Irish fans to part 'red sea' with green gear
By Laura Rompf
Assistant News Editor
So you want to be like Moses and part the Red Sea? Student body president Brian O'Donoghue, student body president, does and he is urging Irish fans to wear green on Saturday as part of a national campaign.
"Nebraska is known for their fan support and a sea of red at all of their games," O'Donoghue said. "We as an Notre Dame community need to remind them that this is our house, our team and our game."
As part of the effort to have everyone wear green, the student government office will provide green body paint at every concession stand which will be accessible to anyone.
"We want to encourage everyone to wear green clothing and use the green paint from the concession stands," O'Donoghue said. "We know Nebraska is coming out in full force."
According to a recent Associated Press article, Nebraska requested more than 28,000 tickets and was given 4,000. Five hundred of those tickets were set aside for students.
These numbers show Nebraska fans will be out in full force, and thus O'Donoghue is encouraging all Irish fans to come together and wear green.
"We really hope everyone is in green," he said. "It will show Nebraska where they are and who they are dealing with."
All News Stories for Friday, September 8, 2000