At least with football
You can sell the idea that a championship level football team is bringing significant money into the athletic program, and probably helping to bankroll many of the non-revenue sports. From that angle, the juice is definitely worth the squeeze, and will (presumably) continue to be so as the "purses" associated with advancing in the playoffs and winning a championship will also continue to increase.
It will be interesting to see what happens if Marcus can pick off a title or two in his time here, and whether getting to the mountaintop will result in ND stepping back the level of contribution to the football team, or whether success in football might beget efforts to be more successful in other sports as well.
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Domer99,
2026-04-29, 19:25
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- The bigger problem here - KGB, 2026-04-30, 04:05
- Yeah my head is in the sand, but that's gross -
irishoutsider,
2026-04-30, 03:07
- But that's the thing, I am not sure football is operating... -
Domer99,
2026-04-30, 06:26
- Multiple on aggregate -
irishoutsider,
2026-04-30, 06:44
- I agree, though it bothers me less at a place like ND -
HCE,
2026-04-30, 07:11
- Notre Dame Football is like the only squared circle for me -
irishoutsider,
2026-04-30, 07:39
- At least with football - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2026-04-30, 08:02
- Notre Dame Football is like the only squared circle for me -
irishoutsider,
2026-04-30, 07:39
- I agree, though it bothers me less at a place like ND -
HCE,
2026-04-30, 07:11
- Multiple on aggregate -
irishoutsider,
2026-04-30, 06:44
- But that's the thing, I am not sure football is operating... -
Domer99,
2026-04-30, 06:26
- I'd have paid Certa that to come back - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2026-04-29, 20:17