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gman86

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No disrespect... but if that is the view of ND fans, it is simply ignorant


Your statement: "ND fans have always viewed conferences and division/conference titles in football as secondary things, sort of a consolation prize for not winning an NC."

If that is true... then the ND fan base is truly ignorant about college football (and too much into themselves). SEC Championships don't matter? B1G Championships don't matter? I think Bama Nation and Buckeye Nation would disagree... even though they both have more recent NC's than ND.

VT won 7 conference championships in the Beamer era (3 Big East and 4 ACC). Believe me... they matter. To dismiss them as "secondary" misses out on one of the great things about college football... to lord your awesomeness over the regional rivals you whip up on every year :)

I get the ND perspective - national schedule, national TV audiences, unique and "special" independent status. That is something nobody else has. But... on the other side of the coin... don't be so smug to dismiss the things you give up, such as annual regional rivalries, the chance to play for and win your conference championship, the chance to represent your conference in it's premier bowl game or Playoffs. ND fans may think their deal is much better... but don't knock something until you try it :)

(In response to this post by TerryD)

Posted: 09/06/2016 at 2:05PM



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If Michigan beats Notre Dame, Domers playing -- Maroon Doom 09/05/2016 02:40AM
  Our season was done when Brian Kelly kept Brian Vangorder -- goldendomer 09/05/2016 11:33PM
  I would say that their only hope -- BigCrumpy 09/05/2016 12:54PM
  ND is playing MSU, not Meechigan -- dayooper 09/05/2016 08:21AM
  IMO ND fans could NOT care care less. ** -- seekoHoG 09/05/2016 11:10AM
  Correct -- TerryD 09/05/2016 09:47AM
  Still... -- crabcake77 09/05/2016 11:51AM
  What else? A consolation prize? -- TerryD 09/05/2016 1:47PM
  That is basketball, not football -- TerryD 09/06/2016 12:53PM
  Wow.....ND fans simply do not understand college football -- ColumbusHokie 09/06/2016 9:41PM
  Sounds fine to me -- TerryD 09/07/2016 11:29AM
  I agree with this but let me clarify that by money I mean -- ColumbusHokie 09/09/2016 07:27AM
  I used the term "special" -- RTFC 09/12/2016 3:12PM
  I used the term "special" -- RTFC 09/12/2016 3:11PM
  ND will never go FCS -- gman86 09/11/2016 8:56PM
  "no evidence to suggest thst ND fans are justified" -- 33laszlo99 09/07/2016 6:07PM
  About "simply ignorant"... -- gman86 09/08/2016 4:57PM
  Again, no offense taken -- TerryD 09/09/2016 08:13AM
  I agree with your post, but took no offense -- TerryD 09/07/2016 8:45PM
  This board is all about healthy discourse. -- ColumbusHokie 09/07/2016 7:40PM
  I have never asked anyone to agree with it -- TerryD 09/07/2016 4:03PM
  I don't see it as smugness -- TerryD 09/07/2016 11:32AM
  That is how ND fans view things -- TerryD 09/07/2016 08:07AM
  I agree with almost all of that -- RTFC 09/07/2016 11:01AM
  Indifference is the best word, I think -- TerryD 09/07/2016 11:21AM
  Not with that defense -- TerryD 09/05/2016 2:13PM
  Yeah, I was really surprised by the D. ** -- daveinop 09/05/2016 2:16PM
  That would be great. -- SAMMYNOLE 09/05/2016 05:50AM
  Why? ** -- TerryD 09/06/2016 11:18AM
  If they lose to Meechicken... -- EDGEMAN 09/05/2016 07:04AM
  Re: If Michigan beats Notre Dame, Domers playing -- SAMMYNOLE 09/05/2016 05:49AM
  Nope, not at all. ** -- TerryD 09/05/2016 09:48AM

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