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| I hope you're half as excited as he is for this wonderful day. |
Tomorrow is Gameday. Our first chance to get back on the field after the horrible loss to Michigan. And fortunately, it comes against Purdue. Who is rancid.
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| Purdue football, 2013. |
Notre Dame has had numerous
spectacular
performances
against Purdue.
The good news is that the Irish have made it out of Michigan Stadium, apparently unscathed, unlike in 2011. When key team members found themselves locked in a meat freezer. The bad news is the road to Purdue is difficult. Especially if the team decides to fly. And the natives will certainly not be welcoming
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| Purdue: the only place in America where the beers drink you |
As the videos above suggest, Irish fans can expect little sympathy tomorrow. The continued beatdowns at the hands of the Irish earn Purdue fans little sympathy from the people of Indiana, most of whom fall into three categories: 1) Notre Dame fans 2) Indiana fans 3) Notred Dame football and Indiana basketball fans. In short, hardly anyone in the state likes Purdue. They're not quite the red-headed stepchild of the state, but no one will trust them with anything more than a rubber hammer.
Understandable. Have you seen the results of their boiler-making?
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| Purdue Engineering gone awry? Or current Purdue football season? |
So they've been kicked around a lot. Thus, they celebrate their victories from time to time far above the signficance they deserve. For example, in 2004 Purdue came up to Notre Dame and emerged with a victory: the first time they had won in Notre Dame Stadium since 1974. Their season went downhill from there, ending with a Sun Bowl defeat in El Paso. When the team received their Sun Bowl rings a few months later, the rings were engraved with The Notre Dame-Purdue score.
This was not the first time their obsession came to light. For example, in Bob Davie's first year as Notre Dame coach, he lost to Purdue on the road. It was our first loss to Purdue since 1985. The Purdue team immediately demanded Notre Dame return the Shillelagh Trophy. The Irish were confused. What the heck was Purdue talking about? What trophy? The athletic department began a search, and finally found the Shillelagh Trophy that Purdue had so desperately wanted for a dozen years.
Someone in the athletic department had been using it as a doorstop.
So, Irish fans, the battle lines are drawn. We understand the stakes. Purdue is fighting for everything. For respect, for glory, for pride, for bragging rights, and a trophy that will make their season. Notre Dame is fighting to hold on to one to one of the doorstops for the athletic offices.
Tomorrow, we WILL defend our doorstop.
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