Notre Dame = FRAUD

Or perhaps as a fourth service academy?

 

I think Ohio State as No. 1 is much more ridiculous and downright laughable than Notre Dame at No. 2

 

Was thinking the same thing. A LOT of college football teams would absolutely love for 10-3 to be deemed a disappointing year. And considering the fact Notre Dame has had a few good years recently (2000, 2002, last year), but usually failed to follow up with anything close, I suspect the Irish faithful should be happy to "settle" for 10-3 when all is said and done.

 

They went to a BCS game last year.
They have the best QB in the nation.
Have a v good WR (top 10 in the nation).
Have a v good safety (top 10 in the nation).

Fraud?
If they lose today, release the hounds, but at 0-0, i find it a bit of a stretch to drop the F bomb already.

 

Will a very good safety make up for the other 10 mediocre starters on defense?

 

It's quite the quandry: If the D returns 9 players, but the unit sucked ass last year, is that a good or bad thing?

 

And because they make X amount of money on the NBC deal that no one else in college football can touch. It's the arrogance of that program that irks people, not so much their fans -- like my fiancee.

 

Unless I missed a memo, Southern Cal is still in the Pac-10. And didn't SC beat ND last year? [/sarcasm]

 

The NBC deal makes it even more amazing, the lengths that ABC/ESPN will go to power-fellate ND at every possible opportunity. They go to absolutely Olympian lengths to promote the marquee attraction of another network.

If I ran ABC/ESPN, you'd never see or hear a peep about goddamn Notre Dame on my network. As far as I would be concerned, they wouldn't exist. Until I could sign them to MY network, of course.

 

Chuck Farlie Weis

 

Why wouldn't a network air ND games? Say what you will about them--and I have and will continue to do so--they bring ratings. Notre Dame is as close to a National school as there is. People watch the Irish for two reasons: (1) To see them win and (2) to see them get their ass kicked.

It benefits ABC, ESPN, Fox Sports and CBS to air ND games. Ratings equal advertisers. Advertisers equal money.