Spot on. I’m six years older but feel the exact same way.

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Spot on. I’m six years older but feel the exact same way.

Author: WoodstockIrish (14582 Posts - Original UHND Member)

Posted at 8:41 am on Sep 30, 2024

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Been following ND since about 1975. Didn’t really follow the football team till I started thinking about going there. To me the school comes first. Football is a very close second. But I don’t obsess over the team because they’ve let me down almost everybody year since 1988 with exception of 1993.

Had very high hopes for this year, and publically stated that. Praying they can win out so this isn’t another disappointment.

Replies to: "Spot on. I’m six years older but feel the exact same way."

I sometimes wonder if the difference in perspective on the board comes with age? - murph92675 - 6:27pm 9/29/24 (57) [View All]
- I'm 48 years old & was 14 in 1990. I don't accept this crap but I've also been beaten down through - IrishChristopher - 2:34am 9/30/24
  - I'm with you, brother. - AlbanyIRISH - 6:33am 9/30/24
- I've followed since 50s, backfield was Guglielmi , heap, - cubsfanin16 - 10:08pm 9/29/24
  - delete [NT] - cubsfanin16 - 10:10pm 9/29/24
- Joe Kuharich was HC when I went to my 1st ND game. Now get off my lawn. [NT] - ELP - 9:35pm 9/29/24
  - You prolly win. Those were some lean years. Mine was 66, Ara’s 1st natty. [NT] - Frank L - 10:05pm 9/29/24
- Lou's first year was my senior year - Nigel Tufnel - 8:52pm 9/29/24
  - But the eye test showed that the team got better each year. That 1988 season was awesome. It felt - jray - 9:00pm 9/29/24
  - Either does Duke Bball!!!! [NT] - murph92675 - 8:56pm 9/29/24
    - Duke became a one-and-done factory just like Kentucky in Coach K's last several seasons - Nigel Tufnel - 9:01pm 9/29/24
      - So they paid him - ND paid RL. - murph92675 - 9:07pm 9/29/24
        Don't do this - Nigel Tufnel - 9:16pm 9/29/24
        Touché [NT] - murph92675 - 11:34pm 9/29/24
- Low 40’s. Raised in SEC country yet always been an ND fan. Can’t seem to look away from the wreck. - IrishFan82 - 8:05pm 9/29/24
- I’ve seen the great and the bad. My gripe is that ND since Holtz has only made one good hire. Kelly - jray - 7:39pm 9/29/24
  - Kelly had his strengths but being the face of ND definitely WASN"T one of them - jrdjr84 - 11:44am 9/30/24
  - Agree with all [NT] - cubsfanin16 - 11:22pm 9/29/24
  - True re: Kelly and I've bashed him. [NT] - oldirish - 8:17pm 9/29/24
    - Agree - made ND relevant again - couldn’t get over the hump - and had ego issues [NT] - murph92675 - 8:21pm 9/29/24
      - College football fans including those who are not ND fans agree that having a relevant/great - jray - 8:28pm 9/29/24
- ND - 1964 - sane as today. - murph92675 - 7:33pm 9/29/24
- I agree. Millenials are retarded. [NT] - LanceManion - 7:21pm 9/29/24
- We did this poll a few years ago. I was one of the youngest low 40s. I think you're spot on w/ the - oldirish - 7:07pm 9/29/24
  - I’m with you. I refuse to give up on ND and still believe a NC can be done. [NT] - jray - 8:02pm 9/29/24
  - I'm pretty sure I have few years on you. I watched on TV, supposedly the first - ColeyO - 7:26pm 9/29/24
  - Thank God !!!!!!! [NT] - murph92675 - 7:08pm 9/29/24
- The days of winning championships "With Character Not Characters" is over. ND is not going to lower - irishslovak - 7:00pm 9/29/24
- I am a grizzled old dude who has been on the site for over 25 years - Fisher01 - 7:00pm 9/29/24
  - I have been watching since Theisman was throwing to Gatewood. - michiganirish - 7:09pm 9/29/24
    - We can sell our souls, and lower our standards to SEC levels - Fisher01 - 9:28pm 9/29/24
    - I hope you are right. I like Freeman and his energy. Decisions right now are iffy. [NT] - IrishFan82 - 8:10pm 9/29/24
  - Wow - these are unbelievable reads. I run start up that is crushing our big boy competition - murph92675 - 7:05pm 9/29/24
    - Are you drunk? What does that jibberish even mean? [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 8:26am 9/30/24
      - It means I don't get the attitude of "Oh well - the glory days are over and never coming back". - murph92675 - 11:54am 9/30/24
        Got it…we clearly have a talented team especially on defense - WoodstockIrish - 12:11pm 9/30/24
        Agree - and the future looks bright - murph92675 - 12:37pm 9/30/24
        92675…nice area! - WoodstockIrish - 2:08pm 9/30/24
    - I agree with you. There is a way to do both, the powers that be just have to want to do it. [NT] - volgairish - 7:33pm 9/29/24
      - The real glaring issue. It is clear someone powerful does not want it as much as the top schools do. [NT] - oldirish - 8:27pm 9/29/24
    - Curious, what does this mean or what is it in reference to? [NT] - oldirish - 7:09pm 9/29/24
      - The guys above - who have thrown in the towel . [NT] - murph92675 - 7:11pm 9/29/24
        Gotcha. [NT] - oldirish - 7:12pm 9/29/24
        It’s too bad - I’m a Padre fan - the Phils, Yankees, Dodgers are just better - I better give up now [NT] - murph92675 - 7:14pm 9/29/24
        I’m a Mets fan, praying for at least a split this afternoon! [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 2:09pm 9/30/24
        They are in. Watching the game instead of working! Congrats! [NT] - murph92675 - 4:14pm 9/30/24
        
        I like the Friars this year. Phils hitting is too inconsistent and the Dodgers will pull their - Frank L - 10:14pm 9/29/24
        
        lol. :) Yep. [NT] - oldirish - 8:27pm 9/29/24
      - *** [NT] - murph92675 - 7:11pm 9/29/24
      - ••• [NT] - murph92675 - 7:11pm 9/29/24
- The anomaly disagrees. Alums over 50 care more for University than the tram - Curly1918 - 6:33pm 9/29/24
  - I am an alum and 58. I love the football team and I love my experience as a student. Truth be told - ndphysics - 7:32pm 9/29/24
    - Spot on. I’m six years older but feel the exact same way. - WoodstockIrish - 8:41am 9/30/24
      - I was always a fan. ND grad school was not really a thought until my last year of undergrad. - ndphysics - 8:47pm 9/30/24
        Agree on grad school - WoodstockIrish - 8:28am 10/1/24
  - And it’s too much to accept both. - murph92675 - 6:48pm 9/29/24
    - Duke Bball should give up. They are an academic institution [NT] - murph92675 - 7:38pm 9/29/24
- . [NT] - Curly1918 - 6:33pm 9/29/24