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The Daily Princetonian - The great Irish lie unveiled by Trojans
By Dan Gerstle
Princetonian Columnist

There is a great lie in college football, but hopefully the events of this past Saturday have brought the truth to light. Notre Dame, the tradition-laden flagship of America's favorite sport, was sunk without a fight by the far, far superior Trojans of the University of Southern California.

The great lie was that Notre Dame and its guru coach, Heisman-hopeful quarterback and hard-hitting safety were all top performers — the best of the best. The great lie was that Notre Dame had returned to its winning ways, to times when national championships were commonplace and Heisman winners produced in abundance. Those who perpetrated the great lie, those affiliated with Notre Dame in one form or another and those who fell in love with the great lie and spread it unwittingly have done us all a great disservice. After Saturday night, it's an unfortunate truth that this disservice continues.

That the 2006 Notre Dame football team is considered a great football team is a conspiracy on par with Watergate and Iran-Contra. You can trust no one; anyone and everyone may be secretly rooting or hoping for the Irish to win. But for those who value the truth, for those who want to see it prevail, there is hope. Do not trust the polls, do not trust ABC's play-by-play man Brent Musburger; you must go to the evidence. Look there, and you will see that sports are not always what we and others make them out to be. Too often the commentary on our sports does not focus on talent and skill as it should, but rather constructs nothings out of smoke and mirrors, and these nothings come to dominate all discussion. The story of the 2006 Notre Dame football team is a prime example.

Tue, 28 Nov 2006 07:14:00 GMT

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[OswaldTheOsprey]

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The Daily Princetonian? Perhaps they are still smarting
from the beatings Rockne and crew handed them in
1923 and 1924!

OswaldTheOsprey

[rmjvol]

Man, that is some high brow smack talk.

Originally Posted by OswaldTheOsprey

The Daily Princetonian? Perhaps they are still smarting from the beatings Rockne and crew handed them in 1923 and 1924!

OswaldTheOsprey

Princeton has a football team?

[OswaldTheOsprey]

Originally Posted by rmjvol

Man, that is some high brow smack talk.




Princeton has a football team?

Alledgedly.

OswaldTheOsprey

[domer747]

Remember, that secondary that got exposed by USC is a group of recruits from Ty Willingham. Granted good players, maybe not elite players and I think it's impressive what Charlie has done with them. Think about this group (2007 probable secondary) though in a few years:

FS - David Bruton - Sophomore - 6'2 195 lbs 4.45 speed
SS - Ray Herring - Sophomore - 5'10 190 lbs 4.5 speed
CB - Rashon McNeil - Freshman - 6'0 180 lbs 4.4 speed
CB - Darrin Walls - Freshman - 6'0 180 lbs 4.4 speed
CB - Gary Gray - Incoming Freshman - 5'10 175 lbs 4.45 speed

Give Charlie and company a few years with these guys and we'll see what people are talking about.....

[rmjvol]

Originally Posted by domer747

Give Charlie and company a few years with these guys and we'll see what people are talking about.....

Agreed, Notre Dame football will be better 2 years from now that it is today.

[Lefty Noob]

Originally Posted by domer747

Remember, that secondary that got exposed by USC is a group of recruits from Ty Willingham. Granted good players, maybe not elite players and I think it's impressive what Charlie has done with them. Think about this group (2007 probable secondary) though in a few years:

FS - David Bruton - Sophomore - 6'2 195 lbs 4.45 speed
SS - Ray Herring - Sophomore - 5'10 190 lbs 4.5 speed
CB - Rashon McNeil - Freshman - 6'0 180 lbs 4.4 speed
CB - Darrin Walls - Freshman - 6'0 180 lbs 4.4 speed
CB - Gary Gray - Incoming Freshman - 5'10 175 lbs 4.45 speed

Give Charlie and company a few years with these guys and we'll see what people are talking about.....

Domer, my friend, that will be a nice breath of fresh air after the lethargic 2006 secondary. Not a one with worse than 4.5 speed.

I just hope they can cover and tackle better than this season's crew.

[domer747]

Completely agreed, that has gotten to me more than anything. The true question I have is what kind of a linebacking core will they be able to pick up? Thats really what they seem to need more than anything right now!