Notre Dame's Rivalries
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jason_h537
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Very nice find. Pretty surprising stuff actually
irishtrain
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Legacy--great stuff, fine job Buddy
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Legacy--great stuff, fine job Buddy
notredomer23
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I know we play Pitt alot I just dont see them as a rival IDK why they should be, I just dont think of them when I think of rivals
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I don't think anyone really thinks of Pitt as being a rivalry... It just happens to be that we have played Pitt the 5th most times overall. scUM is a much more heated rivalry and we have only played each other 36 times total.
scUM may point out the 20-15-1 record they have over us. However, nine games (8-1, Michigan) were played before a touchdown was six points, a field goal was three points, and the football was in its current shape, more oval. In terms of records for "modern day football" with current rules, ND has a 14-12-1 record over Michigan.
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I'd be interested in what everyones "definition" of a rivalry is. Is it that you play them often? Is it geography, or have some score to settle?
I think it can be a little of each. I think of Miami and Tennessee as rivals, but we hardly play either team anymore. The next time we do, I'll consider it a major, if infrequent, rivalry game. But, I also do not consider Pitt to be a rival, even though we play them often. I guess it has to do with the program being in the same class and if they are big, meaningful games.
I think it can be a little of each. I think of Miami and Tennessee as rivals, but we hardly play either team anymore. The next time we do, I'll consider it a major, if infrequent, rivalry game. But, I also do not consider Pitt to be a rival, even though we play them often. I guess it has to do with the program being in the same class and if they are big, meaningful games.
Most teams have just a few rivalries. Michigan has MSU, Ohio State and us. USC probably considers only us and UCLA to be rivalry games.
So, for me, a rivalry is something rooted in history, a game both teams' fans circle the calendar date for and requires players to dig a little deeper physically and emotionally. Fans recall historical close contests, comebacks and last second wins.
So, for me, a rivalry is something rooted in history, a game both teams' fans circle the calendar date for and requires players to dig a little deeper physically and emotionally. Fans recall historical close contests, comebacks and last second wins.
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My first game to see was U$C in'79, while traveling on the interstate from Toledo to South Bend this car flies by me with South Carolina plates that said "BEAT SC", and they didnt mean South Carolina, now thats national baby