B****2
发帖数: 8892 | 1 http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/messages/chrono/31122825
We're all Irish fans. Why are you?
Score: 124
August 5, 2011 2:57 am
If you love Notre Dame
Or don’t know why people do, put on your reading glasses and you’ll know
why...
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football. These simple words incite intrigue and
debate, sparking conversation both pro and con, inducing words of
concurrence and disgust. What is considered by many as the greatest
collegiate football program is undoubtedly the most storied. As with the
New York Yankees, the Duke Blue Devils, and the Dallas Cowboys, people
either love or hate the Irish; there is no middle ground.
I am a fan of Notre Dame.
We all love Notre Dame...and here's I do:.
As a Roman Catholic child being raised in the Pacific 10 infested area of
the Greater Los Angeles basin, I learned from an early age what autumn and
Saturday meant. My father, as his father before him, breathed Fighting
Irish football. No one in my family carries the distinction of being an
alum, yet a diploma from the university is not needed to watch and admire
the team. Being a nationally televised program, Notre Dame games were
passionately voiced by Peter Jackson and on Saturday mornings the television
was filled with golden domes and leprechauns.
I grew up watching players such as Tim Brown, Tony Rice, Ricky Watters,
Jerome Bettis, Rick Mirer, and every child’s favorite ‘Rocket’ Ismail.
Reenacting game breaking plays on the asphalt fields of Southern California,
as most children did, connected me further with the team from South Bend.
My father taught me the tradition unmatched by no other school: The Four
Horsemen, the 11 National Championships, the 7 Heisman trophy winners, and
what it meant to be a fan of Notre Dame. My first memories of watching and
understanding the great sport of football occurred during their epic matches
. It is here I learned early on what disappointment felt like and how to be
a humble fan.
Humility is necessary for Irish follower. Unlike the pompous fans of USC,
the primal fans of Michigan, or the prideful fans of Michigan State, fans of
Notre Dame carry themselves in a differently. With humility we rise, and I
see it with every day's morn. Unlike the snow covered streets of the
Midwest, universities are not close enough for scorn in the desert. This is
where people who are tired of the snow arrive...and they bring their
college football alliances. And they bring their pride. They fight for them
their team with passion, and their passion is what college football is
about. I just so happen to be on the opposing side of their alliance.
Living now in Phoenix, Arizona as an Irish fan I have learned that I am the
exception.
No one here routes for Notre Dame success.
After a very brief (and extremely exciting) National Championship in 1988 at
the age of 6, I have not had a season to celebrate since. I am known by
all as an Irish supporter, yet I never am outspoken about the team and their
exploits. Never too high, never too low (yes, even in 2007 were low
prevailed again), for me a simple, “Go Irish” says all I need to say.
There is no need to carry pride on my shoulder (always on my hat though) for
if I do, Notre Dame will put me in my place. Take for example 1993:
After upsetting #1 ranked Florida State, newly crowned #1 Notre Dame loses
on a last second field goal to Boston College. With the kick went the
national title hopes. One week of being proud instantly flushed, by a
fellow Catholic college no less. How about 2005? The “Bush push” leads
USC over Notre Dame after a suspenseful fourth quarter . I was a 22 year
old kid has his heart broken, and his friends are there to stomp it into the
pavement...
One thing I’ve learned with the losses comes persecution. As stated
earlier, I am not outspoken about Notre Dame, I am only straightforward in
my support of the team. Hell, I blog about it. >wink< There is no ‘shit**
** talking’ for a truly am pessimistic as each opponent is faced.
If you're a Notre Dame fan, you know the meaning of "persecution". When
Notre Dame does not gain victory, text messages and phone calls are aplenty.
I almost am masochistic when dealing with the pain of defeat. I own scars
from past gridiron battles lost, and I feel them in my soul. When Notre
Dame's Victory March plays though, it is the anthem of my spirit and the
battle hymn of my team. It is what sets me apart from all other supporters
of different teams.
