Notre Dame Predictions
Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2024 7:03 pm
As I said awhile back, I am not predicting a score on this game.
I am sad and disappointed that we even scheduled this game would have preferred another school AWAY to boost our rating for any chance of a playoff possibility.
Playing ND in NYC in their Shamrock Series is nothing more than a local lovefest for the Irish in an area 45 miles from West Point and a "tribute" to all the fans of Notre Dame which many do not even know the school is in a place called South Bend, Indiana. Many of them root for them because of their nickname THE FIGHTING IRISH instead of their original name THE RAMBLERS.
Smart business ploy I will agree to that. Many feel that the Irish are just better than anybody else. History will show that to be the case. The movie RUDY and WIN ONE FOR THE GIPPER are two prime examples that they have employed over the years even to the point where they mocked Army for giving them the worst loss in their football history (59-0 in 1944) yet exactly two weeks prior to that game, ND beat Dartmouth, 64-0.
No one knows that but it is the truth.
When the president of Notre Fr. Ted Hesburgh once said," COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEEDS sibling , my brother graduated from that fine institution.
If it were not for Army giving Notre Dame a game on the Plain a long time ago, Notre Dame would have never risen to the heights they have if it were not for West Point giving them the opportunity way back when. Yet today ND refuses to play Army at our beloved Michie Stadium because it is just too small.
When WP completes their upgrades , I would like to see ND accept a game at our place for the honor , respect and nostalgia that a game like that would bring both schools and not a game tomorrow in a baseball stadium which really means very little to me.
When I was in college, we beat Notre Dame ,14-2 in South Bend way back in 1958. That is two generations ago. Wouldn't it a fitting climax to me after being an absolute fan since 1945 to see this happen again after a lifetime?
It would for sure.
I am sad and disappointed that we even scheduled this game would have preferred another school AWAY to boost our rating for any chance of a playoff possibility.
Playing ND in NYC in their Shamrock Series is nothing more than a local lovefest for the Irish in an area 45 miles from West Point and a "tribute" to all the fans of Notre Dame which many do not even know the school is in a place called South Bend, Indiana. Many of them root for them because of their nickname THE FIGHTING IRISH instead of their original name THE RAMBLERS.
Smart business ploy I will agree to that. Many feel that the Irish are just better than anybody else. History will show that to be the case. The movie RUDY and WIN ONE FOR THE GIPPER are two prime examples that they have employed over the years even to the point where they mocked Army for giving them the worst loss in their football history (59-0 in 1944) yet exactly two weeks prior to that game, ND beat Dartmouth, 64-0.
No one knows that but it is the truth.
When the president of Notre Fr. Ted Hesburgh once said," COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEEDS sibling , my brother graduated from that fine institution.
If it were not for Army giving Notre Dame a game on the Plain a long time ago, Notre Dame would have never risen to the heights they have if it were not for West Point giving them the opportunity way back when. Yet today ND refuses to play Army at our beloved Michie Stadium because it is just too small.
When WP completes their upgrades , I would like to see ND accept a game at our place for the honor , respect and nostalgia that a game like that would bring both schools and not a game tomorrow in a baseball stadium which really means very little to me.
When I was in college, we beat Notre Dame ,14-2 in South Bend way back in 1958. That is two generations ago. Wouldn't it a fitting climax to me after being an absolute fan since 1945 to see this happen again after a lifetime?
It would for sure.