erniefreeman's Blog

Notre Dame's athletic director has no class.  On Wednesday Kevin White, the athletics director in South Bend announced the school was not going to release Demetrius Jones from his scholarship, because of the circumstances surrounding Jones' departure from the school.   Last week, Jones enrolled at Northern Illinois University in his native Illinois.  Not releasing Jones from his Notre Dame scholarship won't stop him from playing for the Huskies next season, but it means he'll have to pay his own way, with no scholarship.  Way to be concerned about the kids Notre Dame.  What a joke.

  "We don't believe his departure was handled properly," White said in a statment.  You're right Kevin, it wasn't handled properly by your overrated, overpaid coach Charlie Weis, who benched Jones after the Irish lost their first two games.  The benching was a weak attempt to pass the blame for the winless team on to someone else.  Shame on Weis, shame on White, and shame on the fightless Irish.

By the way, when Weis installed the new QB into the lineup, Notre Dame failed to score a single point against Michigan last weekend.  Sounds like they really needed a Quarterback change, huh?

Coming out of Chigago's Morgan Park High School in 2005, Demetrius Jones had passed for 46 touchdowns the two previous seasons.  He was a parade All-American, and the USA Today rated the 6-4, 213 lb. prospect 33 out of the top 100 high school football players in the United States.  He can play.  In the spring, he won the job to replace departed Brady Quinn.  He "made the most plays" of all Quarterbacks according to Weis.  Way to show confidence in the best man for the job.  Some of these university athletics officials are so hypocritical.  These people want to "punish" a guy for following his dreams.  They gave up on him, so when he attempts to pursue his dreams somewhere else, and the campus known for "touchdown Jesus" wants to stick a knife in his back on his way to DeKalb, Ill.    Notre Dame, you disgusts me.

This, honestly, has nothing to do with the fact that I'm a Michigan State University graduate, and the Spartans are going to South Bend for a game this weekend.  Anyone who spent any time in East Lansing, doesn't much like those golden domers.  So, Spartans, let's win one for Demetrius Jones.  Okay that might be a motivational stretch, and the undefeated Spartans have plenty of history, including last year's home loss,  to motivate them.

But seriously, when institutions of higher learning begin to "get back" at former student-athletes, who've decided to pursue their dreams on other campuses, how much class can there be at that school?

Good luck Demetrius.  And Go Spartans!

Ernie Freeman