Dear Saluki Players

[IrishofNDMan]

Originally Posted by Scav

If it doesn't matter to you then you miss one of the essential qualities of ATHLETICS, COMPETITION, and Atmosphere.

To use an old school saying, it isn't if you win or lose, it is how you play the game.

If you play the game like the Salukis do, you will win. If Notre Dame had HALF the heart and passion that SIU had, in ANY of their athletics, they would easily win a national title. They are spoonfed.

And as far as College football game, it is the biggest crock of crap their is. Lets have 15 people sit in a room and pick two teams out of a bizillion to play for one title. It wouldn't make sense to pick 16 teams and let them play for it.

HAHAHAHA Are you kidding me, you really thinking SIU has more heart than Notre Dame. Just because SIU doesn't get the media coverage that ND gets, doesn't mean ND has less heart. Notre Dame was built on heart, toughness, and tradition. Notre Dame hasn't been getting the recruits they have wanted do to academic standards, and heart alone isn't going to win you a Championship when you play with the big boys, maybe if your SIU and you play with the Mid Majors it might.

[IrishofNDMan]

O, and by the way, if you want to talk heart let us talk about Notre Dames mens hockey team. Really, they were projected to be nothing this year. They have already won the CCH regular season title, and the CCH playoff title (both first in school history). This team was projected to be nothing by everyone, and look at what they are doing. They have a great shot at being National Champions, the road for them starts tomorrow.

GO IRISH!!!!!!!!!!!!

[IrishofNDMan]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

This belongs in the who gives a sh*t room. It's the old polytrack room, not too hard to find.

You act like noone gives a **** about hockey. I love Horse Racing, but how many people that aren't involved in the sport really give a **** about it? Hockey has a lot more fans than horse racing.

If Tennessee doesn't cover i'm putting this computer in my car on the way to western union and throwing the god damn thing over the bridge.

Originally Posted by IrishofNDMan

You act like noone gives a **** about hockey. I love Horse Racing, but how many people that aren't involved in the sport really give a **** about it? Hockey has a lot more fans than horse racing.

Yeah a bunch of Canadian and Russian douchebags.

[IrishofNDMan]

please, fill me in on all the horse racing fans in America compared to hockey.

[Scav]

Your off your rocker....Hockey gets lower ratings then some cartoons...

And as far as arguing with you, it is pointless because you are blinded by the BS auro that NOTRE DAME supposedly has.....

I will tell you this, SIU would have smoked Notre Dame this year, and probably the last three years in Basketball, and our NCAA Division 1AA team would have probably played you hard for 3 quarters because you guys sucked, and will continue to suck until they have players that have heart and stop thinking about the next level

[IrishofNDMan]

want to talk football scavs, I love ND basketball, but ND is a football school my man.

I just looked at SIUs bball schedule and results from this year, and can you please tell me one real team they played and beat, I would like to hear it. Losing to Bradley, Evansville, who is Evansville???? They did get a big win over Va Tech this year however. SIU was not a good team, and they had a cake road to the sweet 16. Holy Cross and Va Tech are WEAK, if they would have played a real team they would have been done.

[IrishofNDMan]

I'm sorry I focus on more than one sport Dahoss.

College Hockey has like 10 fans

[IrishofNDMan]

If you can't talk sports dahoss, go back to horse racing, it seems like the only thing you know. I've talked about all ND athletics yes, but I have placed it in the Sports Bar side and you come to read. Without people talking about their teams, what would this side be made of. I guess when ND loses (such as SIU) I should come on here and give my congratulations to the team so that I don't have to take sh1t for talking about them before the game, apparently that works.

[Crown@club]

Originally Posted by IrishofNDMan

want to talk football scavs, I love ND basketball, but ND is a football school my man.

I just looked at SIUs bball schedule and results from this year, and can you please tell me one real team they played and beat, I would like to hear it. Losing to Bradley, Evansville, who is Evansville???? They did get a big win over Va Tech this year however. SIU was not a good team, and they had a cake road to the sweet 16. Holy Cross and Va Tech are WEAK, if they would have played a real team they would have been done.

Who is Evansville may you ask? Evansville is the team that is 2 hrs away and is a conference rival. That was an easy prediction that UE would hold court at home and win against SIU. I even told Scavs that last Summer. Maybe ND should try to come down here and play. Its almost as bad as playing in Vandy and trying to win.

Who is Evansville? Evansville is the school that gave a Golf scholarship to a certain South Bend native back in the Spring of 1990, that ND never did once take a look his way (like he was really had them on their list of schools). Then as a Student Golfer, he ended being medalist the final year of the Burke Memorial Invitational in the Fall of 1990. Oh yes Burke Memorial, the former home of ND and last I knew was down to 9 holes due to needed land for more student housing. Then they built some some decent, but overpriced golf course on the other side of campus designed by Ben Crenshaw. You talked hockey, I talk Golf. If I had a shot at taking a look at past scores of the MCC Conference Tournament, I'm pretty sure this UE topped ND each time. Yes ND was in this conference at one time for certain sports. I believe also that this conference was filled with nothing but MID MAJORS!

