ND football is my favorite sports team by far. Not even close. I won’t say I live and die by ND football but I do invest a lot of passion. Used to watch the games with my dad and now with my family and text my son as we live pretty far apart.
Not sure the school that I loved exists anymore. But that’s ok. It will always be what it was to me. Helped shape me into the person that I am. I think I loved the Grotto and the campus as much as I love the university. And the evening view out my dorm room at st joes hall over the lake to the flickering moon light on the dome with Mary and the basilica next door. Best seat in the house from my room. Many a night I woke up and just looked out the window amazed I was there.
Also the grad school experience is different than the undergrad. There are still moments I find it hard to believe I am fortunate enough to have a degree from ND.
Replies to: "I was always a fan. ND grad school was not really a thought until my last year of undergrad."
- I sometimes wonder if the difference in perspective on the board comes with age? - murph92675 - 6:27pm 9/29/24
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- 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
- Don't do this - Nigel Tufnel - 9:16pm 9/29/24
- So they paid him - ND paid RL. - murph92675 - 9:07pm 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
- 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
- Agree - made ND relevant again - couldn’t get over the hump - and had ego issues [NT]
- murph92675 - 8:21pm 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
- Agree - and the future looks bright - murph92675 - 12:37pm 9/30/24
- Got it…we clearly have a talented team especially on defense - WoodstockIrish - 12:11pm 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
- 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
- I’m a Mets fan, praying for at least a split this afternoon! [NT]
- WoodstockIrish - 2:09pm 9/30/24
- 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
- Gotcha. [NT]
- oldirish - 7:12pm 9/29/24
- *** [NT] - murph92675 - 7:11pm 9/29/24
- ••• [NT] - murph92675 - 7:11pm 9/29/24
- The guys above - who have thrown in the towel . [NT]
- murph92675 - 7:11pm 9/29/24
- Are you drunk? What does that jibberish even mean? [NT]
- WoodstockIrish - 8:26am 9/30/24
- I have been watching since Theisman was throwing to Gatewood. - michiganirish - 7:09pm 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
- 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
- Spot on. I’m six years older but feel the exact same way. - WoodstockIrish - 8:41am 9/30/24
- 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
- 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
- . [NT] - Curly1918 - 6:33pm 9/29/24
- 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