Seeing red at Notre Dame
Letter to the Editor
I know that many of you are disappointed in the alumni and "sell-outs" that gave their tickets away to the loyal 'Husker fans drooling for their chance to witness a little piece of history. Anyone would be angered to see opposing colors outnumber the Blue-Gold. You need to realize that as a 'Husker fan, I was so embarassed that your fans kept our fans quiet! If you hadn't noticed, our fans were in awe of the tradition being brought before our eyes and those Irish fans that did attend the game, kept the 'Husker fans out of the game completely.
Jeff Guenin
junior
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
September 10, 2000
Last year, on a number of occasions, the alumni wrote to The Observer describing their contempt for the student body's lack of spirit and integrity. Last Saturday, the alumni who sold out their school showed the lack of spirit and integrity.
Lee Corso summed it all up the best when he said, "It was an embarrassment for Notre Dame to see their stadium in a sea of red. I can't believe it happened." Neither can we, Mr. Corso, neither can we.
And our hearts forever, love thee ... precious cash.
Robert Hutchison
Justin Szalanski
Mike Siefring
sophomores
Zahm Hall
September 10. 2000
On behalf of my fellow alumni, I would like to apologize to the football team and to all Notre Dame students, for the actions of a large portion of my fellow alumni (and, it would appear, season ticket holders) who scalped their tickets and contributed to the embarrassing sea of red which overwhelmed the campus. I was fortunate to have won three tickets to the game and was happy to have two of my three sons with me. I am sorry that the alumni failed to match the enthusiasm and school spirit expressed by the ND student body.
Stephen E. Hoey
class of '81
September 11, 2000
Unfortunately, thousands of Irish fans who should have been in the stands giving the Nebraska offense fits were outside in parking lots or at home in their living rooms. Our alumni, most of whom are compensated quite nicely for their work at least partially because of their Notre Dame education and experience, opted to put green in their pockets instead of the stands. What a shame.
Greg Wright
junior
Morrissey Manor
Tony Lusvardi
junior
Zahm Hall
Brendan P. Harris
junior
Alumni Hall
September 11, 2000
Colleagues holding faculty/staff season football tickets who have, during either or both of this season's games, sold their tickets and particularly those who knowingly sold them to supporters of Texas A&M or Nebraska. I urge that each of them take just a few moments to write a short note to the team's student-athletes, student managers and coaching staff to acknowledge, in retrospect, their blatant lack of regard for each of the team member's daily efforts over the past months and moreover, their disregard for Notre Dame tradition.
In the longer term, this might also enable our Athletic Department to become aware of those individuals who may have violated the terms of the purchase agreement that such tickets are for "Faculty and Staff Use Only" and are "Not for Resale." Ultimately, the University may wish to decide whether such violations constitute grounds for revoking ticket privileges in future years.
A.L. Johnson
Professor of Physiology
September, 11, 2000
Notre Dame fans are a lot less rare than tickets and I challenge any alum who won tickets to the Nebraska game to claim they couldn't find Domers or fans that would gladly use their tickets. It is obvious that some alumni were thinking a lot more about the money than they were about the Irish spirit when they sold their tickets to high-paying 'Huskers fans.
Theresa Higgins
class of '98
September 11, 2000
Heading into Saturday's matchup against Nebraska, Notre Dame had lost seven consecutive games away from Notre Dame Stadium. Now they have lost eight.
The Nebraska fans embarrassed us on ESPN GameDay with their "'Husker, Home Game," chant. Notre Dame's reputation as a University is based largely on the perception that our students and alumni are rabidly loyal. In that respect, we took a major step backwards on Saturday.
Steven Reed
senior
Carroll Hall
September 11, 2000
God. Country. Cash. Notre Dame.
I hope you are happy, for you should be ashamed. You have taken the "house that Rockne built" and turned it into a den of thieves.
Patrick Grady
class of '88
Palatine, IL
September 11, 2000
There has to be the technology to have a picture enlarged from film from the blimp to mark every red shirt in the stadium and relieve those ticket holders of their right to purchase tickets for at least five years if not longer.
This should never be allowed to happen again.
Patrick J. Foley
Illinois State University
September 11, 2000
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