Who Will be the Next Coach at Notre Dame

I heard he eats meat on Fridays during Lent.

 

He once had a neighbor whose wife he thought was hot.

 

It's been 11 years since his last confession.

 

Eat meat on a Friday, that's all right; I even like steak on a Saturday night.

 

He better not be getting high sniffing pots of glue

 

First of all, there's nothing wrong with ND having certain moral standards for their coach. They are certainly not the only team that does it. BYU, TCU, any religious school is obviously going to have certain standards for their coaches. It's a private school that represents the Catholic faith.

Second of all, anyone who thinks ND plays a weak or "padded" schedule is just being ignorant. Is it as tough as an SEC schedule? No. Is it tougher than most other conference schedules? Absolutely.

Lastly, here's my take on why ND is struggling as of late and why it may be awfully tough for them to get back on top...

The academic and moral standards at ND are way above and beyond what they are at places like Florida, LSU, Ohio State, etc. There are a shitload of recruits that those schools will gladly take that ND won't because of either grades or behavioral issues. So ND is hurting themselves because their standards weed out so many potential players. The list of recruits they are left to choose from is quite smaller than schools who graduate only 45% of their football team and don't give a flying shit about that fact.

Fact: ND LEADS the nation in Division 1 graduation rate at 94%. Then you have teams like Georgia (48%), Oklahoma (46%), Texas (50%), Ohio State (52%), and a host of others with pathetic standards for their football players.

(Source= http://www.fanblogs.com/ncaa/007839.php)

There are teams who will win at all costs and don't give a shit about what type of player they are using to represent their school and then there are teams who do take that into consideration. I'm not saying ND is all high and mighty because of this and I don't fault the other schools for doing it differently. I'm just saying that this is the way it is and this is a major reason why ND is in the position they are in.

 

Right on, golfnut. ND isn't perfect and can be annoyingly holier-than-thou, but their pool of potential recruits is undeniably smaller.

 

Yeah, that's why Duke basketball will never be a powerhouse.

 

There is a slight difference in roster size between basketball and football, though, right?

 

Well, yeah, but a few high schools have a college quality QB, a few high schools have a college quality point guard. The proportion issue is about the same in recruiting for each sport, with football having more positions.

 

Great point. You only need to find about 8 smart, high-moral kids who are also great athletes to be successful in basketball. You need to at least quadruple that to be a contender on the football field.

 

More positions, but more athletes to choose from. Red herring.

And Notre Dame can be moral or whatever all it wants. That doesn't mean it should draw a big-name coach just because it's Notre Dame