And yet the people come. I admit I was riveted last night watching Ohio State. Their fans are genuine. Many graduates behind a culture of winning. And former players. Deep coaching DNA.
I have to confess my interest is waning. I used to find myself in a legitimate funk when we lost a big game. Now, I shrug it off. This season, I only watched the A&M, Purdue, Louisville, G Tech, FSU, USC, and Indiana games in anything that could be described as close to entirety. Most of the others, I taped and zipped through midweek. I'm not about to waste my time watching ND beat up on a hapless soup can like NIU in a glorified scrimmage. (Whoops.) I'm resigned to the fact that players will come and players will go. I read that the academic difference between football players and normal students is wider than it has ever been at Notre Dame, yet I hear about athletes somehow graduating in three years, thanks to the wonders of summer school. I think there's a lot more paper shuffling in that regard than we think.
