Jack is Done!!!

[Patrirish]

Not speaking for "all" of anyone...Swarbrick did as well as anyone could given the fact that Notre Dame carries itself as a university first and a sports enterprise second...and he was the ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, not the general manager of Notre Dame's minor-league football team...

How did that “minor-league football team” manage to compete for the National Championship, not once, not twice, but three (3) times in the last ten (10) years ?

Of the 125 Division I football teams, how many teams can make that claim ?

I’m sure that you’ll reply promptly !

Unless of course, you’re just another anti-ND douche bag !

 

[IrishBeer]

Some people seem to think it is easy to run the athletic programs of one of the handful of independents left -- and the only one with serious aspirations to compete at the highest level across a broad range of sports.

He does not have serious aspirations. Anyone that puts the nix on Freemans top coaching hires and then loses his cool and writes letters to fans about donating money if they want better coaches (like ND doesn’t have the funds) is not serious and is actually just a dick.

 

[Patrirish]

He does not have serious aspirations. Anyone that puts the nix on Freemans top coaching hires and then loses his cool and writes letters to fans about donating money if they want better coaches (like ND doesn’t have the funds) is not serious and is actually just a dick.

What “nix” did JS put on Freeman’s coaching hires.
Name each one and exactly how JS “nixed” them

When did JS write a letter asking for money to be able to subsidize “better coaches” ?

You’re clueless !

 

[IrishBeer]

What “nix” did JS put on Freeman’s coaching hires.
Name each one and exactly how JS “nixed” them

When did JS write a letter asking for money to be able to subsidize “better coaches” ?

You’re clueless !

Didn’t pay dummy.

 

[BGI User 1596]

He does not have serious aspirations. Anyone that puts the nix on Freemans top coaching hires and then loses his cool and writes letters to fans about donating money if they want better coaches (like ND doesn’t have the funds) is not serious and is actually just a dick.

Ouch!

 

[Patrirish]

Didn’t pay dummy.

You’re totally misinformed !

You’re clueless !

Get the facts before you make ridiculous comments

 

[IrishBeer]

You’re totally misinformed !

You’re clueless !

Get the facts before you make ridiculous comments

I subscribe to multiple insiders. Just bc you lack the knowledge and others aren’t willing to give it to you for free doesn’t make them wrong.

 

[ticat]

How did that “minor-league football team” manage to compete for the National Championship, not once, not twice, but three (3) times in the last ten (10) years ?

Of the 125 Division I football teams, how many teams can make that claim ?

I’m sure that you’ll reply promptly !

Unless of course, you’re just another anti-ND douche bag !

You missed the point of "minor-league". It was not a reference to the quality of the program or results, but raterh a comment on te fact that "college" football is becoming a minor-pro sport...

And after following this program for almost 60 years, graduating with a PhD from the place, and just about keeping the bookstore viable for most of the 80's, I resent your characterization. While many of your points in general are ones I agree with, who the f*** are you to be calling anyone a "douchebag?"

Just another faceless internet hero, eh?

AND CHANGE YOUR FONT!!!!!

 

[BGI User 1596]

You missed the point of "minor-league". It was not a reference to the quality of the program or results, but raterh a comment on te fact that "college" football is becoming a minor-pro sport...

And after following this program for almost 60 years, graduating with a PhD from the place, and just about keeping the bookstore viable for most of the 80's, I resent your characterization. While many of your points in general are ones I agree with, who the f*** are you to be calling anyone a "douchebag?"

Just another faceless internet hero, eh?

AND CHANGE YOUR FONT!!!!!

Ouch!

 

[Patrirish]

You missed the point of "minor-league". It was not a reference to the quality of the program or results, but raterh a comment on te fact that "college" football is becoming a minor-pro sport...

Bullshit !

I didn't miss any point and neither did anyone else with an iota of reading comprehension

And after following this program for almost 60 years, graduating with a PhD from the place, and just about keeping the bookstore viable for most of the 80's, I resent your characterization. While many of your points in general are ones I agree with, who the f*** are you to be calling anyone a "douchebag?"

