Bashing ND? How 'bout BCS Bashing?

Notre Dame, USC, SMU, and Army. What comes to mind? In the 40's, these were successful programs from private or service academy schools. Good old days? Yes.
I am surprised that ND bashing is in vogue this days. Arrogant? Yes. But, they are a private school with strong academics, who takes pride in athletics and demands performance at the highest level. They are BCS, but earned that right.
The Rice's, Tulsa's, Tulane's, Vanderbilt's, Northwestern's, Duke's, Wake Forest's, BC's, Stanford's and SMU's of the world need a fellow private school to be successful at both sports and academics. If future success is pre-determined by whether a school is in a BCS conference as a state school with low graduation rates and huge alumni bases, then privates will always be second class citizens.
Therefore, I want ND to be successful. We were partners once in success and I want SMU to be able to compete at the highest level.
Thanks, Doak. Go Mustangs. And CUSA, here we come!

I am surprised that ND bashing is in vogue this days. Arrogant? Yes. But, they are a private school with strong academics, who takes pride in athletics and demands performance at the highest level. They are BCS, but earned that right.
The Rice's, Tulsa's, Tulane's, Vanderbilt's, Northwestern's, Duke's, Wake Forest's, BC's, Stanford's and SMU's of the world need a fellow private school to be successful at both sports and academics. If future success is pre-determined by whether a school is in a BCS conference as a state school with low graduation rates and huge alumni bases, then privates will always be second class citizens.
Therefore, I want ND to be successful. We were partners once in success and I want SMU to be able to compete at the highest level.
Thanks, Doak. Go Mustangs. And CUSA, here we come!


