Any college football diehard will know Notre Dame Stadium has one of the most unique designs for its end zones. While other college football stadiums paint their end zones, Notre Dame opts for simple lines all angled in a certain direction.
But what do those lines signify? Why don’t the Irish dress their end zones up like other teams do?
Some of you might already know the answer, but for those who don’t, college football podcaster Ty Hildenbrandt spelled it out:
Here’s the deal with the end zones at Notre Dame Stadium pic.twitter.com/CPGOz36h24
— The Solid Verbal College Football Podcast (@SolidVerbal) August 14, 2024
Yes, the lines have everything to do with the year the university was founded along with the location of the Golden Dome, the focal point of a campus filled with one famous attraction after another. If this doesn’t tell you how steeped the Irish are in tradition, nothing will.
To that end, it stands to reason that as long as those end zones stay designed as they are, the Irish will not be joining a conference until they’re pretty much forced to. Notre Dame defines itself with tradition, and at least for the moment, that will not change.
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