If you read our football blog, you may have seen our recent Twitter reaction blog post, inspired by the weekly recap put together by Irish Elvis of Her Loyal Sons.
Though HLS’s recaps normally stick to football, about halfway through last night’s game, @IrishElvis began issuing a lot of “gold stars” on Twitter. You can expect an in-depth summary coming from him in the next day or two, but for me, Notre Dame’s victory over Kentucky was too much fun to not sum up in my own series of tweets.
Pre-Game Hype: Purcell was on fire last night. One of the best crowds I’ve seen during my time at Notre Dame. The combination of the top-ranked football team coming out in full force, the blackout promotion and the matchup with the defending champions made for a pretty special atmosphere.
Uni’s in the locker. It’s about that time! #blackout Game vs Kentucky #gametime instagr.am/p/SoSx8nPqNM/
— Patrick Connaughton (@PlanePat24) November 29, 2012
Jeer Cards, Tear-Up Papers, and Blackout Shirts all ready to go @fightingirish #BeatUK twitter.com/LepLegion/stat…
— Leprechaun Legion (@LepLegion) November 29, 2012
Looking forward to gettin back together with the @leplegion with @klm_89.#Blackout
— Mike Golic Jr (@MGolicJR57) November 29, 2012
Outside waiting for the game with my guys @tstock_nd92 @who_gotjones94
— Kapron Lewis-Moore (@KLM_89) November 29, 2012
Congrats to ND Marketing for getting ALL of the @leplegion shirts out- Purcell looks great #BLACKOUT twitter.com/FightingIrish/…
— The Fighting Irish (@FightingIrish) November 29, 2012
. @ndmbb‘s Eric Atkins throwing his support behind @mteo_5 for the @heismantrophy #NDFamily twitter.com/FightingIrish/… — The Fighting Irish (@FightingIrish) November 29, 2012
We’re here supporting @ndmbb! #goIrish #beatUK#NDFamily twitter.com/125NDFB/status…
— Notre Dame Football (@125NDFB) November 29, 2012
This is why I love ND. #1 football team in the country, front row at the hoops game. twitter.com/NDSportsBlogge… — Josh Flynt (@NDSportsBlogger) November 29, 2012
Out here wildddd! #NDFB #NDnation #NDMBB #letsgo0o instagr.am/p/SowVMLQBp3/
— Bennett Jackson Jr. (@B_Jax2) November 30, 2012
Been to a lot of ND hoops games. 45 minutes from tip and I get the feeling tonight’s atmosphere is going to top last year vs. Syracuse.
— Josh Flynt (@NDSportsBlogger) November 29, 2012
A large group of ND football players on hand to root on their basketball brothers against Kentucky! twitter.com/NDJackNolan/st…
— Jack Nolan (@NDJackNolan) November 29, 2012
. @dickiev holding a sign that says Hei5Manti. Just showed it on the video board. Look for it during the broadcast. #HeIsManti — Josh Flynt (@NDSportsBlogger) November 29, 2012
Everyone will be happy to know that Kap is not only in the front of the student section, but rocking the Coach Diaco floppy hat too. — Josh Flynt (@NDSportsBlogger) November 29, 2012
Team chaplain Fr. Pete McCormick, C.S.C. sporting a green collar for tonight’s game. #blackout #BeatUK twitter.com/NDmbb/status/2…
— Notre Dame MBB (@NDmbb) November 29, 2012
Almost tip-off time at Purcell. Absolutely electric atmosphere tonight. Thanks, @leplegion. #BeatUK #blackout
— Notre Dame MBB (@NDmbb) November 29, 2012
In-Game: I’ll leave most of this up to HLS, but here are a few tweets from during the Irish’s dominant performance.
Notre Dame vs. Kentucky – First Irish Field Goal telly.com/GFT51
— Josh Flynt (@NDSportsBlogger) November 30, 2012
Nice guys. Go Irish. @chasehounshell @joeschmidtiv @b_jax2 @tj2smoove @zekemotta twitter.com/DannyMac15/sta…
— Daniel McCarthy(@DannyMac15) November 30, 2012
That might have been the pinnacle o ND Athletics just now: ND jam, cut Te’o cheering, Vitale yells “Heisman!”Only missing a leprechaun.
