The University of Notre Dame does not redshirt, and I endorse that policy completely. I am very much in favor of redshirting, but not at Notre Dame. But there's no doubt about it. It puts us at a huge disadvantage.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I don't think there's been anything in the game of football in my lifetime that has changed college football more than redshirting.
Notre Dame is the one school that has a national recruiting base, from Florida to Texas to California.
I'm an old man, and all my life I've said that Notre Dame should remain independent because it's a national school.
I suspect the real reason the N.F.L. and N.B.A. don't want high schoolers and college underclassmen to play with their ball is that they don't want to jeopardize their relationship with National Collegiate Athletic Association, which serves as a sort of free minor league and unpaid promotional department for the pros.
I truly believe the things Notre Dame stands for.
You have to be equal at both - great at football and great at dedicating yourself to the academics at Notre Dame. It's hard. There are no rooty-toot classes for athletes in South Bend.
You don't go to Notre Dame to learn something; you go to Notre Dame to be somebody.
Notre Dame was my dream school growing up. But in recruiting, they had some other plans, what position they wanted me to play.
If I'm going to be on national T.V. without my shirt on, I've got to look good.
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.