Throughout the year we’ve taken time to laugh at the losers as they weep, wail, and gnash their teeth over the way their teams have played. Let’s do it one last time with the Notre Lame fanbase. We thought that the SEC fans were the pros when it comes to melting down, but we vastly underrated the Leprechaun fans — they win the 2013 crystal ball for whining. Check out some of the posts that appeared on ND fan sites:
Before the game: Confidence reigned supreme
“I think very few of us are really nervous. I know im not”
“after following this team all year, there is no doubt in my mind they win this game, no doubt.”
“Bama looks scared. We don’t”
After the kickoff: Confidence begins to falter
[Bama drives inside the ND 20]: “We’re just getting ‘em into the Red Zone. Where we do best.”
[Bama scores on its first possession]: “Actually I bet getting scored on like that will help ND settle down.”
[Bama scores on its second possession]: “IT’S OKAY. YOU PLAY THE GAME FOR 60 MINUTES. WE ARE OKAY.”
“14-0 and we haven’t even run the ball yet. ****!”
“This is flat out embarassing. We look like crap. Come on guys Man up! . . . Man Come on Manti, you are missing tackles and now missed the TE on the TD. . . This is not good. Come on guys! Man up. NOw we have 3.5 quarters to outscore them by 15.”
“We’re . . . frauds, guys, . . . frauds. It’s just 14-0, but welcome to the LSU/Sugar Bowl again.”
“WHAT THE . . . !?!?!?! Our defense/red zone defense mystique blown away in one 3 minute drive for what seemed like 200 yards!??!?!!?
“HEY AT LEAST IT’S NOT 21-0 AT THE END OF THE FIRST”
[Bama scores on the first play of the 2nd quarter, making it 21-0]: “YOU ARE DOING WORSE THAN MICHIGAN”
“I never thought we would come out flat like this. Alabama is not this good.”
[Bama scores before the half to make it 28-0]: “Outmanned . . . outgunned . . . outcoached. This is pathetic and truly embarrassing. I’m not a chicken little typically but this game is going to be a rout.”
“I want to punch Sabin in his stupid pompous face!”
“This is the most embarrassed I have ever been as an Irish fan.”
“Agree. 3-9 was nothing compared to this. Navy, Tulsa, Syracuse, UConn . . . nothing.”
“Nick Saban>>>>Brian Kelly and it’s showing. Alabama has come to play. Notre Dame well…I’m not sure yet what they’ve come to do. If we ever make it to the NCG again under Kelly…whatever he did this time he should not do that and do the opposite.”
“GO HOME NOTRE DAME YOU’RE DRUNK”
“just give lacy MVP now”
“WHO TURNED ON THE BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP?”
“Nick Saban with a month prep time would beat Batman”
[Bama scores on their 1st possession of the 3rd quarter, making the score 35-0]: “Not only is the defense getting embarrassed, but we can’t even get a first down. Every single thing the SEC trolls and honks said has been 100% true.”
“i have no idea what to say. we’re just playing like asshats and thats all there is to it”
“Welp… I’m glad I didn’t let my wife spend $3K to take me to the game…”
“For the LOVE of GOD TACKLE SOMEONE…Anyone…Each Other…Something”
“Is it to late to deferr to next year?”
“Winning a BCS bowl against NIU or K-State is 100x better than this.”
“This is absolutely pathetic. Western Carolina probably played Alabama tougher than this.”
“Notre Dame needs a cheetah taped to their back.”
“Oh God the secondary…”
“hey look, NDs best defensive player makes a TFL.
“Manti…..that means “tackle for loss”, just so you know. I don’t want you to be the only one here who didn’t understand.”
[Bama makes the score 42-7, time to blame the refs]: “PAC 12 REFS LADIES AND GENTLEMAN”
“Pac 12 refs. we KNEW they would get us back for that Stanford game. now they’re costing us the title!!”
“I know the general counsel on campus and I’m calling him tomorrow for options. This game was fixed from the beginning. I want to know who was involved. This game will destroy the sport”
“never seen refs like this before. The investigation has to start tomorrow. CFB will never been the same after this.”
[Game over, final score Bama 42, ND 14]: “How did we lose? We were so competitive against football powerhouses like Wake Forest, Navy, Pitt, and Purdue…”
[as always HT to RollBamaRoll]
H.T. to Clay Travis:
“The S.E.C.- real football, real girlfriends.”