Comments on: It’s Finally Here https://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2017/08/29/its-finally-here/ A Notre Dame Football Blog Wed, 30 Aug 2017 17:23:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.4 By: jimmyg https://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2017/08/29/its-finally-here/#comment-259251 Wed, 30 Aug 2017 17:23:00 +0000 http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/?p=37647#comment-259251 In reply to Aaron.

I agree with your point on Kelly. I think that had to be extremely hard at his stage to be that introspective. I’ve been critical of him at times (more frustration) however, he seems to have really took a long look at what he does. Couldn’t agree more on the 25 other teams too!

]]> By: Aaron https://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2017/08/29/its-finally-here/#comment-259250 Wed, 30 Aug 2017 11:01:00 +0000 http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/?p=37647#comment-259250 Love this! You, like me, are what are known as fans of the University. On the flip side you have the football fans who only love the shiny helmets, the pageantry, and the win records. They’re not bad (we need them too) but they will never “get it”. Sure, I love winning and I may not handle losses well e.g. – cussing, throwing my remote and breaking it, other tantrums, not talk to people for a day, and so on (pretty much sums up last season). What I do know is that at the end of the football season, good or bad, the University of Notre Dame will still be there and it will still be great. I know that the leaders of the university don’t like losing and I have faith that they are making the best decisions to reach their goals. People bash Kelly and Swarbrick all the time but I think they are both great representatives of what Notre Dame stands for. I think what Coach Kelly has done in the off season is admirable and probably the hardest and most humbling thing he’s ever had to do. Jack Swarbrick is a Notre Dame man through and through. Not only has he grown the football program, he has had a huge effect on the other 25 athletic programs. Yes, football fans, there are 25 other athletic programs that Notre Dame competes in at a high level. Could Notre Dame go out and buy the most skillful coach known to man for the sake of winning games? Yes, of course, Notre Dame has buy Bill Belichick out of New England kind of money. We will not gamble our reputation and standards for the sake of winning at all costs. It is easy to give in and go along with something because others are getting away with it. However, it takes true determination and dedication to stick with your standards and accomplish goals even though you take the road less traveled. That is one of the things I love most about Notre Dame.
The football team’s record does NOT define the University of Notre Dame! Love Thee Notre Dame! Go Irish!

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