retrospectives happening everywhere right now, but we'd also like you to participate. Tell us about the best game you've seen in person this decade with the tag #iwasthere. Mine: Duke-Notre Dame , 2007. Hear me out. More »

Bearcats Bid Un-Emotional Goodbye to Brian Kelly

Dashiell Bennett — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:40:26 EST

Brian Kelly said farewell to his Cincinnati charges last night and many responded by kindly asking their ex-coach to mind both the door and the area where the Good Lord split him as he makes his way through it. More »

Notre Dame Gets Its Angry, Egotistical Man

Dashiell Bennett — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:40:15 EST

The South Bend Tribune is reporting that after an earlier feint toward UConn, Notre Dame has made its decision and Cincinnati's Brian Kelly will take the reigns in South Bend. But is he a big enough jerk? More »

Brian Kelly Will Coach The Fighting Irish, According To Writing Irish

Tommy Craggs — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:15:33 EST

In the most Irish piece of breaking news ever, a man named Sean O'Shea at something called IrishCentral.com is reporting that Cincinnati's Brian Kelly will indeed be the new coach of Notre Dame. [IrishCentral.com] More »

Charlie Weis: Done

Dashiell Bennett — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:45:16 EST

No official word from the university yet, but the New York Daily News is the first to report that Charlie Weis has been fired by Notre Dame. More »

Cold-Cocked Clausen Coddled By QB Coaches

Dashiell Bennett — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:00:00 EST

A couple of minor updates to the Clausen Affair. He's wearing a black visor (usually not allowed at Notre Dame) during practice and the AD says, "He just got coldcocked by somebody, and we're very disturbed by that." [ESPN] More »

The Jimmy Clausen Fight: Alternative Histories

Dashiell Bennett — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:15:07 EST

The internet has graciously offered up several different explanations of what really happened at CJ's Pub last Saturday night. At this point, they are all equally plausible/ludicrous, but we present these unvarnished tales so that you might pass impartial judgment. More »

Jimmy Clausen Had A Rough Weekend

Dashiell Bennett — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:45:01 EST

All Jimmy Clausen wanted to do was enjoy a nice post-game meal with his family and teammates, but an angry Notre Dame fan had to go and remind the QB that he lost to Connecticut....by punching him in the face. More »

The Charlie Weis Death Watch Flies Under The Radar

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:30:00 EST

Notre Dame is so desperate to pretend they haven't decided to fire Weis, they've blocked their private plane (also known as the SchmoozeJet) from being tracked on the Internet. Though odds are 2:1 it's been to Palo Alto. More »

A Little Holier-Than-Thou From Someone Who Handles Pigskin Every Week, Don't You Think?

Barry Petchesky — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:30:00 EST