There may be more to the firing of Notre Dame football coach, Ty Willingham, than originally thought. ESPN.com reports that the university president Rev. Edward Molloy on Wednesday called the firing an "embarrassment."
"I thought we were going to abide by our precedent, which was a five year window for a coach to display a capacity to be successful within our system and to fit," quoted ESPN.com Molloy as saying in remarks with Sports Business Journal's Intercollegiate Forum in New York.
If the president of the university had disagreements and there was a debate over the firing and its ramifications, why did it go forward. A spokesperson for the university said that Molloy deferred the decision to others due to his upcoming retirement next June.
That really sound fishy. The president of a major university deferring a major decision to go against precedent because of his retirement. It seems that the athletic crowd, who care little if anything about academic progress for athletes, won a small yet devastating victory. A once great university known for its success in the classroom and on the playing fields will, in time, lower it academic standards for athletes and allow athletes to leave without a degree or signifiv=cant progress toward a degree.
It is, indeed, an embarrassment for the university on many levels.
Here are some interesting items.
+The Rev. Jesse Jackson is at it again. It appears that Jackson will not let the 2004 election go.
At an event sponsored in part by Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) the ranking member on the House Judiciary Committee, Jackson said that the election "ain't over" until every vote is "counted and honored."
Jackson told those in attendance that he would be available to help in any investigation. Jackson is also dissatisfied with a group of election observers from Europe that found the election "was generally marked by professionalism and dedication." This was the group that Jackson and others like Conyers depended on to find widespread voter fraud and to throw the election into chaos. Fortunately, that did not happen.
It is time for the far left and Jackson to realize that the election is over, George Bush was re-elected, and there are other more important issues facing the country.
Jesse Jackson: 2004 Election 'Ain't Over' -- 12/08/2004
+The Rev. Al Sharpton is not above making money. Sometimes he will even make money by supporting things he doesn't really believe in.
The DNC reports that Sharpton was paid over $86,000 for air fare and other expenses to campaign for failed presidential candidate, John Kerry.
Sharpton responded, "What am I supposed to do, donate the cost of air fare?"
Well,, Al, if you really believed in the cause, yes you should donate the cost of airfare or any other expenses.
Yahoo! News - Sharpton Was Paid to Aid Kerry Campaign
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