ND Stadium Atmosphere

[koonja]

Guaranteed not this weekend. Jack Swar asked us to ramp up the noise, so he definitely told the ushers to lay low for this weekend.

Thanks Darby.

 

[irishtrinity]

Are you kidding me? I'm going to the game this weekend. I plan to stand and cheer the whole time. They can actually make me sit?!?

no a few ppl have bad attitues go and judge for yourself it was 10/10 for me all three times...ushers never talked to anyone and we were cheering yelling and waving flags...

 

[Chamellion]

Thanks Darby.

Yeah no problem, can't wait to be in SB for this weekend.

Maybe I should change my name to NotDarby?

 

[koonja]

no a few ppl have bad attitues go and judge for yourself it was 10/10 for me all three times...ushers never talked to anyone and we were cheering yelling and waving flags...

Ok. If I have a problem I'm pulling up this webpage as my defense.

 

[Rack Em]

Ok. If I have a problem I'm pulling up this webpage as my defense.

The ushers will ask you to sit if someone bitches to them enough about your standing.

 

[dshans]

Please don't use the term "****iana". That is one word that makes me cringe when I hear (or Read) it. ND is in Indiana and not ****igan so we should probably refer to the area as SBI, the Bend, South Bend, Notre Dame Country, etc. I really don't want to be associated with the state of Michigan .

The offending term is officially banished from my kingdom. I was foolishly using a term I'd seen in brochures and heard in ads. I have less disdain than you for that state just a few miles north of South Bend, but only because when I was a student the legal drinking age was 21 in Indiana and 18 in that other state. The Heidelberg Inn in Niles was a nice stop for bier, bratwurst and polka. They did steal the UP from WI and Isle Royale from MN, though.

... I love football in the Fall here in South Bend. The weather is kind of what makes it special.

I agree. Sometimes unpleasant, but always special.

I would love to see a Jumbo-tron but really wouldn't want to see a roof on the place. Give me more seats, alcohol sales in the stadium, rowdy but polite fans and anything that is handed out to make the stadium blue, gold or green and I'll be happy.

I was kidding about the roof, though it would concentrate and heighten the crowd volume. A beer now and then would help lubricate the vocal chords, but might prove messy. Civilizing social mores and self applied language filters could suffer.

Why not green noise makers with the ND logo and Leprechaun on them. No vuvuzelas, thank you.

 

[HereComeTheIrish]

no a few ppl have bad attitues go and judge for yourself it was 10/10 for me all three times...ushers never talked to anyone and we were cheering yelling and waving flags...

This stuff can't be made up, Sir. Doesn't it seem just a little crazy that there have been numerous reports of this throughout the years, but our word is not valid because you've been there 3 times, all 10/10 visits? Congrats.... you seem to be the exception rather than the rule. Is it truly our bad attitudes or is it that you're blinded by the situation/ambiance/boner-factor of being at Notre Dame Stadium?

If you were truly being honest with yourself, you too would see a problem with what is going on here. You're obviously not in a position to do that, which is fine. It's your opinion, but don't label the rest of us as "bad attitude" fans. These observations have come over many, many games over several years.

 

[03euroSVT]

The offending term is officially banished from my kingdom. I was foolishly using a term I'd seen in brochures and heard and ads. I have less disdain than you for that state just a few miles north of South Bend, but only because when I was a student the legal drinking age was 21 in Indiana and 18 in that other state. The Heidelberg Inn in Niles was a nice stop for bier, bratwurst and polka. They did steal the UP from WI and Isle Royale from MN, though....

I know you and I were just having fun. I see why you would like Michigan. I actually live only 15 minutes away from both South Bend and Michigan so I actually don't hate the state. The term kind of bothers me even though I live in the area.

Anyways I will be there Saturday cheering my arse off. GO IRISH!!!!! Beat SC!!!!!!

 

[bigedefense]

So you feel that some bogus attempt at denying and defying weather conditions in northern Indiana would help to sway them into playing football at ND where the winds blow, the temperatures drop and the clouds open? Perhaps any future stadium improvements should include a retractable roof, along with the large video screens, state of the art sound system, artificial turf (complete with garish graphics at midfield, end zones and sidelines) and enough enclosed boxes to house thousands upon thousands of "unacceptable" older fans.
Oh, and adding a roof to the stadium would go a long way in ramping up the volume of the crowd.

