Not that you need a reason.
DISCLAIMER:
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The whole Irish thing.
People become fans of college teams for plenty of reasons: Maybe they attended the school, or it's a family member's alma mater. Sometimes it's just a matter of proximity. But for Notre Dame fans, it's because they're the Fightin' Irish — people flock to support a school because it's their nationality and it's the only mascot of its kind. The last time I checked, people don't root for Syracuse because they like the color orange, and although Trojans and Wildcats are cool, it doesn't determine where anyone goes to school or who they support on Saturdays.
Always overrated.
"Notre Dame is back." —Every college football analyst. Every season.
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No one has more early season hype.
It doesn't matter what they did the season before, who's coaching, or who is even on the field, Notre Dame is going to be in at least one of the pre-season Top 25 polls.
