tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post5953870271919291292..comments2024-01-04T07:21:18.243-05:00Comments on John In Carolina: Navy & Notre Dame: More Than a GameUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post-71950027913237067322008-11-14T14:16:00.000-05:002008-11-14T14:16:00.000-05:00Thank you for an objective perspective on a unique...Thank you for an objective perspective on a unique piece of history, you wrote what I was looking for-*****Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post-81954730709857725382007-11-04T20:04:00.000-05:002007-11-04T20:04:00.000-05:00I attended the Navy/Notre Dame game in Dublin, Ire...I attended the Navy/Notre Dame game in Dublin, Ireland in 1996 (legendary Croke Park) with a contigent of my host Dubliners while on a business trip. I had no horse in the race (I am a Duke guy), but I found myself swelling with pride as I explained to the "true" Irish that these two American institutions represented all that was right about American college sports; and, indeed, America itself. The Dubliners were polite, but confused as to the import of the game (and the rules!) to the few US fans who attended. They laughed awkwardly, but graciously at the Notre Dame mascot and the kilts that several ND fans wore. My hosts thought I may have been a bit Guiness-infected as I cheered for BOTH teams. It was a cross-cultural sports comedy fiasco. Alas, I believe that the American Irish won the game (54-27?); and I laughed so hard when the Dublin paper covered the game the following morning with the lead sub-tag: "The Americans have confused their kilts with their Celts." LOL!!!! Great post, John.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post-91886428597444638652007-11-04T16:12:00.000-05:002007-11-04T16:12:00.000-05:00Good post.I was raised in a traditional Irish Cath...Good post.<BR/>I was raised in a traditional Irish Catholic family, my parents never saw a college campus until I went to one. My first recollection of the Notre Dame mystique was when my uncles went to the ND-Michigan State game in 1966, the 10-10 tie. Two of my high school football teammates went to Notre Dame, and there are other reasons why I have a fondness for the school; however, I could never, ever root against a Service AcademyJackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16530476676444348404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13073631.post-41156817575052779082007-11-04T15:18:00.000-05:002007-11-04T15:18:00.000-05:00John,had tickets,couldn't get anyone to go with me...John,<BR/>had tickets,couldn't get anyone to go with me.My two younger brothers(who are Domers0aren't terribly upset,because of the respect for the Academies.Still,what a game.<BR/> corwin<BR/>Ps,I don't understand why Charlie Weiss didn't go for the field goal at the end of the 4th quarter.Nor does anyone to whom I've spoken.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com