Scarlet_Fever;751977 wrote:While this is not true 100% of the time it is true. A lot of times these kids have been allowed to do whatever their whole life because they are good at sports. Many of the best athletes also come from rough backgrounds. So you can eliminate guys with character flaws and be Notre Dame (sorry couldn't resist) or you can take the chance on risky character guys and actually win. Up until it blows up in your face.
It is a good comparison, but to be fair the
majority of Notre Dame's problems have been with coaching since Lou Holtz left, not personal. Weis and Kelly have all but leveled the playing field in the last four years. There is a group of players each year who are highly recruited and great people too. It's not that hard, the know-nothings at ESPN try to say academic requirements, etc will keep a team from getting the best players and that is horseshit. It simply isn't rare to find a good football player who isn't a jackass. No one here is saying don't recruit kids from Glenville, or people as athletic as Pryor. Hell, I don't even care if they're dumber than a box of rocks in the classroom. Academic stupidity isn't a reflection of someone's character, selling Sportsmanship Awards (illegally no less) is.
I just don't get how you can root for guys like him. It's "our thugs are better than your thugs!" that you're cheering for. Whatever it takes to win I guess. I would rather be 10-2 without Pryor than 12-0 with him, I can say that much. You wouldn't be 5-7 without these asshats.
