Great fan base? I challenge you to make that case to any of the ND folks who ventured to Eugene for the game in 1982. It was awful, as bad as any anti-ND hostility I've ever encountered. Worse than Boulder (1983), Seattle (1995), and Birmingham (1980), all of which were pretty awful. A win might have ameliorated the situation, but Faust's team only managed to tie a 2-8-1 Oregon squad.

Of course, Miami in 1989 is the worst of all time. I did not attend games in Baton Rouge (1970?) or Columbus (1995?).