The New Notre Dame is making many moves that are going to be good for the program. Notre Dame had struggled for some time with how to maintain it's tradition and still appeal to this generation of top recruits. The fact is that being an independent is something that was much more popular twenty years ago than it is now.
I think that by being affiliated with the ACC but still being independent was a nice way to meet in the middle. It is too bad that Big Ten rivals Michigan, Michigan State, and Purdue will fall by the wayside. However, when you're a school like Notre Dame, practically every week is a storied rivalry and they have to keep their rivalries with USC, Stanford, and Navy.
The craze in college football lately has been all kinds of fancy uniforms. Oregon is most famous for it and Maryland also made news by having their state flag as a uniform. This is another area where the Fighting Irish felt it was necessary to appeal to the younger crowd.
When Notre Dame plays Miami in their annual Shamrock Series game, they will wear the uniforms above. It is safe to say that they will take some getting used to. I personally have supported most of the moves Notre Dame has made lately, but I just don't like the idea of watching a Notre Dame game without the golden domes. The uniforms themselves don't bother me that much, but I would prefer a throwback style. The younger crowd loves those too.
I am curious to see how these uniforms will look on Saturday.
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