| Freak, i understand that and all, but i feel like sometimes there are things more important than winning and losing, especially in college athletics.
The point is that Notre Dame always put itself above schools like Florida St, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Miami by caring more about the growth of their players as men, and not just as football players. Now that all goes out the window. Now, Notre Dame is just like every other "football factory" in the nation. Whether they want to accept it or not, Notre Dame just turned itself from an exceptional program into an ordinary, run-of-the-mill one. They may try to continue to market themselves as a program of class and dignity, but they've lost all credibility.
Dont you think its fucked up that Willingham was the FIRST coach in the school's history to be fired mid-contract? That his reign was the shortest of any ND coach since the early 1930's? That other mediocre coaches were allowed to stay five years while Ty got the axe after three (two of which were winning seasons, and one was 10-2)? I watched Sportscenter today, and the players they interviewed were crushed. |