Alllllllll aboard! *Cue maniacal laugh*
That’s the lasting memory. All anyone remembers of Notre Dame’s first night game at home in 21 years is Ozzy Osborne’s opening cackle. No one remembers the late George Atkinson running untouched for a 96-yard kickoff return touchdown. Only when seeing a similarly-catastrophic moment does anyone recall the Irish muffing a snap one yard from the end zone and USC returning the fumble for a touchdown.
Even the other primetime amenities are overshadowed by the sets of dual beats following whatever joke Osborne told himself.
For the record, Notre Dame lost 31-17 to the Trojans in 2011, snapping a four-game winning streak and essentially ending quarterback Dayne Crist’s Irish career.