Look, I get it. But here's the thing: I guess you could call me a SJW. I have a strong heightened sense of justice, of right and wrong. Call it one of my triggers that sets me off if you will.
Hating FSWHO, Tenn, the Dawgs is fun. nd is different and it's different because they make it so. It's not about sports with nd. It's the fact that they tout these high academic and ethical standards and expect special treatment when they are just like everyone else. They get the punks and idiots like every other school and their academic standards aren't even as good as UF's in a normal year. They refuse to join a conference in football, but are happy to steal a bowl bid from the conference they are in in the other sports. They have their own freaking channel (ndBC) based off their successes from over a generation ago.
To me, choosing to go to nd speaks to me of your character, who you are. You are saying that you are better and that you should be treated as special (a la Eli Manning making a mockery of the NFL draft, for example).
It's a "sh!t don't stink" sense of entitlement with that university which none of us deserves. It's just what should and should not be fair.
And mock me for my beliefs, my username if you want, whatever. Danny Wuerffel is a man I strive to be like. I'm probably 20% of the man he is. I'm incredibly flawed, prone to anger over the things that matter to me. But I know who I am and what I need to work on. Doesn't mean I'm a bad person.
I don't want to hate nd. I wish they would just take their noses out of the air and admit they are just like every other university. But until that day, I will feel the way I do. Vilify me if you want. I'm not going to say anymore about the topic.
On that note today is International Gator Day! I volunteered preparing bags of food with Savannah Georgia Gators. It's ALWAYS a good day hanging out with fellow Gators.