Wow! I didn't mean to get you all worked up dshans. I just had an idea. I was half way trying to make a joke about Justice's decommitment last year when I said put the recruits in suites. If I remember correctly, he first said he didn't like the fact that some recruits got an umbrella and he didn't. I know I read that somewhere. Then he refined it by saying they didn't show him enough love. Jeez, my fault at a failed attempt at humor.

Did you take your Viagra without water & it got stuck in your throat? Now you have a stiff neck.




Calm down, it's just another attempt a this thing called humor

 

[johnnykillz]

Calm down, it's just another attempt a this thing called humor

Maybe you just suck at it: humor.

j/k



No but really.

 

[BobD]

Maybe Notre Dame should employ a Feng shui Master?

Is my avatar Spanky or Coach Kelly as a youngster?

 

[johnnykillz]

Is my avatar Spanky or Coach Kelly as a youngster?

Wow. Tough one. If only we could have the picture in color, then **** the kid off. (make the kid mad [dad-gum censorship])

 

[dshans]

Wow! I didn't mean to get you all worked up dshans.
Did you take your Viagra without water & it got stuck in your throat? Now you have a stiff neck.

Calm down, it's just another attempt a this thing called humor

My neck is as limber as your flaccid ... oh, never mind.

I was well aware that it was humor. I was simply using your post as a starting point for added humor.

My apologies ... and I have no need for Viagra, thank you very much. Live, Laugh, Love. What else is there to our years on this orb? Well, eating. That makes the other three possible.

 

[johnnykillz]

My neck is as limber as your flaccid ... oh, never mind.

I was well aware that it was humor. I was simply using your post as a starting point for added humor.

My apologies ... and I don't have any need for Viagra, thank you very much. Live, Laugh, Love. What else is there to our years on this orb?

Live, laugh, love, and hump.

You forgot the fourth quarter.

I'm tired of three good quarters sir.

I need four GREAT quarters.

 

[dshans]

Live, laugh, love, and hump.

You forgot the fourth quarter.

I'm tired of three good quarters sir.

I need four GREAT quarters.

Sweet Jeezus! I was trying to be slyly classy. I left "die with a smile on your face" out, which most definitely encompasses humping, for good reason.

[Looks at the game clock: It seems that I'm in the fourth quarter. Hot Diggity Damn!]

 

[johnnykillz]

Sweet Jeezus! I was trying to be slyly classy. I left "die with a smile on your face," which most definitely encompasses humping, for good reason.

[Looks at the game clock: It seems that I'm in the fourth quarter. Hot Diggity Damn!]

I would like to think you haven't even made it to the tunnel yet, dshans.

See you on the sideline in a few pal.

No frosh hazing!

 

[irishtrinity]

This stuff can't be made up, Sir. Doesn't it seem just a little crazy that there have been numerous reports of this throughout the years, but our word is not valid because you've been there 3 times, all 10/10 visits? Congrats.... you seem to be the exception rather than the rule. Is it truly our bad attitudes or is it that you're blinded by the situation/ambiance/boner-factor of being at Notre Dame Stadium?

If you were truly being honest with yourself, you too would see a problem with what is going on here. You're obviously not in a position to do that, which is fine. It's your opinion, but don't label the rest of us as "bad attitude" fans. These observations have come over many, many games over several years.

Thats cool i can bask in the glory of being lucky to never see anything like ppl being asked to sit down old folks asleep etc.. I have went with my girlfriend and she didn't like football alot and enjoyed it so much for herself she loves floyd and in my videos i recorded in the stadium the wave. etc you can hear saying "my boy Floyd" i was just laughing so funny...

This yr. at AF i'll run down my weekend first i met Tom Hammond and Charley Molnar outside the GUG friday... Then met Dayne Crist's mom in front of stadium player walk she asked if she could step in front of me so she could hug her son i said of course we talked i told her how CRAZY it was b/c i met Dayne last yr first trip to ND on my b-day and wished him happy b-day and got the win.. She wished my happy b-day and i filmed the player walk right in front of the tunnel got her and dayne hugging it was so cool...

