This is just for fun and not earth shattering and it kind of ties in with a celebrity thread from last week. One of my brothers and I ran into a Notre Dame broadcasting personality way before kick off and we said hello and gave him high praise for his ND broadcasting work. Hardly a response and big time brush off. He made it more than clear there was to be no engagement with the regular fan. (It was not Reggie or Allen or Criqui.) Then, inside the stadium there was Manti. He was right in front of us for the whole pregame. Engaging, laughing, taking pictures with anyone who asked, signing for anyone who asked, waving at the student body. Enjoying every single second of game day. Jaylon brought out Manti for the pre kick ritual of saluting and pumping up the student body. It was fantastic. One crabby old grouch. One Domer great who made everyone's day that he came in contact with.
Tale of Two ND Celebrities
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Not sure if I should call him out. Manti was the story of the day for me and my group anyway. It was great to see him again on campus.
Was it an announcer who was calling he game. If I was, maybe he's not actually a grouch, but rather, on that day has more on his plate then Manti.
I wasn't at the game, but I obviously saw Manti on tv. Glad he was there, and glad that he was enjoying the day.
Who was the grouch?
Who was the grouch?
Focus on the positive which is Manti and not on the guy who doesn't have one minute to talk with a complimentary fan. I had the same exact offish experience with Tom Lemming at the ND Spring game a few years ago during CW's era. These guys acted like I wanted to borrow some money or something. Last season I ran into Chris Zorich in the Joyce a few hours before game time and that Irish legend was as friendly as can be. So was Allen Pinkett when I said hello outside the stadium last season. Talk to you like he knew you for years. The guy was Jack Nolan. Maybe he was having a bad day or something. Who knows.
Jack Nolan....LOL....Isn't he like the local ND reporter on WNDU? Maybe he didn't want to talk because he's not allowed to talk to customers when he's parking their cars.
we had to ban tom lemming from our school for badgering one of our kids a few years back. quite the tool.
we had to ban tom lemming from our school for badgering one of our kids a few years back. quite the tool.
Meet Joe Theismann before the game. Very nice guy, took lots of pictures with any fan who asked. Very supportive of the team and said he thought ND would make the playoffs as long as ND wins out.
ran into Bonjovi and the wife and daughter got a couple pics with him. Couldn't have been nicer . A great ND fan.
Before reading this entry I knew it was Jack Nolan immediately. He thinks he's the greatest thing since sliced bread. #Arrogant
Jack Nolan no longer works for WNDU, I don't believe.
He currently works for UND.com as some sort of programming director
for Fighting Irish Media.
He currently works for UND.com as some sort of programming director
for Fighting Irish Media.
Calling Jack Nolan a celebrity is like calling Jack Nolan an astronaut.
Did you ever pass High School? If you are gonna try and make fun of Manti, at least get your grammar straight. I'll give you a D for effort and an F for uniqueness.
Yeah, nothing like being topical and trying to be clever with old news from 2012.
What's next, Kim Dunbar jokes?
Jack Nolan a celebrity? Somebody beat me to it! IrishinOntario is a celebrity, Jack is a second rate announcer!
Humor is an anecdote for stupidity, which seems to abound on message boards! Not here, but others! Go Irish!
I met Sarah Christie( Chris Christie's daughter) at the game, she couldn't have been nicer,quite a charming young lady. I guess she takes after her mom./
Bodizephax
I've posted how many times?
The biggest celebrity I have ever met was Captain Lou Albano at a casino in Atlantic city in 1987.
Did he have the rubber bands in his beard?? That dude was cuckoo.
Someone said they saw WWE Shaemus on ND sideline. I guess he 's teaching ND tacklers how to do takedowns. Nolan- a legend in his mind only.
Shaemus was at the pep rally, at the hockey game on Friday night, and at the football game on Saturday. He was all-in ND this weekend.
I saw him on the sideline pre-game by Manti. I didn't know who he was until now. At the time I figured he might be somebody but wasn't sure.
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