Many college football fans dismiss Notre Dame as a relic of “the black-and-white era,” perhaps because there hasn’t been a football program with more big-screen exposure than the Fighting Irish. Don’t be surprised if the next film is entitled, “50 Shades of Black and Gold.”
“There are two kinds of people in the world: Notre Dame lovers and Notre Dame haters,” said Dan Devine, Notre Dame’s coach when the Irish last played in Death Valley. “And quite frankly they’re both a pain in the ass.”
Contempt for Notre Dame is universal yet the program remains relevant.
Notre Dame played for a national championship as recently as 2013 and last won one in 1988, which the guy on the next barstool claimed was proof “they’re living in the 80’s.