By the way Holy Cross would have beaten ND. That was a bad draw for the Crusaders

[horseofcourse]

Originally Posted by IrishofNDMan

want to talk football scavs, I love ND basketball, but ND is a football school my man.

I just looked at SIUs bball schedule and results from this year, and can you please tell me one real team they played and beat, I would like to hear it. Losing to Bradley, Evansville, who is Evansville???? They did get a big win over Va Tech this year however. SIU was not a good team, and they had a cake road to the sweet 16. Holy Cross and Va Tech are WEAK, if they would have played a real team they would have been done.

If you don't think the Missouri Valley is an outstanding b-ball conference, you need help. Some years...not every year, I would almost put it on a par with the Big 10. They weren't far from having two sweet 16 teams...didn't Creighton take UNLV to overtime?? To answer your question, every team in the MVC is real.

[Scav]

Hoss, they have watched Rudy too many times, that is the issue

I love the movie, but I know about 20 people that I have what I consider Rudyitis and it involves their unrealistic thoughts about how good Notre Dame is because of a dude where the movie is based on, with alot true, and a couple major things reported incorrectly

[Scav]

Originally Posted by IrishofNDMan

HAHAHAHA Are you kidding me, you really thinking SIU has more heart than Notre Dame. Just because SIU doesn't get the media coverage that ND gets, doesn't mean ND has less heart. Notre Dame was built on heart, toughness, and tradition. Notre Dame hasn't been getting the recruits they have wanted do to academic standards, and heart alone isn't going to win you a Championship when you play with the big boys, maybe if your SIU and you play with the Mid Majors it might.

What has NOTRE DAME done in the last 10 years anyways? NOTHING. Notre Dame is a bunch of spoonfed athletes that haven't had to EARN anything. To play basketball at SIU, you have to EARN your way on the team, you have to play 1 on 1 against someone at your position until Lowery says STOP. He had Tatem going against Young until they were almost HOSPITALIZED. THEY EARNED team respect. They earned their coaches respect.

Like people respected Brady Quinn, all he cared about was his NFL contract. Trust me, I know ALOT about Notre Dame, I live in their biggest alumni area and have been to many games. Notre Dame was built on CASH, not on anything you are describing. Go watch Rudy again and believe that is actually what happened.

[IrishofNDMan]

Notre Dame hater be gone. Just cause you wish SIU had just a little bit of the traditon and glory that is Notre Dame, it's ok, I understand. We are talking the Class of Division 1 athletics, and some mid major.

[IrishofNDMan]

and Scavs, name one powerhouse program who doesn't have these so called "spoonfed" athletes that you speak of. Not possible, all you can name is the shitty mid majors, and the only reason these guys aren't spoonfed is because they couldn't hold Brady Quinns jock.

[horseofcourse]

Originally Posted by Scav

What has NOTRE DAME done in the last 10 years anyways? NOTHING. Notre Dame is a bunch of spoonfed athletes that haven't had to EARN anything. To play basketball at SIU, you have to EARN your way on the team, you have to play 1 on 1 against someone at your position until Lowery says STOP. He had Tatem going against Young until they were almost HOSPITALIZED. THEY EARNED team respect. They earned their coaches respect.

Like people respected Brady Quinn, all he cared about was his NFL contract. Trust me, I know ALOT about Notre Dame, I live in their biggest alumni area and have been to many games. Notre Dame was built on CASH, not on anything you are describing. Go watch Rudy again and believe that is actually what happened.

That's one of the most ridiculous things I have read on here. Please don't try to tell me the SIU basketball program gives out no scholarships. I think to play basketball at SIU you have to be a REALLY good high scool player or a JC transfer and win a scholarship much like goes on at other schools....that's how they "earn" their way onto the team. My guess is they have to "earn" their way into the lineup...pretty much like all the other schools as well. My guess is however, SIU gives out a few b-ball scholarships here and there and most likely most of their players tonight were on them.

[IrishofNDMan]

Originally Posted by horseofcourse

That's one of the most ridiculous things I have read on here. Please don't try to tell me the SIU basketball program gives out no scholarships. I think to play basketball at SIU you have to be a REALLY good high scool player or a JC transfer and win a scholarship much like goes on at other schools....that's how they "earn" their way onto the team. My guess is they have to "earn" their way into the lineup...pretty much like all the other schools as well. My guess is however, SIU gives out a few b-ball scholarships here and there and most likely most of their players tonight were on them.

Thankyou!!!! These guys are giving there starting jobs at ND because they are good and earn it. At SIU you must have to go through bootcamp to get that job.

[IrishofNDMan]

Dahoss, you contribute nothing when it comes to sports talk.