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When We're The Glory Years?

  • Many of us on here and on Twitter as well, talk about us returning to the glory years. I was wondering, when it comes to glory years for most of you what years are we talking about?
    When I answered this question myself, due to my age, I realized the glory years for me consisted of only 6 years 88 - 94. What about you guys? Have we really only had 6 glory years in most of your minds, or are some of you harkening all the way back to the 70's to talk about the glory of our program?

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  • Yeah, I go back, though for a variety of reasons, stuff that happened in the 60's is a little hazy. So the glory years go from Ara through Lou, with a 5-yr hiatus.

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  • Definitely the 11-year stretch from 1970-80 (from third grade to college senior). 100-24-1 (.804), two national titles (1973 and 1977) , three legitimate shots right to the finale at USC (1970, 1974, 1980),
    five straight bowl wins from 1973-78, and victories over four No. 1 teams in bowls — Texas in the 1971 and 1978 Cotton Bowls, and Alabama in the 1973 Sugar Bowl and 1975 Orange Bowl. QBs named Theismann, Clements and Montana, and defenses ranked annually in the top 10.

    Part II: 1988-93 with a 64-9-1 record (.872), with a 5-1 record in "BCS bowls", 23- and 17-game winning streaks, a national title, and two others (1989 and 1993) that could be roundly debated. Under Holtz, the Irish were 11-2 against the top 5 during that time. Not top 25, not top 10 — top 5!

    Today, there is rapture about "upsetting" a Mountain West team (Utah) that lost the previous week at home, 47-7.

    Lou Somogyi ●

  • As a kid, i was born in 1966, i recall most of the 70's glory years from 1973 on up to Faust, then from 1988-1993 with holtz. They would be my Glory years.

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  • I started watching football about 1986. Maybe it was the Bears winning the Superbowl that kick-started that. Not sure because I never was (and still not) a Bears fan. Growing up in Chicago that is almost a sin. But the Lou Holtz era is when I would say I really paid attention to what was going on. Friend was a Michigan fan so the hate started early.

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  • D-Mo said...

    I started watching football about 1986. Maybe it was the Bears winning the Superbowl that kick-started that. Not sure because I never was (and still not) a Bears fan. Growing up in Chicago that is almost a sin. But the Lou Holtz era is when I would say I really paid attention to what was going on. Friend was a Michigan fan so the hate started early.

    So you have endured 20 years of frustration as a result of those 6 years of glory. Tough trade off. :)

    This post was edited by IrishWon on 1/10/2012 at 4:55 PM

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  • All since Jesse Harper @ 1900,

    x Kuharic, Faust, and all after Holtz.

    garyfh

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    Cowboy Up!

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  • Lou Somogyi said...

    Definitely the 11-year stretch from 1970-80 (from third grade to college senior). 100-24-1 (.804), two national titles (1973 and 1977) , three legitimate shots right to the finale at USC (1970, 1974, 1980), five straight bowl wins from 1973-78, and victories over four No. 1 teams in bowls — Texas in the 1971 and 1978 Cotton Bowls, and Alabama in the 1973 Sugar Bowl and 1975 Orange Bowl. QBs named Theismann, Clements and Montana, and defenses ranked annually in the top 10.

    Part II: 1988-93 with a 64-9-1 record (.872), with a 5-1 record in "BCS bowls", 23- and 17-game winning streaks, a national title, and two others (1989 and 1993) that could be roundly debated. Under Holtz, the Irish were 11-2 against the top 5 during that time. Not top 25, not top 10 — top 5!

    Today, there is rapture about "upsetting" a Mountain West team (Utah) that lost the previous week at home, 47-7.

    What part of Missouri are you from, Lou ? biggrin

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  • For me, they started with Parseghian. I thought the Irish were glorious before he got there, but that's because I was very young. When he arrived, something altogether new began to fill the air.

    Mr Rice128364 ●

  • I must be close to Lou's age because I have memories of the good teams throughout the 70's and the Lou Holtz years.