— oak (@oaknd1) November 30, 2012
Because I know everyone wants to see it – #HeIsManti celebration at @ndmbb game -twitvid.com/9GK2D
— Alan W.(@AlDogg44) November 30, 2012
Lots of ND football players at the game, but not everyone. Here’s how @ichocolate9 is spending his night. twitter.com/TNNDN/status/2… (HT @tnndn)
— Josh Flynt (@NDSportsBlogger) November 30, 2012
It’s very cool to see Manti Te’o so fired up to cheer on Notre Dame hoops team tonight like this.
— Bruce Feldman (@BFeldmanCBS) November 30, 2012
With Manti Te’o cheering on, unranked Notre Dame up double digits against No. 8 Kentucky -> es.pn/RmkFgx
— ESPN (@espn) November 30, 2012
Manti Te’o takes his turn with the floor sweeping. He’s very diligent, likely adding to his Heisman resume. “Cleans floors well.”
— Rachel Terlep (@eTruth_Irish) November 30, 2012
Yep, that is #5 cleaning up the floor in between timeouts. Why? Because #HeIsManti
— Alan W.(@AlDogg44) November 30, 2012
@ndmbb is giving it to Kentucky. Grant is ballin.
— MichaelFloyd (@MichaelMFloyd) November 30, 2012
So this is going to be the first of two SEC defending champs we knock off in a 40 day span, right? #BeatKentucky #GoingToTheShip
— Leprechaun Legion (@LepLegion) November 30, 2012
#NotreDame hoops up 15. 300-pound defensive end Kapron Lewis-Moore continues to harass John Calipari.
— Brian Hamilton (@ChiTribHamilton) November 30, 2012
It doesn’t look like Manti Te’o is having much fun during his senior year.
— Keith Arnold (@KeithArnoldNBC) November 30, 2012
I’m pretty sure I can hear @tstock_nd92 on tv yelling during the #NDvsUK game!
— Michael Grieco (@MGrieco37) November 30, 2012
Sign at Notre Dame game: “Rick Reilly picked Kentucky.” … Well played.
— Rick Reilly (@ReillyRick) November 30, 2012
Love watching guys like Manti Te’O act like the college students they are. So easy to forget.
— Dana O’Neil (@ESPNDanaOneil) November 30, 2012
Irish Congratulations: After the win, several Notre Dame coaches and student-athletes congratulated the hoops team on Twitter.
Great game! Congrats to the bros on the basketball game! WeAreND
— Manti Te’o (@MTeo_5) November 30, 2012
Congrats to @ndmbb on the court-storming victory over #8 Kentucky! #goirish twitter.com/NDMonogram/sta…
— ND Monogram Club (@NDMonogram) November 30, 2012
Victory. Big win for @ndmbb tonight.@ Purcell Pavillion at the Joyce Center instagr.am/p/SouZ8uSKgw/
— The Fighting Irish (@FightingIrish) November 30, 2012
S/O to the bro @mgolicjr57 For allowing some of us shorter guys jump in front of him at the game!!!!
— Robby Toma (@RobJob293) November 30, 2012
Irish over Kentucky! Congrats @ndmikebrey @ndmbb #WeAreND twitter.com/NDcoachPenny/s…
— Christine Halfpenny (@NDcoachPenny) November 30, 2012
Great win tonight for Coach Brey and @ndmbb #GoIrish
— Brian Kelly (@CoachBrianKelly) November 30, 2012
Congrats to Coach Brey and @ndmbb on a great win tonight!Hell of a game!
