Game Day Rituals???

[O'Aviles]

I am a newbie, so forgive me if this has been posted a million times. Or as my co-worker said this morning Ten-hundred-fifty (blondes) anyway, I wanna hear what your game day rituals are.

Me, I mow the yard EARLY. I run down the Papa Murphy's "A pizza place thats a take it home and bake it shop" get me a large bacon and mushroom. Stop at the ice house down the street and grab the required adult libations.

I have received a Notre Dame hat every year for Christmas since 1981. This season I have brought out the 1999, Navy Blue and Gold ND logo (as plain as it gets) model and have sported it for every game (even if the band is playing) I could wash it, but I fear washing the luck off of it.

at game time - it's lots of standing in front of the tube, pacing and trying to keep my ADD in check.

anyone else?

 

[Seanthornton]

When I was 6 years old, my best friend lived up the street. I would knock on the door to see if Jim could play. His Dad (ND alumni) and former Boxer at ND said " Son you can come on in, but you got to be quiet because Jim and I are watching the Notre Dame game. He made a big Bowl of popcorn and Jim, his Dad and I would sit and watch the entire game cheering !! yelling at the TV. It is there at that time I became an ND fan. Heared my first cuss words there too. LMAO !!!

So for me ...My oldest son and I close the door to my room where theres alot of screaming, yelling and bonding going on. A bowl of Popcorn a beer for Dad and alot of intense watching.


Keep The Faith !!!
GO IRISH !!!
BEAT TROJANS !!!

 

[Irish4Life09]

For some reason during college I developed a ritual for shaving only once a week,right before every game,and I wear my #10 Brady Quinn home jersey every game.

 

[jason_h537]

Only thing i have is i will pick one of my ND throwback jerseys to wear for the game. I am going with Montana this week, but i am considering the Bettis one. Depends how i feel tomorrow.

 

[tankjeep]

usually the wife and i wear our ND jerseys (she wears number 3 for montana, i wear number 7 for clausen) and my dogs (jack & fenway have their jerseys) along with my cat yogi. all three pets have the same jersey with "fighting irish" no. 1.

it's great times and we all get pumped (even the pets, though they have no clue what the excitement is all about).

 

[JefMaj]

I go to Charlie's Butcher block, get 2 pepperoni breads. Bring one home for the boys and slice the other. Take the sliced one to the motor home (parked on what use to be Edison) and bite my finger-nails till game time. Then get in stadium about 40 minutes before kickoff - I get the $6 diet coke and a hot dog.

 

[NeuteredDoomer]

Sometimes the tension! and excitement! and the buildup! make me sleep through the entiire game. My new ritual is to pace and eat no Cracker Jacks (surprise inside.)

 

[tankjeep]

Sometimes the tension! and excitement! and the buildup! make me sleep through the entiire game. My new ritual is to pace and eat no Cracker Jacks (surprise inside.)

your parents must've been hippy kids......shrooms does wonders for a child's development.

you've got issues, but we still love ya.

 

[NeuteredDoomer]

lol. Just remember, this avatar was given to me by an anonymous (damn that word is hard to type....) donor. I was pissed when I fell

asleep right at kickoff, and woke up right as coverage signed off.

 

[johnnykillz]

When I was 6 years old, my best friend lived up the street. I would knock on the door to see if Jim could play. His Dad (ND alumni) and former Boxer at ND said " Son you can come on in, but you got to be quiet because Jim and I are watching the Notre Dame game. He made a big Bowl of popcorn and Jim, his Dad and I would sit and watch the entire game cheering !! yelling at the TV. It is there at that time I became an ND fan. Heared my first cuss words there too. LMAO !!!

So for me ...My oldest son and I close the door to my room where theres alot of screaming, yelling and bonding going on. A bowl of Popcorn a beer for Dad and alot of intense watching.


Keep The Faith !!!
GO IRISH !!!
BEAT TROJANS !!!

Thanks for the great story.

I remember going down to my grandfather's house for sports events. From the earliest age I can recall, we would sit and watch the Irish as well as Cubs games. Of course the ND games were happier moments during our time together. He died in March of 2004.

I'm certain heaven will open up on Saturday and he'll enjoy the best seat in the house when we beat USC's ass. We rejoiced in 1988 together, I as a boy. He had the Leahy and Parseghian eras to enjoy. Now this is my time. We will once again rise to prominence.

It begins Saturday. Prayers have been prayed, voodoo been practiced and repented for, and now comes the payday.

The harvest is upon us; the time is nigh. I will be wearing my grandfather's hat tomorrow.

Go IRISH!

 

[Riddickulous]

I watch some insignificant game beforehand.

 

[johnnykillz]

I watch some insignificant game beforehand.

Texas and Oklahoma will be great. I predict an Oklahoma upset!

