Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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They Said It “My dad always says, ‘A smart guy learns from his mistakes, but a wise man learns from the mistakes of others.’ Hopefully our guys learn from this from other brothers who went down.” Senior linebacker Manti Te’o on Notre Dame’s recent suspensions “Notre Dame tends to distract you from the real reason that you’re here, and that is to coach your kids and players. I made a commitment in the offseason that I was going to spend more time with our players. I wasn’t going to be on the speaking circuit and doing other things that are important as the head coach at Notre Dame. But the most important thing is developing relationships with your players, and I thought that was goal one for our program was for me to be much more engaged with our football team.” — Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly on ESPN radio’s Mike & Mike in the Morning “Kelly’s new brand of tough love differed greatly from the laissez-faire atmosphere created a year ago when he sent the wrong message reinstating star receiver Michael Floyd without a suspension after Floyd’s third alcohol-related incident. Funny thing happened to the coach who underwent June back surgery to repair a herniated disk. He developed a little more spine. I don’t know if the change I detect in Kelly can help Notre Dame’s season. I am convinced it will benefit his program.” — David Haugh, Chicago Tribune “I find the national glee/outrage over Notre Dame’s demise as a national football powerhouse to be a staggering display of selective perception. “Penn State sacrificed its principles on the altar of king football, with tragic results. North Carolina has made a mockery of its academic reputation in an effort to admit and keep eligible marginally prepared football stars. There are looming NCAA clouds over Miami and Oregon, a postseason ban at Ohio State, and just-concluded penalties at USC. “… We howl at the scandals that diminish the game. And still Notre Dame gets ripped and mocked for not winning enough. How dare the school continue to stand for something more than going 12-0? How dare the school decide that leading the nation for the past three seasons in the NCAA’s Graduation Success Rate is more important than leading the nation in the polls? How dare the school recruit future societal leaders instead of the future medium-security detainees [Allen] Pinkett wants? “… Notre Dame is OK being what it is. And anyone who has a problem with that has a problem with perspective on where football fits on a college campus.” — Dan Wetzel, Yahoo! Sports national college columnist Tweet Of The Week @KLM_89: “Words can’t describe how excited I am. I just want to say it’s an honor and also a privilege. I am very humbled. Thank you so much for the congratulations and support” — Fifth-year defensive end Kapron Lewis-Moore shortly after learning he was selected as one of Notre Dame’s four captains this season