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Originally Posted by LOVEMYIRISH  I think the reason he gets credit for doing a good job is that outside of ND football, athletics have never been in a better spot in the history of the school.
But then, maybe winning gets old? |
Whoa, there, pal. I take it as true that a lot of sports are doing well at ND. HOWEVER, I rather doubt that ANY prior AD had the financial wealth at his disposal that K White does. Also, let's look at the top two sports, football and "men's" basketball. The fortunes of the football team speak for themself. Although I believe C Weis will get the team rolling again, it should be remembered that, if White had had his way, we'd STILL have Willingham! Basketball is a study in how to achieve pleasant-looking mediocrity. THe pre-conferance schedule in 2007-08 was a joke, and, when the two tournaments started (the Big East and the NCAA) the chickens came home to roost. Notre Dame has TWO NCaa Tournament victories in the past FIVE years. That's one less than DAVIDSON had in March, alone. And, in the face of that record, White keeps extending the coach's contract, always a minimum of five years beyond the current year.
In the final analysis, it really doesn't matter two bits to the majority of the Notre Dame family if the boys' fencing team is #1, or the girls' softball team is kicking ponytails. With mediocre football and basketball programs, the rest are irrelevant details.