St. Edward’s and Notre Dame are both under the Congregation of Holy Cross, so I have some sympathy for Notre Dame. This firing doesn’t give me any pleasure.
I think Notre Dame’s biggest problem is a need to adjust to the realities of the new world. As TMQ points out, Notre Dame graduates 94 percent of their football players; they’re basically playing an amateur game among professionals. The school needs to decide what’s important; building character and graduating players, or steamrolling cupcakes and getting a share of that sweet sweet bowl money.
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