In last night’s six-point loss to #3 Georgia, the home crowd played a role in Notre Dame’s ultimate demise. The largest crowd ever to watch a football game in the state of Georgia created a real home-field advantage for the Bulldogs because unlike Notre Dame fans two years ago, they didn’t sell-out their team for a few bucks and barely let in any visiting fans by hoarding their tickets. Just like an elite team’s fanbase should.
From the first play of the game last night, the home crowd had Notre Dame rattled. For all the talk all week long about practicing with noise and adjusting to a silent count and all of that, Notre Dame still jumped offsides repeatedly last night.