December 12, 2008.

Fun gift for football fan.

Rating: 4
I bought this DVD set as a Christmas gift for my son who plays college football and has been a Notre Dame fan his whole life. He was anticipating taking it back to school and watching with his teammates. We watched one game together at home and the quality was good. Price is reasonable for the amount of DVDs and the quality. It was fun for him to watch "old school" games!

December 28, 2007.

Dad loves it!.

Rating: 5
My dad is a Notre Dame alumni and actually went to a couple of these games. He really enjoys reliving those times of his college days. It's also interesting to watch football before the days of the "Yellow Line" and seemingly endless camera angles.

Anyway, my dad tends to watch these when he's flying to and from job sites or in a hotel room without an internet connection. I got them for him about 3 months ago as a Christmas present and he just finished the entire set.

I always enjoyed hearing his stories of these games, so it's really nice being able to give something back that means just as much to him.

December 14, 2007.

Awesome Games.

Rating: 4
I just got this set and I was really impressed with the games. The quality of the picture is very good except part of the USC game (from the 2nd quarter to part of the 3rd quarter)...somehow the picture went very grainy and back to good again. I highly recommend this DVD if you're a college football fan.

December 17, 2007.

What a great compilation of classic ND games!.

Rating: 5
It is a great service to fans that the powers-that-be decided to offer this amazing box set. Some fans, if they're old enough, have only seen some of these games once when they were originally broadcast live. Even if you've caught the "chicken soup game" on ESPN Classic, now you can see it in its entirety and commercial-free. And of course there's the legendary "green jersey game" which probably had the most fanfare and energy of any regular season college football game in history.

From the Lou Holtz era, the two exciting defeats of Miami and Florida State remain at the top of the Fighting Irish's greatest games ever (my only beef with the FSU game is that the great intro by Bob Costas is not included).

In addition to the entire games, many DVDs have extras such as recorded radio broadcasts and pre- and post-game interviews. Easy navigation with chapter indexes placed at the start of scoring drives.

I hope there are plans to make a second boxed set. I myself would love to see the 1973 Sugar Bowl against Alabama, the 1991 Sugar Bowl against Florida, the 1982 game against Pitt, and even some old black & white filmed games such as the 1957 Oklahoma upset.

December 31, 2007.

Great Product.

Rating: 5
8 games on 8 individual discs in 8 slimline cases(with each case containing a bevy of information like the game time temp, rosters, attendance numbers, etc) housed in a box cover as seen in the pic. They really tried to make a quality product and it shows. Great if you're a Notre Dame fan or want to see some classic games in general. Picture quality is generally good but varies from game to game as expected, but it's great just for the nostalgia factor. Plus, it's fun seeing who was in the top 25 back then as the sports ticker update will show up from time to time during the games. And at under $60, it is a good bargain. I bought the USC vs Texas, Notre Dame vs W.V.(which this box set includes), and LSU vs OU nat'l championship games for an average cost of $19 each as an example. Overall, highly recommended to Irish fans and college football fans with a sense of history.