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“Bad citizens.” “Criminals.”
Those were the words that got Allen
Pinkett in trouble.
Pinkett, a former Notre Dame running back and the school’s current radio
analyst, made news during an interview in which he gave his thoughts
on recently suspended Irish football players.
“I've always felt like to have a successful team you've got to
have a few bad citizens on the team," Pinkett said on WSCR-AM 670.
"That's how Ohio State used to win all the time. They would have two or
three guys that were criminals and that just adds to the chemistry of the team.”
The idea that Notre Dame needs to alter its approach to compete
annually with the Ohio States, USCs, Alabamas, Floridas, etc. is not new.
Many Fighting Irish fans believe for ND to compete regularly for
a national title, it needs to become more liberal in accepting recruits who are
struggling students and/or have made past mistakes.
But “bad citizens?” “Criminals?”
There are a lot of Notre Dame fans who root for the team/school
because it tries to conduct business adhering to some principles.
If others take that as being arrogant, so be it.
Notre Dame certainly is not perfect. The school and the football
program have made mistakes through the years.
And if a young athlete truly wants to attend Notre Dame, even if that player has been a less-than-stellar student or made previous errors in judgment, the school should examine the situation closely.
After all, some people earn second or multiple chances.
But to many Irish fans, Notre Dame has, and should, stand for something more than football.
After all, there are worse things than not competing
for national championships.
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