Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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Under the Dome It was seven decades ago when Theodore Hesburgh (second row, second from right) was ordained at Notre Dame. photo courtesy notre dame media realtions guard has been chosen in the first round, and top Big East performers such as Matt Carroll, Chris Thomas, Chris Quinn and Ben Hansbrough weren't even drafted. 5 Years Ago: July 18, 2008 More than a month and a half after former Notre Dame director of athletics Kevin White resigns to take a similar position at Duke University, Jack Swarbrick is introduced as the school's new AD. The 1976 Notre Dame graduate received his law degree from Stanford in 1980 and was a practicing attorney at Baker & Daniels law firm in Indianapolis, where his work centered on professional and intercollegiate athletics. Swarbrick was the point man who helped Indianapolis earn the bid to host the 2012 Super Bowl, become national headquarters for the NCAA, and host events such as the NCAA Basketball Final Four and the Big Ten Conference Tournament. He became a finalist for several high-profile positions in college athletics, including president of the NCAA and commissioner of the Big 12. "If you want to be in this industry, there may be 10 jobs that are worth having," Swarbrick said upon accepting the position. "This is one of them." He prophesized that immense changes are looming on the collegiate landscape and Notre Dame "must participate in leading that change. Notre Dame cannot have that dictated to it." Among the "convergence of forces," he noted, were conference television networks and shifting alliances within conferences. "There's much about this industry you won't recognize in 10 years," Swarbrick predicted.