But, my own point is that Notre Dame is deserving of the attention they get. With 11 or 12 or 18 national titles, depending on how one counts . . . and. as for you "1/4 century," we do not acknowledge the bogus 1993 itle of FSU. We know who won on the field. And the fact remains that they are ranked #3, now. If they can beat USC (a big if, to be sure), their head-to-head with Oklahoma compares to KSU's . . . and ND wins on that basis alone! Whether or not teams are at their best in any given year, it takes some courage for ND to schedule Michigan, Michigan State, Stanford, Miami, BYU, Southern Cal, Oklahoma . . . . besides which, teams are always "up" when they play Notre Dame. And, as a schoolteacher, I have absolutely no trouble being an academic snob and reminding you that at Notre Dame, there is no Underwater Basket-Weaving. Someone has to set the standard (ackowledgements to Standford). The "fan base" is there for a reason.
Notre Dame Bowl record from 1994 - present: 2-10
Wins were against Hawaii in the 2008 Hawaii Bowl and Miami in the 2010 Sun Bowl.
It’s not just that there are ND haters, it’s that ND has way under-performed in the post season for many, many years.
Since 1994, ND is 0-5 in BCS bowl games; and were dominated in every one of them with the exception 1995 Orange Bowl.
My favorite was when Oregon State destroyed ND 41-9; and it could have been much worse.