From: paul@enuxha.eas.asu.edu (Greg Paul)
Subject: Re: Stadiums
Followup-To: rec.sport.football.college
Reply-To: paul@enuxha.eas.asu.edu (Greg Paul)
Organization: Arizona State University, College of Engineering
Distribution: usa
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1992 07:18:46 GMT

In article <1992Jul17.155202.3635@cbnewsl.cb.att.com> piz@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (G G ZIPFEL) writes:
>In article <92198.155555MBAJSA@rohvm1.rohmhaas.com> jeff appleman <MBAJSA@rohvm1.rohmhaas.com> writes:
>>
>>In article <1992Jul15.172004.12322@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>,
>>pfleming@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Patrick E Fleming) says:
>>>
>>>I don't know about the HOF, but no one does game day like Notre Dame.  My
>>>limited experiences:
>>>
>>>Ohio State (vs LSU 1989): Fans arive in Columbus from all over the state.  I
>>>
>>>Notre Dame: What makes Notre Dame so different is that game day is not just a
>>>            day for football.  The entire campus comes alive.  The Glee club
>>>            gives a concert as does the Marching Band.  Students sell burgers
>>>            and brats all about campus.  Game day is a time when alumni come
>>>            back to see the campus and relive some fond memories.  Notre Dame
>>>            goes out of their way to accomodate them (read: encourage alumni
>>>            contributions.)  While my experience is limited, I have never seen
>>>            a school do game day as well.
>>>
>>   I would think Penn State would also seem to be about this same kind of
>> environment as I would have thought quite a few schools including Ohio State
>> and Michigan.
>>
>>   I have also been to Boston College, Syracuse on game days and I thought that
>> the days there were enjoyable as well in regards to more than just football.
>>
>>   I have also read in magazine and newspaper stories that nobody tailgates
>> like they do in the South, but I have yet to visit there and will hence hold
>> my opinion.
>
>	Well, in my years at Illinois (I'll decline to say how many), it
>	was hard to get to the game without being offered a beer or two and
>	a brat from some tailgating alums. The band does pre and post game
>	concerts (marching) and there are usually one or two rock
>	bands playing in tents in the parking lot. Notre Dame may have it's
>	share of the pie, but don't delude yourself into believing that
>	Notre Dame is the end-all be-all of college football; although,
>	the mediots would have you believe it if it were up to them.


   Gads, whoever was going on about Notre Dame doesn't have much experience
with college gamedays.  South Bend is pathetic.  I've been down there
after games.  If Notre Dame loses nearly everyone goes home and the bars
are empty after the game.  It's like "we lost, we can't enjoy ourselves..".
I don't think it would be fair to try and label Notre Dame alums as 
fair weather fans, but they're certainly a lot more briddled than most
schools I've been to.


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