sjmvsfscs08 wrote:
hahaha well I went to the other Catholic high school in Ohio named after a Cardinal (there are only two, right?), we don't play in State Championships. :s
I've clinched As in all of my classes this semester, so now I just sit in lectures with my laptop and filter through "Bob Stoops to Notre Dame" articles. Years from now doctors will tell me I am obsessive compulsive with Notre Dame football; minutes later I will ask why that's a bad thing.
I guess I'm so anxious because I feel, wholeheartedly, that a stellar coach is the only thing Notre Dame needs to rise to the top again. I will state right now it's a big "only," as it's a huge piece of the puzzle. But it's the only thing the program lacks. Are the academics too tough for kids? Maybe for some of the dipshits other schools pull in, yeah. I have no interest in them anyway, and it's good that Notre Dame doesn't either. It's not like Golden Tate is a Molecular Biology major, and he doesn't need to be. Players don't need to be 4.0 students to play at Notre Dame, you're a fool to think that's the case. Recruiting is not a problem, in fact Notre Dame enjoys some of the best recruiting advantages in the country when things are looking bright for the Irish. It's not facilities either. When Lou was there it was an issue, it isn't anymore. The facilities are as good if not better than anywhere else in the country. The Gug is amazing, as is Notre Dame stadium itself.
It's a coach, plain and simple. All of the people out there saying "ahhh gee well Notre Dame just can't do it anymore," and "they aren't what they used to be" are complete idiots. "Can't" and "haven't" are two different things, and the typical idiotic fan simply can't quite grasp it, and never will.
With Bob Stoops at the helm you'd more than likely see Notre Dame in the national championship picture annually, and I think a lot of Buckeye fans are either reluctant to see that or are afraid. I don't know why they'd be afraid, Ohio State is probably the fifth most successful program of the decade, whereas Notre Dame doesn't even crack the top forty.
I'm done talking in circles for the night. It's going to be another fun day tomorrow waiting to hear some new Bob Stoops news.....
What an incredible post. It will be on the the wall soon of my Notre Dame office. It should be in the ND AD's office as well.
It will happen again. Trust me.
