Everyone knows the officials screwed up. Why can’t that part at least be admitted or acknowledged?
Good morning and happy Monday. If you missed it over the weekend Mike Brey was none too pleased over how Saturday night’s loss at Florida State was officiated.
The Fighting Irish lost a close one in Tallahassee and now the university has to pay for Brey’s outburst.
In a statement released by the Atlantic Coast Conference Monday morning the following has been handed down:
-The ACC issues a public reprimand of Brey for his comments because he violated the ACC sportsmanship policy.
-The league also handed Notre Dame a $20,000 fine for the violation.
-The ACC also considers this matter closed and will have no further comment.
Listen, Notre Dame got to the free throw line more than Florida State did Saturday. I don’t think any official went in with the idea of fixing things to make sure an upset was avoided.
The thing that bothers me the most isn’t as much an ACC problem as it is a sports problem. Officials clearly messed up like they do in any league or level of play and anyone with a functioning pair of eyes could see it. Yet when no comment is made about Brey in this instance having a point, it feels like complete propaganda.
You and I watch that showing by the officials and know it was awful. Joe in accounting who doesn’t watch basketball even knows the officials were brutal. So what then would the harm be in at least releasing something in that statement that read along the lines of “The ACC is reviewing the officials performance from Saturday’s game”?
Everyone knows the officials screwed up. Why can’t that part at least be admitted or acknowledged? I say that in regards to strictly officiating, not in Brey’s comments about the league having it out for Notre Dame.
I think I speak for most college basketball observers when I say that officiating in the game is awful. I don’t like to play the blame game but I do feel like just flipping on a random Big Ten game in the middle of the week will give multiple occurrences where you ask yourself “what the heck was that?” in regards to a call.
Why can’t that at least be acknowledged instead of sports organizations pushing their propaganda? Instead it comes off to me as treating viewers and fans as if they’re stupid.
We’ve already made a bit of noise about Mike Brey’s postgame rant after Notre Dame lost to No. 5 Florida State, 85-84, on Saturday night. While the video from his own university told the main story, it didn’t tell all of it. Warchant, the Rivals …
We’ve already made a bit of noise about Mike Brey’s postgame rant after Notre Dame lost to No. 5 Florida State, 85-84, on Saturday night.
While the video from his own university told the main story, it didn’t tell all of it. Warchant, the Rivals site which covers Florida State, showed the rant from the other side of the room, and this one included more angry words from Brey after he got up and left without taking any questions from the assembled media. If you love videos like this, this will be right up your alley.
Notre Dame almost got back on the right track in a big way against No. 5 Florida State on Saturday. After losing an 11-point first half lead to the point where they were trailing by 14 in the second half, the Irish clawed back to where they had a …
Notre Dame almost got back on the right track in a big way against No. 5 Florida State on Saturday. After losing an 11-point first half lead to the point where they were trailing by 14 in the second half, the Irish clawed back to where they had a chance until the very end. But it wasn’t enough in an 85-84 loss.
In the game’s final seconds, Notre Dame (11-8, 2-6) had one play to complete comeback. A 3-point attempt from Dane Goodwin missed the rim, and John Mooney came up with the rebound, but time expired before he put the ball back through the hoop. Florida State (17-2, 7-1) should at least maintain its No. 5 ranking.
Prentiss Hubb led all scorers with 24 points, including five 3-pointers. Juwan Durham and Mooney scored 16 points apiece. Durham came within one rebound of a double-double. With only five rebounds, Mooney’s double-double streak came to an end at 12 games, though he did record a team-high three steals.
Notre Dame (11-7, 2-5) will travel to play No. 5 Florida State (16-2, 6-1) on Saturday in a homecoming for Sunshine State natives John Mooney, Juwan Durham and Nate Laszewski. Not only will this be a tough test for the Irish, but to pull off the …
Notre Dame (11-7, 2-5) will travel to play No. 5 Florida State (16-2, 6-1) on Saturday in a homecoming for Sunshine State natives John Mooney, Juwan Durham and Nate Laszewski. Not only will this be a tough test for the Irish, but to pull off the upset, they’ll have to do something neither team has done in this series: Win a game on the opponent’s home floor. Yes, the Seminoles are 4-0 against the Irish in Tallahassee, while the Irish have won all three meetings in South Bend.
Mooney draws attention for his double-doubles, but another player worth keeping an eye on in this one is Prentiss Hubb. He has scored at least 22 points in each of the Irish’s first four ACC road games. He’s also put up at least seven field goals in all of those games and is shooting 50.1 percent from the field. Last year in Tallahassee, he achieved his career high in rebounds with seven, so you know he’ll be a focus of the Seminoles’ game plan.
Notre Dame (11-6, 2-4) will return after a week-long absence from the hardwood on Wednesday when it welcomes Syracuse (11-7, 4-3) to South Bend. The Irish, already having beaten the Orange at the Carrier Dome on Jan. 4, will try to sweep the season …
Notre Dame (11-6, 2-4) will return after a week-long absence from the hardwood on Wednesday when it welcomes Syracuse (11-7, 4-3) to South Bend. The Irish, already having beaten the Orange at the Carrier Dome on Jan. 4, will try to sweep the season series. They’ll need to in order to have some momentum ahead Saturday’s road game against No. 5 Florida State.
As tough as it’s been for the Irish during ACC play, the schedule hasn’t done them any favors. Only they and Georgia Tech have had to play five of their first eight conference games on the road. Then again, they’ve lost both ACC contests they’ve played at Purcell Pavilion this season, so this is a game they desperately need.
