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Maybe they can play Notre Dame in the NIT.

The four winning teams are just fine with that.

I don't find either team particularly unlikable. The only part of Seattle I really don't like is Peter Carroll. I like Russell Wilson and their fans aren't terribly obnoxious. SF fans are obnoxious, but not to the extent of NE or GB fans. Also, I like Harbaugh. He's quite possibly the only person who has ever had an association with the University of Michigan that I like.

Not going to make it to induction weekend, but I have been intentionally putting off my New England trip until after Frank's enshrinement. And yes, I know that Cooperstown is not in New England, but it's going to be a part of that trip, whenever it happens.

The NFL has clearly decided that any contact to a QB's head is a penalty, regardless of the circumstances.

As cool as that sounds, I'm really not on board with any logo that doesn't include Sale.

Could have talked about bush instead. Bush is more interesting.

Lou

OK, I'm glad somebody mentioned this. I was out and not able to watch the game, but I was following the play by play on my phone and couldn't believe the Colts punted with 4th and 1 at their own 29 when they were down 21 with under 11 minutes left. That's probably when Gregg Easterbrook wrote "Game Over" in his notebook.

Who the f*** are these announcers? Since when are Albert/Johnston/Siragusa not FOX's #2 team?

Well we can't let this thread sit any longer.

I showed it to my kids and asked them if either of them would do it and they both said no.

Tom Brady is 8-7 in the playoffs since Charlie Weis left. Three of the last four years, NE lost at home.

Sox and D'backs are not going to need introductions in the Spring. They all played with each other at their former team.

What if the HOF did away with announcing vote totals? Just say these guys got over 75%, these guys got between 5 and 75%, and these guys got less than 5%. Then maybe you would get more honest votes.

Please post the name here, or at least send it to me in a message. I have sources and can find stuff out.

I'm 100% certain that none of that s*** went on during my years there. I can't be 100% certain about now, but I highly doubt it. If there were professors who were willing to do this, then Golson, Daniels, and Grant would have found their way to those professors instead of the ones who turned them in for cheating. Notre Dame cares a tremendous amount that their athletes are treated as much like the rest of the students as possible. There are no athletic dorms--the athletes live in the same dorms as the rest of the students. Outside of season, athletes eat their meals in the dining halls with the rest of the students. There are no classes that are open only to athletes.

What is taught in theology classes is structures of theological belief systems, the study of which can be very beneficial regardless of whether or not you actually have those belief systems.

That's certainly possible. You only get kicked out of school for a semester after your second offense. There very well could have been others who were a part of whatever went on but if it was their first offense nothing will be made public. Daniels was supposedly involved in whatever got Golson kicked out for a semester but at that time, it was Daniels' first offense so nothing was made public about him. Edit: If by "more to it" you mean Jerian Grant of the basketball team, his dismissal was announced just after Christmas. I hadn't heard that his and Daniels' issues were related, but that's certainly possible.

Davaris Daniels was suspended for a semester for academic issues. It broke yesterday.

Good thing for ND they don't really give a f*** what some random guy in North Dakota does or doesn't buy. It's the truth.

No, you can't major in that at physical education or anything of the sort at ND. In fact, there are not even any physical education classes that give credits. All freshmen have to complete a physical education class, but no credit is given toward a diploma. Varsity athletes can use their sport as fulfillment of the PE requirement, so athletes actually don't take and phys ed at all. All freshmen enter ND into a unit known as the 'First Year of Studies Program" At the end of your freshman year, you must declare major within one of the four Colleges: Science, Engineering, Business, or Arts & Letters. There may be a few majors in A&L that are less rigorous than most, but every major requires a minimum of two semesters of theology, two semesters of philosophy, one semester of literature-based writing, and one semester of personal experience-based writing. Virtually every class outside of my major (math) had at least one varsity athlete in the class, and I sure as hell didn't have any softball classes.

Some people do care about it enough to research the specifics and not just believe whatever fits their pre-formed opinion of the school.

Would love to see one of the Chicago radio hosts try to get him on the phone and challenge him on that.