Today was my late Dad's birthday. He's the one who got my entire family invested in Notre Dame. He met my Mom while she was at St. Mary's, I have two siblings who went there (I tried, didn't get in), but tons and tons of Cousins, Aunts and Uncles who went on both sides of the family. He loved Notre Dame so much, some of my earliest memories were him driving us 10 hours to ND for a game at least once a year.
I like to think he watched the game and was happy about it. I know I'm having a drink for him in celebration.