The answer to your question is simple, on a Notre Dame website I’m going to call anyone who maliciously denigrates Notre Dame, a “douche bag”

Here’s what you wrote:

“….and he was the ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, not the general manager of Notre Dame's minor-league football team...”.

So let’s not try to pretend that you weren’t disparaging Notre Dame !

Let’s not pretend that you were just singling out Notre Dame as the only school where football was “becoming a minor-pro sport”

Just another faceless internet hero, eh?

Nope, I’m just another poster who calls out bullshit when he sees it ! And no amount of backtracking on your part is going to change that !

 

[ticat]

Bullshit !

I didn't miss any point and neither did anyone else with an iota of reading comprehension

And after following this program for almost 60 years, graduating with a PhD from the place, and just about keeping the bookstore viable for most of the 80's, I resent your characterization. While many of your points in general are ones I agree with, who the f*** are you to be calling anyone a "douchebag?"

The answer to your question is simple, on a Notre Dame website I’m going to call anyone who maliciously denigrates Notre Dame, a “douche bag”

Here’s what you wrote:

“….and he was the ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, not the general manager of Notre Dame's minor-league football team...”.

So let’s not try to pretend that you weren’t disparaging Notre Dame !

Let’s not pretend that you were just singling out Notre Dame as the only school where football was “becoming a minor-pro sport”

Reading nuance is not your strength, is it? There is NO WAY I would disparage Notre Dame.

(btw, I am impressed that you use the word "disparage"...perhaps there is hope for you after all...ahh, but you can't spell douchebag...too bad)

The comment was made about college football in the world of sports...not about Notre Dame's team...it is not the "minor league team," they all are now...read any of my prior posts...college football has become a minor league / semi - pro sport,,,

And speaking of a minor-league sport, that's you bozo...tough guy behind a computer, aren't ya? Many ways to call someone out here...you pick one that makes you the douchebag

 

[BGI User 1596]

Reading nuance is not your strength, is it? There is NO WAY I would disparage Notre Dame.

(btw, I am impressed that you use the word "disparage"...perhaps there is hope for you after all...ahh, but you can't spell douchebag...too bad)

The comment was made about college football in the world of sports...not about Notre Dame's team...it is not the "minor league team," they all are now...read any of my prior posts...college football has become a minor league / semi - pro sport,,,

And speaking of a minor-league sport, that's you bozo...tough guy behind a computer, aren't ya? Many ways to call someone out here...you pick one that makes you the douchebag

Ouch!

 

[Patrirish]

Reading nuance is not your strength, is it? There is NO WAY I would disparage Notre Dame.

(btw, I am impressed that you use the word "disparage"...perhaps there is hope for you after all...ahh, but you can't spell douchebag...too bad)

The comment was made about college football in the world of sports...not about Notre Dame's team...it is not the "minor league team," they all are now...read any of my prior posts...college football has become a minor league / semi - pro sport,,,

And speaking of a minor-league sport, that's you bozo...tough guy behind a computer, aren't ya? Many ways to call someone out here...you pick one that makes you the douchebag

More bullshit, “Nuance” wasn’t remotely involved in your categorization of Notre Dame’s football team as a “minor league football team”

Your printed words contradict your attempts at making a lame excuse.

I didn’t take your comment out of context, nor did you frame your comment within the context of the “world of college sports”

You failed to offer your current expanded explanation in the post I criticized.
It’s not my fault that you‘re incapable of articulating what you meant or pretended to mean.

Show us, in your post and in the text that I specifically criticized where you were talking about the world of college sports as you disingenuously claim.

Here’s your post, below, please point out where you reference “college football in the world of sports.”

You’re disingenuous and you’re a fraud !

As to toughness, you couldn’t endure one tenth of what I’ve endured !



Not speaking for "all" of anyone...Swarbrick did as well as anyone could given the fact that Notre Dame carries itself as a university first and a sports enterprise second...and he was the ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, not the general manager of Notre Dame's minor-league football team...

 

[BGI User 756]

How did that “minor-league football team” manage to compete for the National Championship, not once, not twice, but three (3) times in the last ten (10) years ?

