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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com NOV. 7, 2016 61 WHERE HAVE YOU GONE? bankruptcy and back to profitability. Meanwhile, approximately 860 miles of underground pipe damaged after Hurricane Katrina was replaced. That project was named as the 2009 Global Infrastructure Project of the Year by the Platts Global Energy Awards. West became such a hometown hero that in 2010 he led the business com- munity in achieving a dedicated source of funding for the redevelopment of the New Orleans Recreation Department. He also made the closing arguments to NFL owners on behalf of the city's bid to host Super Bowl XLVII in 2013. STILL STRIVING TO BE THE BEST West arrived at Notre Dame when football was floundering and saw it reach the pinnacle during his time. He believes the football operation can continue to compete at the high- est level — just maybe not as con- sistently with what the landscape of college football has become. "The pivotal threshold issue that has changed the landscape has been the economic consequence of success in football that threatens the sanctity of a university as the centerpiece of ama- teurism," West said. "It's going to be harder for us to sustain the competi- tive advantage at that level. But the fact that it's difficult should in no way force Notre Dame to change its objec- tives to compete at the highest level. "For elite athletes, the amount of money they can make in the pros is so great that selling them on going to school for four years and compet- ing in the classroom when they can spend more time working on their craft and have a higher yield in the NFL — if they're able to make it, even for a shorter period of time — they want to take that chance. "It's a numbers game for us, that unique athlete who can compete on the field and in the classroom." Living in SEC country, West said there are plenty of fine bastions of learning there "but they have a lot more bandwidth to accommodate kids with varying academic back- grounds. Notre Dame does not." Married for 22 years to the former Madeline Doucet, an LSU basketball legend and now an attorney, West has a lone child, daughter Simone, who will be graduating from Notre Dame next May. "We have to have cornerstones to align with the University, and the last time I checked, Notre Dame hasn't changed its mission," West said. "And I don't believe it should." Producing people such as West supports that mission. ✦ MEMORABILIA MEMORABILIA Vintage Notre Dame Memorabilia Augie's Locker Room ND Stadium Items, Jerseys, Helmets, Autographs and One of a Kind Rockne Items. COME IN THE STORE AND MENTION BLUE & GOLD AND GET A FREE $20 GIFT! NO PURCHASE NECESSARY!! 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