(09-06-2017 09:49 AM)_C2_ Wrote:  

(09-06-2017 08:02 AM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(09-05-2017 09:47 PM)_C2_ Wrote:  I still don't get that Notre Dame mystique. What is this, 1970? At least BYU is the only sizable LDS institution. There are plenty of other Catholic schools, granted only one more at this level of D-I and media hype aside, Notre Dame hasn't even mattered for an entire generation minus a few seasons.

It's crazy, I would have figured the majority of their diehards would have died out by now. I guess not.

Current cheapest prices on Stubhub to get into two big games this weekend:

#5 Oklahoma @ #2 Ohio State .... $149

#15 Georgia @ #25 Notre Dame ..... $424

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If you don't understand Notre Dame's fame, you don't understand college football.

I clearly hinted that their time has passed, though apparently not. Of course they're immensely popular, that's what I don't understand. It's not like they're the only Catholic school in the country, there's plenty in the northeast even aside from "meh" Boston College. It's not as if they have a virtual monopoly like BYU.

From a TV perspective, they do -- almost. They're on an OTA network when at home, no matter what. They already had tradition among the subway alumni in the Northeast, which was really bereft of college football.

While I'm a generation removed from being the stereotypical subway alumni New York (metro) fan of Irish descent rooting for Notre Dame because Jesus would come off the cross and personally ask you why you weren't, that thought process still crosses my mind. Since Notre Dame and my alma mater aren't in competition for bowl spots, I can root for them instead of having to hope they go 12-0 or 5-7.

That mentality will still take some time to go away.