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30 Things All Notre Dame Fans Should Do Before They Die

By Joshua Vowles

Oct 11, 2014; South Bend, IN, USA; A general view of the golden dome at the University of Notre Dame before the game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the North Carolina Tar Heels at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 11, 2014; South Bend, IN, USA; A general view of the golden dome at the University of Notre Dame before the game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the North Carolina Tar Heels at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 6, 2014; South Bend, IN, USA; Michigan Wolverines quarterback Devin Gardner (98) is sacked by Notre Dame Fighting Irish linebacker Kolin Hill (43) in the second quarter at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 6, 2014; South Bend, IN, USA; Michigan Wolverines quarterback Devin Gardner (98) is sacked by Notre Dame Fighting Irish linebacker Kolin Hill (43) in the second quarter at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-USA TODAY Sports /

Michigan Game

Do you want to go to a game where you just might burst into laughter if the other team and its fans just spontaneously burst into flames? If that’s your cup of tea, then the Notre Dame / Michigan game is for you. The thing is, is that these two teams won’t be playing each other for a long time.

So… this is one that you’ll have to put on the backburner. For all of the posturing we do about not calling Michigan a rival (which they most certainly are not) and not caring to play them ever again, this has been one of my favorite games to attend both in South Bend and in Ann Arbor (tramp).

I thought for a while that perhaps it was the younger version of me that felt more warlike in my attendance, was why I enjoyed this so much- the trash-talking, the rudeness, the shoulder bumps- everything that felt like a soccer game overseas. But, as I witnessed first hand, it was all still there in its hateful glory in 2014 when Notre Dame beat Michigan 37-0 (this is the only score I will accept).

So, if it comes back… get to it, as I’m sure it will be hyped up beyond belief.

-JV

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