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Begrudgingly, we must accept Notre Dame is a football program like no other.
A quick examination into the history of competitive athletics in the United States shows the Irish are the most loathed and loved in this sport and every other. The New York Yankees are probably second, and if you just arrived on our little blue planet - welcome to earth, and you'll never believe which college football team most Yankee fans support.