Thursday, January 13, 2011

Three Domers Drafted Today -- MLS Draft!

Three members of the Notre Dame men's soccer team were drafted today in the Major League Soccer SuperDraft; Jeff Brovsky (Lakewood, CO), Bilal Duckett (Peachtree City, GA) and Steven Perry (Edmund, OK).  Brovsky and Duckett were selected by the Vancouver Whitecaps and Perry was taken by the New England Revolution.  Congratulations!  Here's a link to the MLS' website and a link to the UND.COM story:

LINK:  MLS SUPERDRAFT WEBSITE 

LINK:  UND.COM -- THREE IRISH TAKEN IN MLS DRAFT!

Coach Kelly Getting Some Props!

A website called Business Insider -- published a story today about an area they believe Notre Dame head football coach "excels" at.  I'll "tease" you with that -- and direct you to the story linked below.  Special thanks to ND GO IRISH BLOG regular; Dr. Jim Clancy for tracking down this story:


LINK:  BUSINESS INSIDER:  BRIAN KELLY EXCELS

Odds to Win 2012 BCS National Championship

Well, the gang in "Vegas" wasted no time in publishing their betting odds as to who will win the 2011-2012 BCS National Championship -- and the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame are at 30 to 1.  Here's a list of some of the school's on Notre Dame's schedule next year -- and their odds of winning the BCS National Championship -- along with a link below to odds on a number of the BCS teams.  Oklahoma is the early favorite at 7 to 2.
  • South Florida:  100 to 1
  • Boston College: 150 to 1
  • Michigan:  75 to 1
  • Michigan State:  40 to 1
  • Pittsburgh:  100 to 1
  • Stanford:  25 to 1

LINK:  ODDS TO WIN 2011-2012 BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP