[lex24]

I’m not a ND football fan. Far from it. But this is the “line” if you will that rankles me a bit. ND is an excellent Private University by any standard. Is it Stanford?  No. But so what.

[quote author=cardcrimson link=topic=18009.msg214191#msg214191 date=1511326878]
I had the opportunity to meet Lou Holtz in the mid 90's. . . . in a speech before a few thousand, he mentioned meeting a Stanford grad earlier in the day and noted how important it was for schools like ND and Stanford to require the academics as well as the athletics.

Notre.Dame seems to love to bask in the aura of Stanford's academic reputation and to foster the illusion of academic parity.
[/quote]

[lex24]

I’m not a ND football fan. Far from it. But this is the “line” if you will that rankles me a bit. ND is an excellent Private University by any standard. Is it Stanford?  No. But so what.

[quote author=cardcrimson link=topic=18009.msg214191#msg214191 date=1511326878]
I had the opportunity to meet Lou Holtz in the mid 90's. . . . in a speech before a few thousand, he mentioned meeting a Stanford grad earlier in the day and noted how important it was for schools like ND and Stanford to require the academics as well as the athletics.

Notre.Dame seems to love to bask in the aura of Stanford's academic reputation and to foster the illusion of academic parity.
[/quote]