Sportfire

The Michigan game was huge. A win and the team gets some confidence and gets on a good run.

They could see another four losses among - Mich St, USC, Pitts, UConn, BC, Stanford

The other problem is the future Rich Rodriquez's teams usually get better and the quarterback is only a freshman. It could be a long 3 years against USC and Mich.

coollege

One thing I like very much about Notre Dame football is, if you can't keep up with the academic workload of the University, you gotta go. See Darrin Walls. It sure would have been nice to have him in the defensive backfield last year. It was nice to see him enroll again this year, hope he can finish up his degree.

Not sure about admission requirements for athletes at ND. I know it is higher than most D1 schools, but at most(all) schools it is a joke.

It's also nice to see Notre Dame and the service academies at the top of the graduation rates for CFB year after year.


And ND has a pretty good team to top it all off.

aristophanes

The games themselves have been disconcerting enough, but those widescreen images of Charlie on the sidelines reviewing the foot-long sub menu really don't help matters.

chinablue

I'm a little confused. I thought all the football players had to be undergraduates. Is that true?

coollege

Kind of. I think (and I'm pretty sure this is right) that everyone has to graduate in 4 years or lose their scholarship. Most ND players finish up, as evidenced by the graduation rate in the 90s. But if you finish up in 4 years and still have a year of football eligibility, then you can come back for a 5th year, but I think you have to enroll in grad school.

Then of course, there are a few, though kind of rare in todays college athletic world, kids who will graduate in 3 years. They are still allowed to play, but again, have to enrolled in grad school at ND.


I'm pretty sure thats it, but I'm not 100%.