Notre Dame just beat Duke in a resounding fashion after struggling with six losses in a row this season. Coach Charlie Weis recalls wanting to tell his son how impressed he's been by the loyalty of the Notre Dame student body who remain after each game to sing the school anthem.
Unlike other colleges, football players at the school room with other students.
""Parents ask why, and I tell them that we want our players to be part of the community," Weis said. "We don't want them to be holier than thou. We don't want to put them on a pedestal. They're intertwined in the dorms. That's one thing that's different about Notre Dame."
And so when the Irish are getting drilled, loyalty prevails.
"I personally feel bad if I leave because we see the players in class and on campus and we feel for them," said Alex Cota, a freshman. "Even though we're losing, we have to stay to the end. It's Notre Dame." via indy.com
[visual description: Senior John Carlson of Notre Dame carries the ball as an opposing tackler tries to bring him down. Carlson, like other seniors, played for the last time at Notre Dame stadium today.]
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