— Mike Golic Jr (@MGolicJR57) November 30, 2012
Had a blast at the game watchin the bros beat UK!!!!! #WeAreND
— Robby Toma (@RobJob293) November 30, 2012
You don’t come into purcell and leave with a win. Period. 41 of 42 for the good guys. #domination
— Eddie Smith (@eddiesmith55) November 30, 2012
Congrats the basketball team in their win over Kentucky. Played really well and it was fun being apart of the @leplegion tonight. #GoIrish
— Kapron Lewis-Moore (@KLM_89) November 30, 2012
Nobody comes into our house and pushes us around. #WEBEATKENTUCKY @ndmbb @leplegion @fightingirish
— Notre Dame Pom Squad (@NDPomSquad) November 30, 2012
“@sergiobrown38: So #ND just beat a SEC team can I say a Lil bit of foreshadowing. #goirish!!”lol nice
— Justin Tuck (@JustinTuckNYG91) November 30, 2012
Congrats to NDMBB for the win over Kentucky!
— Skylar Diggins (@SkyDigg4) November 30, 2012
Great win for @ndmikebrey and his Irish over Kentucky! Loved the ball movement on O and their defensive effort. This is a fun team to watch!
— Jim Kubinski (@NDcoachKubinski) November 30, 2012
Media Reaction: It’s only November, but Notre Dame’s 14-point win against a bigger and stronger Kentucky squad was pretty impressive.
yessir RT @ndsportsblogger: In the words of @sethdavishoops: Irish. Sharpie.
— Seth Davis (@SethDavisHoops) November 30, 2012
Football team plays for national title in 6 weeks, but tonight its about Brey’s boys. Irish beat defending national champion Kentucky 64-50
— Angelo Di Carlo (@angdicarlowndu) November 30, 2012
“OH GOD NO!!!” – Brian Kelly right now watching Manti Te’o rush the court.
— ESPN UNITE (@UNITE) November 30, 2012
HAHA.@ndmikebrey says he may get kicked out of the ND-Cincy game (on Jan. 7) early and go to a bar to watch the BCS title game.
— Pete Byrne (@PeteByrneWSBT) November 30, 2012
Great way for Big East to tip off last year of SEC-Big East Challenge with ND win over Kentucky. ND backcourt will be tough to beat in BE.
— Andy Katz (@ESPNAndyKatz) November 30, 2012
Notre Dame: now 46-0 at home in November under Mike Brey (this is 1st such win vs ranked opponent) #perfection
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 30, 2012
“You’ve got to give Notre Dame credit. What a great crowd, the student body.” – @ukcoachcalipari
— Notre Dame MBB (@NDmbb) November 30, 2012
Very impressive win by Irish from start to finish. Just a well played game and a well thought out game plan from Mike Brey.
— Dana O’Neil (@ESPNDanaOneil) November 30, 2012
Video: Manti Te’o And Notre Dame Fans Storm Court After Win Over No. 8 Kentucky bit.ly/U5y5I7 @leplegion
— College Spun (@CollegeSpun) November 30, 2012
Notre Dame held Kentucky to 50 poins tonight–fewest since John Calipari has been in Lexington–and 14-pt. loss is 2nd worst in Calipari era
— John Heisler (@NDHeisler) November 30, 2012
“Our crowd was our sixth man tonight. That building was electric. Having the football guys there was awesome.” – @ndmikebrey
— Notre Dame MBB (@NDmbb) November 30, 2012
The Leprechaun Legion storms the court telly.com/5GEEN
— Josh Flynt (@NDSportsBlogger) November 30, 2012
I posted 74 photos on Facebook in the album “ND vs. UK” fb.me/De0NbhHd
— Leprechaun Legion (@LepLegion) November 30, 2012
Impressive performance by the #irish tonight.Good D, and got a ton of good looks after a cold start. 7 very solid players in the rotation
— Dan Shulman (@DShulman_ESPN) November 30, 2012
The backcourt of Atkins and Grant is without question one of the most underrated backcourts in the country.#irish
— Dan Shulman (@DShulman_ESPN) November 30, 2012
Former Players: A few Notre Dame basketball alums were pretty excited about the big Irish win.
