Ugh...Urban is "a bridge too far" for ND as, most certainly, is Pitino. If you really think that

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Ugh...Urban is "a bridge too far" for ND as, most certainly, is Pitino. If you really think that

Author: TakethetrainKnute (33226 Posts - Original UHND Member)

Posted at 3:46 pm on Sep 18, 2024

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...either of those guys will be pursued by ND at this juncture...you REALLY don't "get" the school at all...

Replies to: "Ugh...Urban is "a bridge too far" for ND as, most certainly, is Pitino. If you really think that"

The Student-Althete Model of Elite College Football is Dead... - SteveM - 10:25am 9/18/24 (35) [View All]
- Don't be so down on the lads! [NT] - NedoftheHill - 1:15am 9/19/24
- Re: The Student-Althete Model of Elite College Football is Dead... - ndinga - 8:52pm 9/18/24
- "PRINCETON??? GRRRR Get my glove!" - Yale Alum "Sideshow Bob Roberts" [NT] - irishslovak - 7:07pm 9/18/24
- It's interesting to me that the real players in this are largely state-sponsored universities. - LanceManion - 12:17pm 9/18/24
  - Wonder about the O Lineman that says: "I just may miss a couple crucial blocks if you don't buy me.. - TakethetrainKnute - 12:26pm 9/18/24
    - I would think that’s why RL is sharing his with the O line. Splat! [NT] - whatsamataU - 1:53pm 9/18/24
      - Had heard that. Almost seems a necessity... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 2:23pm 9/18/24
    - Good points by Lance & Take. Players can hold-out any game week for any reason... - SteveM - 12:43pm 9/18/24
      - Also, soon players will get 2 - 3 initial games on video, then bail out to "prepare for the draft" [NT] - SteveM - 12:46pm 9/18/24
- SMU back in the early 80's was way ahead of its time! [NT] - NEPA Irish - 11:51am 9/18/24
- Not so sure - Nigel Tufnel - 11:09am 9/18/24
- Been saying it all along...ND will have to move to a "competitive" league that fosters academics... - TakethetrainKnute - 10:37am 9/18/24
  - Agree, been saying the same thing. Fans will still follow their teams. [NT] - Hibakusha - 10:16am 9/19/24
  - Stop that nonsense. We can play the game. We are scheduled to do so, - sweetbobbyg - 3:45pm 9/18/24
  - Not good to do that. We can always keep our academic standards high and still play the "game" the - THEISMANCARR - 2:56pm 9/18/24
    - ND proved their halfway in with NIL and transfers - cubsfanin16 - 3:32pm 9/18/24
      - The two biggest opposite spectrum misbeliefs that Notre Dame fans have.. - Chrisb - 11:24am 9/19/24
      - Urban Meyer will never come here, and ND will never offer it again - ndunabomber - 6:13pm 9/18/24
      - Ugh...Urban is "a bridge too far" for ND as, most certainly, is Pitino. If you really think that - TakethetrainKnute - 3:46pm 9/18/24
        I get that the school won't, they would like to skip nil, the portal too - cubsfanin16 - 5:55pm 9/18/24
        They're going half way given all the resources that they've sunk into football. They are trying to - TakethetrainKnute - 7:07pm 9/18/24
        agreed [NT] - cubsfanin16 - 3:41pm 9/19/24
  - I'd much prefer that to totally selling out. [NT] - SteveM - 11:37am 9/18/24
  - That's it! We're Ivy bound! [NT] - Irishize - 10:42am 9/18/24
    - "Ivy-adjacent". More competitive (but similar). - TakethetrainKnute - 10:52am 9/18/24
      - Who the hell cares if we are on the top of "ivy-adjacent" when the nation will only care about the - THEISMANCARR - 3:01pm 9/18/24
        Re: Who the hell cares if we are on the top of "ivy-adjacent" when the nation will only care about the - natureboy - 6:44pm 9/19/24
      - OK. ND will be the pioneers of the new Ivy Adjacent League. Buy your tickets now! [NT] - Irishize - 11:08am 9/18/24
        Just wait. It will be like the late 50’ early 60’s in South Bend, 15$ of groceries got you four - whatsamataU - 1:58pm 9/18/24
        Except that $15 in groceries from 1957...costs $170.62 in 2024... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 2:28pm 9/18/24
        
        Didn't say I liked it. But don't believe ND can continue to keep going where College Football is... - TakethetrainKnute - 11:31am 9/18/24
        I'm just messin' wicha, Knute. It's an absurd situation. All you can do is laugh at it. [NT] - Irishize - 11:36am 9/18/24
        Naw, I hear you. They've taken what was one of my favorite diversions...and are totally screwing - TakethetrainKnute - 11:46am 9/18/24
        I agree. College football is the greatest sport ever created, but they are ruining it fast. [NT] - Irishize - 11:49am 9/18/24
        It all started paying HC's outlandish amounts of $$$.... - NEPA Irish - 11:56am 9/18/24