On the way in I stopped by the Knute Rockne rest stop for some food, and of course as Midwesterners are prone to do, I made some friends.
These weren't just ordinary Notre Dame fans. The group I started to talk to were the Great '68s.
This is a group of alumni who have been coming to games since they graduated in 1968. They are located in the Legends Parking lot and ordinarily there are 100s of people tailgating. It's usually shoulder to shoulder.
Today was a sparse crowd and pretty much only diehards. Part of it is anticipated poor weather (it's not, it's beautiful), part of it is the season.
This is where things get tenuous for Charlie Weis. It's just an unscientific example, but when you lose the alumni at Notre Dame you lose your job. The alumni are staying away for this game. Several '68s remarked how subdued the parking lot was. 6-4 will do that, especially when the fans and coach are at odds.
Still fans, still hoping for a win, but these guys have been coming to games for 40 years, they know the atmosphere.
As one remarked -- "It's like a funeral here."
For Charlie Weis' sake, it better not be his.
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