Manti Te'o wins the 2012 Butkus Award, for college football at least. Jaylon Smith won the high school version. — Irish Illustrated (@NDatRivals)

Ivan Drago is a 6’5,” 261 pound stone-cold killa.  He does not brag, he does not boast. In fact he rarely even speaks.  When Drago does talk, it’s generally with 2000 pounds per square inch directly to your dome. Drago dominates everything.  He is the best…. The champ… Ivan Drago is Alabama. Apollo Creed was […]

The following comes to us from our good friend over at Irish Roundtable, JVH. Over the last 4 days I've spent a sizable amount of time trying to educate myself on the BCS Title Game ticket situation. After 10+ hours of phone calls, hundreds of emails, and even more texts this is what I have […]

ARA PARSEGHIAN TO ACCEPT CONTRIBUTIONS TO COLLEGE FOOTBALL AWARD PRESENTED BY THE NATIONAL COLLEGE FOOTBALL AWARDS ASSOCIATION FORT WORTH (NCFAA) – Legendary University of Notre Dame football coach Ara Parseghian, who took Fighting Irish from the depths of despair to national prominence in the 1960s and 1970s and later helped establish his own Medical Research […]

Notre Dame is 12-0 and we have been celebrating that since late Saturday night. I think that there was something lost in this game, in regards to the media reaction. It's OK. The stakes were so high, with the BCS title game being involved, that it may have been easy for them to dismiss how […]

Notre Dame went to the LA Coliseum and beat USC 22-13 in a game where the Irish led the entire time, but with the stakes being as high as they were, it was high drama throughout. In the end, the Fighting Irish won the game, take home the Jeweled Shillelagh, finish the season undefeated, finish […]

#1 Notre Dame 22, USC 13 As the clock ticked down to triple zeroes my girlfriend jumped onto the ottoman, arms raised. I rose from my seat clapping like I'd seen the most fantastical magic trick ever performed. I proceeded to grab my lady friend and spin her around the Man Cave before planting a big kiss on her smiling lips. It […]

Open thread is open y'all. FUCK SOUTHERN CAL! BURN TROY BURN!!!!!!!!!

I asked Notre Dame fans why they hate Southern Cal. They responded… [View the story “BURN TROY BURN!!!” on Storify] BURN TROY BURN!!! Irish fans share some of their hate for Southern Cal. Storified by The Subway Domer · Fri, Nov 23 2012 06:06:27 Why do YOU hate Southern Cal? Tell me, I’m listening. Call […]

#1 Notre Dame (11-0) v. Southern Cal (7-4) The Coliseum – Los Angeles, CA – 7pm EST on ABC First Things – It's just like we were told all offseason: Notre Dame heads to Los Angeles for a game that features a senior Heisman candidate who turned down the riches of the NFL in favor of leading a […]

A USC WEEK UNLIKE ANY OTHER Listen to internet radio with TNNDN Network on Blog Talk Radio After months of speculation, The Subway Domer finally dropped in on the Man Cave Quarterback podcast and we celebrated Notre Dame lighting up the #1 at Grace Hall and on the BCS computer screens. we could have chatted […]

In honor of Notre Dame's last game of the season against Southern Cal, I think we owe it to the entire ND Nation to have a good old-fashioned Haiku Throwdown. I'll start off with a few, and then of course, you may continue this holy work in the comment section below. Do it, or I […]

Earlier this week, Lane Kiffin announced that Matt Barkley will not be playing in Saturday's game against Notre Dame. With Barkley out, the Trojans' upset hopes now rest on the arm of redshirt freshman Max Wittek. Wittek only has nine pass attempts for the season and has taken limited snaps in his young career. With […]

Subway Domer Ballot – Week 12 Rank Team Delta 1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 1 2 Alabama Crimson Tide 2 3 Georgia Bulldogs 3 4 Oregon Ducks -3 5 Ohio St. Buckeyes — 6 Stanford Cardinal 6 7 Texas A&M Aggies 3 8 Kansas St. Wildcats -5 9 Florida St. Seminoles -2 10 Clemson Tigers […]