Stadium Renovations, Uniform Changes

[Irish#1]

Both?

The concept was good, but "Saturday in the Park"? Let's hold hands and skip through the park.

 

[calvegas04]

The concept was good, but "Saturday in the Park"? Let's hold hands and skip through the park.

Yeah not advocating for it at all. Chicago and Bon Jovi make the program look like dinosaurs

 

[pumpdog20]

All of the Lights was perfect for the light show when they did it for USC

 

[jerseyborn1971]

VA Tech's Enter Sandman is the GOAT anyway. we're playing for 2nd place when it comes to entrances.

 

[calvegas04]

All of the Lights was perfect for the light show when they did it for USC

Yes they should just keep doing that until they can find something better

 

[GATTACA!]

All of the Lights was perfect for the light show when they did it for USC

Good call. This one was solid.

 

[Some Irish Bloke]

VA Tech's Enter Sandman is the GOAT anyway. we're playing for 2nd place when it comes to entrances.

The most overrated bull shit in all of sports, honestly. I wanted to vomit when ESPN started the broadcast early and covered the entire thing back in '21.

 

[NDPhilly]

@ Pete Bevacqua lets make it happen

 

[ulukinatme]

The most overrated bull shit in all of sports, honestly. I wanted to vomit when ESPN started the broadcast early and covered the entire thing back in '21.

It would be cooler if VT was actually a good program.

 

[ulukinatme]

I'm sure this won't be a popular take but I've never really loved Shipping off the Boston either. It's a tradition at this point and the song is good it just feels odd like it should be BC's entrance or something.

Cut the Boys are Back entirely. All the classic stadium rock songs are so overdone and boomer coded too, need to pick something modern that will actually get the crowd going. Do the prayer then cut all the lights. Crank the bass in the stadium as high as it will go and blast something like Paris or Fein as the players run out.

Modern music is mostly shit. Half or two thirds of the stadium won't even know what the hell it is, only the student section and maybe 1/4 of the rest will have any idea what is playing. Everybody knows songs like Crazy Train though cause it's stood the test of time. The modern garbage will be remembered among the current generation but not by people after like Classic Rock has been.

 

[GATTACA!]

Modern music is mostly shit. Half or two thirds of the stadium won't even know what the hell it is, only the student section and maybe 1/4 of the rest will have any idea what is playing. Everybody knows songs like Crazy Train though cause it's stood the test of time. The modern garbage will be remembered among the current generation but not by people after like Classic Rock has been.

Then why don't we just play flight of the bumblebees or something? It's stood the test of time!

Who cares? If we're picking the best song then sure Crazy Train wins any day, but this is music that's supposed to pump up the crowd and get our players ready to run through a wall. No one is getting fired up by Crazy Train in the year of our lord 2026.

If you look up any lists of most difficult places to play you'll never find Notre Dame stadium on any of them. The dated music and in game production are a portion of that, and at least one that can be controlled. Unlike the number of blue hairs or size of the student body.

 

[AlaskanIrish]

Modern music is mostly shit. Half or two thirds of the stadium won't even know what the hell it is, only the student section and maybe 1/4 of the rest will have any idea what is playing. Everybody knows songs like Crazy Train though cause it's stood the test of time. The modern garbage will be remembered among the current generation but not by people after like Classic Rock has been.

“You know? When I was a kid, you dressed like a woman and you sung about the devil. Now, that was music! And you had one ballad every album, started off in black and white and when the guitar solo came in, it went to color. Yeah, that was music.”

 

[WineGate]

All of the Lights was perfect for the light show when they did it for USC

No one ever mentions Jail by Kanye but I've always thought that would be a good stadium song

 

[ulukinatme]

Then why don't we just play flight of the bumblebees or something? It's stood the test of time!

Who cares? If we're picking the best song then sure Crazy Train wins any day, but this is music that's supposed to pump up the crowd and get our players ready to run through a wall. No one is getting fired up by Crazy Train in the year of our lord 2026.

If you look up any lists of most difficult places to play you'll never find Notre Dame stadium on any of them. The dated music and in game production are a portion of that, and at least one that can be controlled. Unlike the number of blue hairs or size of the student body.

Yes, because a classical orchestra tune is the same as a Rock anthem.
Maybe we can make it work with the beginning of this version:

 

[FWIrish4]

Give me some Phil Collins!

 

[GrangerIrish24]

Give me some Phil Collins!

The Tarzan soundtrack is a banger.

 

[FWIrish4]

In all seriousness, we just need to find something that is “ours.” I absolutely love Florida’s “I won’t back down” into the 4th quarter.

I’m also jealous of LSU’s Callin Baton Rouge and Bama’s Dixieland Delight.

 

[ulukinatme]

Give me some Phil Collins!

Phil Collins is an evil cyborg from the future that was sent back to destroy mankind. That's why his voice always sounds synthesized.

 

[GATTACA!]

The Tarzan soundtrack is a banger.

He recorded that album in 8 different languages. This would be a nice nod to the admissions department and their dumb fucking foreign language requirement that has screwed us dozens of times.

 

[bcole2]

The band plays this song with about 2 minutes left when we are going to win. Turn this into a Notre Dame version of Callin' Baton Rouge and make the whole stadium green. Our stadium is never going to be a hype bounce house. This would lean into tradition and allows for crowd participation.



Also, make a sick hype video for before the game and put it to this cover of SUTB. Who doesn't love some sick epic orchestral covers?

 

[Notre Dame Joe]

There has to be some awesome DJ's in northwest Indiana than can help improve the music

I can't believe how bad the music is in year 5 of MF. Like he has to know how lame it is. Such an easy fix.

The fix is a button marked OFF.

 

[Giddyup]

Play Copperhead Road and call it a day

 

[Jimmy3Putt]

Play Copperhead Road and call it a day

That’s a great suggestion. They could mix the bagpipes in the beginning to the second half of the song where the beat picks up.

 

[Giddyup]

I’m sure there could be some cool bagpipe mixup they could play.

 

[thekid33]

I've very much enjoyed getting caught up on the posts over the past 24 or so hours. Some good ideas. Some that are perhaps not so good. However, the demographics of the posters on an internet message board may not be the most qualified to determine how to improve the hype factor

Overall, I think the most important and valuable input to improve the atmosphere would come from the students (and players to a lesser extent).

If the youths are hyped the rest of the stadium should follow.

 

[pumpdog20]

In all seriousness, we just need to find something that is “ours.” I absolutely love Florida’s “I won’t back down” into the 4th quarter.

I’m also jealous of LSU’s Callin Baton Rouge and Bama’s Dixieland Delight.

Yes! Pick one and stick with it! Can't create a tradition when you're changing the songs all the time.

Side note... to all the haters, I actually like the Six Flags song after a 3rd down stop.

 

[GATTACA!]

Side note... to all the haters, I actually like the Six Flags song after a 3rd down stop.

 

[Jimmy3Putt]

Six Flags sounds like any other techno/dance song to me.

They all suck

 

[NDPhilly]

Anyone who actually likes the Six Flags theme at a big time football game should be excommunicated from the board IMO

 

[calvegas04]

Six Flags sounds like any other techno/dance song to me.

They all suck

Don't tell that to Techno Viking, he will F you up