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Datsun310Guy
Datsun310Guy UberDork
1/5/13 8:01 p.m.

My F-I-Law is from Alabama. Totally pumped for the game. So I call him to say I need help picking up a chair on Monday night. He was not happy - "just kidding".

I want to see the Irish win........sorry Popo.....

Fueled by Caffeine
Fueled by Caffeine MegaDork
1/5/13 8:18 p.m.

Wife went to saint Mary's( nd women's college from before coed schools). Her sister and two brothers went to nd. Her dad went to nd. Her grandpa went to nd. Her grandpa's dad went to nd. Her grandpa's grandpa went to nd. We have the diploma on silk from the 1870s

Yup. We bleed green and gold.

DoctorBlade
DoctorBlade SuperDork
1/5/13 8:27 p.m.

I'm rooting for an airstrike, meteor, earthquake, tidal wave.... I'll take what I can get. Salmonella, anyone?

JohnRW1621
JohnRW1621 PowerDork
1/5/13 8:29 p.m.
Fueled by Caffeine wrote: Yup. We bleed green and gold.

Though officially, the school colors are gold and blue.

Datsun310Guy
Datsun310Guy UberDork
1/5/13 9:51 p.m.
JohnRW1621 wrote:
Fueled by Caffeine wrote: Yup. We bleed green and gold.
Though officially, the school colors are gold and blue.

LOL

Cole_Trickle
Cole_Trickle HalfDork
1/5/13 9:55 p.m.

Roll Tide!

I will pull for ND though. Im just tired of the SEC.

Fueled by Caffeine
Fueled by Caffeine MegaDork
1/6/13 5:59 a.m.
JohnRW1621 wrote:
Fueled by Caffeine wrote: Yup. We bleed green and gold.
Though officially, the school colors are gold and blue.

Like I went to that E36 M3ty school

wbjones
wbjones UberDork
1/6/13 7:37 a.m.
Fueled by Caffeine wrote: Wife went to saint Mary's( nd women's college from before coed schools). Her sister and two brothers went to nd. Her dad went to nd. Her grandpa went to nd. Her grandpa's dad went to nd. Her grandpa's grandpa went to nd. We have the diploma on silk from the 1870s Yup. We bleed green and gold.

never understood the ND fighting irish thing ... a school named for a cathedral in France and then trying to cash in on the luck of the Irish leprechaun

Fueled by Caffeine
Fueled by Caffeine MegaDork
1/6/13 7:50 a.m.

My college didn't have a football team, but we were nationally ranked in pirating movies.

JohnRW1621
JohnRW1621 PowerDork
1/6/13 8:47 a.m.
wbjones wrote:
Fueled by Caffeine wrote: Wife went to saint Mary's( nd women's college from before coed schools). Her sister and two brothers went to nd. Her dad went to nd. Her grandpa went to nd. Her grandpa's dad went to nd. Her grandpa's grandpa went to nd. We have the diploma on silk from the 1870s Yup. We bleed green and gold.
never understood the ND fighting irish thing ... a school named for a cathedral in France and then trying to cash in on the luck of the Irish leprechaun

Not really named after the Cathedral in France were the full name is "Our Lady of Paris." The University is "Our Lady of the Lake." The Lady in both cases just happens to be the same lady.

As for the color/mascot... From Wiki
Notre Dame's NCAA Division I teams are known as the Fighting Irish. This name was used in the early 1920s with respect to the football team and was popularized by alumnus Francis Wallace in his New York Daily News columns. The official colors of Notre Dame are gold and blue which are worn in competition by its athletic teams. In addition, the color green is often worn because of the Fighting Irish nickname. The Notre Dame Leprechaun is the mascot of the athletic teams. Created by Theodore W. Drake in 1964, the leprechaun was first used on the football pocket schedule and later on the football program covers. The leprechaun was featured on the cover of Time in November 1964 and gained national exposure.

Osterkraut
Osterkraut UberDork
1/6/13 10:01 a.m.

After losing to goddamn Louisville, I need a "W" from an SEC team to cheer me up.

