I was watching ESPN's 150 years of College Football Notre Dame segment.
It's a great watch if you havens seen it.
It mentions how my dad was handicapped by Fr. Ted when he reduced scholarships in an attempt to de-emphasize football and push the image of ND as a scholastic giant.
This view was spoken by Ivan Maisel ( who i really like and respect) and a couple of others.
It then went on to Ara who rescued ND football after the drop off for 10 years.
The part that i didn't expect was when Ivan and others mentioned one of the main reasons for Ara to call it quits was again the Admins desire ( Fr. Ted and others) to put restraints on the football program.
Then when Lou Holtz took over it was again the Admin that basically ran him out.
My take is that i knew what happened with my dad and Holtz but i didn't realize it was that way with Ara as well.
I can only imagine what could be if a ND administrator fully embraced the glory and joy that a winning ( and i mean NC's) on a regular basis would bring.
It's a great watch if you havens seen it.
It mentions how my dad was handicapped by Fr. Ted when he reduced scholarships in an attempt to de-emphasize football and push the image of ND as a scholastic giant.
This view was spoken by Ivan Maisel ( who i really like and respect) and a couple of others.
It then went on to Ara who rescued ND football after the drop off for 10 years.
The part that i didn't expect was when Ivan and others mentioned one of the main reasons for Ara to call it quits was again the Admins desire ( Fr. Ted and others) to put restraints on the football program.
Then when Lou Holtz took over it was again the Admin that basically ran him out.
My take is that i knew what happened with my dad and Holtz but i didn't realize it was that way with Ara as well.
I can only imagine what could be if a ND administrator fully embraced the glory and joy that a winning ( and i mean NC's) on a regular basis would bring.
