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Nice thread. I really appreciate the banter. However USC/Notre Dame is one of the few out of conference rivalries remaining. This game has produce more heisman trophy and national championship winners than any rivalry out there. I just copied this from the Internet. Enjoy

The Notre Dame–USC football rivalry is an American college football rivalry game played by the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team of the University of Notre Dame and the USC Trojans football team of the University of Southern California.
Notre Dame and USC have traditionally been counted among the elite programs in college football, with each school having won 11 national championships [1] and 7 Heisman Trophies.[2] This football rivalry, which began in 1926, is considered one of the most important rivalries in college football,[3] and is often called the greatest intersectional rivalry in college football.
Quite often, the winner of this series has gone on to win or play for the college football national title. Both schools combined have produced the most national titles (22),[1] Heisman trophy winners (14),[2] All-Americans, College Football Hall of Famers and future NFL Hall of Famers (21)[9] of any collegiate football rivalry series. The rivals account for the highest numbers of players taken in the NFL Draft of any school; USC, with 472 draftees ranks No. 1 and Notre Dame, with 469, ranks second.[10] Also of note is that ND and USC games count for five of the ten most-watched college football games in television history. The teams play for the Jeweled Shillelagh, a trophy that goes home with the winning team each year. Notre Dame currently leads the series 43-35-5.[11]

You just confirmed what I thought, you are a blinder wearing Alabama fan who thinks college football consists of Alabama and whoever they are playing that game.

There have been several great posts here trying to open your eyes but I'm afraid they were in vain.

I do like the "most people in LA don't care about USC let alone ND" Just because all 91,605 people in college town Tuscaloosa bleed Crimson it doesn't stand to reason that all 10 million people in greater Los Angeles would care about USC. I'd say at least 35% of the population has an interest in the outcome of the game one way or another.

Do the math.

So a rivalry cannot be handled with respect?

ND/USC rivalry is full of competitive emotion and gloating to the losing team - but just because ND/USC fans do not upper deck each others toilets or poison trees does not discount it as a rivalry.

We handle it in a civilized manner.

Yeah it was supposed to quote from the last page.

I got interrupted mid post stared over and screwed it up.

Haha its cool, I thought you were thinking I was a Bama fan.

The two fanbases just don't encounter/interact with one another on a daily basis. This banter is an essential part of a rivalry.

I have been to the Coliseum 3 times and have been treated with respect and great hospitality.

Biggest challenge of the year for ND for sure - looking forward to a great battle. Everyone keeps talking about the QB - I am more worried about USC's backfield.

It will be the highest rated game of the year

Question for the Notre Dame fans on the board. How many So Cal fans do you interact with regularly? If you were to lose this Saturday, how much crap will you get about it from your coworkers/Facebook friends for the next couple of weeks? Vice versa for the So Cal fans on the board.

You really don't get it..do you? Do you think that every damn rivalry has to mimmick what you think it should be??? Oh, this rivalry is heated, competitive...and maybe something you have no clue about....respectful. That is why it means so much..no other win is more meaningful to each of us.

As stated in this thread..a rivalry is as important, as valuable as the participants feel it is, and no one can judge or understand how relevant, strong and enduring except the rivals themselves.

Right...and the TV deals Notre Dame has earned all on their own, is because there are no fans out there watching the Irish play....dumb ass NBC, ND is their charity case.

Ohhhh I see why you're salty.

Clemson scar didn't get gameday :(