Yesterday we visited my old friend Andy who works as a university librarian. Her library is famous not for the number of volumes it houses, or its collection of texts, but because its exterior is the canvass of a well-known mosaic, "Touchdown Jesus."
It was a pleasant two hour drive to South Bend. In our nearly five years here, we had yet to explore the north eastern part of the state. An Indian Summer made it remarkably warm. I had always wanted to visit what many consider the Mecca of college football, and thanks to Andy, I got my chance. Erin and I watched the movie "Rudy" the night before to rekindle the positive sentiments towards the Irish. As of late, they have not lived up to their reputation. Yet, no matter how often they lost, they still received media attention, and even Top 25 votes. This, along with their cocky QB,Jimmy Clausen, had led us to wish bad luck upon the Irish. It didn't help that they beat Purdue on the last play of the game a few weeks earlier.
The campus lived up to the hype to say the least. The stadium however, was a little disappointing. The renovations (done after the making of Rudy) took away much of the character. The place would have seemed so small in comparison back then. It seemed a little sterile to me. So it goes when making money trumps all. After attending Purdue games, it was nice to be in a full stadium again. Thanks to the Midshipmen, this stadium was quiet for most of the day. Navy ran all over ND and pulled out only their second win over Notre Dame in many, many years. It was a great day for us. Not so much for Jimmy Clausen.
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