Comments on: A Step in the Right Direction

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:17:58 +0000

this last post is priceless!!!!!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:17:58 +0000

The administration has already done its job to stop the the fun on notre dame saturdays. By hiring head coaches with no talent. (Please) who wants to tailgate only to be back in the parking lot by the end of the third quarter.

By: Irish Wertzy

Irish Wertzy — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 02:04:24 +0000

As far as the text-a-complaint, other schools (Florida, UT, OSU) have used this system for longer than ND. Have you ever tried to make a phone call in the stadium? Even in the "quiet" section, it is near impossible. This texting capability is designed to be a more reliable way to report legitimate trouble, not a little snitch tool.

Remember that text messages can also be traced back to the originator, and frivilous texts will either be discarded, or solved by other means (removal of the offender).

I think the university is on the right course, although I, too would like a return to the days of RV's showing up on Friday night and staying until Sunday. Now those were some good (and not out of control) tailgates.

Go Irish!

Irish_Wertzy

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 00:22:04 +0000

ND and its football should be unified pride, not bickering. Stand up and shout. If you expect our team to put every ounce of energy into it, the fans need to dominate as well. Be 31-30. Be great. Be Irish!

By: SBDomer

SBDomer — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:26:53 +0000

(OF AGE) Student -

Please re-read the article. The enforcement I describe is not directed at students or student tailgates. You are true stakeholders of Notre Dame football, if not the truest, and ought to be left alone to have fun the way ND students have for decades. The enforcement activity is most correctly directed at the uninvested, not the invested. As for you, I hope you have 7 great days of tailgating this season.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:33:23 +0000

I will be there having a good time, maybe will even do a few beer bongs.

What a joke! As a recent alumni and ticket holder, I will never understand the people that have an issue with college kids getting a little drunk. Of course there is a point where laws need to be enforced, but in 99% of the cases at ND, they don't. Tailgating 10 years ago was awesome.

Last year was the final straw. Two kids sitting in front of me at the game were reading Little House on the Prairie books. I wanted to smacked the Laura Ingalls Wilder out of their parents.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:06:10 +0000

I suppose your definition of "wild tailgates" would include our weekly game of can of shame, hourly shotguns and full beer flip cup. And even after such 'athletic' events, we still have the energy to STAND the entire game and lose our voices (and buzz) by the 3rd quarter.

I'm not hurting anyone or throwing empties at your kids so lets cut the crap. The text-a-drunk program will be abused by grumpy alumni. This program will flop.

-(OF AGE) Student

By: irish65domer

irish65domer — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:19:44 +0000

As an alumnus, season ticket holder, and a native South Bender, I am disgusted by the lack of spirit at the tailgaters and, especially, the games. I drink before, during, and after the game, scream my head off, and offer somewhat nasty comments to the opposing team, band and fans, if needed.

More like that is needed, not less. My first games were in the '40s and I have seen a terrible drop off of the ND stadium as a place to be feared by the opposition. They now take glee in being loud and wonder why they can be heard when they are outnumbered 15 - 1.

MO-0-0-RE BOOZE, YELLING, AND VENOM!!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:43:02 +0000

i plan to use beer cozys and maintain a low profile, just as last year. cappy needs to be replaced, simple as that. nothing is going to happen unless we form a huge boycott, they'll never get the message.

By: trey

trey — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:37:42 +0000

Guys, this is COLLEGE FOOTBALL! A little raucous fun and indiscretion is what it's all about! If you want something that you can shield your kid with and a place to have "family time" take them to freaking Disney World!