Of the 125 Division I football teams, how many teams can make that claim ?

I’m sure that you’ll reply promptly !

Unless of course, you’re just another anti-ND douche bag !

You missed his post. He was defending ND

 

[ticat]

More bullshit, “Nuance” wasn’t remotely involved in your categorization of Notre Dame’s football team as a “minor league football team”

Your printed words contradict your attempts at making a lame excuse.

I didn’t take your comment out of context, nor did you frame your comment within the context of the “world of college sports”

You failed to offer your current expanded explanation in the post I criticized.
It’s not my fault that you‘re incapable of articulating what you meant or pretended to mean.

Show us, in your post and in the text that I specifically criticized where you were talking about the world of college sports as you disingenuously claim.

Here’s your post, below, please point out where you reference “college football in the world of sports.”

You’re disingenuous and you’re a fraud !

As to toughness, you couldn’t endure one tenth of what I’ve endured !



Not speaking for "all" of anyone...Swarbrick did as well as anyone could given the fact that Notre Dame carries itself as a university first and a sports enterprise second...and he was the ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, not the general manager of Notre Dame's minor-league football team...

I'm done with this...we both made our points, legitimate and otherwise...the point about college football becoming a "minor-league sport" has been mine for a while (I'm hurt you don't remember my previous posts)...and tough people don't need to tell and remind others how tough they are...I'm sure in your next response you will tell us how much you bench or what kind of cancer you survived

 

[ticat]

You missed his post. He was defending ND

This

 

[Patrirish]

I'm done with this...we both made our points, legitimate and otherwise...the point about college football becoming a "minor-league sport" has been mine for a while (I'm hurt you don't remember my previous posts)...and tough people don't need to tell and remind others how tough they are...I'm sure in your next response you will tell us how much you bench or what kind of cancer you survived

I agree about college football becoming “semi-Pro”, but that wasn’t the context in which you made your comment.

I didn’t bring up the the subject of being “tough”, you did !
I never mentioned anything about being tough until you did.
I merely reacted and responded to your criticism.

Surviving cancer, not once, but twice, is just one of over a dozen medical threats that I’ve managed to survive, including five heart procedures, Sepsis and some other very serious medical issues. I survived a cancer that kills 95 % of the patients in five years. Unfortunately, the radiation that I took to combat that cancer gave me another form of cancer years later and on June 1st I just finished my last chemo/immunotherapy treatment.
But none of those medical issues were difficult fights for me to fight.
The most difficult and gut wrenching fight was managing the care for my spectacular wife who was in her 50’s when she was diagnosed with an incurable High Grade Glioma, the ugliest and cruelest form of brain cancer. The unbeatable foe !

For 22 months I filled bathtubs full of tears as i wept for her.
I watched her hallucinate and become terrorized, I watched her become paralyzed on her entire left side, I watched her lose her ability to speak and I watched her lose her ability to just squeeze my hand as her last method of communicating with me. This was during Covid and the facilities, hospitals and hospice tried to prevent anyone, including me from visiting her.
But. I prevailed against everyone and was with her every day until she died in my arms. So, if you want to bring up being “tough” ? Have at it !

 

[ticat]

Read the context any way you wish...sorry for what you went through with your wife...something we share

 

[Patrirish]

Read the context any way you wish...sorry for what you went through with your wife...something we share

That’s unfortunate, sometimes cancer is more difficult on the family than on the patient.

I hope your wife and you were able to find acceptance and peace and that you have nothing but wonderful memories of the time you shared together !

 

[ticat]

That’s unfortunate, sometimes cancer is more difficult on the family than on the patient.

I hope your wife and you were able to find acceptance and peace and that you have nothing but wonderful memories of the time you shared together !

Appreciate the sentiments...gotta tell ya', she bore the brunt of the fight, and while hard for me, noting like what she dealt with...

 

[Patrirish]

Appreciate the sentiments...gotta tell ya', she bore the brunt of the fight, and while hard for me, noting like what she dealt with...

High Grade Glioma’s are the ugliest and cruelest form of Cancer, no one deserves to suffer like that.