that ad ran in the Observer today

by Jay , San Diego, Wednesday, December 07, 2016, 07:37 (2985 days ago)

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that ad ran in the Observer today - Jay, 2016-12-07, 07:37
- What am I missing? - Mark, 2016-12-07, 14:29
- the Rakes charity drive got equal time in the Indy Star - Jay, 2016-12-07, 14:24
- The Victors are having fun with it. - Grantland, 2016-12-07, 12:36
- Sports Illustrated picked it up - Jim (fisherj08), 2016-12-07, 10:44
  - oh, it'll make all the rounds - Jay, 2016-12-07, 10:45
    - You are correct it is everywhere. - Grantland, 2016-12-07, 15:30
      - As to your last sentence - Pat, 2016-12-07, 16:40
      - there is a small group, like maybe 5 people - Jay, 2016-12-07, 16:05
        
        Gotcha - Grantland, 2016-12-08, 05:37
        
        I think the discussion in this case is fine - Jay, 2016-12-08, 06:14
        
        Still? How silly. - Slainte Joe, 2016-12-07, 20:15
        
        It goes both ways - Rob (Rakes of Mallow), 2016-12-07, 20:04
        
        revised response - Jay, 2016-12-08, 06:15
        
        False equivalence. - Slainte Joe, 2016-12-07, 20:16
        
        When the football word "contain" became a source of angst - Buck Mulligan, 2016-12-07, 17:41
    - Haugh, Hamilton, etc.... all licking their chops. - Bill, 2016-12-07, 11:00
      - What is most disappointing... - Joe, 2016-12-07, 11:56
        
        Revelation 3:16 - MTIrish, 2016-12-07, 11:58
        
        Get the bucket ready... - Joe, 2016-12-07, 12:05
        
        I don't put Kevin in that category - Jay, 2016-12-07, 13:08
        
        oh come on, kevin's an asshole - JN, 2016-12-07, 14:11
        
        I like him quite a bit. - Joe, 2016-12-07, 13:39
        
        Ditto. - Domer99, 2016-12-07, 13:28
        
        there's only one Kevin here that I know of - Jay, 2016-12-07, 13:29
        
        There was another - Domer99, 2016-12-07, 13:32
        
        HTown! - Jay, 2016-12-07, 13:54
        
        95% sure he penned this.... - Domer99, 2016-12-07, 14:36
        
        nope, that's our Kev - Jay, 2016-12-07, 16:11
        
        Man, its depressing to read the replies to that post - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2016-12-07, 14:46
        
        I think there were threads like that down the stretch - Jay, 2016-12-07, 16:13
        
        Sure - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2016-12-07, 16:38
        
        Absolutely agree - Pat, 2016-12-07, 13:21
- my ad - Jay, 2016-12-07, 10:30
  - Hmm. - Joe, 2016-12-07, 11:27
  - Mine: Go Irish! Beat Dawgs! - Grantland, 2016-12-07, 11:07
  - Where do I sign? - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2016-12-07, 11:05
  - Pretty good - Mike (bart), 2016-12-07, 11:02
  - Works for me. With the added benefit of it looking like - Bill, 2016-12-07, 10:39
    - I haven't added the blinking lights and pom salutes yet - Jay, 2016-12-07, 10:41
      - If ChestertonLep could design a better ad than you... - Brendan, 2016-12-07, 11:22
      - Porn salutes? In a student newspaper?? - Jack, 2016-12-07, 10:43
  - Fair. Well put-together. Concise. Clear. - Greg, 2016-12-07, 10:34
- Do the students even read the 'Print Edition'? - Bill, 2016-12-07, 10:28
  - Last time I was on campus (VT game), the print copies - CK08, 2016-12-07, 10:30
- Rumor is that this ad is airing tomorrow - PootND, 2016-12-07, 09:50
  - "arrests" - Jay, 2016-12-07, 09:58
    - Did you know it's illegal to frolic nude in Wrigleyville? - NDTerp, 2016-12-07, 10:34
  - Out of curiosity... - Brendan, 2016-12-07, 09:56
    - ~45 minutes - PootND, 2016-12-07, 09:58
      - That's about 900% longer than I would've expected - Brendan, 2016-12-07, 10:01
  - Amazing. - PAK, 2016-12-07, 09:52
- Should have put it in Viewpoint, signed by 4 Lewis freshmen - irishoutsider, 2016-12-07, 09:37
  - [fire emoji] - domer.mq, 2016-12-07, 09:51
- Any trademark Lawyers in here? - Grantland, 2016-12-07, 09:23
  - the inclusion of that is reprehensible - Jay, 2016-12-07, 09:41
  - Not a trademark lawyer, but I'm guessing fair use. - MattG, 2016-12-07, 09:34
    - FU is, in my experience, more limited than one would - BillyGoat, 2016-12-07, 09:35
      - Whether or not it is fair use, "FU" is appropriate for this - Jeff (BGS), 2016-12-07, 10:11
- Wait. That was the final design? - MattG, 2016-12-07, 09:19
  - That was my gut reaction, too. - Mike (Max), 2016-12-07, 14:20
  - Your knee-jerk reaction is exactly on point - Domer99, 2016-12-07, 09:47
  - further on cherrypicking, context, etc - Jay, 2016-12-07, 09:31
    - That's pretty infuriating - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2016-12-07, 09:41
    - it's also used to trigger a comparison between - Mike (bart), 2016-12-07, 09:35
  - Exactly. Agreed all around. - Brendan, 2016-12-07, 09:27
  - They spent tens of minutes on the design, Matt. - Jim (fisherj08), 2016-12-07, 09:20
    - Did no one have the MS Office version with Publisher? - MattG, 2016-12-07, 09:26
- We should demand better - Eric M, 2016-12-07, 09:08
  - don't disagree - HumanRobot, 2016-12-07, 09:43
    - That wasn't in the ad - Eric M, 2016-12-07, 10:44
    - I don't think that's exactly right either - Domer99, 2016-12-07, 09:52
      - that might all be true - HumanRobot, 2016-12-07, 09:58
        
