Tag: Golden Tate

Former Notre Dame Star Shares Farewell Message to Pete Carroll

Some rivalries never end…

Three all-time football coaches said goodbye in a matter of 24 hours with Pete Carroll, Nick Saban, and Bill Belichick all stepping down.  It’s quite the mass exit as all three had hall of fame careers.

With Pete Carroll stepping away, a former Notre Dame player who played against him for the Irish before playing for him with the Seattle Seahawks shared a message to his former coach on social media.

Golden Tate, who played for Notre Dame from 2007-2009 and then for the Seahawks from 2010-2013 said the following about his first NFL head coach.

The best part of that is how he closes about fears of Carroll going back to USC.  Hey, I guess if they let Kelvin Sampson coach college basketball again then maybe they would let Carroll return to college football.

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Golden Tate says Drew Lock’s jersey sales should be through the roof

There is no doubt in my mind the “Drew Lock game” will live on in the collective memories of Seahawks fans everywhere for years to come.

Former Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Golden Tate has been back in the eye of the 12’s recently. On Monday night, Tate raised the iconic 12th Man Flag before the game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Seattle’s showdown was marked by a monumental 92-yard comeback drive from Drew Lock to upset the Eagles.

Lock’s late-game heroics must have made quite the impact on Tate, as well as the haircut the Seahawks backup is currently rocking. Tate took to Twitter to share his opinions on the matter:

There is no doubt in my mind the “Drew Lock game” will live on in the collective memories of Seahawks fans everywhere for years to come. When Seattle was down on its luck, staring down the barrel of a five-game losing streak, Lock strapped up and helped deliver a win for the ages.

While he is incredibly likable, I don’t necessarily think the jerseys numbers are going to rise. Head coach Pete Carroll already declared Geno Smith to be the starter if he is healthy.

But who knows what the future holds?

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Golden Tate to raise the 12th Man Flag on MNF

Tate had plenty of memorable moments, but none more iconic than his “touchdown” in the infamous Fail Mary play

The Seattle Seahawks are under an hour away from playing the visiting Philadelphia Eagles on Monday Night Football. It is Seattle’s first game back to the friendly confines of Lumen Field, and their second straight home prime time game.

One of the greatest pregame traditions in sports is raising the iconic 12th Man Flag in the south end zone. Tonight, this distinct honor will be bestowed upon former Seattle Seahawks receiver – and Super Bowl XLVIII Champion – Golden Tate.

Originally a second round pick by the Seattle Seahawks in the 2010 NFL draft, Golden Tate made a name for himself in the Emerald City. For the first four years of his career, Tate was a true blue Seahawk. During his tenure in Seattle, Tate had plenty of memorable moments, but none more iconic than his “touchdown” in the infamous Fail Mary play:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXGFZkIEMK0

Tate finished his Seahawks career with 165 receptions for 2,195 yards and 15 touchdowns. Interestingly enough, after leaving Seattle for Detroit in free agency, Tate did spend time with the Philadelphia Eagles.

Tate was traded to Philadelphia during the 2018 season, where he did catch a touchdown in the Eagles’ 16-15 Wild Card win over the Chicago Bears.

But needless to say, if he’s the one raising the 12th Man Flag, it may not be a grand mystery as to which one of his former teams he’ll be rooting for.

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Notre Dame football: When Golden Tate shot his shot with Taylor Swift

It wasn’t a ‘Love Story’ afterall, unfortunately

Long before pop icon [autotag]Taylor Swift[/autotag] and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce became an item there was another football player after her young heart.

Or at least her attention.

Flashback to 2009 when Swift’s brother was attending Notre Dame.  It was the freshman year of former Fighting Irish receiver Robby Toma and the Hawaii native recently remembered a time that Swift showed up at a Notre Dame practice.

It was at that practice that one of the best receivers to ever come through Notre Dame tried to get Swift’s attention.  Toma and none other than [autotag]Golden Tate[/autotag] remembered the moment on social media earlier this week – check it out below.

To which Tate responded:

It wound up that Tate’s move didn’t ultimately have “Love Story” written all over it but props to the man for shooting his shot.

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Golden Tate was grossed out by Saints offense on Thursday Night Football

Golden Tate was grossed out by Saints offense on Thursday Night Football

This week’s edition of Thursday Night Football was hardly a clinic in offensive prowess, especially from the New Orleans Saints. Although the Saints did manage to get something cooking in the 4th quarter with 15 points and a final trip to the red zone (before an unfortunate sequence occurred), it was a brutal journey getting to that point.

