Sunday, August 22, 2010

Desert to Dome: DOME @ NOON TOMORROW!


University of Notre Dame's Dean of the College of Science, Greg Crawford and his wife Renate, will complete their "Desert to Dome" 2,000+ mile bike ride from Tucson, AZ to Notre Dame, TOMORROW at NOON -- Monday, August 23rd! The pair will pedal onto Notre Dame Avenue at NOON tomorrow. If you're in the area -- please join Coach Kelly, and what should be a large crowd, at the Main Circle and WELCOME THEM "DOME!"

DESERT TO DOME -- DOME TOMORROW!

A Football Weekend at Notre Dame: $10 Million!

A Notre Dame Football Weekend -- generates $10 million in "incremental spending" in the South Bend community -- says a Forbes magazine report. Not to put any more pressure on Coach Kelly, but it's fact; the more the Irish win -- the more our fans will spend! Here's a link to a story on the "buzz" around town concerning the start of the Brian Kelly era at Notre Dame:

"THE BUZZ IS HUGE"

Irish NFL Roundup













Here's a collection of stories written recently on the performances of a few of the more than 40 former Notre Dame football players currently on NFL rosters. Just click on the player's name and you'll be directed to a news story on how they're doing in their respective team's pre-season training camps -- along with a few photos of Eric Olsen's "Rookie Haircut" with the Denver Broncos:

JIMMY CLAUSEN - CAROLINA PANTHERS

BRADY QUINN - DENVER BRONCOS

GOLDEN TATE - SEATTLE SEAHAWKS

JOHN CARLSON / JULIUS JONES / GOLDEN TATE - SEATTLE SEAHAWKS

JUSTIN TUCK - NEW YORK GIANTS

ANTHONY FASANO - MIAMI DOLPHINS

CHINENDUM NDUKWE - CINCINNATI BENGALS

JOHN SULLIVAN - MINNESOTA VIKINGS

RYAN GRANT -- GREEN BAY PACKERS

ROCKY BOIMAN - TENNESSEE TITANS

ARNAZ BATTLE - PITTSBURCH STEELERS

TOM ZBIKOWSKI - BALTIMORE RAVENS

SAM YOUNG - DALLAS COWBOYS

ERIC OLSEN - DENVER BRONCOS

VICTOR ABIAMIRI -- PHILADELPHIA EAGLES

MAURICE STOVALL - TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS