tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36696801.post6057223162754209054..comments2024-03-07T05:17:49.252-05:00Comments on Boiled Sports: UND "Fans" Continue Insisting They Know Who "Rivals" AreJ Moneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09925161304409415806noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36696801.post-41752194388216420412009-09-26T00:58:58.535-04:002009-09-26T00:58:58.535-04:00I think one way to look at it is that Notre Dame r...I think one way to look at it is that Notre Dame really has to look at USC as a rival, especially right now ... <br /><br />Historically, as Casey points out, Navy is a "rival", although it should be obvious that there are two major flaws in that argument now: one is that the history in that series can be divided into two categories, "ancient history" and "annual Notre Dame wins", neither of which necessarily make a rivalry, and the other is that Navy already has a rival that dwarfs ND in comparison. (Well, in numeric terms. And rivalry terms.) <br /><br />In terms of competitiveness, though, the only teams ND could really consider as rivals are Michigan and USC, and right now, no one's going to be really impressed with a win over Michigan (as we saw last year, and this year ... oh right, the Irish lost that game). So that leaves USC. And that kind of puts Notre Dame in the same situation that Indiana tends to find themselves in with respect to football ... their one major rival is consistently better than they are. (I think we can all agree to exclude the Akers/Mallory era from this discussion.) <br /><br />I mean, this may be Carroll's worst team at USC, and if Weis can't beat this one, when will he do it? <br /><br />If they don't place the same importance on the games against Purdue that we do with them, that's cool. I mean, they probably look at the Michigan State games the same way, right?<br /><br />Also, for what it's worth, one of my earliest college football memories is of Anthony Davis on the cover of SI the week after USC rolled up 48 second-half points to beat Notre Dame 55-24 (it was 24-7 at the half). I don't know if that's relevant or not, I just like remembering it.zlionsfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02966540737106797756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36696801.post-47185453295842922542009-09-25T23:40:28.709-04:002009-09-25T23:40:28.709-04:00I just have to ask, If they lose to Washington nex...I just have to ask, If they lose to Washington next week, can they still use the excuse of Ty's players because he did recruit most of Washington's team.T-Millhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658800030850579943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36696801.post-65752072357638299192009-09-25T20:52:52.356-04:002009-09-25T20:52:52.356-04:00Casey, if you have such a problem with Purdue fans...Casey, if you have such a problem with Purdue fans, perhaps you should consider going back to the safe confines of your golden dome, where Weis is still worth his weight in cheeseburgers, Pickles' decision to take a knee rather than a sack resulted in turf toe, not vaginitis, and the whole world respects you, not just Dr. Lou.Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13716833639504739487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36696801.post-40089308554464991762009-09-25T19:00:32.468-04:002009-09-25T19:00:32.468-04:00Inbred moron...nice. Keeping it classy. You repres...Inbred moron...nice. Keeping it classy. You represent this site very well. Thanks to nearly all of you for proving my point. Nice red herring. Apparently, because I typed my first comment in five minutes at 1ish in the morning it equates to me not having a degree. Try not making an assumption after one post. Moron. I wasn't saying that ND is relevant, I was simply stating that you sound like a p***y whining about how ND doesn't give you the respect you think you your football program deserves. Who cares? You disgrace yourself and other boilers by spending so much time on this site b****ing and taking any opportunity to slam a school superior than yours. Maybe it is the inferiority complex since your school has never won anything. Ever. I don't know, but its quite obvious that boilers like yourself keep your school from getting the respect "it deserves."Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06447267837349963991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36696801.post-29210362341648083902009-09-25T16:33:05.988-04:002009-09-25T16:33:05.988-04:00Oh, and Casey, you inbred moron... Try reading mor...Oh, and Casey, you inbred moron... Try reading more than one post before trying to pigeonhole us. Go on back to your degree-less life, dreaming of Notre Dame being relevant again.J Moneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09925161304409415806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36696801.post-79216388480993249092009-09-25T16:30:44.822-04:002009-09-25T16:30:44.822-04:00Shawn, in the end, that's what I gave in to......Shawn, in the end, that's what I gave in to...it's fine, they're not our rival. IU is. UND is a bunch of pussies afraid to play us in basketball.J Moneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09925161304409415806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36696801.post-56907830076519152692009-09-25T15:13:51.607-04:002009-09-25T15:13:51.607-04:00I don't consider Notre Dame a rival. I have t...I don't consider Notre Dame a rival. I have too much hatred in my blood to consider them a rival. They are simply a big game against the team I hate most. They're probably the team I enjoy beating most, though Michigan and Ohio State are both up there as well.<br /><br />But in this Boiler's mind, our rival is Indiana. They are the team that I can least stomach losing to, and to me, that's how you measure a rivalry.<br /><br />Also, us insisting that we have a rivalry with ND despite their denying it makes us sound every bit as pathetic as the Irish sound when USC denies them as rivals.<br /><br />So please, stop whining after the girl who doesn't want to date us, and let's just get back to hating that spoiled, loud mouthed, egotistical, self-important, delusional bitch.blr1426https://www.blogger.com/profile/02617084282483069076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36696801.post-86847175245971247392009-09-25T13:10:09.197-04:002009-09-25T13:10:09.197-04:00As for their real "rival," to borrow a f...As for their real "rival," to borrow a few stats from Gene Wojciechowski, Weis is 0-4 against the Trojans with an average margin of defeat of 24 points. They haven't beaten USC since Bob Davie was there. Since 1996, they've had as many head coaches (3) as wins. Not to mention in the last two years they've managed to hang just 3 points total on the Trojans.Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13716833639504739487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36696801.post-33524283795275619372009-09-25T12:11:28.298-04:002009-09-25T12:11:28.298-04:00Notre Dame, more like...Notre LAME! HEYOHHHHHH!
S...Notre Dame, more like...Notre LAME! HEYOHHHHHH!<br /><br />Seriously, Notre Dame can suck it, arrogant pricks.Shadow300zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03214681672699634478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36696801.post-68451720487445113762009-09-25T11:53:38.656-04:002009-09-25T11:53:38.656-04:00Brad is spot-on. I have friends who went to ND, a...Brad is spot-on. I have friends who went to ND, and was actually a guest of their athletic department for one weekend (the 2004 Purdue game in South Bend, as it turns out-- the one where Orton carved up these guys like a roast), and they were well-adjusted, genuinely nice folks who were proud of their school. Superfans-- anybody's superfans-- are an insufferable lot, but sheer delusional arrogance of the Domers take it to another lever entirely. Casey the troll's arguments are about as salient as the current UND football program is relevant. Remember my friend, the University of Chicago and Army once were the most feared and respected college football teams in the land-- how have they been doing of late? As for Notre Dame, they have had exactly 5 winning seasons (plus one .500 campaign) since 1999-- hardly the stuff of a football superpower. Despite all of the inherent recruiting advantages this program has (including its own TV network) I daresay that sort of record comes dangerously close to the definition of "mediocrity."The Accidental Expathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14334197325765873801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36696801.post-72090563462465575242009-09-25T11:29:37.601-04:002009-09-25T11:29:37.601-04:00I grew up in the South Bend media market, and most...I grew up in the South Bend media market, and most of my friends were ND/IU fans. You know the type, the ultimate bandwagon fans who can't stick with just one school because they want to be associated with winning and success. <br /><br />Now, when I get grief from a Domer, I look at them and say "What year did you graduate from ND?" And 99% of the time, they didn't. Yes there are nice ND fans/alums, but I know that the alum base really hates the fan base more then they want to admit because of all of the money they bring into the university. <br /><br />As for the first post trolling our site is concerned, thank you for repeatedly calling us idiots and ignorant. Your extremely well written post clearly demonstrates a top notch education, both from a grammatical and historical perspective. An ND fan making a claim that we constantly make excuses about losing is the epitome of irony. Bravo! By the way, what year did you graduate from UND?<br /><br />I am proud to say that I am a graduate of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology program at Purdue. I wear Purdue apparel around the office, even though I work (and now am a graduate student) at Northwestern University. Being a Boilermaker is more than just following athletics for most of us because we have dedicated a lot of time and effort obtaining degrees at one of the most respected and renowned universities in the country.Bradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12010586059360063062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36696801.post-62946941852567417072009-09-25T09:58:53.986-04:002009-09-25T09:58:53.986-04:00Tell us how you really feel...
J, let the babies ...Tell us how you really feel...<br /><br />J, let the babies have their bottles. They want to believe that USC is their rival, let them. You know what that means? Their "rival" has kicked the crap out of them for the last decade, and then some. If fact, their "rival" has everything that UND fans have been pining for: consistant BCS rankings, center stage on the national scene, bowl wins against good teams, a coach that can do more than recruit and eat, and the list goes on. <br /><br />Don't blow a gasket on these people. They just think we are another cake on their spongy soft schedule. Let them. I just hope they don't use the boo-boo on Pickle's toe as any sort of excuse, regardless of the outcome of the game.Planghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02653369707738276129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36696801.post-3282033039305375052009-09-25T09:57:30.820-04:002009-09-25T09:57:30.820-04:00Maybe somebody needs to tell the Domers that USC p...Maybe somebody needs to tell the Domers that USC probably thinks about ND the same way ND apparently thinks about Purdue.<br /><br />ND hasn't been in the same class as USC for quite some time and probably never will be again.The Brilliant Moronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13473428492045203615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36696801.post-7414002361078939912009-09-25T09:54:15.068-04:002009-09-25T09:54:15.068-04:00I smell a troll!
Thanks guys for reminding me of ...I smell a troll!<br /><br />Thanks guys for reminding me of my ND hatred. Completely forgot for a while.The Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13746288253779972860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36696801.post-87872075471779132292009-09-25T09:50:20.797-04:002009-09-25T09:50:20.797-04:00I hate Notre DameI hate Notre DameChadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15812547488267315538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36696801.post-14737303677846576562009-09-25T02:36:11.345-04:002009-09-25T02:36:11.345-04:00He who knows, does not speak. He who speaks, does ...He who knows, does not speak. He who speaks, does not know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36696801.post-12373945530329758432009-09-25T01:17:11.845-04:002009-09-25T01:17:11.845-04:00Its really quite pathetic to see you type all of t...Its really quite pathetic to see you type all of this up for the simple fact that the Irish don't consider PU a rival. Big freakin deal. Why waste the time or energy to gripe and sound like a little girl because a university (that you supposedly don't care about)doesn't hold you to as high of a standard as USC. Or even Navy for that matter. At least Navy and ND have a history beyond simply playing each other every year. Yeah they really do. Google it. Whats the overall record between you and ND? Do you really think that sports fans across the nation give PU football half the respect they have for ND. Sure a good portion of the nation hates ND football and for more reasons than their arrogance, but the respect is still there. I'm sure you can't fathom that though. Your ignorance won't allow it. From a skim-through, this site pretty much sums up what most sports fans that have had to endure a confrontation with a boiler like yourself: pure ignorance. Do you not have enough going on within your own program so that you need to post idiotic crap about other schools? Namely ND and IU. Every university has homers, but my god. All your type does is make excuse after excuse. Why your program is as good as this or that program. And there are never any facts. Complain and post about other schools to divert attention from the boredom of your own? Just speculating. Hell with your basketball team currently experiencing brief significance, it is really shedding light to the rest of the nation on what type of fans many of you are. You guys were getting trashed on the message boards in March for all of the ignorant crap you were spewing. Painter seems like a great up and coming coach, but if you honestly think that after your class with Hummel is gone that you will still be (even somewhat consistently) significant in the tournament you're delirious. Nothing will change because many of you PU fans have been this way for years, but maybe rather than point your finger at ND and complain about their arrogance, take the gold and black goggles off and take a look at yourselves...seriously. Yeah I know that was deep. While you have your foot in the spotlight try acting like some respectable fans rather than like a bunch of ignorant idiots. A lot of you portray yourselves as being quite un-educated when it comes to sports. Excuse all the grammatical errors within this comment. I'm sure they're several.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06447267837349963991noreply@blogger.com