strongbhoy

You are exactly right about the alums, but also add in studentsand fans who did not even go to the University. Places like Kentucky think they are entitled to championships. Getting into the trounament is not enough. They are not going to get a better coach than Tubby, but I am not sure this can be expalined to them.

NDs recuritng problems have nothing to do with IU. Digger Pehlps took ND to three final fours when Knight was at IU. ND recruits mainly in the Middle Atantic, because the paly in the Big East, and players there want to go to Big East colleges, Notre Dame wants to see good gtades and SAT scores. The players have to keep thier grades up in a very demanding academic enviornment. For instance, the starting point guard was expelled for low grades. Sometimes, it works out. Collin Falls became the best outside shooter in the histroy of the Big East. More often, they cannot get impact players.

I think Duke may be starting to suffer from the same thing.

There is a little bit of lee way. Certain members of the faculaty are complaining that some of the players Charlie Weis has brought in ard "not Notre Dame material." Weis just wants to make sure they have a chance to survive the academics at ND. Brey should follow suit. Even considereing the first round exit, this year was a pretty good year, but he needs to follow up on it.

Pete Gillem, by the way, is doing commentary for a network I have never heard of.

Everything you wrote is correct.