 

[vinnymac2402]

I have a cooler of beer ready by the couch. My wife and kid are sent to my in laws. i order a pizza put on my green jersey either 10 or 7 put a large dip in my lip crack open a beer and enjoy. GO IRISH

 

[tankjeep]

Thanks for the great story.

I remember going down to my grandfather's house for sports events. From the earliest age I can recall, we would sit and watch the Irish as well as Cubs games. Of course the ND games were happier moments during our time together. He died in March of 2004.

I'm certain heaven will open up on Saturday and he'll enjoy the best seat in the house when we beat USC's ass. We rejoiced in 1988 together, I as a boy. He had the Leahy and Parseghian eras to enjoy. Now this is my time. We will once again rise to prominence.

It begins Saturday. Prayers have been prayed, voodoo been practiced and repented for, and now comes the payday.

The harvest is upon us; the time is nigh. I will be wearing my grandfather's hat tomorrow.

Go IRISH!

dude, it doesn't get any better than that...much props to you my brother. wear your grandfather's hat with pride. my eyes well up after reading that....which is bitter sweet.

 

[choo choo]

johnnykillz -THAT is what this shit is all about...he will be glad to know who has his hat

 

[BillyIrish]

Murphy's Irish Stout, "the shirt" and some brats. watch some football and just try and stay calm. I am a wreck during the games. standing for much of the second half, pacing back and forth. Hands on knees trying to will the defense to get a stop. good grief i need a beer....

 

[Shaun4013]

lots of Guinness and bbqing all day long while screaming at my tv and scaring the neighbors. gotta rock the old beat up nd hat and my brady quinn jersey.

 

[Bubba]

I've used hundreds of different rituals throughout the years. Some worked, some didn't. I've decided it is time to go back in time and fix a mistake.

In 1993, I was an aircraft mechanic on the F-117A Stealth Fighter, deployed to Saudi Arabia from June to the following January. During this time, of course, I was only able to watch a few ND games. Fortunately for me, the FSU game was one of them. We were on top of the world after that win (ND Nation, myself included). That week, I met my future wife. She was an intel specialist ... way smarter than me (still is). She asked me for my ND hat, so of course the smart thing to do since I was trying to get into her pants was give it to her. I wrote on the bill, "Ask and ye shall recieve, ND champs 93-94." We lost to BC the following week and haven't sniffed a NC since.

Well, I've come to my senses. She still has the hat, and tonight I took it back. Tomorrow, that hat will be in my living room. If we win, I'll keep it around. If not, it will be burned in my fire pit in the back yard in some sort of ritual. My son and I will burn some marshmallows over it before we retreat to the tent we will be sleeping in. Hopefully, I won't have to sleep in that tent for more than just tomorrow night!!

GO IRISH!!! BEAT SC!!!

 

[GO IRISH!!!]

Wake up
drop some f-bombs
drink some bloody mary's
drop some f-bombs
watch college game day
shots o' tequila
early games
drop some f-bombs
take dogs for long walk with beers in hand
curse at SC wearing douche bags along the way
eat some good food prepared by my lovely wife
drink beer
call SC lovin' mother f'ing "friends"
drop some f-bombs
rub one out
tell the wife about '93 game against FSU
watch hilights of RUDY - not on DVD - actually reinact them in real time by myself
drink more beer
throw up
do shot of jaeger
go outside and yell obscenities at my mother f'ing SC loving neighbor
stand by street and flip off any car with SC vanity plate
drink more beer
ask wife for BJ
get rejected due to drunkeness
slur speech at neighbors
get pulled inside house by wife
confined to couch for game
shout f-bombs at TV
call Mark May a douche
settle down for kick off

I am so pumped for this game!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[jason_h537]

Im gonna wake up
Do some busy work to kill time.
Grab some drinks and put on my Montana jersey
Sit on the coach and watch the game alone because this is personal.
Three hours later the neighbors will think i am going crazy because i will be shouting at the top of my lungs in joy after the Irish dominate the Trojans.

 

[GO IRISH!!!]

You're gonna sit on the coach??? That's not good. They need to be mobile the whole game!

 

[NeuteredDoomer]

I am a newbie, so forgive me if this has been posted a million times.

Try 444 "Our Fathers". Shit hurts.

Turned me into Bambi.

 

[NeuteredDoomer]

I've used hundreds of different rituals throughout the years. Some worked, some didn't.

Geez. Dem many rituals.

 

[shortnd]

Before every game I take a shower using Irish Spring, put on a jersey, go to the gas station, pick up the South Bend Tribune. Right before kick-off, crack open a Killians, and repeat through-out the contest for added luck. Scream repeatedly at tv.

 

[NDinL.A.]