Felt good to be back at ND and watch my Lil bros beat Kentucky. Ppl really will hate Notre Dame now. Lol
— Tory Jackson (@ToryJ23) November 30, 2012
Great game to be at. Hard towin in south bend. Headed home straight for the bed. My Lil bros did work. #go instagr.am/p/So-6XuuzP6/
— Tory Jackson (@ToryJ23) November 30, 2012
Glad to see my boys at ND are still holding down the home court.. @eatkins0 @sjmartin14 @jackcooligan45 @thatgrant22 @planepat24
— Ben Hansbrough (@bhans23) November 30, 2012
Glad to see my boys at ND are still holding down the home court.. @eatkins0 @sjmartin14 @jackcooligan45 @thatgrant22 @planepat24
— Ben Hansbrough (@bhans23) November 30, 2012
Big Win for my Irish @ndmikebrey @ndmbb. An amazing atmosphere with the #1 football team in the nation cheering them onto victory! #WeAreND
— Matt Carroll (@Matt_Carroll_) November 30, 2012
Player Reaction: The Irish were pretty excited after that one. Confident it’s a sign of things to come.
Love ND nation….truly family…crazy live tonight! Great W
— Jerian Grant (@ThatGrant22) November 30, 2012
It was only an upset on paper!!!🍀GO IRISH🍀
— Zach Auguste(@ZachEliAuguste) November 30, 2012
The Joyce was turnt up tonight
— Jerian Grant (@ThatGrant22) November 30, 2012
“@klm_89: Outside waiting for the game with my guys @tstock_nd92 @who_gotjones94” love seeing y’all in the stands!
— Patrick Connaughton (@PlanePat24) November 29, 2012
Damn that was a fun game! Football isn’t the only one with a lockdown defense! #GoIrish
— Jack Ryan Cooley (@JackCooligan45) November 30, 2012
Dickie V: Because the ESPN commentator and Fighting Irish football superfan is awesome at Twitter.
Numbers to think about if u rBBN-Mike Brey is 105 – 7 last 7 yrs at home- has won 40 of last 41- 45 -0 in Nov -UK WILL BE TESTED7 ESPN2
— Dick Vitale (@DickieV) November 29, 2012
ND kids getting pumped 4 big game vs KENTUCKY 7 on ESPN 2 Will Mike Brey go to 46 -0 in Nov. @markgrossespn@jl23tv twitter.com/DickieV/status…
— Dick Vitale (@DickieV) November 29, 2012
A black out @ndmbb with @johnnyromano101 Should be a fun night as the Cats come to town twitter.com/DickieV/status…
— Dick Vitale (@DickieV) November 29, 2012
# 1 Team – # 1Fight Song # 1 Grad Rate in all sports = NOTRE DAME! FOOTBALL twitter.com/DickieV/status…
— Dick Vitale (@DickieV) November 29, 2012
Mr & Mrs Golic must be Proud of Jake & Mike @espngreeny twitter.com/DickieV/status…
— Dick Vitale (@DickieV) November 30, 2012
MANTI DESERVES HEISMAN @cbfowler @johnreporters @magicjohnson twitter.com/DickieV/status…
— Dick Vitale (@DickieV) November 30, 2012
Women’s Basketball on YouTube
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Skylar Diggins Look Back - Notre Dame Women's Basketball
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Kaila Turner Senior Speech - Notre Dame Women' Basketball
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Skylar Diggins Senior Speech - Notre Dame Women's Basketball
Length: 10:55 | April 24, 2013 -
Naismith Coach Of The Year - Notre Dame Women's Basketball
Length: 2:08 | April 24, 2013
Men’s Basketball on YouTube
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Notre Dame Men's Basketball 2012-13 Team Awardwinners
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Jack Nolan Surprised With Notre Dame Honorary Monogram
Length: 5:56 | April 18, 2013 -
Jack Cooley Gets Engaged At Evening With Notre Dame Basketball
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Reinvention - Notre Dame Men's Basketball Blueprint for Success
Length: 22:38 | April 11, 2013
