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That sounds good to me. The only thing is that the Irish have played their best big games away from home this year. I like the direction that Kelly has them headed, that's for sure.
 
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What would you put your hangover-recovery time at after the game?

I'm guessing my timeframe will be:

Win=Rest of 2013 will be spent wearing championship swag not giving two s-its about anything stressful related to work or life in general. There will be a certain glow about me that will be obvious, and may even carry into 2014.

Loss=First week back at work (Jan.9) will be ridiculously painful as I slog through those 3 days listening to "I told you so" from dozens of people and walk around like that kid in Peanuts who permanently has a rain cloud over his head. The cloud will probably stay until around signing day.

To summarize:

WIN (replace "sex" with "won title")

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LOSS

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IrishSteelhead said:
What would you put your hangover-recovery time at after the game?

I'm guessing my timeframe will be:

Win=Rest of 2013 will be spent wearing championship swag not giving two s-its about anything stressful related to work or life in general. There will be a certain glow about me that will be obvious, and may even carry into 2014.

Loss=First week back at work (Jan.9) will be ridiculously painful as I slog through those 3 days listening to "I told you so" from dozens of people and walk around like that kid in Peanuts who permanently has a rain cloud over his head. The cloud will probably stay until around signing day.
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I do worry about this as well.

At work things are alright. At class though all everyone is acting like the game was already played and Alabama won it. As someone in his 20s I have to say I'm dissappointed that my generation tends to think the way ESPN tells it to think.

We go back to class on Jan 14th. I would love walk in after an ND victory. I'll love how some my friends will be totally awkward on how to approach me after some of their anti-ND comments.
 
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I wouldn't count '41 and think it's unsupportable. The others are legit. My view is that if a major poll of its era named you NC, then count it. There are some that are debatable as to whether another team was better that year or other major polls named someone else in a split championship, but in 13 seasons at least one of the major polls of that era named us and a reasonable case can be made we deserved it, so I'll count those 13.

The point of posting the article was to enjoy a connection between our two programs and point out the respect some of our current and former coaches, staff, and fans have or had for each other. It wasn't to stir up a debate.
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You and other Bama fans are the only ones; '73 especially shows the fantasy quality of the way Bama counts National titles. If ND counted the same way they would have had between seventeen and twenty-one, including '48 undefeated when they were crowned after the regular season, and didn't play in a bowl game. Michigan played the same SC team Notre Dame beat in their season finale, but because UM beat them by a higher point total, a Detroit sports writer reconvened the writers, and got them to "re-vote the same NC" and this time award it to Michigan. You cannot have it both ways.

There are plenty of unbiased articles that support exactly what I have said, argue with them, can't wait for the game!!!!
 
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IrishSteelhead said:
What would you put your hangover-recovery time at after the game?
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It won't matter much around my house. My wife's a Southern Cal grad and will give me hell either way! If she really wants to bug me she'll look over my shoulder when I'm reading an article about Saban and ask, "Who is that? Is he as good as Lane Kiffin?" My reply is always, "They say there's no reason to hit a woman. Oh hell, there're some reasons! You're just not supposed to do it" (stolen from Chris Rock). Actually, she's a good sport and has become a bit of a Bama fan, cheers for us, watches the games with me, and has become pretty knowledgeable about football. Doesn't stop her from jerking my chain about all of it, win or lose, though.
 
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Bogtrotter07 said:
You and other Bama fans are the only ones; '73 especially shows the fantasy quality of the way Bama counts National titles. If ND counted the same way they would have had between seventeen and twenty-one, including '48 undefeated when they were crowned after the regular season, and didn't play in a bowl game. Michigan played the same SC team Notre Dame beat in their season finale, but because UM beat them by a higher point total, a Detroit sports writer reconvened the writers, and got them to "re-vote the same NC" and this time award it to Michigan. You cannot have it both ways.

There are plenty of unbiased articles that support exactly what I have said, argue with them, can't wait for the game!!!!
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I stopped going to general message boards, and this is one of the chief contributors. Just because "Field and Stream"magazine named you number one, doesn't mean it counts. I digress....

"What we got here is failure to communicate.....Some men, you just can't reach."
 
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Received the text I've been waiting for just now:

"GOT TICKETS TODAY. WE ARE IN THE UPPER CORNER"

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Richard Simmons! Oh my God! Richard Simmons will be at the game. I must go now!
 
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Wanted get into specifics on Notre Dame ending record streaks in sports. List of streaks and year ended:
Oklahoma football 47 wins - 1947 (Also ended Army's streak which is # 2)
UCLA Mens basketball 88 wins - 1974
North Carolina Women's Soccer 92 wins - 1994
Florida State baseball 25 wins - 2002
UCONN Women's basketball 112 home wins - 2005
Most football national championships by a single conference SEC 6 titles - Jan 2013!
 