The game...I had section 1 lower level seats, perfect weather B2 flyover and we did the wave again and saw the Irish play their best game this yr... So with that game the score and meeting alot of ppl, seeing the new Devine statue revealed plus the cherry on the top of it all.. The WIN first lol, but i met Chris Collinsworth got a pic with him i'm a huge Bengal fans also.. I also met Jake Golic got a pic.... The best part was meeting Manti Te'o after the game and getting my stitched ND jersey signed on the number by number 5....

Funny thing is i was so worried about the game b/c like i said my last trip was to good to be true to be in ND stadium on my b-day and win was perfect... So i thought like a drug i was chasing that fix and maybe i just expected TO much... I am very humble and as happy as an Irish fan can be i wish that for all of you.... 3-0

I hope the rest of the board that goes to the USC game will have more fun than i did and come back and tell us how they took it..... Go Irish Beat USC.....

 

[dshans]

No frosh hazing!

Thank goodness ... I don't look good in a beanie.



[Hell, I probably don't look good in anything – worse in nothing.]

 

[irishtrinity]

wonder if we will have green pompoms for this one?

 

[bigedefense]

My neck is as limber as your flaccid ... oh, never mind.

I was well aware that it was humor. I was simply using your post as a starting point for added humor.

My apologies ... and I have no need for Viagra, thank you very much. Live, Laugh, Love. What else is there to our years on this orb? Well, eating. That makes the other three possible.

Good deal. I was hoping that I hadn't offended you. I enjoy your posts. One of my students came in yesterday and got me with the Viagra joke. Said his dad might have to go to the hospital. When I asked him why, he told me that his dad's neck was so stiff that he couldn't physically move it. I started feeling bad for the guy, then he busts out laughing and hit me with the punch line. Kids, they make this job great. Now if we could just keep the parents from messing their kids up, we would have it made.

 

[bigedefense]

Maybe you just suck at it: humor.

j/k



No but really.

So then, maybe I should change my username to HooverVac. Cause I suck. Again, another one I got from work. We are 7 and 2. We lost by one last week the the reigning state champion. So anyways, in the opinion section of our local paper, a fan wrote that our mascot should be changed to "the dirt devils". The fan rambles on and at the end says, oh yeah, I say they should change their mascot to that because they suck. HAHAHA. At least this witty little genius won't be in the stands for the big SC game.


OK, back on topic. I expect the cameras to be shaking Saturday night. With Swar encouraging the students, thus the entire fan base, I think it will be as loud, if not louder than its ever been it that stadium. Call it wishful thinking, but there is a buzz that I haven't seen in a long time.

 

[Riddickulous]

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Listen to that roar when Wooden bats down the pass. It's deafening.

 

[Otto]

Listen to that roar when Wooden bats down the pass. It's deafening.

And that was back in the 59,000 capacity days before the expansion.
We can only hope that it is that loud on Saturday.
Those of us fortunate enough to be there, MUST do our part.

 

[IrishandColts]

What the stadium will be like this Saturday is what it needs to be like every game.

 

[irishtrinity]

i'll raise that with '05 Zibo returns...

This play the crowd went like 4 different levels started off blastin and then the 40 was crazy and right when hed shook of those USC players/scored the stadium was bar none... Go Irish beat Trogans.....

Zibby Return - YouTube

 

[NDdomer2]

i'll raise that with '05 Zibo returns...

This play the crowd went like 4 different levels started off blastin and then the 40 was crazy and right when hed shook of those USC players/scored the stadium was bar none... Go Irish beat Trogans.....

Zibby Return - YouTube

This is the endzone corner my famliy sits. It was unbelievably loud. I can only hope that it will be this loud Saturday. It will be for the four of us at least.

 

[irishtrinity]

those are great seats have fun...

 

[BurningRiver]

Green pompoms would be amazing

 

[Damion704]

I agree. Green pompoms

 

[koonja]

Kyle Rudolph 95 yard Touchdown / ND vs. Michigan 2010 - YouTube

My favorite because I was there. I've been to Badger games, and contrary to what GBDomer thinks this was louder than any Badger game I've ever been to.