John Mooney has had a historic season, reaching one milestone and record after another. A double-double against Syracuse would be his 12th straight, and it would give him the Notre Dame record for the longest such streak, breaking a tie with Luke Harangody, who has stood at the top since the 2008-09 season.
There are two attractive but difficult additions to the schedule: Clemson at home and Wisconsin at Lambeau Field. Those are in addition to games at USC and Pittsburgh. But with Ian Book and most of the offensive line returning, Brian Kelly has some building blocks. There are a lot of good players to replace on defense. The recruiting consistency of the Fighting Irish will come into play there.
Notre Dame coming in at nine placed them a spot ahead of national champion LSU which may come as a shock to some. The Irish also come in one spot behind Florida who is fresh-off an Orange Bowl victory and 11-2 season.
Three 2020 Notre Dame opponents show up on the list with Clemson being top-rated in the nation and Wisconsin checking in at 13 and USC at 16. Simple logic leads you to understand why the November 7 showdown with Clemson could very easily be the biggest game at Notre Dame Stadium since The Game of the Century versus Florida State in 1993.
Amanda Doherty trailed Alexa Pano by four shots entering the final round, but ended up coming out four shots ahead on a windy day.
ORMOND BEACH, Fla. – No lead is safe in a three-club wind. Even as the birdies piled up for Amanda Doherty on the back nine at Oceanside Country Club, she never fell into that trap.
The weather is never predictable at the South Atlantic Amateur, nicknamed the Sally Amateur. If it was 80 degrees in the parking lot on Saturday, it felt 15 degrees cooler standing on exposed fairways in a stiff Atlantic breeze.
Doherty, a senior at Florida State, can’t remember a time she played in the kind of sustained winds she experienced on Saturday. She and her mother Laura, who manned her daughter’s push cart for 72 holes this week, talked through most shots in the final round, adding or taking away yardage as appropriate.
“It felt like I was on the ocean, in a boat, driving fast,” Laura said in describing the conditions.
The Doherty family hails from Brookhaven, Georgia, but Amanda knows what to expect when you come to the coast – after all, she won this title last year.
Doherty trailed 15-year-old Alexa Pano by four shots entering the final round. Those two, plus 2018 Sally champion Emilia Migliaccio, made up the final pairing. Migliaccio made an 8 on the opening hole, thanks in part to misjudging a distance right out of the gate and spent the rest of the day trailing.
Doherty did the opposite. She went out in even-par 36 and made up four shots on Pano. The two were tied starting the back nine.
Doherty proceeded to hole birdie putts of no less than 10 feet on each of the next four holes and stood on the 14th tee leading by five shots. She concedes she might have taken a breath at that point, because she promptly bogeyed No. 14 then dunked her drive in a pond on the left side of No. 15 on the way to a double.
“You gotta keep doing what you’re doing,” she said. “As soon as you change it up thinking you’re good, you’re really not.”
Three solid pars wrapped up a closing 71, which left her 2 under and four shots clear of Pano.
Amanda Doherty signs a hat for a Sally fan. (Golfweek/Julie Williams)
Doherty never stepped up to a shot before she was ready on Saturday, working not only to quiet her brain and focus on the shot, but to gauge the wind.
“I play this tournament to get back into the swing of things,” said Doherty, who last competed at the Landfall Tradition, a college event, at the end of October.
During exam time at Florida State, she thinks a combination of sitting too long studying then attempting to work out resulted in a strained hip. It turned out to be a blessing, forcing more work on her short game and a little offseason break.
“I’m not going to miss a chance to defend,” she told herself as she rested, then built back up for the Sally.
For her part, Migliaccio had three birdies on the back plus a clutch par on No. 18 – a hole that played dead into the wind – to secure solo third. She was 3 over after the opening hole but only 6 over at the end of a day where players struggled to take even pull the putter back on the green.
Migliaccio and Pano, being top-50 players in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, were invited to participate last month in a Curtis Cup practice session for the 2020 matches hosted by Great Britain and Ireland.
“After today, if we go to Wales, we’ll be fine,” Migliaccio said with a laugh.
By that time, Doherty likely will be off and running in professional golf. The 22-year-old played the first and second stages of LPGA Q-School this fall, securing Symetra Tour status for this season. Leaving college early to chase that dream was never in the cards.
A year ago, Doherty picked up her phone mid-Sally week to a number she didn’t recognize. It turned out to be Augusta calling to offer her a spot in the Augusta National Women’s Amateur. This time, she’ll likely receive her invitation by mail considering she started the year among the top 30 Americans in the WAGR.
Doherty made the 30-woman cut at the ANWA last year, thus earning a chance to actually compete on Augusta National. She finished T-21 overall. All three women in the final group, in fact, should have invitations waiting for them upon returning home from Ormond Beach.
As has often been the case at the Sally, tomorrow’s talent stands out once again.
LSU and Clemson meet Jan. 13 for the national championship. Where will this game rank among those since the BCS era?
LSU and Clemson get together on Jan. 13 for the College Football Championship. How will this game stack up eventually against the others since the BCS Championship began?
21. 2012: Alabama 42, Notre Dame 14
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The game felt like a mismatch and it delivered a rout. Eddie Lacy, the game’s offensive MVP, ran for one touchdown and caught a pass for another in the final minute of the opening half, spinning away from the Notre Dame defense twice, to cap a 28-0 blitz.