I coach, so if I have to coach on gameday I watch it at home with the wifey (depending on the time of the game, I night have to Tivo it and ignore my phone and everything else until I get home), and like most of you, the neighbors probably think someone is being murdered or tortured for 3 1/2 hours (and I don't even drink during these games).

But when I don't have a game, I go to a buddy's house, have some cocktails, and basically go apeshit the entire game. Not good times when we lose, and it's only 4:00 here on the west coast and we the entire evening and night to commiserate.

Today, I'll be playing my normal weekend warrior Saturday morning soccer game (laugh all you want, but I get a major workout in before gaining all the pounds later LOL), then going to my buddy's house. The asst coach is taking over my team today, because this is one game I will not miss. LET"S GO IRISH! LET'S GO GET IT!!!!!

 

[Senoj13]

Wake up
drop some f-bombs
drink some bloody mary's
drop some f-bombs
watch college game day
shots o' tequila
early games
drop some f-bombs
take dogs for long walk with beers in hand
curse at SC wearing douche bags along the way
eat some good food prepared by my lovely wife
drink beer
call SC lovin' mother f'ing "friends"
drop some f-bombs
rub one out
tell the wife about '93 game against FSU
watch hilights of RUDY - not on DVD - actually reinact them in real time by myself
drink more beer
throw up
do shot of jaeger
go outside and yell obscenities at my mother f'ing SC loving neighbor
stand by street and flip off any car with SC vanity plate
drink more beer
ask wife for BJ
get rejected due to drunkeness
slur speech at neighbors
get pulled inside house by wife
confined to couch for game
shout f-bombs at TV
call Mark May a douche
settle down for kick off

I am so pumped for this game!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Go IRISH...I haven't laughed that hard in a while. Great Post!

 

[GDomer09]

I wake up and shower
Put my ND gear on head to toe
Put my daughter in ND gear head to toe
Eat a hearty breakfast and drink lot of water. Preparing for later.
Watch Gameday
Grab a 6 pack of some crazy named foreign lager
Than my brothers and I all get together, with them bringing there own different 6 pack of crazy named foreign lager.
Maybe a bottle of Jack or Bacardi.
Watch football, talk trash about the suckeyes and there fan stupidity.
Eat a couple bowls of chili or some shredded chicken sandwiches.
Get pumped and do chest bumps in the living room.
Kick off, sweet sweet kickoff.
The rest is usually cloudy, hoping for partly sunny today.

 

[GDomer09]

Wake up
drop some f-bombs
drink some bloody mary's
drop some f-bombs
watch college game day
shots o' tequila
early games
drop some f-bombs
take dogs for long walk with beers in hand
curse at SC wearing douche bags along the way
eat some good food prepared by my lovely wife
drink beer
call SC lovin' mother f'ing "friends"
drop some f-bombs
rub one out
tell the wife about '93 game against FSU
watch hilights of RUDY - not on DVD - actually reinact them in real time by myself
drink more beer
throw up
do shot of jaeger
go outside and yell obscenities at my mother f'ing SC loving neighbor
stand by street and flip off any car with SC vanity plate
drink more beer
ask wife for BJ
get rejected due to drunkeness
slur speech at neighbors
get pulled inside house by wife
confined to couch for game
shout f-bombs at TV
call Mark May a douche
settle down for kick off

I am so pumped for this game!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LOL!!!! Not too far off from me, just replace SC with OSU and you got it.

 

[tankjeep]

Murphy's Irish Stout, "the shirt" and some brats. watch some football and just try and stay calm. I am a wreck during the games. standing for much of the second half, pacing back and forth. Hands on knees trying to will the defense to get a stop. good grief i need a beer....

dude, i haven't had that beer in forever. the stores around here don't carry it. but damn, that's some good stout. guinness and that are my favs.

i'm getting ready to gear up in about a couple of hours and head the local pub to meet up with some coworkers that are irish fans as well.

 

[GinnyLou]

I wake up and shower
Put my ND gear on head to toe
Put my daughter in ND gear head to toe
Eat a hearty breakfast and drink lot of water. Preparing for later.
Watch Gameday
Grab a 6 pack of some crazy named foreign lager
Than my brothers and I all get together, with them bringing there own different 6 pack of crazy named foreign lager.
Maybe a bottle of Jack or Bacardi.
Watch football, talk trash about the suckeyes and there fan stupidity.
Eat a couple bowls of chili or some shredded chicken sandwiches.
Get pumped and do chest bumps in the living room.
Kick off, sweet sweet kickoff.
The rest is usually cloudy, hoping for partly sunny today.

That is exactly what we do! Except today, I am sitting here smiling ear to ear, hoping Purdue pulls this off! When we beat USC and they get spanked by Purdue - my life in Ohio will be much easier, for the rest of the season.


I love the rituals. Mine are ever changing, because I do one and then we have a bad week - so I start up something else.