🏈 Is the Notre Dame vs Michigan game still a big rivalry? (national poll results, per state, inside)

[TerryP]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>So good: <a href="http://t.co/lbP90mq43A">pic.twitter.com/lbP90mq43A</a></p>&mdash; The SEC Logo (@SEC_Logo) <a href="https://twitter.com/SEC_Logo/statuses/375772101791453184">September 6, 2013</a></blockquote>
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[planomateo]

Its funny how the schools are handling this. ND says there is no rivalry, Michigan says there is.

 

[bamaledge]

Its funny how the schools are handling this. ND says there is no rivalry, Michigan says there is.

That's just because when ND, hopefully, gets their buttocks kicked it won't hurt as much psychologically.

 

[TerryP]

Its funny how the schools are handling this. ND says there is no rivalry, Michigan says there is.

When I heard Kelly I was left wondering "why on earth did he decide to do that?!?!"

Today I'm left wondering, "why on earth did he decide to do that?!?!"

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For those "catching up" on Kelly's comments:

"I really haven't seen it as one of those historic, traditional Notre Dame rivalries," Kelly said on a conference call. "I've seen it as just one of those great football games that Notre Dame has played.

"For me, I've been in Michigan a long time, I've always felt the Notre Dame-Michigan game was a big regional game. But in the Notre Dame history books, this game has (been) played, but obviously there have been some years where it hasn't been played for a number of years."

-Chicago Tribune

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*** He's since back-pedaled, or withdrew his foot from his mouth...

 

[Bamabww]

I think it's a rivalry game but I voted my heart: "Damn Yankees"

 

[UAgrad93]

Kelly has since learned that sucking on the leather tips of his shoes has lost its flavor!

 

[rammerjammer]

I think it's a rivalry game but I voted my heart: "Damn Yankees"

This

 

[TerryP]

should have allowed for multiple choices

I think it's a rivalry game but I voted my heart: "Damn Yankees"

 

[psychojoe]

I'm sure that if you pressed a Meechegan fan they'd say that the Ohio State game and the Michigan State game were more important to them.

 

[BamaJay73]

That map proves that Florida is not a true southern state.

 

[planomateo]

That map proves that Florida is not a true southern state.

I've never considered Florida or Texas as being Southern states.

 

[252BAMA]

With Bama going for a three peat, this reminds me of why ND did not have one in the late 40's. The 1948 ND team was undefeated and was the ONLY undefeated team in ND's history that was NOT the NC. Here's why.

ND won the 1947 AP NC, but it wound up being very controversial, and resulted in the only special post season poll in the history of the AP (see link). Michigan would win this poll , but the AP left the 1947 NC with ND. Because of this, ND had no shot at the 1948 AP NC when Michigan went undefeated even though ND went undefeated also. ND would win it again in 1949, so Michigan was the reason they didn't get the three peat.

http://www.collegepollarchive.com/football/ap/research/1948-01-07_poll.cfm#.Uintu9Ktn08

 

[JoshB]

^^ Tennessee too...

 

[Swamptick]

So in the states that can actually PLAY football, we think it's not a rivalry. That says pretty much all I need to know.

 

[TerryP]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>For perspective on how far back the <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23NDvsMICH&amp;src=hash">#NDvsMICH</a> series goes: 1st meeting in 1887 came just 2years after the gas automobile was developed</p>&mdash; ESPNU (@ESPNU) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNU/statuses/376159113782509568">September 7, 2013</a></blockquote>
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[planomateo]

Here is to the trend continuing...

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23NDvsMICH&amp;src=hash">#NDvsMICH</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23MICH&amp;src=hash">#MICH</a> hasn’t been a friendly host to anyone lately. Wolverines have yet to lose at home under Brady Hoke, winning all 15games</p>&mdash; ESPNU (@ESPNU) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNU/statuses/376313116222844928">September 7, 2013</a></blockquote>
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[bamaraider]

Yeah they've hosted one ranked team in that span. Nebraska 2011^

 

[XXL TideFan]

That map proves that Florida is not a true southern state.

It's where old yankees parents go to live. I have always thought Alabama should annex the panhandle.

Damn yankees gets my vote