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Wanted get into specifics on Notre Dame ending record streaks in sports. List of streaks and year ended:
Oklahoma football 47 wins - 1947 (Also ended Army's streak which is # 2)
UCLA Mens basketball 88 wins - 1974
North Carolina Women's Soccer 92 wins - 1994
Florida State baseball 25 wins - 2002
UCONN Women's basketball 112 home wins - 2005
Most football national championships by a single conference SEC 6 titles - Jan 2013!
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This is the second or third time I have seen mistakes made on this point. Since the AP - '36 watershed here is the record as it stands in the NCAA:

1. Oklahoma 47 Notre Dame 1953–1957
2. Toledo 35 Tampa 1969–1971
3. USC 34 Texas 2003–2005
Miami (FL) 34 Ohio State 2000–2002
5. Oklahoma 31 Kentucky 1948–1950

The forty-game winning streak was bookended by Notre Dame victories.

Notre Dame also ended:
6. Texas 30 Notre Dame 1968–1970

ND ended Army's 25 game streak in 1946; not to be confused with Michigan's 25 game streak ended by Army in 1949.
 
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irishtrain said:
Agree, and by the way the Alabama fans in my neck of the woods do not treat you like you act. I find them to be haters/culturally and geographically biased and just plain nasty at times. I live in West Ga and I know of what I speak. I might add pretty arrogant at this time with the success of the program the last 5 years. The football team gives me the feeling of class and dignity much like Notre Dame but the fans are loudmouth bullies. Maybe the ones that go to the games are different but that more than likely is not the case. Keep in mind this is the same attitude that played 'Take The $$$ And Run' when Auburn played them 2 years ago. Of course Newton may have but thats just showing no class. And they call Notre Dame arrogant every time they get a chance. Its Finebaums favorite line about Notre Dame until the last few weeks. Trust me they're keeping their mouths shut at this time because they think there is a 1% chance Notre Dame will win this game. If they win you'll see the bull$%#@. On the Finebaum show they giggled at some guy teabagging another guy after the LSU game last year. So dont tell me you'll be treated like you act. Plus it sounds pretty condescending to me. I live with this stuff 365 a year so lets just get real and call it what it is.
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IrishSteelhead said:
Thought you were trying to make friends here lol.......
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Friends hell! I'm looking for sympathy. lol

Actually, I'm pretty lucky. My wife is smarter than me, makes more money, is way out of my league in looks, and will watch football with me. Other than being a Trojan and having a temper...
 
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chicago51 said:
Wanted get into specifics on Notre Dame ending record streaks in sports. List of streaks and year ended:
Oklahoma football 47 wins - 1947 (Also ended Army's streak which is # 2)
UCLA Mens basketball 88 wins - 1974
North Carolina Women's Soccer 92 wins - 1994
Florida State baseball 25 wins - 2002
UCONN Women's basketball 112 home wins - 2005
Most football national championships by a single conference SEC 6 titles - Jan 2013![/QUOTE]



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Here's the 2012 preseason hype video TP put together this past summer. I just stumbled across it on youtube. Awesome stuff to start getting you jacked up for the 7th.

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choo choo said:
go back to your trailer and bang your toothless sister
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Seriously? How about all Mexicans are lazy, blacks all steal, Catholics are all child molestors, and all Northerners are dull, lumbering oafs who wear wife-beaters and whose highest aspiration is to get a job at the factory where their Pop's works.

That's about how culturally biased, uninformed, and ignorant your comment was. If you're trying to impress me with how sophisticated and educated ND fans are, you failed miserably. If you just needed to make yourself feel better putting someone else down by using an uninformed ignorant stereotype, I hope it worked.

Based on what I've seen from most of the posters here and my experience with most ND fans I've met, I'll assume you're not typical of the ND fanbase and you just didn't think before you typed instead of assuming you're an ignorant bigoted *** who finds it easier to believe an erroneous stereotype instead of thinking for himself. Cool bro?
 
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Seriously? How about all Mexicans are lazy, blacks all steal, Catholics are all child molestors, and all Northerners are dull, lumbering oafs who wear wife-beaters and whose highest aspiration is to get a job at the factory where their Pop's works.

That's about how culturally biased, uninformed, and ignorant your comment was. If you're trying to impress me with how sophisticated and educated ND fans are, you failed miserably. If you just needed to make yourself feel better putting someone else down by using an uninformed ignorant stereotype, I hope it worked.

Based on what I've seen from most of the posters here and my experience with most ND fans I've met, I'll assume you're not typical of the ND fanbase and you just didn't think before you typed instead of assuming you're an ignorant bigoted *** who finds it easier to believe an erroneous stereotype instead of thinking for himself. Cool bro?
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^^^

Well said.
 
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BGIF said:
^^^

Well said.
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Thank you, sir. Every region, group, or fanbase has a few people like that, including my own, unfortunately. It gets old after awhile and I lose my patience with willful stupidity. When one of the Bama fans says something just as stupid directed towards you guys, I'll probably be even harder on him! lol
 
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