I can only speak for myself, but I know there are many others who also already intensely disliked Pat and Tennessee long before "the incident", and intensely disliked Notre Dame for their unjustified arrogance long before we even heard of WBB. Just sayin'
My personal dislike for ND goes all the way back to the mid-60's. Their football program and it's fans. I'd walk through the "
Tail Gate Party" area of the parking lot at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on game day of a USC/ND game. Lots of ND fans there. You would not believe some of the antagonistic and disrespectful things (jeers) about USC that could be heard by walking through their section of the parking lot. Arrogance of a level you would not believe. It was obvious they looked down their noses at us, and acted like they were the chosen ones. I was a teenager at the time, but I remember it like it was yesterday.
Some of the things yelled by their fans in the stands were just as bad, especially when they were on their 6th/7th beer, and their team was kicking our a**. The only retaliation I can remember is an occasional beer thrown in their direction.
That was 55 years ago, nothing has changed. Muffet feeling that she had the need and the right to go off on Geno in a pregame presser several years ago for all of the press to hear, is permanently etched in my brain. I'm glad she stepped down. ND fans don't hate UConn anymore than they hate Troy. They've hated us a lot longer. UConn is a "Johnny-come-lately". I can only imagine the jeers, "cat-calls" and other offensive language directed at Geno and his team when they go to South Bend. Kicker, this is one area of concern we are in total agreement on.
Disclaimer - I have absolutely no problems with the ND and Tennessee fans that frequent this board. I enjoy their input, and reading their comments/posts. They ARE NOT included among those of whom I referred to. I like them!!!!
Two thumbs up to you guys.