        Do you think the questions would be all that different? - Bill, 2016-12-07, 10:01
        
        sometimes, style counts as much as substance - HumanRobot, 2016-12-07, 11:36
        
        Think you are confusing the punch line with substance - Domer99, 2016-12-07, 11:41
  - Notre Dame: Fighting for a more creative fan base! - Domer99, 2016-12-07, 09:40
  - Notre Dame strives for excellence in all things - CK08, 2016-12-07, 09:32
    - it doesn't even demand the firings! - Mike (bart), 2016-12-07, 09:37
      - It's like Leslie Knope's campaign ad against Bobby - BillyGoat, 2016-12-07, 09:41
- Bannon would be proud. - Grantland, 2016-12-07, 09:06
  - 1. I don't know if I understand this - Mike (bart), 2016-12-07, 09:11
    - It twists facts. That is all I was getting at. - Grantland, 2016-12-07, 09:15
      - eh, I think the facts of the case are fine - Mike (bart), 2016-12-07, 09:17
        
        You can't be that obvious about it. - MattG, 2016-12-07, 09:23
        
        that's a good point - Mike (bart), 2016-12-07, 09:28
- I can't find the gofundme page. Is it gone? - Grantland, 2016-12-07, 09:02
  - GoFundMe effectively shut it down - Brendan, 2016-12-07, 09:14
- Honestly, it made me laugh - Jeff (BGS), 2016-12-07, 08:24
  - Someone set it against the C4C letter the other day - Brendan, 2016-12-07, 08:53
    - I'm getting a weird image from that - Jack, 2016-12-07, 14:00
    - This sums up my feelings nicely - Bill, 2016-12-07, 09:04
      - They should revise "embarrassing slobberings" to - BillyGoat, 2016-12-07, 09:42
- In the spirit of continuing to celebrate ND's poor - Domer99, 2016-12-07, 08:11
- Many people are saying it's great - NDTerp, 2016-12-07, 07:53
  - I'll add this was a Trump joke - NDTerp, 2016-12-07, 09:16
    - Are there any red hats being made in Chee-ina? - Jack, 2016-12-07, 10:13
    - Sad! - PAK, 2016-12-07, 10:01
    - Unfair! - Jay, 2016-12-07, 09:47
    - Chris got it - Brendan, 2016-12-07, 09:41
  - I suspect that is because some of those people - hobbs, 2016-12-07, 08:18
    - I honestly think the most important point - Buffalo, 2016-12-07, 08:36
      - I'm OK with ridiculing it. - MattG, 2016-12-07, 09:33
        
        I started a gofundme for a billboard facing their billboard - Jay, 2016-12-07, 09:44
      - I think Jay and others have hit upon my point - hobbs, 2016-12-07, 09:14
        
        To this point, the "letter" (I believe a google doc) that - BillyGoat, 2016-12-07, 09:38
        
        text - Jay, 2016-12-07, 09:50
        
        P.S. I am not a crank - professor, 2016-12-07, 16:49
        
        oh balls - professor, 2016-12-07, 16:48
        
        Leave no noun untouched by an adjective - JRT, 2016-12-07, 15:39
        
        Clocks in at over 1300 words. - Pete, 2016-12-07, 10:35
        
        it's not that bad - Mike (bart), 2016-12-07, 10:05
        
        I can handle this. - Joe, 2016-12-07, 12:14
        
        Brevity is beautiful. - Coach Gillespie, 2016-12-07, 10:35
        
        The substance is fine, but there are parts where the - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2016-12-07, 10:13
        
        agree - Jay, 2016-12-07, 10:06
        
        If this is the way our alums write, - CK08, 2016-12-07, 09:53
        
        Other than the linebreaks, it was impossible to identify - BillyGoat, 2016-12-07, 09:54
      - I have a question on this point - Domer99, 2016-12-07, 08:49
        
        I listened to it the other day - Jay, 2016-12-07, 09:16
        
        I think an enormous factor in how one feels about the - BillyGoat, 2016-12-07, 09:46
        
