the biggest beef I have with all that...

by HumanRobot , Cybertron, Monday, June 27, 2011, 12:27 (5016 days ago) @ KelleyCook
edited by HumanRobot, Monday, June 27, 2011, 16:54

...is the appeal to the sense of tradition. I get it, Notre Dame is the most storied program in college football history. Period. Full stop. <Other columnist type jargon>.

The ironic thing about it is that ND didn't obtain its iconic status by worrying about brand management or being conservative. Things like the forward pass, playing a national schedule, and having your games on TV were all very bold, progressive moves for their time. It just seems very silly that we should stick to things we were doing in the 60s and 70s in the name of tradition when game changing things like Cable TV, Title IX, and The Internet happened.

I've long thought that ND's best tradition is Leadership. You don't harbor and maintain that tradition by playing it safe and sticking to what's kind of worked for the last 40 years. You earn it by making bold but calculated decisions, sticking to what works and changing what doesn't.

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FieldTurf, Jumbotrons, BigTen, Vs. - must be summertime - KelleyCook, 2011-06-27, 10:36
- The answer is simple - irishvol, 2011-06-28, 07:37
  - Volume. - Jay, 2011-06-28, 08:28
    - Still a top 5 SNL commercial - MadisonDomer, 2011-06-28, 08:32
      - Wow. - PMan, 2011-06-28, 12:09
      - Colon Blow. - Jim (fisherj08), 2011-06-28, 10:11
        
        I think we're all forgetting - Pete, 2011-06-28, 10:14
        
        www.clownpenis.fart - Jay, 2011-06-28, 10:16
        
        Cookie Dough Sport, Crystal Gravy, Annuale - Jim (fisherj08), 2011-06-28, 10:36
        
        Old Glory Insurance, Uncle Jemima's Malt Liquor - Jim (fisherj08), 2011-06-28, 10:44
        
        "Sell what you know, and I know about booze!" - Chris, 2011-06-28, 10:46
        
        definitely one of my favorites - Jay, 2011-06-28, 10:46
        
        Velvet Jones - PMan, 2011-06-28, 12:05
        
        Nice. I would have accepted Grayson Moorhead Securities too - San Pedro, 2011-06-29, 06:54
      - If you've got a big thirst and you're gay... - MorrisseyHealthCommish, 2011-06-28, 09:18
      - I still like "Oops, I Crapped My Pants". - Chris, 2011-06-28, 09:02
        
        "Because I'm wearing them...and I just did." - Dylan, 2011-06-28, 09:48
  - On the other hand... - Greg, 2011-06-28, 07:47
- the biggest beef I have with all that... - HumanRobot, 2011-06-27, 12:27
  - Spot on. Leadership is something lost on those lemmings. - River, 2011-06-27, 18:18
  - cue applause. - Domer99, 2011-06-27, 18:13
  - I'm stealing this. - domer.mq, 2011-06-27, 16:08
  - Very well stated. - KGB, 2011-06-27, 14:30
- is there a ready list - domer.mq, 2011-06-27, 11:54
  - all alternatives (including Field Turf synthetic) - Jay, 2011-06-27, 12:26
    - 5-8 actually might be better than the status quo. - Jim (fisherj08), 2011-06-27, 12:41
      - Irwin Mainway would get us a good deal on #8 - Greg, 2011-06-27, 12:43
        
        That's what Leahy would have done. - KGB, 2011-06-27, 14:48
- I'll guess that the major rub of the traditionalists - hobbs, 2011-06-27, 11:48
- The turf is horrid... - AlDogg, 2011-06-27, 11:40
  - Obviously true... and yet - KelleyCook, 2011-06-27, 12:20
    - it predates Kelly, too - Jay, 2011-06-27, 12:23
      - Makes sense - Greg, 2011-06-27, 12:27
  - Greentech diagram: - Jay, 2011-06-27, 12:16
    - what's the cost of GreenTech versus FieldTurf? - HumanRobot, 2011-06-28, 08:44
      - FT says their football field costs $770K to go in - Jay, 2011-06-28, 08:58
        
        Greentech at Beijing Olympic stadium - Jay, 2011-06-28, 09:26
    - I've played on the VT surface. - Pat (Moco), 2011-06-27, 12:26
      - yep, same as VT - Jay, 2011-06-27, 12:27
        
        Just scrolled down and saw. - Pat (Moco), 2011-06-27, 12:30
        
        Beamer on greentech - Jay, 2011-06-27, 12:50
    - slideshow - Jay, 2011-06-27, 12:22
  - Michigan State's field system - Jay, 2011-06-27, 11:50
    - And a new field is being installed right now. - Mike (Embrey), 2011-06-27, 18:14
      - so it's the same sod as ours - Jay, 2011-06-28, 08:30
    - article on VT's field -- same system as MSU - Jay, 2011-06-27, 12:14
    - 2002: "the science behind the sod" - Jay, 2011-06-27, 11:54
- I think some kind of turf change is imminent - Jay, 2011-06-27, 10:50
  - I, for one, will miss players getting stuck in mudflats - Jim (fisherj08), 2011-06-27, 11:33
    - you could fill a highlight reel - Jay, 2011-06-27, 11:46
      - Also, a film of ND players with grass stuck in facemasks - Greg, 2011-06-27, 11:54
  - Mike Frank has said as much, most recently in the last PH - hobbs, 2011-06-27, 11:21
    - it's no secret - Jay, 2011-06-27, 11:23
      - Yeah. Go watch the Utah highlights. - Greg, 2011-06-27, 11:32
        
        The first week of October 2009... - PMan, 2011-06-27, 11:51
      - Will it be the slow stuff? - River, 2011-06-27, 11:26
  - Touchscreen field. - Pete, 2011-06-27, 10:51
    - Well, I know you're not "ready for this"... - KGB, 2011-06-27, 11:16
    - field goal attempts replaced by Angry Birds - Jay, 2011-06-27, 10:54
      - (guffaw) - Mike (Embrey), 2011-06-27, 18:07
      - Halftime show is just iFart for 20 minutes. Every week. - Pete, 2011-06-27, 10:55
        
        We're inviting the Stanford Band back again? - Chris (HCC), 2011-06-27, 11:08
    - Even Oregon doesn't have that! - Greg, 2011-06-27, 10:53

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