The Fighting Irish of Notre Dame football program has decided to change the Game Day routine leading up to their entrance to Notre Dame Stadium. For as long as I can remember, a couple of hours before kick-off, the team would begin their "walk" to Notre Dame Stadium from the Basilica of the Sacred Heart. A great Notre Dame tradition...
Well, so much for that.
Beginning Saturday, September 3rd -- the Fighting Irish will begin a new pre-game tradition that will look something like this:
- Approximately three hours before kick-off the team will arrive on campus by bus behind the Main Building (Golden Dome) -- and the team will make the short walk to the Basilica of the Sacred Heart
- Once Mass is over -- the team will walk back to their buses and board them for a "lap" around the campus through the tailgating lots south of the Stadium and back to the Gug
- They'll then have a quick team meeting inside the Gug
- Then they'll begin their new walk to the Stadium - which will take them on a path behind the Jordan School of Science to the Library -- where they'll make a left hand turn and walk to the Stadium in the shadow of Touchdown Jesus. The team is expected to be at the Library around 1:15 PM for a 3:30 PM kick-off.
We'll see...
