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Notre Dame Football: The definitive list of BIG R and LITTLE R rivalries for the Irish

We are kicking of a 2 week celebration of rivalries on SBN, and for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, that extra week is certainly needed. When it comes to the Notre Dame football program, the word “rival” pops up quite a bit. It’s been all too common practice by fans and the media to attach the R word to an opponent of Notre Dame. Some of it is justified, and some of it feels completely overblown — and all of this is very unique to Notre Dame.

We’ve had this discussion many times in the past.