help anyone, as you've pointed out.
But PB did need to come out much stronger in support of his troops. He came off as weak and the whole "this won't happen again, they promised" is even more lame.
I get why CMF didn't make a statement right away, he probably would've gone nuclear.
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Replies to: "Well said, but I'm not sure I've heard anyone say PB should go scorched earth, that doesn't"
- In defense of Pete Bevacqua - IrishTiger - 11:16pm 12/7/25
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- He said and did more than Swarbrick ever would have - D2 - 11:58am 12/8/25
- Nuclear may not be the option but there is still a fight that needs taken up. - DiscoRick - 9:51am 12/8/25
- ND doesn't have a lot of leverage. It's a huge brand, and its leverage is its draw. - LanceManion - 8:06am 12/8/25
- Bevacqua is head and shoulders above Swarbrick as an AD. - Hensou - 8:23am 12/8/25
- Well said, but I'm not sure I've heard anyone say PB should go scorched earth, that doesn't - Clem - 6:06am 12/8/25
- Well written, IrishTiger. Agreed! - Pipeline - 1:36am 12/8/25
- Re: In defense of Pete Bevacqua - Pipeline - 1:26am 12/8/25
- I thought his public statement was actually quite strong [NT] - MarkHarman - 12:26am 12/8/25
- What allies can he possibly have? - NDblues - 11:35pm 12/7/25
- The SEC wants to expand the playoff, or so I've seen. - DiscoRick - 10:11am 12/8/25
- The espn CFP cabal will eventually fail. Greed will choke them to death. [NT] - Hensou - 8:29am 12/8/25
- Re: In defense of Pete Bevacqua - GeorgiaNDFan - 11:29pm 12/7/25
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