Our day has come...

[Ben E.]

I feel confident in saying that because we actually play defense now. I will be channeling my 20 years of personal frustration towards a savage beat down of USC tonight. F~€% em!

 

[nvirish]

Wittek will see a lot more pressure for ND today than Barkley saw from UCLA. Feeling good about today!

 

[Irish4Life14]

I have never been so nervous for a notre dame game I am 17 years old and this is the first time I have ever seen us #1

 

[Ultimate Penn St. Hater]

About 12 hours til kickoff. I can't wait! Go Irish!

 

[notredomer23]

Already have the pregame jitters

 

[GEORGIA DOMER]

Win or lose I am so proud of this teams season! GO IRISH!!!

 

[scUM Hater]

Woke up at 5:30 not being able to sleep. A lot of nervous/excited energy.

 

[notredomer23]

Woke up at 5:30 not being able to sleep. A lot of nervous/excited energy.

glad I am not the only one

 

[JadeBrecks]

I have never been so nervous for a notre dame game I am 17 years old and this is the first time I have ever seen us #1

I am 27 and this is the first time i was old enough to remember them being #1. Go Irish! Smash USC!

 

[EifertPower]

I woke up from a nightmare this morning in which we were trailing 28-24 with 6 minutes left. I've waited my entire life for this night.

Beat USC anyway possible. I dont care if it's because the scoreboard operator accidentally gives us points, I just want a win tonight.

 

[yankeeND]

Up and at em! What a great day of football ahead of us! Ready for our guys to get it done. Finish the year off right boys, lets do this!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[ickythump1225]

I am 27 and this is the first time i was old enough to remember them being #1. Go Irish! Smash USC!

I'm 24 and I'm the same way. I don't remember 1993...I wasn't a Notre Dame fan yet and I wasn't watching many sports back then either. This is definitely the biggest game of my Irish fandom.

 

[arrowryan]

Win, lose, or draw. I am extremely proud of this team, they have come so far and I think the fun has just begun! Go Irish! Beat Trojans!

 

[JadeBrecks]

I'm 24 and I'm the same way. I don't remember 1993...I wasn't a Notre Dame fan yet and I wasn't watching many sports back then either. This is definitely the biggest game of my Irish fandom.

I would have watched all the games but wouldn't have understood much outside of each individual game. Heck I didn't even know we had a #1 light at ND.

 

[Rocky2820]

Just win. Final score is irrelevant. Final stats are irrelevant. Just win.

 

[Irish4Life09]

I'm 24 and I'm the same way. I don't remember 1993...I wasn't a Notre Dame fan yet and I wasn't watching many sports back then either. This is definitely the biggest game of my Irish fandom.

I'm in the same boat. I'm 27 as well and wasn't a fan at a point where we were at this level. It is such a strange but amazing feeling.

 

[texbender]

This team can secure its place in Irish lore by taking care of business....Play Like a Champion Today!

 

[Irish4Life14]

glad I am not the only one

I havent been able to sleep all week, im really looking forward to this one

 

[MrIrishCanadian1]

I've decided not to blink until kickoff! LET'S GO IRISH!!!

 

[AllGoldEverything]

Already nervous.

Just win boys.

GO IRISH

 

[4irishnation]

We belong here boys! This is how it should be, go to Los Angeles and beat the H#LL out of U$C. Our rightful place is at the top of the college football world. As a wise man once said -------------<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/wQKKj_qeOBQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

 

[NDdomer2]

Wittek will see a lot more pressure for ND today than Barkley saw from UCLA. Feeling good about today!

I'm not convinced we do much outside out regular scheme at first. Steady mix of blitz and coverage to keep Wittek guessing. Our front 3/4 should still get decent rush regardless. If their oline and Wittek show our pressure is to much then you dial it up for carnage.

 

[GreenSox04]

ive been waiting for this day for 20 years.

 

[dre1919]

I feel confident in saying that because we actually play defense now. I will be channeling my 20 years of personal frustration towards a savage beat down of USC tonight. F~€% em!

Hahahaha...dude, I feel the EXACT same way!!! Go Irish!!!

 

[North Buffalo Irish]

I was born in January of '89, less than four weeks after the Irish defeated Major Harris and West Virginia to claim the school's 11th national title. I've known I was a Notre Dame fan since I was three or four -- there was simply no other option.

The first game I remember was the 1995 Fiesta Bowl, in which Kordell Stewart and Rashaan Salaam ran wild over a decidedly average Notre Dame team (that finished 6-4-1). I look at this game as the negative turning point for the program. The talent level was dropping, the Holtz era was winding down, and the Irish would lose at least three games for the next 18 seasons -- all of which I watched faithfully with my father, with only one of us knowing what Notre Dame football truly was.

And here we are. Finally back on top, where we belong. Please, Irish... just one time. Don't let me down. Don't let ND nation down. The players deserve this. The coaches deserve this. The students deserve this. The alumni deserve this. The fans (who didn't abandon the program) deserve this. Hell, college football needs this.

Go Irish. Beat SC.

 

[In Lou I Trust]

I woke up from a nightmare this morning in which we were trailing 28-24 with 6 minutes left. I've waited my entire life for this night.

Beat USC anyway possible. I dont care if it's because the scoreboard operator accidentally gives us points, I just want a win tonight.

Haha... you're even negative in your sleep!! That being said... this game scares the $#!+ out of me. I'm confident that we'll win but I've got pregame jitters to the nth!

 

[Btown7]

wish i didnt have to work tonight! i get off at 10 so ill be speeding home to catch the end of the game. guess i'll have to follow scorecenter till then. I have been nervous about this game all week though. win or loose, i'll still be proud of the team and everything they've accomplished this season.

 

[IrishEyesAreSmiling]

I'm 20 years old I was only 1 when they played fsu so this is the biggest ND game of my life hands down

 

[ickythump1225]

I was born in January of '89, less than four weeks after the Irish defeated Major Harris and West Virginia to claim the school's 11th national title. I've known I was a Notre Dame fan since I was three or four -- there was simply no other option.

The first game I remember was the 1995 Fiesta Bowl, in which Kordell Stewart and Rashaan Salaam ran wild over a decidedly average Notre Dame team (that finished 6-4-1). I look at this game as the negative turning point for the program. The talent level was dropping, the Holtz era was winding down, and the Irish would lose at least three games for the next 18 seasons -- all of which I watched faithfully with my father, with only one of us knowing what Notre Dame football truly was.

And here we are. Finally back on top, where we belong. Please, Irish... just one time. Don't let me down. Don't let ND nation down. The players deserve this. The coaches deserve this. The students deserve this. The alumni deserve this. The fans (who didn't abandon the program) deserve this. Hell, college football needs this.

Go Irish. Beat SC.

I was born in February of 1988 so I've technically been alive for a Notre Dame title I obviously don't remember it. The culture in Minnesota isn't really one of college football, and my family didn't follow sports at all so really didn't start following college football until I was about 11. The first national championship I have any real memory of was the Oklahoma/FSU snooze fest.

Safe to say this has been the best year of college football in my life and if we win the NC it'll be the best year of my sports life.

 

[jakerbluegold]

Born in 79. First started REALLY watching the Irish in 92. I remember the joy and the agony. It was still the best season I've experienced as a Notre Dame fan.

I bought a poster title "IRISH IMPACT" with our defense swarming Warrick Dunn.

God I wish I still had that!