Once again we will observe a college benefiting from name recognition having beaten teams with a combined won lost record (excluding their loss to ND) of 22 and 41, a .350 winning percentage, yet preordained to a bowl game. Would this be true if they were the Indiana Fighting Cardinals?
Of course pride is consumed in their title, having allegiance from American Catholics and those of Irish decent, however their behavior, pelting fellow student players with snowballs was one of a ghetto mentality, certainly not befitting of what is believed to be one of the finest learning institutions in the nation. Is this how members of a “higher value” college act when things don’t go their way, or turn out wrong?
It is time we ended the façade of placing this university, its students and alumnae on a pedestal and let them experience the real world on its merits, starting with a more balanced schedule, and ending with them rewarded bowl games based on their achievements, not their personae.
This year ND benefited by a Michigan team that fumbled seven times, and a San Diego State team that fumbled at the goal line and has been outscored by their opposition 446 to 231.
No other school enjoys a TV Contract to broadcast all its games. In addition to ND’s “bowl game in waiting” status, is this fair, or even honest to every other college that competes on a level playing field?
We have given a ten year contract to a coach who has assembled a few good talent, while the rest remain at division two level at best (can you imagine?). I am sure he will certainly feel the wrath of alumnae that feels there is only one outcome for them, unlike the rest of America.
It must be a bitter pill to swallow, to face challenges like the rest of us without having the luxury of a “fixed” outcome.
David DiBello
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