So first news came out that Notre Dame was going to start "barnstorming" again.
And then we discovered that then-AD Kevin White really meant "we're going to play no-names in big cities to make a lot of cash," and not "anyone, anywhere, anytime," when he started throwing around that "barnstorming" term.
And then Miami, the one in Florida for those of you keeping score, issued a challenge to ND.
[Miami AD] Hocutt said UM won't play FIU but wants to book marquee opponents and would be interested in speaking with Notre Dame about one of its new, annual prime-time neutral site NBC games.
Oooooooh.
The proposition of playing Miami at Miami is rather unattractive to this ND fan, as Miami is notoriously the worst set of college football fans in the world. Purdue fans throw empties at ND fans in West Wherever The Hell They Play, Michigan (sucks!) fans throw full bottles of beer at ND fans in Ann Arbor, and from the stories I've heard of the old Miami/ND contests, Miami fans actually kidnap ND fans in Miami. I'm not sure I can believe the stories, but when the hyperbole is that extreme, the reality must be pretty bad. And so I overwhelmingly support playing the Convicts in one of these "barnstorming," neutral-site games with poor get-away routes, as I'd certainly like to see a rebirth of the Catholics vs. Convicts series.
By DeepTeaKup July 8, 2008 - 4:10 pm
I think I would rather see ND play FSU in Atlanta or Chicago if this were a neutral site game. Miami would do themselves a disservice with such a setup as their fans do not travel well at all.
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By domer.mq July 8, 2008 - 4:12 pm
DTK,
I think you miss my point. Fewer Miami fans means a lower chance of my ending up in some Colombian hostage camp. It’s a win-win.
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By Burbank Steve July 8, 2008 - 6:58 pm
Great. Let’s play in LA (and not at that pissoir that is the Coliseum). The Rose Bowl and 90,000 Subways, and not a Miami fan in sight.
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By Subway Domer July 9, 2008 - 12:55 am
“Jesus. Please forgive me of my sins, and let this game happen.”
I just headbutted my dog… and that’s just at the thought of the possibility of this game being scheduled.
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By trey July 9, 2008 - 12:06 pm
Isnt one of the commandments, “ND Shalt not schedule Miami?”
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By Her Loyal Sons » Friday Roundup: The “As We Understand It, It Can’t Be Done” Edition July 11, 2008 - 2:06 pm
[...] the possibility of some sort of interaction with a drug cartel or hostage-taking revolutionaries, we’re all for it. Nay, we’re absolutely psyched about it. But then John Heisler, said this: “Our [...]
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