bye bye charlie

[philcski]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

I dont give any credence to bitter academics.

I would bet that the average scores of the general student population of ND is higher than big state schools. While they may not be as stringent academically as they try to pretend they are, ND doesnt seem recruit the really questionable guys like most other big schools.

And as long as NBC wants them they arent any different than the Pac 10, Big 10 or SEC who keep blocking a playoff because they dont want to share the money they currently monopolize.

Holy **** I just defended Notre Dame. Going to check my temp...

Are you feeling sick? Too many late nights and early mornings?

Seriously, they are frauds when it comes to their claims that academics get in the way of athletics. What does that say about Stanford (ranked 4th in US News National Universities ranking), Duke (10th), Northwestern (12th), Vanderbilt (17th), UC Berkeley (21st), UCLA (24th), UVA (24th), USC (26th), Michigan (27th), UNC (28th), Wake Forest (28th), Boston College (34th), or Penn State, Florida, and Texas (tied for 47th)? Are they all doing terribly because they have semi-difficult entrance requirements, or does all it take is 3rd grade literacy and a phony GED to get in? While I'm sure there's a few questionable guys on all of these school's teams, the majority have quality kids. While a good kid and decent academically, Golden Tate ain't exactly Einstein- he had a 3.1 GPA and 26 ACT, respectable but not exactly up to par of what is "suggested" for the 50th percentile as entrance to ND (3.7 GPA 32 ACT).

They have struggled because the BCS football landscape has rendered them useless. Until they join the Big East as a full member, or Big Ten, their independent status will rank them as the "token white guy" trying to get in the club.