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JoeyB · 08-12-2004, 03:05 PM

Notre Dame could return to the Bowl Picture, but I doubt that they will ever return to the prominence of their past. Today's athletes have so many options now. There was a time when a H.S. student probably knew of a handful of schools....whatever was close to their house---and Notre Dame. Now, a kid from Jersey can play for USC....a kid from Oregon can go to Oklahoma. Of course there were times when that happened in the past, but it was the exception rather than the rule.

I don't think Coach Davey had as much to do with Notre Dame's downfall as he gets blamed. It's tough to coach in the shadow of 2 of the all-time greats like Rockne and Frank Leahy. Gerry Faust had a better than .500 record in his time and he was viewed as one of the biggest busts by ESPN.

08-12-2004, 03:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
JoeyB feeling tingly	Notre Dame could return to the Bowl Picture, but I doubt that they will ever return to the prominence of their past. Today's athletes have so many options now. There was a time when a H.S. student probably knew of a handful of schools....whatever was close to their house---and Notre Dame. Now, a kid from Jersey can play for USC....a kid from Oregon can go to Oklahoma. Of course there were times when that happened in the past, but it was the exception rather than the rule. I don't think Coach Davey had as much to do with Notre Dame's downfall as he gets blamed. It's tough to coach in the shadow of 2 of the all-time greats like Rockne and Frank Leahy. Gerry Faust had a better than .500 record in his time and he was viewed as one of the biggest busts by ESPN. __________________ My mom is a Diamondbacks fan. She really likes the Big Unit