Note: This podcast was recorded on Tuesday, September 23, 2014. You can listen right now below, download in iTunes, or even load an mp3 on our BlogTalkRadio site. Enjoy! Check Out Sports Podcasts at Blog Talk Radio with TNNDN on BlogTalkRadio Tommy Rees joined our show for the first time this week and was extraordinary. Rees is a player that has every right to be somewhat defensive and guarded when it comes to his time in South Bend. From media and fan frustrations to QB controversies ...
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Friday Roundup: The “Game of Titles” Edition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SyTCWjjarw A song of wins and losses shall resume its tune next week. The weekly battles shall resume as shall the feasts, drinking, joy, and pain. Brace yourselves, football is coming. Lord Brian Kelly is looking to lead his once proud house back to its former glory. The house of DuLac was once an undisputed king of the north and their influence extended across the realm. The game has changed and Lord Kelly is trying to change with it in the face of a ...
Notre Dame Wide Receiver Will Mahone Arrested, Suspended
By now, most of you have probably heard the news regarding Notre Dame’s reserve wide receiver Will Mahone. If you haven’t, on Sunday night Mahone was arrested by Mohoning County (Ohio) police on three felony charges (assault of a police officer, intimidation of a public servant, and vandalism of a government entity) and two misdemeanors (resisting arrest and disorderly conduct). The incident occurred when officers responded to a domestic disturbance call relating to a fight. When officers ...
Kelly Cares Football 101: A Review
Tuesday, June 10th, I attended my fourth Kelly Cares Football 101 event. This was the fifth year for the women's only clinic which combines a hands-on Notre Dame football experience with a good cause. Proceeds from the event go toward breast cancer education and awareness, one of many causes the Kelly Cares Foundation supports, and one that is near and dear to the Kelly family as Paqui Kelly, wife of head coach Brian Kelly, is a two time breast cancer survivor. I've had many questions over ...
Southern Cal’s Sanctions Are Over, but Lane Kiffin Memories Are Forever
I suppose that Southern Cal fans are rejoicing today: https://twitter.com/USC_Athletics/status/476431129554079744 Sure, be happy that you are out of the NCAA doghouse; however, you can never erase the memories that this guy gave us: Earlier this week, Spencer Hall detailed the best memories that Lane gave all of college football. However, simply stating that Lane lost to Tommy Rees just doesn't sum up the joy that Kiffin gave Irish fans. Allow me to fill in the blanks as we walk ...
Friday Roundup: The “Hope Springs Eternal” Edition
Spring has arrived at Notre Dame...well, spring football at least. Much like signing day, it is a period of (mostly) unbridled optimism for the program. This spring is no exception and doubly so with the return of Everett Golson to the Irish and knowing that there is no backup QB named Tommy Rees. Hey, no offense to Tommy. I will always appreciate what he did for this program; however, I am not going to miss "TOMMY NO!" being in the back of my mind. The fact is that Everett Golson was ...
IBG in the Trees
The Notre Dame Football season is finally winding down to its conclusion, meaning that Irish Blogger Gatherings are also coming to an end quite soon this year. Let's finish this sucker strong. As a reminder, all members of the IBG will send a single question and we will all answer of them on our sites, with the exception of our own query. So be sure to visit all the other IBG members to see their answers throughout the day. My Question: BYU and Stanford are somewhat similar ...
TJ Jones, Notre Dame Legacy – Thank You
When your father is a Notre Dame legend, played on the '88 championship team, and went on to play for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions and Winnipeg Blue Bombers; your path goes one of two ways. You follow in your father's footsteps and join the tradition and family that is Notre Dame, or you run screaming and chart your own path. TJ Jones decided to follow in his father's footsteps and play football at his dad's alma mater, and four years later it is going to be very difficult for the ...
Notre Dame Offense: Checking the Balance
As I wrote yesterday's piece on Tommy Rees, I couldn't help but dive into some numbers. I felt that another unfair criticism of Rees is the claim that he audibles out of running plays far too often. The corollary of course is that Brian Kelly puts Notre Dame in a position to fail by putting far too much on the shoulders of Rees as well. AKA, the "RUN THE DAMN BALL!" argument. Of course, deciding to check out some stats led me into a rabbit hole that started at Tommy Rees and led me to ...
Snap Judgment: Pitt
So where do we even start with Notre Dame's debacle in Pittsburgh last night? Perhaps we could start with Tommy Rees. Tommy, quite frankly, had one of his worse games in his career at ND. He may have had 300+ yards through the air, but he did so with a sub-50% completion rate and 2 INTs which may have been two of the worst balls that I've ever seen him throw. One of these came in the endzone and when Notre Dame was on Pitt's 2 yard line no less. Or perhaps we could point to T.J. Jones' ...