Comments on: Charlie Weis and Randy Edsall Shed Some Tears on the Football Field

By: mike

mike — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:11:58 +0000

It is about being a little different at ND. But you HAVE to win as well. I am sorry but the kids who go to battle should be held accountable as well. How many bonehead penalties did the Capt Olsen take this year? How many passes did Floyd drop?, How many tackles did Armando break?, How many times did our DB’s get run over? Its gotta come down to these players too!! Good luck to Charlie, and sorry if I sound bad but it is the truth!

By: Charles

Charles — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:47:15 +0000

There is an interesting conflict of interest in college sports between academics and winning/money. I really recommend the book Beer and Circus: how big-time college sports is crippling undergraduate education.

By: Anon

Anon — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:30:57 +0000

Thank you for a great article. Notre Dame is more than football…I hope.

By: John Letoto

John Letoto — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:33:11 +0000

Wonderful. Thank you for highlighting the most important part of Charlie’s job, and in doing so, paying tribute to someone who gave much of himself to those young men entrusted to him.

By: dan ND 75

dan ND 75 — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:29:13 +0000

Thank you. This is the best perspective I have read. The things that have been said by supposed ND “fans” have made me cringe. We are ND. We are supposed to get it. Winning is NOT everything. It is the way you conduct yourself and how you win and how you lose. That is what ND football has always stood for. It is better to lose with honor than win without it. What makes ND stand apart is being lost in this whole debate. If it is lost then ND loses its special place and once it is gone it is gone.
Perhaps the administration will terminate CW but I hope not. I agree with you that the resiliancy that these young men have shown is a tribute to them, their coaches and ND. It is too bad that we all may have fallen short of deserving them.
Dan ND 75