Right, because the basic ability for someone to attend a game (e.g. the stadium) is completely the same as a garish video screen and crappy piped-in music. I liked the stadium expansion (minus blocking the view of the library mural). I don’t like lowest-common-denominator choices like a screen.

You are not in the minority. The writer of this article is an example of what is wrong with ND football. We are somehow afraid to keep up with the other schools with positive improvements like jumbotrons and field turf. This guy wouldve been mad when the original stadium was built and later expanded. Maybe we shouldnt show games one TV either? They should strictly be radio broadcast. If you are offended by a jumbotron quit watching football.

I feel like you are really, really stretching here El Kabong. The head coach should 100% care about things that are going on with his football program off the field (which includes the stadium environment). Now, if you just don’t like artificial turf that is one thing, but let’s not sit around pretending like we know how efficiently Kelly is managing his time.

Here’s a tradition that ND has had for a very long time . . . having the best of the best. ND has always had great facilities, stadium, players, fans, atmoshpere, etc. Why not have the best that money can buy when it comes to the field as well. No one expects the players to wear the old high-top cleats from the 60’s and 70’s, heck the new stuff is light years from the cleats that Rocket, Rice, and Brown wore in the late 80’s. Those guys would be wearing the new helmets now, the new cleats now and would want to play on the best surfaces now. This isn’t the astro turf crap of old. This is simply the best field available for the greatest football power in the land.

Now the jumbotron thing . . . no way. That is not better and does not make the stadium better. In fact it probably makes it worse IMHO. But this new turf is awesome and ND should have it minus the logos, etc.

Just because other teams don’t practice in their stadium, is that a reason not to do it? With a turf that won’t degrade, why not do it? It seems to me that ND would have nothing to lose and potentially quite a bit to gain from doing it.

Look, I’m thirty-two, and I have bled blue-gold since the magical ’88 season. My Father and Grandfather were Rustbelt Irish Catholics who would tell me all the beloved tales of Our Lady of the Lake, but seriously bro… we need a change!

It’s 2012… If the Yankees can make the changes necessary to win without losing the magic of their tradition, then so can Notre Dame.

Fine. There’s nothing stopping the team from doing a walk through in the stadium. We don’t need turf for that.

We have a brutal schedule this year and it will be a real test for Kelly’s coaching ability.

Go Irish!