Tomorrow ND plays San Diego State, a makeup game for San Diego State changing its schedule to accommodate ND's moving a BYU game in front of a Michigan game my senior year. It is a boring opponent, but we could use one after an awful season last year (I say we like I'm on the team, of course).
Despite being a 21+ point favorite, I could not be more excited. Actually, I know I can be more excited, because USC freshman year happened, but this is pretty close. Hearing the band beginning to play out on God Quad got me pumped, and I ran down with my camera to get pictures of Reevie and others (I will get some picture links up after the football weekend).
The campus is so alive on football weekends. Proud parents come back, little children run around on South Quad, football players who wear sweatpants and a sweatshirt simultaneously at all hours during the school year wear suits, etc. Excitement doesn't even begin to describe it.
The team is going to be incredibly exciting, but not necessarily in a good way. The defense is going to blitz blitz blitz, which will probably mean we will get two sacks followed by giving up a 55 yard touchdown pass because we're not quite talented enough. But we're young, and the football players at ND (save a few, of course) are really nice guys, so it's easy to get excited. Plus, I've seen Michael Floyd around campus a bunch (#3 on the field, which is a number long in ND lore), and he looks like the man. I have a new Samardzija, and he's only a freshman.
Oh boy am I excited.
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I thought Mike Floyd would be my Jeffy's replacement!!!!! And who is that 87 or 37 or whoever gets those punt receiver tackles??? That's the way to play football! Heart, men, heart!!!
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