        I'm with you - CK08, 2016-12-07, 09:50
        
        Tone and packaging - Buffalo, 2016-12-07, 08:56
        
        Doesn't he do a frequent (weekly?) podcast with Nolan? - CK08, 2016-12-07, 09:44
        
        Absolutely. - Bill, 2016-12-07, 09:46
        
        the interview portion transcripts I've seen could, - Mike (bart), 2016-12-07, 08:55
      - Its poor design obscures the message - irishvol, 2016-12-07, 08:48
        
        I don't disagree - Buffalo, 2016-12-07, 08:57
        
        It's cherry-picked stats and quotes - CW (Rakes), 2016-12-07, 09:02
        
        You know what embarrasses me? - Buffalo, 2016-12-07, 10:34
        
        Sincere questions on this comment - Domer99, 2016-12-07, 12:48
        
        I'm not saying you have to like it or not - Jack, 2016-12-07, 11:27
        
        I understand it is a multi-purpose facility. - Buffalo, 2016-12-07, 11:33
        
        It's financed primarily with donations - Brendan, 2016-12-07, 12:19
        
        plus, what kind of ND fan lines up with the NCAA - Jay, 2016-12-07, 09:24
        
        When Zahm resident Evan O'Leary got busted for pot... - Domer99, 2016-12-07, 12:22
        
        And based on their 'off the field' accountability demands - Bill, 2016-12-07, 09:27
        
        That's what drives me crazy about the knee-jerk reaction - BillyGoat, 2016-12-07, 10:14
        
        Your "Top 10 Team" is also cherry picking - Rob (Rakes of Mallow), 2016-12-07, 09:15
        
        Also, facts. - NDTerp, 2016-12-07, 10:49
        
        What facts are inaccurate? - Rob (Rakes of Mallow), 2016-12-08, 04:02
        
        I'm less interested in the polls - CW (Rakes), 2016-12-07, 09:23
        
        That is called cherry picking your facts - Rob (Rakes of Mallow), 2016-12-08, 04:03
        
        I agree - irishvol, 2016-12-07, 09:17
        
        I agree with this - Mike (bart), 2016-12-07, 09:15
        
        All it's going to accomplish - Jim (fisherj08), 2016-12-07, 09:04
        
        That's a good way of putting it, because - Jack, 2016-12-07, 10:52
      - Where's the pride of authorship? - Bill, 2016-12-07, 08:44
        
        So at least Kelly's familiar with that notion. - Buffalo, 2016-12-07, 08:50
        
        Maybe he does. - Bill, 2016-12-07, 09:11
      - the ad is patently embarrassing - Jay, 2016-12-07, 08:40
        
        I offered my services. - MTIrish, 2016-12-07, 12:20
        
        Exactly; it's shockingly amateurish - JD in Portland, 2016-12-07, 09:15
        
        I hope that you're right about the ad's impact, but - oviedoirish, 2016-12-07, 10:53
        
        the self-importance point is a good one - Mike (bart), 2016-12-07, 09:26
        
        Why wait? - Buffalo, 2016-12-07, 08:49
        
        I'm saying make sure it's a solid before sending - Jay, 2016-12-07, 09:03
        
        I mean, even another 2 hours could have really cleaned it up - Mike (bart), 2016-12-07, 09:05
  - It's bigly. - Chris, 2016-12-07, 08:13
  - The design is top notch. - irishvol, 2016-12-07, 08:08
    - Phil Steele thinks they did not cram enough in. - PMan, 2016-12-07, 08:27
      - they should have just made an ad of 4 mocked up NDTrump - Mike (bart), 2016-12-07, 08:57
      - PMan: TPG POY 16-17 VHT - Jay, 2016-12-07, 08:46
    - Maybe upgrade from Windows 95 before doing the next one. - Bill, 2016-12-07, 08:22
  - Lots of dumb people in the world. - Joe, 2016-12-07, 08:01
    - Sad! - NDTerp, 2016-12-07, 08:04
- image within - Mike (bart), 2016-12-07, 07:51
- If nothing else, I know who their favorite wrestler is. - Chris, 2016-12-07, 07:48
- as somebody else mentioned - Jay, 2016-12-07, 07:46
  - And of course, it is running the week of the "Echoes" - Bill, 2016-12-07, 07:50
  - I'm surprised no attribution was required - HullieAndMikes, 2016-12-07, 07:48
    - well, regardless of who designed it and paid for it - Jay, 2016-12-07, 08:08
      - They should have put their name on it, then. - Joe, 2016-12-07, 08:21
        
        When you write something, sign your name... - BillyGoat, 2016-12-07, 08:35
        
        why didn't they? - Jay, 2016-12-07, 08:31
        
        It might hurt future book sales. - Joe, 2016-12-07, 11:36
        
        There's even space at the bottom! - CW (Rakes), 2016-12-07, 08:33
        
        I don't even see the motivation to anonymity - Mike (bart), 2016-12-07, 08:58
        
        I doubt it was a conscious decision - Brendan, 2016-12-07, 12:14
    - Its gutless. - hobbs, 2016-12-07, 07:58
- Anonymously, of course. - Bill, 2016-12-07, 07:44

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that ad ran in the Observer today