Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com NOV. 27, 2017 13 2017 Holiday Gift Guide I L L U S T R A T E D For Dozens Of Great Gift Ideas, Visit BlueGoldOnline.com BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED PO Box 2331 • Durham, NC 27702 1-800-421-7751 www.BlueGoldOnline.com Please add sales tax if shipping to: NC (7.5%), MI (6%), or IN (7%) Not Dame Watch by BULOVA Item #6483 $ 229 95 FREE S&H • Rectangular grey dial with stick markers • Sweeping "seconds" hand • Silver-tone case • Steel bracelet • Water resistant to 100 feet • Large blue ND logo • 3-year Bulova limited warranty • Packaged in an elegant display box THEY SAID IT "She got better every year, and when Skylar [Diggins] graduated everybody thought, 'Well, that's the end of that.' She's really spe - cial. She was somebody that as a coach you could get on her, you could challenge her, you could demand something from her — she just couldn't wait to do it for you. She just wanted to get better every day, worked hard, always in the gym, a great teammate. "The kind of kid you could point to and say, this is what I want you to be. Just represents us well, al - ways did, and couldn't be prouder and happier of what she did for us. She was just so coachable, and I always felt we had like a special connection." — Notre Dame women's bas - ketball coach Muffet McGraw on former Irish star Kayla Mc- Bride during her induction into the Ring of Honor "I think it was huge. You know, I would have probably been kicking myself if something had happened here the way it's been happening this year, and knowing that I could have been a part of the turnaround would have been tough to swallow." — Notre Dame left tackle Mike McGlinchey on his decision to return for a fifth season "First of all, I can't believe I've been here 18 years and I have a chance to be the all-time winningest coach. When I got the job 18 years ago, I was just trying not to get fired. I was just hoping to get to year to year and maybe get one extension. You are thrown to the wolves out here in the Big East. To be here this long, I'm honored. I've been really lucky. I'd like to get it sooner rather than later for two reasons. One, it means we are having a pretty good start. Two, we won't be distracted by it and we can move on to ACC play." — Notre Dame men's basketball head coach Mike Brey on closing in on Digger Phelps for most wins in program history, which would be 394 (Brey was at 385 entering the Nov. 18 weekend "The rout of rival USC in week eight was nearly complete when running back Josh Adams raced 84 yards for a touchdown late in the third quarter. But Adams provided the knockout punch in a 49-14 win with his longest run of the season, going straight through the heart of the Trojans' defense." — Mitch Sherman of ESPN on Notre Dame's signature moment of the 2017 season so far "Jimmy Garoppolo needs a more imposing group of wide receivers. With loads of money to spend in free agency, expect GM John Lynch to address that. How about up front though? Nelson is the best offensive lineman in this class and will be a pick made with [Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle] Aaron Donald and the Seahawks' pass rush in mind." — Chris Trapasso of CBS Sports listing Notre Dame senior guard Quenton Nelson as the No. 2 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft in his latest mock draft OF THE WEEK "The Irish won their home opener to put @NDMikeBrey just 10 victories from the all-time wins mark at Notre Dame … #GoIrish." The official Notre Dame athletics account (@FightingIrish) Nov. 13 On Nov. 11, two-time All-American guard Kayla McBride (2010-14) was inducted into Notre Dame's basketball Ring of Honor. PHOTO BY BILL PANZICA UNDER THE DOME