Since Notre Dame is in the spotlight this week, I thought it might be a good time to look at how the Irish's defensive co-ordinator, Rick Minter, is viewed almost two years after he was fired as the University of Cincinnati's head football coach. Is it an impossible job to get people excited about football at Nippert Stadium? An ESPN writer suggested so in his
NFL Facts a few weeks ago:
Minter was head coach at Cincinnati for a decade and then rejoined Holtz at South Carolina after the Cincy athletic director canned Minter for making Bearcats fans believe Cincy could be a top-20 program.
Minter is an awesome football coach, the best defensive mind in college football. If Notre Dame continues to shine this season, some wise athletic director at a BCS school would be wise to hire Minter.
Now that
UC is bringing a struggling team into Big East play this week, it makes some wonder if expectations might be a little unrealistic in Clifton. Is it possible to lure 30,000 people to Nippert Stadium on Saturdays in the fall? If you don't go now, what would motivate you to go? If you go now, what could UC do to improve the atmosphere?
# posted by Woody! @ 9:58 AM
