I'm an old man, and all my life I've said that Notre Dame should remain independent because it's a national school.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I truly believe the things Notre Dame stands for.
You don't go to Notre Dame to learn something; you go to Notre Dame to be somebody.
Notre Dame is the one school that has a national recruiting base, from Florida to Texas to California.
Notre Dame was my dream school growing up. But in recruiting, they had some other plans, what position they wanted me to play.
If you look at the history of Notre Dame, if you hire a coach who's been successful at another college program, they're going to be ultra successful at Notre Dame because the talent will always be there.
When I left the University of Notre Dame, I honestly felt I would never coach again.
God has a plan for everybody's life, so there was obviously a reason why He wanted me to go to Notre Dame. Everything happens for a reason.
I have no desire at all to become the winningest coach at Notre Dame. The record belongs to Knute Rockne or some other coach in the future.
In 1984, I gave a speech at Notre Dame titled 'Religious Belief and Public Morality.' I said that Catholic legislators will live by the laws of the church because we want to stay in the club.
I don't see why I should be a dame for just doing what I always wanted to do.
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