Before Northern Illinois upset Notre Dame, it’s unlikely most people other than the Huskies and their fans had heard of the “boneyard”. Even if other people had heard of it before, they probably had forgotten about it or at least pushed it in the back of their minds.
Now, every college football fan knows of the “boneyard”, and it earned its fame this past week from the Huskies earning their biggest win in program history. It took less than a week for them to make their latest addition to the wall reflecting every win the Huskies have had against Power Four opponents:
https://twitter.com/NIU_Football/status/1834369905145123078
It’s not a distinction the Irish wanted, but they’ll have to live with it from now on. And if they don’t want to lose to anymore Group of Five programs, they’ll need to change their approach to playing those programs. Otherwise, they better get used to continue being a national punchline.
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