Obviously there is obvious trash talk, etc before games but when they start pounding their chest they all think every win was like beating Goliath.
ND is the only program I've seen that constantly complain and apologize for their schedule.
I think passionate fans for teams like Bama are college football fans. I think ND fans are mostly just ND fans, so they aren't as knowledgeable on the game (not an insult, I'm sure they have better things to do).