I know the bandwagoners, chasing National Championships with their college
football alliances. They know not what true defeat is for they have never
truly cared for a football team. Seeing as how I am a dying breed, I find
there is no one to help console my wounds of a Notre Dame loss. Without
condolence of fellow Irishmen, there is no one who takes it as personal as I
do.
Not a soul, expect dear old dad.
It is with great optimism every year that I welcome a new season. Each game
represents another chance. With victory comes elation. With elation comes
hope. The other beauty I find in winning is not making phone calls to my
USC, Purdue, Navy, Michigan and Michigan State friends. When I see them I
say nothing of the previous weekend and the match that occurred.
Proverbs 16:18,,,pride becomes the fall.
Although most of the country dogs Notre Dame, not many have legit reasons
why. Most my close acquaintances don’t like them due to the fact that I do
(I'm loud...). Perhaps the majority feel the Irish are allotted too much
time in the media spotlight or that there is too much emphasis on a team
that has done little in the past two decades. I can understand these points
of view, and is most cases, I wish ESPN would lay off the constant Irish
watching. Let us do our football do the talking. That way when we don’t
perform up to our standard, I can sit through a telecast and observe what
else is going on in the world of NCAA football. Because when Notre Dame
plays poorly, the media lets you know.
Why do so many people love the sport? No paychecks, no crying, just passion
. It represents (especially in scorching Phoenix) the end of summer and the
beginning of heaven. We must all respect the opposition and have that hope
for our team and their aspirations. All true fans of all teams have their
stories of their love affairs with college football. This was mine. Go
Irish. | B****2
发帖数: 8892 | 2 宗教在一定程度上助ND一臂之力，TX没有这样的基础，因此成为不了第二个ND。 | g*********d
发帖数: 8125 | 3 一群神棍。。。
and
【在 B****2 的大作中提到】
: http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/messages/chrono/31122825
: We're all Irish fans. Why are you?
: Score: 124
: August 5, 2011 2:57 am
: If you love Notre Dame
: Or don’t know why people do, put on your reading glasses and you’ll know
: why...
: Notre Dame Fighting Irish football. These simple words incite intrigue and
: debate, sparking conversation both pro and con, inducing words of
: concurrence and disgust. What is considered by many as the greatest
| d*****1
发帖数: 1837 | 4 你丫才是神棍，你丫全家都是神棍
【在 g*********d 的大作中提到】
: 一群神棍。。。
:
: and
| G**c
发帖数: 1656 | 5 haha
【在 d*****1 的大作中提到】
: 你丫才是神棍，你丫全家都是神棍
| j**y
发帖数: 7014 | 6 Go Irish!
and
【在 B****2 的大作中提到】
: http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/messages/chrono/31122825
: We're all Irish fans. Why are you?
: Score: 124
: August 5, 2011 2:57 am
: If you love Notre Dame
: Or don’t know why people do, put on your reading glasses and you’ll know
: why...
: Notre Dame Fighting Irish football. These simple words incite intrigue and
: debate, sparking conversation both pro and con, inducing words of
: concurrence and disgust. What is considered by many as the greatest
| j**y
发帖数: 7014 | 7 lol
Calm Down, buddy!
【在 d*****1 的大作中提到】
: 你丫才是神棍，你丫全家都是神棍
| g*********d
发帖数: 8125 | 8 不管你信不信，我反正是信了。
【在 d*****1 的大作中提到】
: 你丫才是神棍，你丫全家都是神棍
| j**y
发帖数: 7014 | 9 Hate it or love it, there is no middle ground for you.
反正我是信了！
【在 g*********d 的大作中提到】
: 不管你信不信，我反正是信了。
| g*********d
发帖数: 8125 | 10 你才没有middle ground, 你们全家都没有middle ground!
有木有
！
【在 j**y 的大作中提到】
: Hate it or love it, there is no middle ground for you.
: 反正我是信了！
| Y******e
发帖数: 20256 | 11 我看过网上一些以前信天主教的长大的，好像要支持college fooball，就得支持ND，没什么理由，好像是理所当然的。
后来很多人到了其他学校做了学生，就connvert了。 |
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