To Irish fans and haters alike, the idea that Notre Dame will ever compete on a level with the likes of USC or Florida again (with their tough academic standards and lack of settings for a Girls Gone Wild video) seems like a pipe-dream after so many years of frustration and failure. But watching this team in action, and seeing the real and extreme talent that the squad possesses, one gets the distinct impression that there in an intrinsic difference between those upstart-flukes (like Ty Willingham's 10-2 2002 squad) and this collection of men.
On an opening day for college football when Navy put up 27 points on Ohio State and almost won the game in the process, it is hard to completely write off Notre Dame's shutout of Nevada to the Wolf Pack's ineptitude. After many seasons of disappointment few Irish fans will use this win to signify anything beyond a satisfying victory but the team's performance on both sides of the ball, and specifically the emergence of the Clausen/Floyd connection, indicates that those top 10 recruiting classes Weis has been gathering in the past few years may finally be starting to pay dividends on the football field.
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1 - winitall
Only took one win for your first love-letter to your other favorite national bandwagon! Awesome! You're a Cowboys fan too, aren't you? Please say you are. Lives in Detroit. Loves the Yankees and Notre Dame. Lakers and Cowboys can't be far behind, can they?
2 - Tony
"To Irish fans and haters alike, the idea that Notre Dame will ever compete on a level with the likes of USC or Florida again (with their tough academic standards and lack of settings for a Girls Gone Wild video) seems like a pipe-dream after so many years of frustration and failure."
And I appreciate you lumping the Irish in with the Lakers and Cowboys but in case you've been in a cave for the past 21 years, that's how long its been since the Irish won a National Championship. I'm not sure there is much of a "Notre Dame bandwagon" this decade.
And since you're so interested in my personal allegiances I actually am a Pistons and Lions fan, thanks for asking and, as always, thanks for reading. I really think you're my most avid and consistent reader.