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I’ve been to a lot by dignan

The Good:

1986- My first ND game (age 9). Huge comeback, last second game winning FG by Carney.
1988- 1 vs 2 , dominating victory
1999- big 2nd half comeback, winds changed and rain stopped for us
2005- This will be a controversial take here. As much as the ending ripped my heart out, up until that point it was the best gameday experience I’ve ever had anywhere. That game was epic, and from an objective standpoint, I’m glad I got to experience it.

The bad:

1994- tie. And god damn if that’s not the coldest FB game I’ve ever been to, and it was in LA.
1996- Sanson missed XP leads to OT loss. Decade+ of dominance over
1998- Eric Chappell
2002,2003,2004- 31 point beat downs
2006- Maybe this is the year??? Nope.
2011- 3rd game I attended that year, USF and Michigan being the other 2
2014- Felt like William Wallace’s friends who went to watch him be executed. I knew what was going to happen.

The indifferent: The following games were not all that memorable, but we won most of them. I guess I just expected victory at the time, and most met expectations.

1987 (W)
1989 (W)
1990 (W)
1991 (W)
1992 (W)
1993 (W)
1997 (L)
2000 (W)- made it to the 2nd half after my grandma’s funeral. She would have wanted it that way.