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You act like a man in the desert, with only the nectar of shadenfreud to nourish you. Ye of little faith. 
I have no doubt that ND will be kicking ass before too long.
I have no doubt that ND will be kicking ass before too long.
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I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891 -
The question is not if it is before too long to you, but before too long to the ND Board of Trustees (in re: Weis' contract)...
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Then there's no question at all, because Weis still has quite a bit of goodwill remaining from ND alumni, BOT, and fans. It's interesting that some people (not among alumni, BOT, or fans) choose not to remember how truly bad the Davieham era was and how much lemonade Weis has made with the lemons.I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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But how long will they be okay with losing? If they go 2-9, that's got to be hard to stomach... and if they go 3-8 or 4-7 the next year, will he survive it?<Reverend> IRC is just multiplayer notepad.
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Let's get one thing straight. Nobody's OK with losing. Most ND fans care about the game of football and ND's prominent place within the history of the modern game. They all hate losing.
That said, the team won't go 2-9 this year, nor 4-7 next year. Barring a plane crash or other catastrophe, of course.I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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ND
has one of the tougher schedules in college football. I applaud them for that. However, it makes it quite plausible that they could go 2-9 this year. After the USC - Nebraska game, the announcers were joking about scoring records for USC vs. ND.“It is no use trying to 'see through' first principles. If you see through everything, then everything is transparent. But a wholly transparent world is an invisible world. To 'see through' all things is the same as not to see.”
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Speaking of USC, I weep in advance for our D-line.I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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I'd love to see Nebraska play Michigan this year ... even with our down year, there's no way we'd lose to that team. I don't care if it was USC, no quality D1 team should lose that badly (looking, not score wise).<Reverend> IRC is just multiplayer notepad.
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USC definitely opened up holes that a truck could LITERALLY drive through. Hell, if the O Line can do that... why pass? Student Body Left and Student Body Right again?
“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
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It almost makes me forget that USC's line last year wasn't very good.I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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What do you have to say
about Demetrius Jones vs. ND now?“It is no use trying to 'see through' first principles. If you see through everything, then everything is transparent. But a wholly transparent world is an invisible world. To 'see through' all things is the same as not to see.”
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Now that... ?<Reverend> IRC is just multiplayer notepad.
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Irish refuse Jones' release
AD says ex-QB handled transfer inappropriately
Published: September 19, 2007 6:00 a.m.
Notre Dame notebook
By Michael RothsteinThe Journal Gazette
SOUTH BEND – Demetrius Jones will have to pay his own way to Northern Illinois this year.
The former Notre Dame quarterback will not be released from his scholarship, the school announced Tuesday.
“We don’t believe that Demetrius’ departure was handled appropriately,” Notre Dame athletics director Kevin White said.
Jones made his decision known by not traveling with Notre Dame to Michigan. Instead he attended Northern Illinois’ game against Eastern Michigan in DeKalb, Ill., on Saturday.
Jones told the South Bend Tribune he started classes Monday. Jones spoke to Notre Dame head coach Charlie Weis late Monday evening.
“It was a cordial conversation,” Weis said. “I wouldn’t say (we) aired it out, but we cleared up what was going on, and he said he’s moved on and that’s about it.”
Weis said he wasn’t involved in whether Jones was released from his scholarship. The decision is usually made between institutions and athletic directors.
According to NCAA transfer rules, Jones will have to wait one year and pay one year’s worth of tuition at Northern Illinois before the Huskies are allowed to place him on scholarship. The school’s Web site lists tuition and room and board at $14,530.
Northern Illinois sports information director Donna Turner said the Huskies are at their scholarship limit for the 2007 season and that Jones hasn’t been cleared to practice as he is going through university processing on his transfer.
“He could still talk to our coaches and participate in practices,” Turner said. “Just as a walk-on.”
As far as Notre Dame’s decision not to release Jones from his scholarship, Turner said that is “between Notre Dame and Demetrius. We have nothing to do with that.”
Jones started Notre Dame’s season-opener against Georgia Tech, but he was pulled after less than a half. He completed 1 of 3 passes for 4 yards and rushed 12 times for 28 yards. He had initially beaten junior Evan Sharpley and freshman Jimmy Clausen for the job. After the Georgia Tech game, Weis named Clausen the starter.
Weis’ decision set Jones’ transfer in motion.
“The way I left was pretty immature,” Jones told the South Bend Tribune. “I’ve heard people say that, and they’re right. I should have handled it better.”
Notre Dame’s decision could lead to struggles in persuading future Chicago Public League recruits to attend the South Bend school.
“The coaches (of the CPL) are a tight-knit group so if one of them feels slighted, it could have an effect down the road,” Rivals.com national recruiting analyst Jeremy Crabtree said. “Notre Dame could say that it is our policy and how we do it with all our kids.
“… It’ll be all right but maybe will turn one or two guys off or some coaches off against them, it might. But it is left to be determined what will happen.”
Weis said Jones’ departure will not change how he recruits quarterbacks. He also said if he does look at a second quarterback in a class, he will have it be a person who would also be willing to play another position.Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. - Ben Franklin
Iain Banks missed deadline due to Civ | The eyes are the groin of the head. - Dwight Schrute.
One more turn .... One more turn .... | WWTSD
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I never knew ND was full of a bunch of petty bastards...
While even Jones admits he wasn't very mature in the way he handled this, he is just a young man. The ND officials on the other hand...
I hope this screws them in future recruiting effortsKeep on Civin'
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