The generally accepted history is that Kevin White spoke to him immediately following that game and told him that they were now evaluating his future and would be determining whether they would part ways after the season. Both White and Davie confirmed this.
Somehow, because he wasn't directly told that he was going to be fired after that until the morning after the Purdue game, he feigned surprise at the decision.
Replies to: "Amazingly, he did not know this."
- Has a FR (RS) ND QB ever started the opening game of the season on the road against a top 10 team? [NT]
- Hensou - 2:03pm 8/21/25
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- The N is too small to be meaningful. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 10:14pm 8/21/25
- It almost happened in 2001. - jakers - 4:09pm 8/21/25
- That was the sea of red game, right? - Chris94 - 3:40pm 8/22/25
- The sea of Red game with Nebraska was in 2000. [NT] - Irish_Demon - 3:51pm 8/22/25
- I was at the A&M game, it was brutally hot. - PaND - 9:34am 8/22/25
- Amazingly, he did not know this. - jakers - 11:17am 8/22/25
- I’m still surprised at how over his skis he was as a head coach [NT]
- WestCoastIrishFan - 1:50pm 8/22/25
- Quite a few were. A terrible coaching search and Holtz's endorsement got us there. - jakers - 3:11pm 8/22/25
- I’m still surprised at how over his skis he was as a head coach [NT]
- WestCoastIrishFan - 1:50pm 8/22/25
- Amazingly, he did not know this. - jakers - 11:17am 8/22/25
- That was the sea of red game, right? - Chris94 - 3:40pm 8/22/25
- Rick Mirer started and beat #4 Michigan (at home though) in 1990. - AlbanyIRISH - 2:18pm 8/21/25
- Was that the first true “night game” at ND? - NDblues - 8:12pm 8/21/25
- No, it was against Michigan, but in 1982 [NT]
- Irish_Demon - 10:51pm 8/21/25
- Thanks for the clarification. - NDblues - 12:55pm 8/22/25
- Yes, I was there as a student. Musco Lighting Co. Nigel remembers also [NT]
- BaronVonZemo - 11:44pm 8/21/25
- Same here [NT]
- WoodstockIrish - 8:01am 8/22/25
- They were just lights on a crane. Lol. But it was the bees knees. [NT]
- BaronVonZemo - 10:16am 8/22/25
- Those were the days!! [NT]
- WoodstockIrish - 11:11am 8/22/25
- I recall the white paper hats they gave students for that game. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 7:40pm 8/22/25
- Those were the days!! [NT]
- WoodstockIrish - 11:11am 8/22/25
- They were just lights on a crane. Lol. But it was the bees knees. [NT]
- BaronVonZemo - 10:16am 8/22/25
- Same here [NT]
- WoodstockIrish - 8:01am 8/22/25
- They brought in portable lights for games years before that. - NedoftheHill - 9:12pm 8/21/25
- Yup - Musco Lighting Company - Nigel Tufnel - 10:52pm 8/21/25
- Lights were permantly installed with the stadium expansion for the 1997 season - Irish_Demon - 10:50pm 8/21/25
- No, it was against Michigan, but in 1982 [NT]
- Irish_Demon - 10:51pm 8/21/25
- Hell of a game - ndunabomber - 4:47pm 8/21/25
- My first game as student. He was on cover of SI after that, the golden child [NT] [LINK] [IMAGE] - ndphysics - 3:46pm 8/21/25
- Plus there was a fluke play that really helped us. I still expect us to handle Miami. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 2:44pm 8/21/25
- Was that the first true “night game” at ND? - NDblues - 8:12pm 8/21/25