DirtyBird222
DirtyBird222 SuperDork
1/6/13 10:04 a.m.
Osterkraut wrote: After losing to goddamn Louisville, I need a "W" from an SEC team to cheer me up.

Roll Eagle!! War Tide!!

JohnRW1621
JohnRW1621 PowerDork
1/6/13 10:28 a.m.

My answer: Roll Tide
Said in the spirit and context of the ESPN commercial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nvyknw4VClE

coolusername
coolusername Reader
1/6/13 12:52 p.m.

After spending around 180k for my daughter to get a degree in history and education at Bama, I feel like I am part owner of the team, so I must say Roll Tide!!! BTW: now she can get a teaching job making about 32k if she could find a opening.........

m4ff3w
m4ff3w UltraDork
1/6/13 12:56 p.m.

Roll Tide!

Datsun310Guy
Datsun310Guy UberDork
1/6/13 1:56 p.m.

One word........."Rudy"

Anti-stance
Anti-stance SuperDork
1/6/13 2:09 p.m.
DirtyBird222 wrote: Roll Eagle!! War Tide!!

You just made everyone's head in Alabama assplode.

JohnRW1621
JohnRW1621 PowerDork
1/6/13 2:09 p.m.

Rudy was a fake!
It's a story "based" on fact.
Cite: http://www.lostlettermen.com/10-17-2011-rudy-real-fake/

more recent fraud charges

The guy's regular, daytime job is propagating the mis-information. http://www.rudyinternational.com/

alfadriver
alfadriver PowerDork
1/6/13 3:24 p.m.
DoctorBlade wrote: I'm rooting for an airstrike, meteor, earthquake, tidal wave.... I'll take what I can get. Salmonella, anyone?

With the game starting reasonably late, could be a good evening for an early night?

Not sure what to expect, but I think Alabama will win. ND was pretty lucky to be undefeated- almost loosing to 4-4 Pitt, should have lost against Standford, even a big turnover game against my team was close at the end.

Granted, they did get better as the season went on. But Bama was more shocked by A&M than just getting flat out beat by them.

Either way, I'm not rooting for either. Go Blue.

DirtyBird222
DirtyBird222 SuperDork
1/6/13 4:41 p.m.
Anti-stance wrote:
DirtyBird222 wrote: Roll Eagle!! War Tide!!
You just made everyone's head in Alabama assplode.

If the military ever sends me back to Alabama, I am going to say this while wearing garb from both schools. They won't know what hit them. Hopefully I'll never have to go back there unless it's for OTS.

93EXCivic
93EXCivic MegaDork
1/6/13 8:50 p.m.

I normally root for SEC teams but Alabama fans drive me crazy. I am not sure who to root for.

Datsun310Guy
Datsun310Guy UberDork
1/6/13 9:30 p.m.
JohnRW1621 wrote: Rudy was a fake! It's a story "based" on fact. Cite: http://www.lostlettermen.com/10-17-2011-rudy-real-fake/

I still like the movie. It's better than the "Brian's Song" remake I stayed up and watched until 2am after New Year's Eve.........

So how much of "Something for Joey" was fake?

mtn
mtn PowerDork
1/6/13 11:39 p.m.
coolusername wrote: After spending around 180k for my daughter to get a degree in history and education at Bama, I feel like I am part owner of the team, so I must say Roll Tide!!! BTW: now she can get a teaching job making about 32k if she could find a opening.........

180k for an in-state school?

alfadriver
alfadriver PowerDork
1/7/13 6:51 a.m.
Datsun310Guy wrote:
JohnRW1621 wrote: Rudy was a fake! It's a story "based" on fact. Cite: http://www.lostlettermen.com/10-17-2011-rudy-real-fake/
I still like the movie. It's better than the "Brian's Song" remake I stayed up and watched until 2am after New Year's Eve......... So how much of "Something for Joey" was fake?

Rudy made watching Lord of the Rings much more fun.

coolusername
coolusername Reader
1/7/13 6:56 a.m.
Power Dork said: 180k for an in-state school?

You got it brother, of course that includes a Townhouse, food, gas etc etc.....

Pretty much every penny I earned for 3.5 years, if you have kids start saving now!

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