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Many people often ask "Why are you so passionate about a team when you didn't even go to that school?" As if, we're not justified in being a fan if we didn't earn our degrees from there.

For me, it all started with the maize and blue. And my dad. He was invited by a friend to go to the Michigan vs. Michigan State football game in the mid 50s (he was 10) in East Lansing. His friend was rooting for the Spartans and my dad just didn't understand why everyone was rooting for them, since both schools were in Michigan. He decided to be different and root for the other Michigan team. He followed them thru his teenage years. And then, along came Bo. And that ever-recognizable winged helmet of the Wolverines. The rest, as they say, is history. 6 fanatics were born and now I am raising the next generation of fanatics.


I have been passionate about Michigan Football, (and all things Michigan) honestly, since I can remember.  I remember crying in 1989 when Rumeal Robinson, Terry Mills, Glenn Rice and gang won the NCAA National Championship in basketball. I remember when Keith Jackson and his famed quote "Hello Heisman" accompanied the pose given by Desmond Howard in the endzone. I remember listening to games on the radio and wanting to be there so badly, just once.  My wish has been granted 30+ times. I was at The Big House for some of the most memorable games in recent times for Michigan fans. Some good. Some not so good.  App. State, Under the Lights I and II, the dreaded 3-9 season, watching Brock Mealer lead the team onto the field, and so many more.  Each and every time I walk toward that stadium and see that enormous Block M, the Michigan Stadium gate, hear the band, see the banner, smell the popped maize, I thank my Mom and Dad, because they raised me right.  Without them, I wouldn't have the amazing memories with friends and family that are forever burned into my soul.


~Bekki
Go Blue!


 For me, it started when I was young (I think around 10).  When I was growing up I spent every Sunday at my grandparent's house.  My grandpa and my mom followed sports regularly.  In the spring and summer, talk was about the lovable losing Chicago Cubs.  In the winter, it was the "luv-a-bulls," Michael Jordan and the rest of the Chicago Bulls.  In the fall, "Da Bears" and the Irish were topics of choice.  For me personally, the Irish always intrigued me the most.  As I got older and had the opportunity to attend a couple of games, walk around campus and take in all the sights that the University of Notre Dame has to offer I became more and more enchanted.  I began reading more, not missing games, following the players, learning about ND football history and it has turned into a passion and a hobby of sorts.  

Following this team has become a part of my family now.  We plan our weekends around ND football games.  I've experienced emotions that I could never have predicted through watching and following the Irish.  I realize I'm not alone and that there are people that have football fever worse than myself.  Through thick and thin, wins and losses, good health and injuries, I love this team!  

~Gretchen

Go Irish!

Our Pick 6 favorite things about our teams:

1. The traditions

2. The rivalries

3. The stadiums

4. The fight songs

5. The high academic and athletic expectations

6. They're the 2 winningiest programs in all of college football.