If Notre Dame truly believes that the education it offers is more valuable than money, that alone should be enough to lure real “student-athletes” who value education and “doing the right thing.” Athletes would have a choice: take cash and a joke education from a major conference football factory, or get a real education from Notre Dame or Northwestern.
C’mon, Notre Dame. What are you afraid of?
Read on:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/12/opinion/joe-nocera-notre-dames-big-bluff.html?ref=opinion