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Cole Arguello's blog ::ALABAMA-NOTRE DAME WHO TO ROOT FOR






Cole Arguello's blog ::ALABAMA-NOTRE DAME WHO TO ROOT FOR










I               grew               up               hearing               the               story               of               a               young               quarterback               named               Joe               Montana               who               heroically               guided               his               Notre               Dame               Fighting               Irish               to               a               victory               in               the               Cotton               Bowl.

The               young               Montana,               despite               being               sick               with               the               flu,               returned               to               the               game               and               led               his               team               back               from               a               22               point               deficit.

As               time               ran               out,               Joe               threw               the               winning               touchdown               pass,               and               the               Irish               defeated               Houston,               35-34.

It               was               because               of               Joe               Montana,               and               that               game,               I               became               a               Notre               Dame               fan.

I               never               imagined               I'd               have               the               opportunity               to               visit               South               Bend               to               see               a               game               for               myself,               and               when               it               happened,               it               was               a               dream               come               true.

Driving               from               the               airport               to               campus,               I               sat               pressed               against               the               door,               my               eyes               peering               out               the               window               like               an               excited               child.

Then               it               appeared,               like               Oz,               Notre               Dame               University.
               It's               hard               to               put               into               words               the               beauty               of               the               campus.

The               grass               is               green,               the               ground               clean,               and               the               buildings               are               magnificent.

Walking               from               the               classroom               buildings               to               the               bookstore,               I               imagined               Joe               Montana               walking               the               same               path.

It               was               better               then               I               imagined.

Inside               the               bookstore               I               bought               the               nicest               Notre               Dame               sweatshirt               I               could               find.

I               had               to               make               sure               the               souvenir               would               last               a               lifetime.

Armed               with               the               proper               attire,               it               was               off               to               the               pep               rally               at               the               gym.
               Packed               in               a               gym               full               of               students,               you               could               feel               the               excitement.

The               football               players               were               front               in               center,               standing               in               their               blazers               and               khakis.

Of               course               Joe               was               long               gone,               and               it               was               Ron               Powlus               that               quarterbacked               this               Irish               team.

The               only               thing               more               exciting               then               the               pep               rally,               was               the               game.
               The               weather               on               game               day               was               perfect,               and               the               parking               lot               was               full               of               tailgaters.

As               we               walked               toward               the               stadium,               the               band               was               practicing.

I               walked               quickly,               anxious               to               be               in               the               stadium               Joe               played               in.

We               took               our               seats               in               the               student               section.

There               was               cheering,               and               screaming               before               anyone               even               took               the               field.

I               sat               quiet,               looking               around               in               amazement.

I               looked               up               at               touchdown               Jesus,               and               said               a               silent               thank               you               for               allowing               me               to               be               at               the               game.
               Suddenly               the               stadium               came               alive               as               the               band               began               to               play,               and               the               team               ran               onto               the               field.

The               noise               seemed               unattainable               by               humans.

The               game               began,               and               Air               Force               led               by               Bo               Morgan,               was               the               better               team               that               day.

The               Irish               defense               couldn't               stop               the               opponent,               and               Bo               Morgan,               played               more               like               Bo               Jackson               that               day.
               Though               the               home               team               lost,               the               experience               was               still               incredible.

Many               fans               left               the               stadium               disappointed               that               day,               but               not               me.

Being               in               South               Bend               Indiana,               inside               that               stadium               was               enough               for               me.

Besides,               Joe               Montana               wasn't               available               to               come               and               lead               the               team               back               to               victory.
               I've               unfortunately               not               been               back               to               South               Bend,               but               I               hope               someday               to               return.

Though               my               sons               are               several               years               away               from               college,               I               keep               suggesting               Notre               Dame.

I've               told               them               the               story               of               Joe               Montana,               I'll               tell               them               a               couple               more               times,               and               keep               my               fingers               crossed.

Two               sons               at               Notre               Dame               would               give               me               plenty               of               opportunities               to               see               the               Irish               play.

A               mother               can               dream.
               Sources:
               http://www.attcottonbowl.com/fan-zone/hall-of-fame/class-of-2010/u53/2010_Joe_Montana               
               http://espn.go.com/sportscentury/features/00016306.html




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