Pssst, he’s joking.

That’s the first time I’ve ever heard that sentiment and I’m appalled that’s how you feel. I’ve only been alive for 18 years, have never seen a National Championship, and most of my memory is from the Davie, Willingham, Weis eras, and even in ’07 when we were 3-9, I gladly accepted wearing the ND logo with pride. Maybe it’s because I’m young, maybe it’s because I understand that there is more to the university than a bowl game, but unless there is something to change my outlook on Notre Dame as a whole, football outcome WILL NEVER change me representing ND with a flag outside my house, a jersey or hat on, or even admitting I am a ND fan. The football team should never dictate someone of any school from representing and taking pride in that institution

nad — how does a loss to LSU lay any more or better or needed groundwork? The season ended in flames — and Kelly deserves his share of the blame. I think your point is that ND should have set its standards higher when it hired Kelly, right? Who was better and available at the time. Same question today — who is better and available than Kelly? Les Miles? Bo Pelini? NJIT’s men’s basketball coach?

Everyone keeps saying ND’s higher standards (not oversigning, encouraging players to attend actual college classes, on-time graduation) keeps holding them back from greater success…now you want to make them *even higher*?

I too can’t wait for the LSU beating so we can hire Bo Pelini. What could possibly go wrong?!

I don’t agree with your sentiment. But I cannot help but be curious: Which specific coach or coaches do you have in mind that could set a “higher standard”? And is your “higher standard” – more wins? Or something else?