HR 1 – REPLAY of the Notre Dame Camp Tour from Tuesday afternoon… BILLISKING
Segment 1: From “The GUG” Bill introduced Lou Somogyi from 247Sports site
Notre Dame Football & Recruiting | BlueandGold.com – Lou talked about his experience at ND. Lou talked about the element of 7-on-7 compared to 11-on-11 practices. Bill & Lou talked about the QB position… Is it Everett Golson’s team? When will Brian Kelly officially make the announcement? Bill asked about the CB position and Lou gave his analysis.
Segment 2: Bill & Lou talked about the incoming freshman… Davonte Neal should make an impact this year. Lou talked about Stephon Tuitt and his dedication and why he wears the #7… it’s a reminder for 7 days a week.
Segment 3: Lou joined Bill for another segment and talked about recruiting… Both Bill & Lou complimented Jason Sapp and you can follow him on
Jason Sapp (BGI_JasonSapp) on Twitter.
Segment 4: Notre Dame AD Jack Swarbrick joined Bill – Swarbrick was asked to comment on the announcement of the new Big East Commissioner, Mike Aresco, a CBS Sports executive… this led the conversation to conference alignment and staying independent with football. Bill asked about the Orange Bowl alignment and Swarbrick commented on the subject matter. Swarbrick said that he couldn’t be happier with Brian Kelly’s tenure thus far beginning his third and the foundation he installed. Bill asked about the word “relevance” and Swarbrick asked, “is there any other program that the question about relevance is asked?”
HR 2 –
Segment 1: Bill continued the special broadcast from “The GUG” at Notre Dame… HC Brian Kelly joined Bill – He talked about taking advantage of every practice and getting better. Kelly discussed the focus of this year’s camp being 11-on-11 because players have to understand the decision making process that develops on the field. Kelly agreed with Bill that it’s about players not plays so the focus is to get the best players on the field to make the plays. Kelly said that the direction is moving towards Golson at QB. Bill & Kelly went up and down the roster regarding camp practices and where certain players are in the moment.
Segment 2: NASCAR’s Todd Bodine was at practice… he explained being a Notre Dame fan by marriage. Bodine talked about becoming a CFB fan and the ND schedule being a priority in his household… or should he have said his wife’s household!
Segment 3: Bill talked about Notre Dame, it’s brand, the power of its AD Jack Swarbrick and the legacies. TE Tyler Eifert sat down with Bill and talked about the progress of camp and the preparation for the first game and upcoming season. WR Robby Toma also joined Bill in this segment.
Segment 4: DE Kapron Lewis-Moore – He talked about leaving Texas (he committed to Texas A&M before changing to ND) and his mom’s influence to experience new things and did not regret making ND his home for college. Safety Jamarious Slaughter also joined Bill in this segment… he thinks he would be featured at safety more so during the season than anywhere else on the field BUT could be featured in other roles on case-by-case basis.
HR 3 –
Segment 1: G Mike Golic Jr. – He talked about learning the offensive line position. All-American LB Manti Te'o talked to Bill about “grinding” day in and day out to be competitive.
Segment 2: Director of Football Media Relations Brian Hardin – he talked about preparing and training the student-athletes on dealing with the media and the public relations. Also, he talked about the media management concerning HC Brian Kelly and massive amount of requests on a daily basis.
Segment 3: Bill replayed the Brian Kelly interview from HR2 segment 1.
Segment 4: Bill replayed the Jack Swarbrick interview from HR1 segment 4
