The ritual of hatred during SC week comes rather naturally for most Notre Dame fans. Some of y’all probably came out of the womb wearing blue and gold diapers. Growing up, you learned that cardinal was an abomination next to the color gold. It’s as easy as breathing. Many of you, like Jimmy, have memories in your childhood of games that helped define this rivalry.
Others, like the Texan writing this post, learn and experience it far later in life. In fact, my first exposure to The Battle for the Jeweled Shillelagh was through the NCAA Football video game that I purchased my senior year of high school.