Accountability Starts At The Top
Well, Not Quite the Top...That Would be Kevin White
After getting completely demolished by Virginia Tech on national TV last night, Maryland head coach Ralph Friedgen took full responsibility for the team's performance:
"You won't see me around here for a whole long time if we do this a lot," Friedgen said. "They won't have to fire me. I'll quit."
Maryland's loss, its worst since 2000, eliminated the Terps (4-6, 2-5 ACC) from bowl contention and ensured their first losing season under Friedgen. However, since assuming the reigns in 2001, Friedgen has posted a composite 35-14 record, including three straight 10+ win seasons from 2001-2003.
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Recently, Guinness has been sponsoring "Notre Dame Wednesdays" on ESPN Classic.
As a marketing strategy, it can only be described as "Brilliant!" Guinness and the Fighting Irish seem like a perfect fit. What fan wouldn't want to relive some of the greatest moments in Notre Dame's long and storied tradition?
This week alone I was mesmerized by the highlights of the 1966 season, in which the Irish registered six shutouts en route to the National Title. But as I watched the program, I became painfully aware of "Notre Dame Wednesdays" major flaw: you can't help but compare the dominant teams that you're seeing on the screen with the mediocre, spiritless ones of today.
Then you realize the vast bulk of their programming is no more recent than the Holtz era, pre-94--over ten years ago! That's enough to send any Irish fan into a depression that only a case of Guinness draughts could cure!
Hmm, maybe the Guinness folks are more diabolically brilliant than I thought...
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