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I will never forget the very drunk, ugly and fat ND female by Boomer80
who verbally assaulted a nice, quiet Michigan couple trying to get back to their car in the tailgate parking lot after ND had smacked down a favored Michigan team in what I believe was 2004. Dropping f-bombs and spewing vulgarity. We were so embarassed we immediately apologized to them. Gads, I associated people like that with Purdue or maybe Ohio State! In contrast, I must say I have always had very positive experiences with Alabama fans, and also Texas A&M fans. They may be blow hards but are generally civilized, and make me think well of their schools. I want opposing fans to tell their friends that the ND crowd is a classy bunch, but are we?