I agree that Swarbrick would have prepared for the 2025

by Domer99, John Wesley Powell's Expedition Island, Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 08:15 (1 hours, 45 minutes ago) @ beattherush

screw job, or at least would have tried to build in safeguards. But I am not sure many anticipated it, other than pessimistic Irish fans. Certainly, the betting markets weren't expecting it.

I hope it taught Pete a valuable lesson.

I don't disagree with you about the competence angle. That question has largely been unanswered. However, the desire part isn't an inconsequential piece of the equation. If Kevin White were still ND's AD, we'd be in the B1G a long time ago.

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The current state of the athletic department - okerland, 2026-04-21, 09:04
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- I do. Men's golf is on the edge of top 25. - Grantland, 2026-04-21, 10:46
  - You mean except Stanford and UCLA's football teams - Jack, 2026-04-21, 15:02
    - fair. :) - Grantland, 2026-04-22, 06:47
  - What years were you on the ND team? - PuppyBowl, 2026-04-21, 12:26
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      - That’s pretty interesting - PuppyBowl, 2026-04-22, 08:15
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        You're right, which was ridiculous - PuppyBowl, 2026-04-21, 18:52
        
        Thanks! - San Pedro, 2026-04-21, 17:37
        
        Also he's class of '78, and Dunne Hall is named after him - Jack, 2026-04-21, 15:05
  - There are some that should absolutely be better - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2026-04-21, 12:00
    - But golf is kinda like basketball. Get 2-3 really good kids - Grantland, 2026-04-22, 07:00
    - Hockey needs a year or two. - KGB, 2026-04-21, 12:48
      - Completely agree - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2026-04-21, 12:52
    - re: baseball - Jay, 2026-04-21, 12:09
- Also pretty worried about Pete as wartime consigliere - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2026-04-21, 09:12
  - Agreed. - beattherush, 2026-04-21, 13:09
    - People who know more about these things - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2026-04-21, 13:32
  - I most worried about that - HumanRobot, 2026-04-21, 12:52
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    - TV Benefits is the carrot - GloveND, 2026-04-22, 08:14
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        Nothing has happened yet. - KGB, 2026-04-21, 13:40
        
        Right? - Domer99, 2026-04-21, 19:35
        
        Don't at all think he wants out of those games - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2026-04-21, 19:40
        
        Oh, I get it - Domer99, 2026-04-22, 06:44
        
        My concern is competence, not alignment - beattherush, 2026-04-22, 07:56
        
        I agree that Swarbrick would have prepared for the 2025 - Domer99, 2026-04-22, 08:15
        
        I look forward - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2026-04-22, 07:53
        
        Like he did with USC? - beattherush, 2026-04-22, 07:57
        
        I'm sure Texas et al - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2026-04-22, 08:27
        
        If they're going to cancel - KGB, 2026-04-22, 08:51
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    - The women have struggled a bit in postseason play. - San Pedro, 2026-04-21, 09:36
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I agree that Swarbrick would have prepared for the 2025