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Their fans in 2012 in Miami at the NC game actually dumped their tailgating trash into piles in the parking lot and some of them threw burning charcoal on the garbage to the point that walking out through the parking lot after the game was almost post apocalyptic.

Not sure if they just didnt want to drive or fly back with it, but starting garbage bonfires was not what I expected from private school fans with the means to attend a NC game.

Also saw multiple fans escorted out of a luxury box at halftime for blacking out or starting fights which was a new one. Again, not saying all their fans are that way but it wasn't a good impression and I've been on the road to most of the SEC and a number of venues in the B10.

My experience was completely different. I had a very negative view of Irish fans before that game - figured that they were arrogant Northerners like the typical Michigan or OSU fan. Couldn't be further from the truth. All the ND fans parked around us were friendly as can be. Shared their beer and played Cornhole. The college aged guys sitting next to us were friendly (albeit a bit depressed after the opening drive).

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Posted by tide06

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Posted on 2/7/24 at 10:37 am to 1LoudTideFan

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Also the year we played Clemson in ATL there was a furry convention, Black gay pride gathering, Bama and Clemson fans all mixed up in Centennial Park. Will never forget that collection of humanity. It was like an Arrested Development episode come to life.

Wasn't it comic con or something too?

Sitting at the lobby bar at the Westin that evening after the game was highly entertaining if you're into people watching.

It was like putting a bunch of insoluble fluids into the same container and watching them swirl around each other awkwardly.

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Posted by tide06

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Posted on 2/7/24 at 10:44 am to SoFla Tideroller

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My experience was completely different. I had a very negative view of Irish fans before that game - figured that they were arrogant Northerners like the typical Michigan or OSU fan. Couldn't be further from the truth. All the ND fans parked around us were friendly as can be. Shared their beer and played Cornhole. The college aged guys sitting next to us were friendly (albeit a bit depressed after the opening drive).

Hey Im glad to hear it and in no way claim all fans are the same.

I can't tell you how many times I've checked ******* Bama fans in Tuscaloosa who were treating visiting fans poorly either on the way to the game or at the bar.

It's never one size fits all, was just a bizarre post game scene watching their gear burn and seeing people get tossed out of expensive seats where you don't typically see that kind of behavior.

The majority of the ND grads I've run into professionally are western suburb types from the Chicago area, typically very well to do but often a bit snobbish. That said they were incredibly knowledgeable with regard to college football so I enjoyed interacting with them.

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