People talk about notre dame family and tradition, but people dont hate notre dame because there not in the club. My dad used to be an alabama fan and later became a florida gator, and teams in the south were always at a disadvantage. If Alabama and Notre Dame had identical records, ND would get the nod because of their large draw. this would give notre dame a better chance to be in a national championchip game, and believe me, alabama got left out in the rain a lot because of that. Another thing is the ridiculous amount of money notre dame gets for their bowl games. and of course, some people think they should just get over themselves and join a conference. Its harder for some teams, like teams in the ACC and SEC because they play in tough conferences (even the big 12, there underrated), and notre dame's schedule normally has weak teams for half the year. Its like feeding meat to the wolves, and its nice because it helps pad their stats and wins.
So, thats why people hate notre dame. As for me, i dont realy hate them per se, there just fun to make fun of.
And besides, UT and UF are the best, no matter what (well, UT is the best for real this year. Vince Young is a beast).