Really? Malik Zaire is leaving because he’s not getting playing time? Convenient you toss him out because “Wimbush has sat long enough”. If he doesn’t play well, how quickly are you just going to write him off and move on to Book? Or will that finally be the point where Kelly is failing in your eyes?

I also love how I’ll “lose credibility” by naming those coaches. Didn’t realize you knew them personally.

Do you really believe 5th year contributors (and yes, that’s what they are) would have left ND early under Holtz if they had the option? You’re crazy if you do.

If “ND had an entire secondary of true freshmen”, whose fault is that? Ask anyone who reports on it, any “youth” on this team is years of recruiting failures coming home to roost.

I think that should be read in the sarcastic spirit in which it was intended.

ok, I didn’t know it was a this is why I am right piece so anyone else is wrong

first ND NEVER had players leave early for the NFL besides ismail? who else? but the players stayed for 5 years.
yes the 5th year no penalty transfer is completely new (as I not an option in 1988)
players that are leaving are not leaving because of bad coaching like you said, they are leaving for playing time. in fact name any player that announced they are leaving that will be missed. if you are going to say zaire? no thanks wimbush has sat long enough

I NEVER said no coach would come to ND. in fact I said name a coach worth getting, because saban isnt leaving Alabama? so who? btw, if the names gruden or urban meyer come up you lose any credibility
freshmen NEVER played they didn’t get the “redshirt” because ND has a different name for it, but they sat for a year. when did ND ever have an entire secondary of true freshmen? NEVER

inal point, here you insinuate that ND football is suddenly full of arrests and scandals, tere is a new intion called the internet since 1988 so maybe some of those incidents were not as well known (like the football rape scandal? )

Didn’t Swarbrick enter into the ACC deal in case big boy college football goes to four super conferences as has been rumored for a while? The idea being is if that happens, Notre Dame wouldn’t be shut out. I could be very wrong about this, so please educate me. THANKS!

First off, we only “have to play ACC conference games” because of the crappy arrangement Swarbrick made. They get a hell of a lot more out of the agreement than we do. So let’s not pretend it’s something beyond our control.

Second, players are not “jumping ship for the NFL early”, they’re entering the draft rather than take their fifth year. They’ve had four years in the program. Others are choosing to do their fifth year elsewhere. What does that say about their opinions of the coaching staff?

And of course you regurgitate the “no coach is coming here” and “too much youth” excuses. People like you are part of the problem.

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to all.