You would be surprised at the length and time that goes into getting things approved. Notre Dame is a brand and things can't be shorted. That leads to lawsuits.
I think the tribute to Father Ted was well done in this case too. I understand he is an influencial figure, but at the same time Notre Dame is about the whole vs one.
I'm well aware of the ND brand, what/who defined/embodies the brand more than Fr. Ted? He's as responsible as much as anyone ever for the schools overall identity. How can something more significant that what they did with the "Fr. Ted" monogram be a bad thing? ND will always be greater than the sum of it's parts, great institutions always are but like i said above, Father Ted is the "one" that made ND the "whole" package it is today.
Didn't he just say that they did make it happen?
Yes. With a very small....
Fr. Ted on the tip of the already small pendant, which was placed
prominently on one sleeve instead of on the chest or the back.
He's clearly established his own narrative and can't appreciate the good in what HAS been done here. Just let him have his cake...
Hard to believe I'd get any blowback over saying that it would have been appropriate for the University to incorporate more of Father Ted into this years 'The Shirt'. I love the shirt as is, already ordered it. I simply felt something more honorable could have been done regarding Father Ted in it's design. If they needed an extra month then they could have taken it and released the shirts at the end of May... two months? The end of June would have been fine.
I think this picture done in pencil portrait would have been nice on the front or back:
With somethiing like the following reading underneath:
Faith
Service
Leadership
It's my opinion, doesn't mean I think the somebody should be fired over it or that it's that big of a deal. Just would have been a nicer way to honor the man who shaped the university that we all love.
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