Typically my season-beginning pep rally is the night before the first game. But since I'll be on a flight to Chi-town on my way to the game, it's happening tonight this year.
That means all the classic ingredients.
Firing up the iPod with all the classic Notre Dame songs.
Baking the victory cake.
Chugging Guinness.
Running the stairs (with the Guinness in hand and the dog in tow, of course)
And, the annual viewing of Rudy.
I am so freaking fired up. What do you do to get ready for kickoff???
GO IRISH!!!!!!!!!
By tjak August 29, 2009 - 2:19 pm
Biscuit, I am taking my family to my brothers house three hours away next Friday. On Saturday morning the BBQ gets fired up and we will have an old fashioned tailgate party with all kinds of meat and chili and of course, the suds. The fight song will be sung and a few prayers to our lady will be said. Blue and gold attire only and a little Dropkick Murphy’s blaring in the background. Mom is already praying for a victory as she wants the rest of the weekend to be peaceful. We also have our brick, that we purchased from the renovation days as the shrine on game day. To say that our clan is jacked up would be a gross understatement.
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By san diego irish August 29, 2009 - 7:43 pm
Rudy is good, the soundtrack is worth a listen also.
The last few years I have watched the NFL Films Wake Up the Echoes video on the UND website. Can’t get it to play today, something about the browser.
But it’s a classic look at ND football. They also have an updated version with some more recent ND highlights.
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By The Biscuit August 30, 2009 - 12:28 am
Tjak, god bless ya.
SDI, you know we have your back.
Great starts to the weekend. I am hammered and my friends and wife are passed out. Rudy is only half over. I will keep it runnin. Go IRISH!!! And keep these stories coming….
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By ccham44 August 30, 2009 - 9:00 am
Um, “Knute Rockne, All American” anyone?
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By BJDomer August 30, 2009 - 10:31 am
I have a game day ritual. It has been adversely affected by the earlier start time of College Gameday, but I will press onward. I wake up around 9:00 (or whenever my body decides to). I go through my normal morning routine and then challenge my roommate to a game of NCAA Football (current year + 1). Usually this game will be Notre Dame against the week’s opponent. After the game, College Gameday goes on the TV, and I sit and stare at that for 2 hours. I talk about how much I hate Chris Fowler and cover my eyes so I’m not blinded by Day Glo Corso, and I boo when they invariably ask Mark May how badly he thinks the Irish will lose that week. Once Gameday is finished, I channel surf, trying to find the least crappy noon game to “watch” (pay little attention to while I race to the finish line of an event I like to call the 3000 milliliter dash). Once I have adequately pregamed, I find a tailgate, where I do my best not to attract the attention of authorities. And this year, instead of ending up in Ben Hill Griffin, I will watch the Irish take the field in Notre Dame Stadium.
Go Irish! $%#& Michigan!
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By david August 31, 2009 - 10:12 am
Ahhh, the first game week is upon us. Thank you JESUS!!!!
All this week, I will be wearing blue and gold to work. Ties, watches, or just the colors. In the evenings, as the kids take showers or take baths, the CD the Sounds of the Fighting Irish is played in preparation for Saturday. Friday night, Rudy will be watched. And, in tradition of some saturday in September, my oldests b-day party will be starting at 2. So the game cannot be watched nor scores discussed as some other program from the SEC, Big 12, or maybe even the ACC, whose program I am sure is as dirty beyond all recognition takes up space on my tv while I try to entertain and drench about 15 5 – 8 year olds.
Please Lord, let it be HOT outside so I am not tempted beyond what I can handle to watch that game until the party is done!
The good thing is this….the rest of the year I will not to be disturbed when the IRISH are on.
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By Mark August 31, 2009 - 11:16 am
Hot wax on my balls.
I am a pretty intense fan.
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By Bad Kermit August 31, 2009 - 2:47 pm
How do I get ready? By punching anyone who calls Chicago “Chi-Town.”
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By The Biscuit August 31, 2009 - 2:57 pm
Why do you care Kermit? You live in the freaking ‘burbs. You’ve never lived in Chicago, or Chi-town.
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