ND Week "Images of the Rivalry"
Let's get the best memories of the ND games of yesteryear with pictures, jokes, graphics and whatever else we can find to celebrate the rivalry with ND. Here are a few of my personal faves and hopefully there are a lot more that MGoCommunity can share.
TOUCHDOWN "DESUS"
NOTRE DAME FAN FLOW CHART
MY OWN DENARD-O-LANTERN UTL Version
PRE-GAME SIGN LANGUAGE FROM HAWTHORNE
MY FAVORITE POST GAME PIC OF ALL
September 17th, 2012 at 6:23 PM ^
is trying to look down Erin's shirt in that first one....
September 17th, 2012 at 9:31 PM ^
and i would be too
September 17th, 2012 at 8:40 PM ^
" . . . and he's a poor thrower."
September 17th, 2012 at 6:26 PM ^
" . . . oh, wide open!"
September 17th, 2012 at 6:27 PM ^
wait...
September 17th, 2012 at 6:27 PM ^
38-0 x 2
September 21st, 2012 at 10:39 AM ^
That 2007 38-0 was still the most satisfying game I've ever been to. After all of the confusion and sadness of those first two weeks and then the weeklong build-up of insufferable high school friends who were/became Domers, watching that beat down was pure happiness.
September 17th, 2012 at 6:29 PM ^
"We go light it up like it's Dyn-o-mite!"
September 17th, 2012 at 6:31 PM ^
They went for it all!
September 17th, 2012 at 6:33 PM ^
....of said rivalry...."This is incredible, Michigan's gonna score..."
September 17th, 2012 at 6:56 PM ^
Obligatory upvote...
Best quote from Criqui: "Incomplete....but wait, touchdown". Hahahahahahah.
September 17th, 2012 at 8:29 PM ^
Criqui was doing Patriots preseason games this year. He was terrible. Now, I know why*.
*because he went to Notre Dame if that wasn't clear
September 17th, 2012 at 7:22 PM ^
This is the best homer commentator collapse of all time! It NEVER gets old and I laugh out loud every time!
September 17th, 2012 at 6:33 PM ^
"WIDE OPEN IS GALLON...THEY LEFT HIM ALONE!"
September 17th, 2012 at 6:38 PM ^
September 17th, 2012 at 6:39 PM ^
wins the internet. I am totally going to attempt doing that later this fall. Strong work.
September 17th, 2012 at 6:42 PM ^
September 17th, 2012 at 6:50 PM ^
September 17th, 2012 at 6:54 PM ^
After the Alabama loss I found myself feeling that I didn't care about the Notre Dame game this year and just wanted to beat Michigan State. But after they beat MSU and this national ND IS BACK lovefest began, I really hope we crush them. I really don't think MSU is as bad as they looked on Saturday, and they usually have one game a year where they just...suck. (Last year @ Nebraska) I don't think Notre Dame is that good either. They have a freshman QB (or Rees) and a banged up secondary (that MSU didn't really exploit with all their dropped passes). Sure they have a good front four, but how much of that was just because of MSU's banged up OL? I think it comes down to our DBs covering their receivers and Denard being able to throw on the run and get out into space.
September 17th, 2012 at 9:15 PM ^
I was feeling the same way. "Well a loss wouldn't be so bad, we could still win the Big Ten, we're probably due for one..." stuff like that.
But after they won against MSU, things started flaring up. MSU fans saying how we're gonna get shut out, ND fans saying how they're finally *back*, idiot media members like Musberger talking about how ND/Oklahoma could have National Title implications.
To Hell with Notre Dame
September 17th, 2012 at 7:01 PM ^
I was only nine years old, but I remember it anyhow...
Whenever my wife and I are discussing home redecorating, if she asks me how I think we should paint a particular wall, my response is "With a floor-to-ceiling mural depicting Desmond Howard's diving touchdown catch on fourth and one against Notre Dame". Somehow she's not as big on the idea as I am.
September 17th, 2012 at 11:48 PM ^
What is Jeff Fisher doing in the picture?
September 17th, 2012 at 7:25 PM ^
...from the future...
September 17th, 2012 at 7:41 PM ^
I'm not going to argue with the rest of the flow chart but implying that Notre Dame isn't a good school is stupid. Notre Dame has top notch academics, probably better than Michigan's.
September 17th, 2012 at 7:59 PM ^
Thank you Buzz Killington.
Wrong about the last part, too.
September 17th, 2012 at 8:10 PM ^
Sorry, I grew up a michigan fan and go to notre dame now so I felt the need to defend my school's academic standards.
