I did not grow up in the South and was not an Alabama fan until I attended school there. Notre Dame was the first team in sports that I ever hated. Hearing about how great they are at every family gathering really gets old, especially because my family has no affiliation to ND other than being Catholic.

Over the past few weeks, it seems like every other person I see in Baltimore is wearing Notre Dame gear.

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Posted by NYCAuburn

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Posted on 12/3/12 at 7:52 pm to NattyBoh

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especially because my family has no affiliation to ND other than being Catholic.

Not saying auburn doesn't have them, but this is funny coming from a bama fan. Nothing about you, as you said you attended.

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Posted by BrerTiger

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Posted on 12/3/12 at 8:22 pm to NattyBoh

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Over the past few weeks, it seems like every other person I see in Baltimore is wearing Notre Dame gear.

Good.

Maryland was founded as a safe haven for Catholics in the English colonies. Maryland, along with Rhode Island, were forerunners in promoting freedom of worship.

Lord Baltimore was a Catholic. The only Catholic to sign the Declaration of Independence was from Maryland. Incidentally, the safe haven didn't last long. Protestants quickly became the majority in the new colony. The Protestants seized power and Catholics in Maryland were subsequently prohibited from holding office for the 70 years prior to the American Revolution.

I guess this probably isn't relevant to anybody in 2012.

Ancient history, right?

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