The White Man For The Job?

[mrf_7]

Re: Ty first coach fired before his contract expired; Ty first coach to have his lawyer/agent negotiate a "get out/buy out early" clause in his contract 3 years ago. Another first for Ty, as no other coach would have wanted this possibility lingering in the back of his mind.

A fact overlooked by the majority of closet Ty fans/ND haters (seems to be the same species, eh?)

[NDLyght37]

Originally Posted by mrf_7

Re: Ty first coach fired before his contract expired; Ty first coach to have his lawyer/agent negotiate a "get out/buy out early" clause in his contract 3 years ago. Another first for Ty, as no other coach would have wanted this possibility lingering in the back of his mind.

A fact overlooked by the majority of closet Ty fans/ND haters (seems to be the same species, eh?)

Not really, you can be a fan of a solid, honorable coach AND a fan of the University. I agree with VY that Ty deserved another year, but I think that both he & ND are in better situations now.

And to anyone who has a problem with Willingham having a buy-out clause...get over it. What Ty did was very smart. In this age of win-now-or-else, where coaches can get fired for 8 or 9 win seasons, I would think that any coach would want some security for his family.

[onedomer]

Poor and simple is just as accurate!

[onedomer]

Originally Posted by bmf175

Yes I agree... I was raised a Catholic but do not consider myself a Catholic or devoted to any Religion. I dont think being Catholic is a Must in order to be a ND fan.
That would be like saying you have to be Irish to support ND. Its not a deciding factor on who can play or support ND.

After all you dont even need to be Catholic to attend ND anymore.

Agreed! I graduated from ND in '83, as a Lutheran, and didn't convert to Catholicism until '93. (My wife is Catholic)

[irishgo8]

Originally Posted by bmf175

Yes I agree... I was raised a Catholic but do not consider myself a Catholic or devoted to any Religion. I dont think being Catholic is a Must in order to be a ND fan.
That would be like saying you have to be Irish to support ND. Its not a deciding factor on who can play or support ND.

After all you dont even need to be Catholic to attend ND anymore.

I am sorry - i wrote that wrong.

I meant to say that u cant hate catholics and love ND at the same time.

[jiggafini19]

Originally Posted by TexMexDomer

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He was given an opportunity to make an impact in the most prestigious university in the country and he failed poor and simple. Sportswriter Glenn Dickey of the San Francisco Chronicle wrote exactly three years ago on New Years Day that Ty made a big mistake by taking the ND job because he would show just how mediocre a coach he is with the whole spotlight of the press and fans shining on him. Boy, he sure proved it with flying colors!!

Furthermore, quit trying to make the "N" word sound as if it's a sacrilege against the papacy or something. It's just a WORD!! It's used constantly in the minority community. I'm more bothered by those who misuse the Good Lord's name.

Well put, TexMex. The new era is almost here. Go AFC. Get the Patriots outta there so we can finally get moving. Ty is gone. Nothing changes that. Not black or white, but a green issue here. Green like Dead Presidents green.

I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm ready to officially have a coaching staff and spring football will be here before you know it. Haven't missed a Blue-Gold game in over ten years. I'll be there for this one.

[irishgo8]

well i think it is time to start downloading the ND fight song - i googled it yesterday.