I believe "it" is an offer from UNC.

by Savage, Around Ye Olde Colonial College, Monday, March 02, 2009, 19:39 (6241 days ago) @ Mike

"Butch Davis don't need to go to Indiana to find defensive linemen and he don't offer just anyone!"

... I'm happy he got his offer because I think he's equivalent to some of the other guys we've offered at the position, and all things being equal I'm happy to take an equivalent player from just down the road rather than one who is more likely to realize Indiana isn't Southern California and bolt.

But I recognize that for many -- and just like T. Goethel and P. Pozderic and B. Nagel and W. Reuland before him -- some of the allure is certainly just the fact that he's a guy they can relate to who they think likes ND and would be a good gritty guy to claim to love to root for. Unfortunately, those good gritty guys to root for get passed on the depth chart like John Ryan, Robby Parris, and Paddy Mullen and then people start griping about "wasted scholarships" and "lack of evaluation" and "lack of development" and the like.