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“"Tony Springman" earned 5-star.
Buckle up, because this Is a long one.
Shoutout from Kentucky... when all of us subway alums from the Bluegrass State first saw Tony flying around like a wild man with those wavy red locks wafting in the breeze, it was as if we were seeing one of our very own plucked from the Walmart parking lot and given free reign to wreak havoc on the football field for one of the most prestigious and hallowed football programs in the land. No surprise he's a river rat (albeit the Saint Mary’s River)just like all the best of us Eastern Kentucky boys...
Unfortunately, the only tangible contribution my area of the Commonwealth (Northeast Kentucky) has ever given our beloved Irish is Gerad Parker.
Don't get me out of the way here: we are all extremely proud of him... we love him to pieces and we know he's going to learn from this season and grow as a coach and go on to do great things. But right now... he just ain't the one, as the kids say.
As for you boys... Love you guys. But fellas... The Sam Hartman hype was atrocious across the board. There's a reason this guy isn't in the NFL and once we got past the first stretch of powderpuff games, we have seen why.
Our Irish have some big problems, guys. We can mince down each game and justify losses till the cows come home, but the reality of the situation is that the 'brand' of Notre Dame is far outpacing the product of winning football games.
When my Pappaw was growing up an Italian immigrant from the 1920's through the 40's in Eastern Kentucky-where many in the more rural areas were literally raised to believed Catholic priests had green skin and horns-Notre Dame football being a dominant force was a source of immense pride for him. He passed it down to his children who passed it down to me and my brother and our cousins, and we're passing it down to the generations after us.
My entire adult life I have battled against haters who talk about how Notre Dame is little more than an insignificant remnant of a bygone era of college football. And I still battle against them...
But I'm finding it almost impossible to keep up the fight when I watch us fall short of excellence year in and year out.
The sell out crowds keep coming. The prices for swag at the bookstore keep rising. The basilica and grotto are crawling with people every home game Saturday, with even more jockeying for a photo op in front of Touchdown Jesus.
Every year the marketing department gets better and better at selling a narrative.
All the while, that beautiful 8-foot #1 sign sits dark, waiting for a lacrosse, soccer, or women's basketball team to give someone a reason to turn it on.
The undergrad transfer situation is untenable. The coordinator/assistant coach situation is untenable. The NIL situation is untenable. If Notre Dame is going to refuse to adapt—or evolve-on pace with the changing college football landscape, then I would rather they just seek admittance to the Ivy Leagues and let it be. And why isn't there a solid commitment in either direction?
Because all the right people are making piles of money within the status quo. Does anyone in administration ever bother to ask if fidelity to "academic standards" is truly the most Christed approach to student-athletes?
How many potential recruits' lives-and those of their familles-would be forever changed for the better if they were to be given the opportunity to meet the challenge at such a special institution like Notre Dame, as opposed to becoming a cog in the machine of less scrupulous actors in college sports who will cast them aside as soon as they need more room for scholarship players on the roster?
Why isn't it a stated mission of the most prominent Catholic university in the country to help young athletes learn how to navigate their future in the intensely competitive, unforgiving, and tumultuous landscape of high level American sports, regardless of their high school GPA or their SAT scores?
These are existential questions that ought to be answered.
Our Lady of Victory, pray for us. Have mercy on us. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. None of which have anything to do with favoring only those most fortunate among us who have been blessed with worldly privileges... like being born in a wealthy school district or having parents that can afford private school.
Long live the Earned 5-Star Podcast.... Keep it real, fellas.”Read full review »
KYGipper via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/04/23
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I get that every team has work to do but is your formula to cry over it the whole show? Is anything good in Your Notre Dame football world? You don’t like Kelly... we get it
Now go back to talking over each other”
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“Great content. I like how informal it can get, but stays relevant. It’s a lot of fun and I can’t wait to see what they do for the season. go Irish!”
bigBen405 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
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