Through three quarters, New Orleans had managed only nine points off a whopping three field goals – one per quarter. It was a tough watch for anyone who tuned in, such as former Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Golden Tate.

Tate expressed his feelings in no uncertain terms on Twitter.

Ultimately, the box score will show decent numbers for the Saints. But as I am often saying, numbers never lie but they don’t tell the whole story. New Orleans’s offense certainly did not pass the eye test on Thursday.

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Golden Tate shares take on QBs not playing in preseason

It has been a recent trend where teams rest their starters for most if not all of the preseason entirely.

The preseason is officially concluded. Now all we have to do is collectively wait for Week 1 to finally be upon us. With the preseason over, we can take a look at how teams handled it, specifically what they did with their stars and starters.

It has been a recent trend where teams rest their starters for most if not all of the preseason entirely. It’s a debate between maximizing the preservation of the talent versus getting players a few reps to warm up for the real deal. Former Seahawks, Lions, Giants and Eagles receiver Golden Tate weighed in when the numbers came out about which teams rested their starting quarterbacks for the entirety of the preseason.

Essentially, what Tate is saying is teams barely scout their opponents for exhibition games, so there is an element of mystery essentially. With so much up in the air, it doesn’t make sense to put your expensive franchise quarterback in potential harms way. If they are rusty come Week 1, at least they’ll be better prepared and have a better idea of what to expect from the other team.

However, it is easy to counter the “everybody is rusty” argument when you see the actual results. Every year, there is a stark difference between the teams who rested starters heavily versus teams who gave them some reps. Take for example the Seahawks/Broncos Week 1 game last year. Seattle came out firing, while Denver looked like an incoherent mess.

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History of Notre Dame’s rivalry with Navy

This rivalry is filled more history than nearly any other rivalry in college football.

Few rivalries in college football have as much history and prestige as Notre Dame-Navy.

Except for the COVID-19-affected season, these programs have played each other every year since 1927. Even with the college football landscape seemingly always in flux, there’s no reason to think this rivalry will stop anytime soon. Most fans on both sides are fine with that, even if the Irish have won the vast majority of the meetings.

If for no other reason, Notre Dame owes it to Navy to keep the rivalry going. When Notre Dame faced financial difficulties during World War II, the Navy opted to use the university as a training ground for its V-12 program. The money the Navy paid for that usage kept the university from going under, so Notre Dame feel it’s forever in its debt.

The result is many memorable moments over the years. Here are some of them:

ChatGPT ranks top 10 receivers in Notre Dame history

Please note that tight ends are not included on this list.

We’ve been asking AI writing tool ChatGPT to give its opinions of the top 10 Notre Dame players by position. It’s been a great way to generate discussion and debate amongst our readers. So far, we’ve asked it to list the top quarterbacks and running backs. Now, we move onto the receivers.

Please note that this list will not include tight ends but rather pure receivers. Even though it’s becoming more difficult to differentiate between receivers and tight ends these days, they still are different enough that they need to be separated. So please don’t ask why Michael Mayer or Cole Kmet aren’t on this list, but we also will get more into that when we ask ChatGPT about Irish tight ends.

Please also note that ChatGPT’s last knowledge update was in September 2021, and this list is based on historical data that was available at that time. Also, some entries have been edited for clarity and accuracy:

Golden Tate talks to K.J. Wright about the infamous Fail Mary play

Watch Tate talk to K.J. Wright about the infamous play on his podcast.

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The Seahawks have been part of some of the most memorable moments in NFL history. It doesn’t get much more significant than the Fail Mary play from 2012, which resulted in the end of the NFL’s scab referee experiment and forever embittered Packers fans against Seattle.

Watch Tate talk to K.J. Wright about the infamous play on his podcast.

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Notre Dame all-time single game receiving leaders

Will any member of the 2022 Notre Dame football team crack this list eventually?

In the over 130 seasons of Notre Dame football there have only been seven players to ever go for 200-plus receiving yards in a single game.

Quick – before you scroll down and see the all-time top ten single same receiving leaders in program history, how many can you guess?

There are some obvious ones from more recent times while there are a few throwbacks during some memorable seasons and one from a championship season as well.

So what are the 10 all-time single game receiving records in Notre Dame football history?

Let’s take a quick walk down memory lane to find out.J