Granger Irish
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What Has Been Missing Recently At Notre Dame
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howlingthunder
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I like this article. But, I agree with one of the observations at the end stating that the "specialness" comes from the players as well. The ideal is key and if the players (and coaches) have it then they believe and do great things for ND.
I default back to my favorite player, The Rocket. Raghib was a great football player - but his game play reflected his belief in ND, and the Irish did great things while he was there.
I still watch every minute of every game because I believe that the Irish will always win.
Probably why I'm here...
I default back to my favorite player, The Rocket. Raghib was a great football player - but his game play reflected his belief in ND, and the Irish did great things while he was there.
I still watch every minute of every game because I believe that the Irish will always win.
Probably why I'm here...
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This is a great article. I grew up near SB during the Holtz years and spent a lot of time on campus. Everywhere I went on campus you could feel it. I still believe it to his day, but I have noticed that A LOT of fans have lost it. I have always believed that Notre Dame was more than just a school. It's a state of mind. Its a state of knowing that ND can overcome all odds and win in dire circumstances. I argue this all the time, if you can't walk on to campus and feel something special, then you just plain don't belong their.
When I worked there through my summer vacations in my college times, I was able to walk into the football locker room. The mystique is indescribable. Great coaches and players alike had previously taken the steps I was walking. I had to stop and marvel, bend down and touch the shamrock on the carpet, with emotion in my eyes.
Most fans these days don't feel that way. Somehow, we slipped into mediocrity and are just another school. We need something to bring back that special feeling. Because that feeling is what makes Notre Dame, Notre Dame.
I find that a lot of times I will write a post on here that has a lot of emotion in it, and often times people simply throw back a bunch of numbers. Some people on IE need to remember the special part of ND, the campus, the sports, and the religion it is and begin again to feel that emotion that makes us the die hard fans we are. Thick or thin, 3-9 or 12-0, we really do eat, breathe, bleed, and believe blue and gold.
WE ARE, ND!
When I worked there through my summer vacations in my college times, I was able to walk into the football locker room. The mystique is indescribable. Great coaches and players alike had previously taken the steps I was walking. I had to stop and marvel, bend down and touch the shamrock on the carpet, with emotion in my eyes.
Most fans these days don't feel that way. Somehow, we slipped into mediocrity and are just another school. We need something to bring back that special feeling. Because that feeling is what makes Notre Dame, Notre Dame.
I find that a lot of times I will write a post on here that has a lot of emotion in it, and often times people simply throw back a bunch of numbers. Some people on IE need to remember the special part of ND, the campus, the sports, and the religion it is and begin again to feel that emotion that makes us the die hard fans we are. Thick or thin, 3-9 or 12-0, we really do eat, breathe, bleed, and believe blue and gold.
WE ARE, ND!
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AMEN to that!! you hit the nail on the head everytime i walk on campus I can feel it I have goose bumpsfrom the time i get there till the time i leave! Then after i'm at home we talk about the game to our family and I get that feeling back in my blood i just wish i could make it to every home game so i could go through it more than once a year!