Thank you for definition of hard. I didn’t realize that Miami Dolphin fans had such a contingency of hard fans. Too bad there are not enough hard ND fans that want to win and blow everyone out in the process. ND fans settle for everything and love close wins. Losing sometimes makes them smile. That’s how I am.

Darius Walker left us? He could have helped us? Yes, I love Notre Dame football a lot, but that is very selfish of you to want to sacrifice his career to lead a team. Selfish, but interesting.

I am assuming that you went to Notre Dame and, unlike most people, you did not use it as an arena to showcase your skills. Instead, you decided to stay at Notre Dame forever. How many years have you been a student for? It was very righteous of you to stay. I am sure that in his three years at Notre Dame JC has never experienced great times at Notre Dame. I am sure that Notre Dame hasn’t helped him grow as a person. Unlike most Notre Dame grads who have left school early to pursue lucrative careers, I am sure JC will never come back to Notre Dame after he becomes successful. In fact, I am pretty sure that if JC leaves early it is a true sign that he hates Notre Dame and will be similar throwing dirt on the face of the university. JC has nothing left to prove to me. In his three years he has made remarkable strides and helped hold this team together through, hopefully, the worst stretch in the program’s history. I understand that you want a national championship. I want one, too. I want to go undefeated every year. But, unlike you, I am willing to allow others to live their lives and be grateful for the time I spent with them.

Wouldn’t it make more sense for him to go make millions of dollars then get three doctorates and numerous masters degrees from ND? That is a lot better than one year. Please leave.

Like deadred said below, you are angry. Your self righteous attitude is astounding and saddening.

Montana is probably coming back regardless. That doesn’t matter. He doesn’t even play on his JUCO team. He is terrible. So he is irrelevant.

Why do you hate Darius Walker so much? The guy obviously thought his best chance to succeed in the future was to go to the NFL at that time. I do not know his reasons. Maybe he thought he would be beat out by the incoming freshmen. Maybe he thought the team would be so terrible (as it was) and that he would look so terrible that he would never get a shot at the NFL. By leaving early like he did he was able to be on NFL rosters for a couple years. He lived a dream. He and his family must be so proud. It is very rude of you to speak of anyone, especially a fellow alum (which I was obviously wrong about), that way. That really builds cohesion.

The merits of arguing JC’s status are none. I am pretty sure people think you are angry because, as I said above, you tell ND kids to screw off and you proclaim your selfish feelings as fact. Perhaps it is because you look at a complicated, multi-dimensional decision (probably the most difficult one in a young man’s life) as two factor test—money and ego vs. college pride.

Maybe Tim Tebow didn’t go pro because he had more to learn about being a quarterback and did not think he was capable of succeeding in the NFL. There are many factors involved in these decisions.

Well, not to be mean, but you not going to ND really explains a lot. I thought you were a poor representative of ND, but, in fact, you are not a representative at all. Honestly, that makes me feel relieved.

Why do you assume that if JC leaves school early that he did not have a great experience. How does Colt McCoy love school more than JC? Colt can come back next year if he wants and he most likely will not. I stayed in college as long as I could, but there wasn’t much more out there for me, except work. I think those are the people you are referring to. People that have no prospects after college. Evan Sharpley is going to get a job like the rest of us schmucks. He stayed for the same reason I stayed for 5 years—because I had a reasonable excuse for it and I could be with my friends, coaches, and teammates as long as I could (coaches and teammates equal more friends). If JC leaves, he will not think of ND as simply a school he left early for. It will be in his heart forever. ND will be a part of JC and vice-a-versa, for the rest of his life.