Comments on: The Last Time I Ever Think About Demetrius Jones

By: The Biscuit

The Biscuit — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 20:28:40 +0000

you know, i’m not sure. that’s a good question. i guess it really comes down to whether you can be enrolled in 2 schools at once. if so, it’s probably fine. if not, no. but i’ve never heard of it so i’m clueless. good Q though…hmmmmmm….

By: ND Alum

ND Alum — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:01:58 +0000

If you’re enrolled at another school (like, say…Northern Illinois), can you play in another school’s (just as an example…Notre Dame) games? If he was enrolled at Northern Illinois on 4 Sept, what would that meant for his eligibility against Penn State?

By: The Biscuit

The Biscuit — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:10:43 +0000

i get what you’re saying, AD, but i doubt that charlie would have left behind his 3rd string QB without a replacement on his way to MI. especially given how things have been going. if we were 4-deep at the position, or if our o-line wasnt letting anyone TOUCH our starting QB, then i’d get just leaving. but in this case, i’d have probably stuck around too.

By: another domer

another domer — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 05:05:35 +0000

Biscuit, I think you’re missing my point. I could care less about any player leaving the team/school. It’s always happened and it always will. My point is that Lou “taught” such a high level of discipline to his players and assistants, that no one would ever be late because they know that when he says “you will be on the bus by…” that they would not be going or playing if they were not on the bus by that time. Remember the Ricky Watters and Tony Brooks incident prior to the USC game in 1988? A Holtz run team’s bus would wait for no one. What does everyone else feel about this?

By: Mr. Wednesday

Mr. Wednesday — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 22:41:27 +0000

It’s OK that Jones left. It’s not OK that in doing so, he snuck out the back door and torpedoed his teammates.

By: The Biscuit

The Biscuit — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 20:28:45 +0000

in this case, i will quote the greatest sports movie ever, in “Major League”. “who gives a shit, [he's] gone/” whether charlie held up the bus or not is irrelevant. people hold up buses for many reasons. and we dont know if he did or did not. what we do know is that DD left, no one knows why, and it’s weird. i say it’s an ok thing - he clearly wasnt happy, and wouldnt have been in the long run. though of course i think it’s a mistake to give up so easily, it’s his choice. it will be better for the team as well - less drama, more truly blue chip QB’s behind center.

By: gwzimm

gwzimm — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 20:00:00 +0000

The Chicago newspapers said the same thing about holding the bus for 20 minutes

By: domer.mq

domer.mq — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 18:06:51 +0000

another domer,
yeah, I remember them saying that, but I think they just stunk at math. It’s more like Charlie found out 20 minutes before the bus left, at 2:30.

By: another domer

another domer — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 17:52:02 +0000

One of the TV types said Charlie held the bus up 20 minutes while they were trying to find him. I’m not sure what level of credibility I would give a TV announcer/broadcaster, though. So, it may be a bogus statement.

By: gwzimm

gwzimm — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 14:05:31 +0000

I see where we still have 2 games in 2009 listed as “TBD.” Let’s have Kevin White schedule Northern Illinois and hang up about 60 on them.