DISQUS

PMK · 1 year ago

I read this post in its entirety.....thought to myself: Oh Eamonn, there he goes again exaggerating and making something out of nothing. Then........Then I watched the video. I let out audible "Oh my Gods" and just shook my head thinking about these freaks.

Now, I have more questions. I mean, was this type of shit going on when Joe Montana was running the show there? Did Paul Hornung walk through the quad on the way to practice and have to see this kind of non-sense going on?

These people that go to Notre Dame wonder why their football team sucks all the time? Take a look at the freaks populating your common areas. If I am a stud football player I don't want to have to dodge a "quidditch" ball while trying to mack on a lady. The general atmosphere there appears to have deteriorated from really smart, socially apt people who are on the path to success to kids who are both really good on their Mac laptops and really mad at their alumni parents for not letting them go to NYU or some clown school like that.

For those that went to IU, it appears Notre Dame is one large, all-encompassing, Collins-Living Learning Center.

Jason · 1 year ago

I was actually made aware of this video on Monday and was absolutely disgusted. I mean, honestly, I've never felt so embarrassed to associate myself with that school. PMK, you are right on. When I forwarded that video to my brother, he basically said the exact same thing. Do you really think top recruits are going to go to a place where sh*t like that is happening? It's absolutely ridiculous and those people in that video should be a)ashamed, b)embarrassed and c) kicked out of school. My friends and I have already had a running email chain this week about it and we cannot believe our eyes. Notre Dame is going down and it's going down fast.

My friend of mine sent the following out as part of the email chain: "From what I've heard Poorman's (Vice President of Student Affairs at ND) goal was to make ND into the next BYU, and it seems he is succeeding. I was talking to *name redacted* a few tailgates ago and he said he tried to drop off a case of beer to his old freshmen room in Dillon, but the two guys in the room, who never put down their XBox controllers to even say hello, said they didn't want it. They told Billy if he left the case, they would just throw it out." REALLY?? What college student(s) turn down a free case of beer?? I hope they had fun that night playing Halo 3, talking about their big game of Quidditch the next day.

Tailgating is still a great time because most of the people in the parking lot are alums who weren't around when ND started to suck. In the past few years, it has really taken a turn for the worst. I can only imagine how tailgating will be in 30 years. Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if tailgating is outlawed there by the time I'm 50.

KC · 1 year ago

Okay do you really have nothing better to do with your time than take on kids trying to have some fun? This is not doing anyting to hurt the university's image - this is just students trying to have some fun and being creative in the process. Because first and foremost, incase anyone has forgotten, Notre Dame is a University where students are encouraged to grow and learn and actually be creative and not a place where the university's entire attention should be focused only on breeding superior athletes.

Yes, Notre Dame is not the same place it was when Joe Montana was here, and yes there are some things that have arguably changed for the worse, but keep in mind that there are also some things that have changed for the better - including what a degree from Notre Dame now means.

Kids playing Quidditch on the quad is NOT a symbol of bad things to come and its really ridiculous to think that it would be.

Jason · 1 year ago

KC, not sure if you've got blinders on or are just in denial, but yes, it is a sign of bad things to come.

http://www.killerclips.com/util/view-greeting.p...

PMK · 1 year ago

If you aren't getting paid by the ND admissions staff for that post, something is wrong. "ND is a university where students are encouraged to grow and learn and actually be creative". Will let that banger speak for itself.

I never implied the University should be focused only on breeding superior athletes, only that for those who were wondering why your football team is in the tank, a quick glance across the quidditch field might be a good starting point.

A degree from Notre Dame now means.......that you have a piece of paper saying you were able to satisfy the minimum requirements to attain a degree. Nothing more, nothing less. Sorry, but just a degree from the institution doesn't get you the keys to the kingdom. It's going to take a lot more than a signature from the Cardinal's office to get me excited.

Jof · 1 year ago

As someone who attends Notre Dame and has actually seen firsthand the quidditch being played on South Quad on Friday afternoons, I too could not believe this was actually happening in real life (I had to double check what was really going on after I got up from laughing so hard).

Although this IS happening, I hope many people realize this is not ALL that is happening on Friday afternoon, although it is pretty damn embarrassing. As a nerd myself, I agree with PostmanE that a line needs to be drawn, and students at the school are trying to stop the ridiculous shenanigans happening on our beloved campus (mainly by ridiculing all involved . . . relentlessly). So rest assured knowing that there do exist others at the university that would GLADLY take a case of beer and that tailgates will not suck in 20 years, at least mine won't.