September 17th, 2012 at 8:21 PM ^
Good for you. This is not the place (nor the week) to argue that ND is better than Michigan academically.
Out of curiosity - what made you choose ND over Michigan, especially growing up a Michigan fan? I was pretty unbiased going in, but I just don't see the redeeming qualities of ND, assuming you got in both places.
September 17th, 2012 at 8:29 PM ^
Yeah, I got into both Michigan and ND and with both of them being such high quality schools, the academics really didn't come into play. I made my decision mostly because Notre Dame is smaller and has an incredibly tight-knit student body and I hadn't really gotten that vibe from anywhere else. ND also has an awesome campus if you haven't seen it.
September 17th, 2012 at 8:33 PM ^
I have been to ND's campus, a number of times. It is really awesome, if you hate fun.
ND's campus is pretty, like an art museum is pretty. I don't want to go to college at an art museum though.
September 17th, 2012 at 8:46 PM ^
Okay. Well, I'm sure this won't convince you as you seem to be an expert on the topic but Notre Dame has been a ton of fun. As you are not a student here you can't really experience it for yourself but trust me it's a lot of fun. I've been to Michigan a lot, I go to Notre Dame, they are both fun. And as for the campus, it all depends on your personal opinion.
September 17th, 2012 at 9:09 PM ^
OK, now I think you're punking me. Even my staunchest ND grad friends don't say ND is fun. When I was a student, we visited ND a couple times either for football games or to visit friends. The social scene was worse than high school. When ND kids would come visit us it was like their first time to Vegas.
September 17th, 2012 at 9:35 PM ^
Honestly, it all depends on what dorm you get (yeah, it's a really weird system), I got lucky and got the dorm that is the most lax on drinking rules so we can basically do whatever we want. Some of the other dorms aren't so lucky and I can see that if the people you knew were in some of those then it might suck.
September 18th, 2012 at 9:25 AM ^
Having spent four years in Ann Arbor, five years in Lansing/East Lansing, and three years in South Bend, I can confirm that South Bend sucks.
September 19th, 2012 at 3:17 PM ^
I don't know how i could possibly make this any clearer. Yes, south bend sucks, I said that earlier. What I am saying is that college at Notre Dame is fun. That's all. What I like(d) about Michigan fans is that they're smart and rational. You and LAWolv or whatever his name is, please stop making me think I was wrong about that all these years.
September 20th, 2012 at 10:01 PM ^
jump in and defend my brothers....YOU WERE WRONG. you should have went to Michigan
September 17th, 2012 at 10:07 PM ^
Come on dude, stop busting his chops. Saying ND isn't fun is kind of reaching, can't you agree?
September 17th, 2012 at 11:59 PM ^
September 18th, 2012 at 9:18 AM ^
Not really. I've been to South Bend twice and it's not that much fun, not compared to a public university. Speaking from personal experience, coming to Michigan after 12 years of parochial education was a major culture shock in terms of behavior that was tolerated socially. The vibe I get from ND is the same vibe I had when I was in Catholic school, we used to test boundaries and pull shenanigans, but my friends in public HS were much more worldly than I was.
September 18th, 2012 at 9:26 AM ^
Saying South Bend isn't fun isn't reaching. It's science.
September 17th, 2012 at 8:37 PM ^
Michigan is also located in a pretty awesome city if you haven't seen it.
September 17th, 2012 at 8:47 PM ^
I have, I love Ann Arbor. South Bend sucks and theres no denying it but I made my decision on different criteria.
September 17th, 2012 at 8:57 PM ^
Ha. No worries man. Just trolling you a little bit. ND is certainly a good school. Just curious...who are you rooting for this Saturday?
September 17th, 2012 at 9:03 PM ^
Well I'll be wearing notre dame stuff, otherwise I'd be beat up in the student section. But it'll be really strange, probably sort of a mixture, I guess its a win-win situation?
September 18th, 2012 at 7:41 AM ^
September 17th, 2012 at 7:43 PM ^
Remy Hamilton (1994)
September 17th, 2012 at 8:25 PM ^
buddy ran down my street after he made that kick...
September 18th, 2012 at 7:31 AM ^
led the charge out onto Notre Dame's field as the ball went through the uprights. I was about 20 yards out onto the field when I realized that there was time left on the clock. I turned around to head off the field, but the Michigan crowd was all running at me. Eventually they cleared the field for the final play.
September 18th, 2012 at 9:22 AM ^
Any chance this guy is you or one of your buddies?
September 19th, 2012 at 9:44 AM ^
We were charging in from the corner of the endzone. We would have been just off the screen to the right at that moment, and if my memory serves me correctly, we had a much larger group following us.