I'm horrible with words, but some of the guys on ESPN have really expressed some of my thoughts on this.
ND is ridiculous for thinking that they can consistently win 9-10 games a year with their academic standards, no acceptance of JUCO players, and the schedule that they play every year. It's just not realistic. There's talks of ND letting down some of the academic stands or accepting JUCO players to be able to contend again; however, why couldn't Willingham be that guy?
Willingham made ND a little easier to stomach...f*** them again.