Under the Dome
They Said It
photo by Shawn Hubbard/courtesy Baltimore Ravens
"[My heart] hasn't been [in it] for awhile. Football got old to me. … I enjoyed my first two
years in the NFL because it was a challenge. I was playing with the best. But after awhile
you don't care whether you win or lose because you're still getting a paycheck. I enjoyed
high school and college much more."
Former Notre Dame safety Tom Zbikowski (2003-07) on his NFL career, which
ended earlier this fall after being released by the Chicago Bears in training camp
"The deeper angst among those who make an emotional investment in his program is bigger than [November success], bigger than [freshman running back Tarean] Folston's carries, bigger than the No. 105
ranking in red-zone offense and No. 117 rank in kickoff return coverage. It's that [head coach Brian] Kelly
has always been about program building more than one shining moment, and that 2012 shouldn't be an
isolated flashback to nostalgic time but the first real footprint toward sustained success. Elite success.
Then people look at this 2013 squad, flush with preseason All-Americans and currently garnering just
