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Interesting new complaint about the Jacktron by Burvey

A 1988 grad wrote a letter to the editor in the new ND Magazine complaining about the jacktron. In addition to the common complaints (too loud), she was upset that the content was too one-sided in favor of ND and therefore "too unwelcoming for our guests". And she was embarrassed for the USC "guests" sitting next to her.
I always thought the goal was to ruin our guests' day by kicking the crap out of their team (especially Southern Cal). But then again, Brian Kelly has often been very welcoming to our guests with his coaching decisions.