Official ND press release, press conference at 6 pm
August 15th, 2014 at 5:05 PM ^
can't imagine what it's like to be an ND fan. ALL KINDS OF SUFFERING. I mean, they've gone 3-9, they've had undefeated seasons only to be crushed by alabama, they've had all-americans become laughing stocks (Teo), they've had Charlie Weis and Ty Willingham, they've had crushingly close losses (2005 USC, 2011 Michigan), they've had transfers of critical recruits, explusions of starting players, they've had long stretches of apathy and inept play, they've had...I mean, what haven't they had?
August 15th, 2014 at 5:05 PM ^
August 15th, 2014 at 5:05 PM ^
Weis was worse than Rodriguez IMO
August 15th, 2014 at 5:08 PM ^
Why, why, why do people spell Rodriguez with a "q"? I really don't get it. Was that just a typo? Is that how you pronounce it? Is there a joke I don't get? Is it actually a "g" on some crazy keyboard?
It's so common and I don't understand it at all.
August 15th, 2014 at 5:22 PM ^
See person with actual reason below.
You see a lot of odd letter changes in surnames.
August 15th, 2014 at 5:20 PM ^
As far as I am aware, and this is just a non-specific observation, "Rodriquez" is a rare variant - "Rodriques" is a little more common in my own experience. They all basically go back to patronymic "son of Roderick", or rather the Spanish equivalent. Anyway, the error might come from that, but again, it seems like that particular variation is relatively uncommon. I could be wrong though.
August 15th, 2014 at 5:26 PM ^
August 15th, 2014 at 5:33 PM ^
Spanish?
Also, they aren't horribly different in English. 'Gez' versus 'kez'?
Happy hour here, so maybe I'm way off.
August 15th, 2014 at 5:44 PM ^
August 15th, 2014 at 6:24 PM ^
off the top of my head, queiro and que both start with q and are followed by u but the k sound is much less distinct in quiero than que. In the former the sharp whip like k sound is less prominent.
In the instance of rodriguez versus rodriquez I believe the q would be less sharp and blend more into the word like the g does.
But as I alluded to, just spitballing here.
August 15th, 2014 at 6:28 PM ^
The difference in que and quiero have a lot to do with emphasis, not necessarily spelling.
Say "Rico" and then say "Rigo." Can you tell a difference?
August 15th, 2014 at 6:39 PM ^
The only point (more of an observation) that I was trying to make is that some qu words abandon the k sound in favor of emphasing the subsequent letters like g does at times, e.g fringe versus tragic.
But even when that's the case, you can certainly hear the difference.
August 15th, 2014 at 6:44 PM ^
/g/ and /k/ are similar sounds, pronounced in the same part of the mouth with the tongue in the same position. The difference is /g/ is voiced (vocal cords vibrate) and /k/ is voiceless (vocal cords not used).
August 15th, 2014 at 9:25 PM ^
Guero has to be written with "diéresis" or this two little dot fellas: ü. Güero, what those dots do is to let you know that in that case the u must be pronounced, Guero would be said something like ghe-ro and Güero would be something like weh-ro. Same with a few words like pingüino (penguin).
August 15th, 2014 at 11:39 PM ^
August 15th, 2014 at 8:25 PM ^
because everyone of spanish decent lives in L.A.
August 16th, 2014 at 2:54 PM ^
I think Rodrigues is the Portguese spelling and Rodriguez the (Castillian) Spanish spelling. Not positive though.
August 15th, 2014 at 7:16 PM ^
August 15th, 2014 at 6:55 PM ^
If you are going to bring up Rich Rod in a thread that had nothing to do with him, be sure to bring up the people who sabotaged his regime behind the scenes and the fact that he could have done just as well with his first senior class in 2011 as Hoke did. Also make sure to bring up the fact that Hoke was allowed to choose his own DC and pay him more than twice what RR was allowed to pay his.
This does still raise a question: why is anyone bringing up the RR years in a discussion about ND and academic fraud?
Troll much?
August 15th, 2014 at 6:58 PM ^
Whoa, you're the only one really bringing it up.
And maybe RR didn't pay his DC as much because he didn't hire one worth it? Or maybe Hoke can because Dave Brandon let him, but then that would mean that DB isn't the devil, so that can't be it.
We will never know how well RR would have done in 2011. But without anyone to coach defense, I doubt he would have done as well.
August 16th, 2014 at 1:30 AM ^
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August 15th, 2014 at 5:06 PM ^
What is: A MNC since 1988?
August 15th, 2014 at 5:08 PM ^
That too.
I mean, I wrote that off the top of my head, I'm sure theres tons of stuff I'm leaving out.
August 15th, 2014 at 5:12 PM ^
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August 15th, 2014 at 5:13 PM ^
Double post:
August 15th, 2014 at 10:41 PM ^
Double post.
August 15th, 2014 at 5:23 PM ^
has always been the biggest false hype machine in America. (We're closing in quickly btw). A program with more hype than substance, their mysery is largely self inflicted by being pompous, high and mighty pricks.
August 15th, 2014 at 5:28 PM ^
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August 15th, 2014 at 5:39 PM ^
Humility
August 15th, 2014 at 6:14 PM ^
there is some sarcasm in here I am missing in relation to things Michigan has gone thru as well
August 15th, 2014 at 9:05 PM ^
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August 15th, 2014 at 5:09 PM ^
Let's be fair, the statement is the most adult statement in modern college football. I mean, Miami basically said "come at me nerds" in its official response to its mess a couple years ago.
August 15th, 2014 at 5:10 PM ^
That investigation is ongoing. If it determines that the student-athletes would have been ineligible during past competition, Notre Dame will voluntarily vacate any victories in which they participated.
Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
August 15th, 2014 at 5:25 PM ^
is the most non-punishment out there. No one actually vacates wins or erases them from their record books. They disappear for awhile, then reappear at a later date once people have forgotten.
August 15th, 2014 at 5:27 PM ^
That won't happen anytime soon in this case, since ND and Michigan are constantly comparing their W-L records. We'll make sure that no one forgets.
August 15th, 2014 at 6:05 PM ^
Oh really? So the Final Four banners in Crisler are just invisible then?