Why I Hate Notre Dame Even More Than Before....

[cincibuck]

Who cares?

I care because, believe it or not, this kind of shit affects recruiting.

 

[Thump]

I care because, believe it or not, this kind of shit affects recruiting.

Give me a fucking break.

You guys get too filed up over shit like that.

I'm sure we're going to lose a recruit and ND will gain one b/c of Quinn showing up on an internet site.

Get a grip.

 

[jwinslow]

I log on to Road Runner, the screen comes up, NFL Draft, and who's there? Not Ted Ginn, Not Leon Hall, Not Jamarcus Russell, not the Browns first pick or the Bengals, but Brady Quinn wearing an SEG on top of his Stetson cologne and John Edwards hair do...

That's the story! The twenty second pick in the draft, the SECOND pick on the Browns' list and who knows how much farther he would have fallen if the Browns had passed him up for something they really needed, and he gets top bill.

I want to go practice my projectile vomiting...

And the front page of SI.com yesterday was the last pick in the 5th round.

 

[Thump]

And the front page of SI.com yesterday was the last pick in the 5th round.

Thank you.

 

[cincibuck]

Give me a fucking break.

You guys get too filed up over shit like that.

I'm sure we're going to lose a recruit and ND will gain one b/c of Quinn showing up on an internet site.

Get a grip.

Hmmmm, I wonder why companies have PR departments? I wonder why advertising is so expensive? Does marketing work? I wonder why Paul Hornung won the Heisman?

Believe what you want, Thump, the benefit to ND for this kind of stuff is tremendous. Kids do buy sneakers cause Mikey is on the box.

 

[Thump]

Hmmmm, I wonder why companies have PR departments? I wonder why advertising is so expensive? Does marketing work? I wonder why Paul Hornung won the Heisman?

Believe what you want, Thump, the benefit to ND for this kind of stuff is tremendous. Kids do buy sneakers cause Mikey is on the box.

Name one recruit who has said that seeing a player on a website has affected his choice of college.

BTW, better go bitch to Yahoo, Quinn's on their main page right now.

The sky is FALLING!!!!!!!!!

 

[tibor75]

Hmmmm, I wonder why companies have PR departments? I wonder why advertising is so expensive? Does marketing work? I wonder why Paul Hornung won the Heisman?

Believe what you want, Thump, the benefit to ND for this kind of stuff is tremendous. Kids do buy sneakers cause Mikey is on the box.

Given that they haven't won a NC since 1988, shows all the more that your reasoning is invalid.

 

[cincibuck]

Name one recruit who has said that seeing a player on a website has affected his choice of college.

BTW, better go bitch to Yahoo, Quinn's on their main page right now.

The sky is FALLING!!!!!!!!!

It's the cumulative affect, Thump.

It's a part of marketing and sometimes you get free marketing, like when Troy wins the Heisman. And sometimes you get screwed like when you outplay Brady Quinn face to face and he still gets the press.

And no one, except you, said the sky was falling,

I said, in context, that Notre Dame gets a shit pot of free marketing from the press for doing diddly squat and that gets tiring.

Where was Jamarcus Russell's picture? He was the first damn pick.
Where were the pics for the Ohio market area of the players drawn BEFORE Brady Quinn, you know, like maybe a certain tackle from Wisconsin?

That's free marketing for Notre Dame football. That's saying that the story of this draft begins with the selection of Brady Quinn. It's why so many experts believed he was going to be the first pick, all but assurred it, because Notre Dame marketing is strong.

Maybe it wouldn't affect your choice of school, but you'd be amazed of the impact it has on high school kids. Look around the school where you're at right now. How many kids suddenly showed up with something with the Florida logo on it? How many kids with no where near the GPA or money to even sniff at Notre Dame walk around in an Irish T-shirt? Why do you think OSU spends a ton of money on a marketing department?

 

[jwinslow]

It's a part of marketing and sometimes you get free marketing, like when Troy wins the Heisman. And sometimes you get screwed like when you outplay Brady Quinn face to face and he still gets the press.

Troy is not faultless in his plummeting draft stock and NFL marketability.

Where was Jamarcus Russell's picture? He was the first damn pick.
Where were the pics for the Ohio market area of the players drawn BEFORE Brady Quinn, you know, like maybe a certain tackle from Wisconsin?

a) When was the last OT that was a marketing boom?
b) Who is more likely to flop, Russell in Oakland or Quinn in Cleveland?
c) Who will make a company the most money out of those three?

Quinn is the obvious choice from a marketing standpoint. Even if his NFL career plummets quickly, they still get a good 6 months of top marketing out of Quinn. Asking them to use the other two is not a smart business decision.

That's free marketing for Notre Dame football. That's saying that the story of this draft begins with the selection of Brady Quinn. It's why so many experts believed he was going to be the first pick, all but assurred it, because Notre Dame marketing is strong.

1) Most thought Russell would be the first pick.
2) Was Cal's marketing the reason Rodgers was a potential #1 pick, when in reality he slid like Quinn?

Maybe it wouldn't affect your choice of school, but you'd be amazed of the impact it has on high school kids. Look around the school where you're at right now. How many kids suddenly showed up with something with the Florida logo on it? How many kids with no where near the GPA or money to even sniff at Notre Dame walk around in an Irish T-shirt? Why do you think OSU spends a ton of money on a marketing department?

Ohio State capitalizes on this fickle nature of HS students as well.

 

[Thump]

It's the cumulative affect, Thump.

It's a part of marketing and sometimes you get free marketing, like when Troy wins the Heisman. And sometimes you get screwed like when you outplay Brady Quinn face to face and he still gets the press.

And no one, except you, said the sky was falling,

I said, in context, that Notre Dame gets a shit pot of free marketing from the press for doing diddly squat and that gets tiring.

Where was Jamarcus Russell's picture? He was the first damn pick.
Where were the pics for the Ohio market area of the players drawn BEFORE Brady Quinn, you know, like maybe a certain tackle from Wisconsin?

That's free marketing for Notre Dame football. That's saying that the story of this draft begins with the selection of Brady Quinn. It's why so many experts believed he was going to be the first pick, all but assurred it, because Notre Dame marketing is strong.

Maybe it wouldn't affect your choice of school, but you'd be amazed of the impact it has on high school kids. Look around the school where you're at right now. How many kids suddenly showed up with something with the Florida logo on it? How many kids with no where near the GPA or money to even sniff at Notre Dame walk around in an Irish T-shirt? Why do you think OSU spends a ton of money on a marketing department?

Dude, step back, take a chill pill, and relax a bit.

OSU gets just as much free pub as anyone out there so take the scarlet-colored shades off for a bit.

 

[osugrad21]

take a chill pill

Rad.

 

[Thump]

Rad.

Gag me with a crowbar.

 

[osugrad21]

Gag me with a crowbar.

{pulls up jogging pants to knees}

Don't worry, be happy.

 

[Thump]

{pulls up jogging pants to knees}

Don't worry, be happy.

No doy!

 

[osugrad21]

No doy!

Face!