I do feel sorry for many ND fans. You've waited so long to be relevant again -- and then you are.....the media darlings, with a stud LB who received WAY more accolades than he deserved.....simply because of where he played.
And then, not to have it taken from you -- but instead you receive the football equivalent of a Cat 5 Hurricane -- and by halftime you are looking for FEMA trucks -- must be insanely hard to accept.
I remember in 2008 -- getting the wake up call in the SECCG -- and realizing -- we are good, but we are not, there, yet.
We still had some "personality" issues to work through -- but we had a coach that didn't see Bama as a stepping stone to a better gig -- he wanted the challenge......ND has a coach either looking to leave, or testing the waters (which means he's not long term) -- to get a raise..... they will not contend next year -- or the year after -- and most of their fans have just realized it subconsciously -- and they are acting out
(heavy sigh -- slight smirk --
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