From: john@makesys.com (John Turman)
Subject: Re: ND lovers / haters
Organization: Make Systems, Inc.
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 14:47:54 GMT

In article <exujeff.15.712006354@exu.ericsson.se> exujeff@exu.ericsson.se (Jeff Thompson) writes:
>In article <1992Jul24.171952.9412@news.nd.edu> rszczerb@verdi.helios.nd.edu (Robert Szczerba) writes:
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>>From: rszczerb@verdi.helios.nd.edu (Robert Szczerba)
>>Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.college
>>Subject: Re: ND lovers / haters
>>Message-ID: <1992Jul24.171952.9412@news.nd.edu>
>>Date: 24 Jul 92 17:19:52 GMT
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>>In article <1992Jul22.191944.3650@makesys.com> john@makesys.com (John Turman) writes:
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>>>Ha ha ha, ND isn't a football factory? Ha ha ha I can't help it this just
>>>really breaks me up. That's like saying UNIX doesn't relate to computers, or
>>>GM doesn't make cars. Ha ha ha...... That's a great one he he he he.......
>>>
>>>John
>>>-- 
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>>Notre Dame is far less of a "football factory" than some other
>>schools which I won't mention at the moment.  ND actually expects
>>their athletes to have REAL majors (no majors in basketweaving, or Phys-ed).
>>They also expect their athletes to graduate in 4 years just like
>>any other student at the University.  ND's academic standards are
>>significantly higher than the NCAA's so a player may be allowed
>>to play by NCAA standards but ineligible by ND's standards.  Many of
>>Notre Dame's players make it to the pros, but they are all students
>>as well.  ND's starting Center this year is a Junior in Mechanical Engineering
>>with over a 3.6 GPA.
>>I'd like to ask why you think ND is just a "football factory".
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>ND is indeed a FFF which is a DAME shame since it is a CATHOLIC SCHOOL. 
>Please do not take this as a racial view but how does someone name ISHMAIL
>(or something like that) end up at a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY?  Not to mention 
>all the black atheletes that go there?  I'm not saying that there is 
>anything wrong with black Catholics, but shouldn't you be Catholic, or at 
>least be in the true process of converting to Catholicism?
>just a thought
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Plus isn't their athletic director Jewish? By the way being black does not preclude
one from being Catholic.

John

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