    Tshea ●

  • Ara P. years were truly great years . But even in the late 1950 and early 1960 's there was still something mystical about ND . Lets face it how could a guy from a 2 and 8 team win the Hiesman T. For al you folks who never knew the great years , maybe you are the lucky ones .

    spenna

  • The glory years to me were from 1918-1993. ND ruled the football world for 75 years (of course not every year). But, they were the kings for 75 years. Since 1994, the glory years have been non existent. I find this very sad.

    simscj2001

  • simscj2001 said...

    The glory years to me were from 1918-1993. ND ruled the football world for 75 years (of course not every year). But, they were the kings for 75 years. Since 1994, the glory years have been non existent. I find this very sad.

    I Agree

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    NDIRISH4242

  • The Holtz years for me. The highlight the summer before my Junior year (1988) I went to football camp at Notre Dame. Lou came out and spoke to us and did his patented rip up the paper trick. I was a fan before that wonderful weekend, but after I was a fanatic. I am still waiting for the days of ole to return. I'm a huge Kelly fan from his days at GVSU (live about 40min from there) and I think he is the closest to Holtz that we could get. Go Irish clover

    irishfan52

  • Lou Somogyi said...

    Definitely the 11-year stretch from 1970-80 (from third grade to college senior). 100-24-1 (.804), two national titles (1973 and 1977) , three legitimate shots right to the finale at USC (1970, 1974, 1980),
    five straight bowl wins from 1973-78, and victories over four No. 1 teams in bowls — Texas in the 1971 and 1978 Cotton Bowls, and Alabama in the 1973 Sugar Bowl and 1975 Orange Bowl. QBs named Theismann, Clements and Montana, and defenses ranked annually in the top 10.

    Part II: 1988-93 with a 64-9-1 record (.872), with a 5-1 record in "BCS bowls", 23- and 17-game winning streaks, a national title, and two others (1989 and 1993) that could be roundly debated. Under Holtz, the Irish were 11-2 against the top 5 during that time. Not top 25, not top 10 — top 5!

    Today, there is rapture about "upsetting" a Mountain West team (Utah) that lost the previous week at home, 47-7.

    This^^^^^^^ I must be the same age as Lou S and although it might be wishful thinking, with the extension BK signed today I feel that our long winter is starting to turn to spring and future glory....I just feels his man has ND close

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  • I watched the 1966 10-10 tie on television as an 8 year old, and went to my first game in the late 60s or 1970s. The glory years for me were Ara's tenure followed closely by Lou's

    ndlaw83 ●

  • We'll need to seriously start talking about the Holtz curse...

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    OklaDomer

  • To supplement Lou, the ND Old School Glory Years, i.e. my father's era and the early part of mine:

    Rockne Era (1920-1931): 3 titles, Gipper, 4 Horsemen/7Mules, Rose Bowl win over Ernie Nevers-led Stanford and what may have been the Rock's BEST backfield; Frank Carideo, Marchy Schwartz, Marty Brill and Joe Savoldi.

    Leahy Era (1941-43, 1946 -1953): 3 titles, 3 Heisman winners (Bertelli, Lujack and Hart), 39 games without a loss (there were 4 ties, I believe), plus greatest array of RB talent in ND history: Creighton Miller, Six Yard Sitko, Terry Brennan, Frankie Spaniel, Larry Coutre, Bob Livingston, Red Barrett, Johnny Lattner, Joe Heap, Neil Worden and Don Schafer. These were platoon players, each of whom could have started as a modern day "featured back."

    Era of Ara (1964-1974): 2 titles, I Heisman, bowl victories over No. 1 Texas (1971 Cotton) and No. 1 Alabama (1973 Sugar), great defenses, 4 exceptional QB's (Huarte, Hanratty, Theismann and Clements), all-time greatest rushing team (1973) and some of the best true freshman impact players in ND history -- Steve Niehaus, Art Best, Ross Browner, Willie Fry, Al Hunter and Luther Bradley.

    Brian Kelly truly has his work cut out for him.

    Risksorter ●

  • Sorry, left out Ernie Zaleski from Leahy's stable of talented backs.

    Risksorter ●

  • I was on campus in the 70's so obviously those are my dearest memories of the glory years but I also think of The Holtz years as well.

    ND homer

  • Era of Ara 1964-1974 !! ,but the rock was the master , with leahy the pupil!!!!!!

    rockne1949

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