Five for Five

With the season only five days away, time to get pumped and get ready!!! So here are five activities to fill your time as your anxiously await Saturday:


5. STOCK UP

Burgers. check. Brats. check. Buns. check. Chips. check. Beer. check. check. check. Don't forget the grill. Did I mention beer?


4. YOU-TUBE

Bored at work? There are tons of Irish game day videos out there that send chills up your spine. Or you can log onto the ND website and check out the web cams of campus. Just think: Notre Dame Stadium. Our Lady. the Golden Dome. The Basilica of Sacred Heart. The Grotto. Touchdown Jesus. Bond Hall. Fisher Hall. I get stoked just thinking about it!!


3. BREAK OUT THE GAMEDAY GEAR

You can't attend a Notre Dame football game without every inch of clothing being something Notre Dame. I know you all have been to the bookstore. There is no creation in the world that doesn't have a Notre Dame emblem on it. Also, you can't go wrong with a Notre Dame jersey. Every number is a winner as somebody famous wore it at some point!


2. STUDY, STUDY, STUDY

Nobody likes an uninformed Notre Dame fan. Learn your numbers. Memorize the depth chart. Pronounce your names correctly. Please people, just because there are two guys wearing #9 and two wearing #5 does not give you an reason to get them confused. If you can't partake in the pregame tailgate conversation (or more like a debate), you're an embarrassment. Put down your beer, pick up a water and head to Bond to hear the band because you are just not prepared.


1. SOUNDS OF THE FIGHTING IRISH

Who needs an alarm clock when you have the Band of the Fighting Irish! It's almost game day baby! Jump out of bed and march to the shower like you're in the Irish Guard (guilty). You don't need coffee! Excitement alone will get you through this week. Sing the fight song over and over and over on your way to work.

-DH