It is premium so I cannot paste it. It is a summary of Mike Brey's tenure at ND. It puts the 18 years in context. He certainly credits what he calls the 'golden years' -- 2014-16 -- but looking at the entire tenure may be sobering to some of you who are either too young to remember his entire ND career (I envy you, truly), or too blinded by his brief shining moments. O'Malley is an excellent writer, certainly not a guy with an ax to grind, and I recommend his columns as a good objective read for all ND fans. Plus his discussions with his three-year old son, Declan, are priceless.
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and how does Villanova, a Catholic school with academic standards, with you'd think less national appeal than ND, win 32 games for 4 straight years..Tell me you wouldn't switch coaches..
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how About Xavier, three sweet 16s, one elite8 under Chris Mack...small Catholic Midwestern university..MACK, 212-96
I really think ND can do better, coaching wise..
championship the first time he had disappointed in the NCAA's too. It is a little bit of a crap shoot and even worse this year than usual. But here is another tidbit that might make a little difference. My nephew who went to Villanova at the time they won their last national championship said the players were basically assholes. Very cocky and not at all friends with the rest of the student body. He had a friend who went to ND at the time and knew the guys well on the ND team at the time and actually has become great friends with the former ND players, including Ryan Ayres.
should have been fired..Was that Kevin White, possibly the worst AD ND has ever hired, what a disaster he was ?..I do recall rumors that he preferred Ernie Kent from Oregon, over Brey
Of Villanova, I do recall one getting involved with drugs after graduation in 1985, made a SI story..And it was hardly a secret in Phila, that the coach, Rollie Massiminno was full of himself, and separated Nova from the BIg 5..
Jay Wright has rectified that relationship, and everyone loves him..
How ND is peachy and every other school sucks. Your insight is amazing
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That usually doen't happen without good coaching.
Good coaching consistently competes at the highest level.
critical of Brey..We all know football is king at ND, deservedly so, and will always be..Thanks Knute..Football gets all the resources while Brey has had to beg for a practice gym..But overall,, and in total context, his record is rather mediocre..It never ceases to amaze me how Brian Kelly gets killed on other websites, while Brey skates, presumably due to 2 elite 8s in 18 yrs.Im never impressed by Brey, as an x and o guy, especially in last minute or 2 of a game..If Brian Kelly's team performed like Brey's did vs Pitt in post season ACC OR VS PSU last Saturday, people be calling for his scalp...
At the bottom of the South Bend tribune article on Saturday's game..comments from fans are invited..The first one labeled him Mediocre Mike, so some fans do notice..
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