Re: O/T Memo to Nebraska's Atheltic Director

Posted by Mark - IN. on October 04, 2015 at 06:09:08 from (98.206.242.17):

In Reply to: O/T Memo to Nebraska's Atheltic Director posted by Goose on October 03, 2015 at 18:41:40:

Decades ago, I used to be the worlds biggest ND fan. Now I'm the biggest fan of any team that plays and defeats them and have been for a long time. If I wanted to put some effort into it, I could name a whole long list of coaches that they've had, generally with five year contracts that have had say, a good or OK first season, to which the college immediately signs them to a five year big dollar extension so that they just went from a remaining four years to a now nine year contract, and then end up stinking up the place for the next two years, get pulled off of the field, sidelined (technically) and the remainder of not only their remaining contract, but five year extension beyond that gets paid off...at the same time they then fill in doing commentary on ESPN. The list of coaches that ND had that they did that for, I can't count on one hand.

The reason that I can't stand ND? The way that they let Lou Holtz go. True, in his final season Lou was stumbling, had personal problems with an ill wife and stuff, wasn't in control of the team as he needed to be, time for him to step aside. But ND let him go. He was within a handful of games eclipsing Knute Rockne's record, and another season would have made that happen. ND couldn't allow that to happen, and released him, replacing him with one of his assistant coaches, Bob Davies whom openly bad mouthed him during his tenure, didn't have a winning season, was one of those several coaches that got a contract extension after winning his first game as a head coach, got yanked for being a losing coach, paid for the duration of his contract and extension, then sat at ESPN as a college game commentator the whole time. Then there was Willingham, whom the Rev. Jesse Jackson said that ND needed to hire, not for his coaching abilities when he was at Stanford, and he too got a contract extension early into his first season as a head coach, released before it or his extension ended. Then there was Charlie Weis, another contract extension into his first season, didn't finish his initial contract or extension. Knute Rockne would have never gone for any of it, may he R.I.P, and may God bless his soul. I'm certain that he would have understood if Lou Holtz or someone else eclipses his record, and been fine with and expected it. Now, I'm the biggest fan of whatever team plays ND, especially if they are victorious over ND.

I didn't hear the outcome of yesterday's game...someone make my day and tell me that Clemson won, for Knute Rockne and the Gipper.

Mark

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• Re: O/T Memo to Nebraska's Atheltic Director Traditional Farmer 06:32:39 10/04/15 (1)
  • Re: O/T Memo to Nebraska's Atheltic Director Mark - IN. 10:16:44 10/04/15 (0)

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