Under the Tarnished Dome: How Notre Dame Betrayd Ideals for Football Glory

Excellent, well researched, and clearly written book. The many negative reviews from the green kool-aid drinking fan/cult speak volumes about the truth of the nd myth fraud as it is exposed in this book. Great read for anyone who wants the truth about the dirty system at nd, a dirty system that seems to be on the rise again at nd under the 'leadership' of Weis.

I felt the authors did a decent job exposing the realities of College Football and the scandalous things athletic programs will do for victory. Those scandalous things include looking the other way on steroids and player misbehavior, downgrading injuries, and academic malfeasance. The authors picked on Notre Dame and then-Coach Lou Holtz, but could have written this book about USC, Colorado, Michigan, Florida State, or other big-time progams. Despite the scandalous activities alleged in these pages, Notre Dame probably has one of the cleaner reputations among football schools. We fans might not like these types of books, but we should at least question the relationship between NCAA sports and higher education. After all, college football scandals have occurred with great regularity all the way back to the late 1800's. Several reviewers attacked this book as unfair. Perhaps they were correct, or perhaps they wrote more as fans than as objective readers. Whatever the case, readers should also see THE HUNDRED YARD LIE, a superbly-paced expose by former Northwestern player Rick Telander.

This book is a MUST read for every college football fan. The authors get deep inside the nd football program and shines a light on the dark underbelly that is nd. The lily white image of nd is truly tarnished, it just took two great writers to expose the myth that nd has on the sports world. It is always the ones who scream that they are perfect that are the most corrupt. Perfect book, excellent read.

Very well prepared book. Being interviewed with numerous players and assistants, who have worked with Lou Holtz, the authors earn all the applause for their naive work for this book. Actually, all the things included in this book, are the realities of the college football in any level. Steroids, ignoring the injured players, high coach blood pressures, off-field aggression of the players etc. This is not just the Notre Dame, this is everybody in that level. But, Notre Dame is in another league, on their own. They are not supposed be like the others, they must be different. If they act like the "common football players", or if a "common coach" coaches there, then this kinda books will follow one another.An important book for anybody who is interested in college football, how it goes and how it works. I did not give 5 stars, because I felt like the authors have something personal against Lou Holtz, and, I must admit, they used it very well in this book.

This was a great book by Don aeger and Douglas Looney on what actually happens in South Bend, Indiana, the home of the Fighting Irish. In the locker room, at the practices...they explain everything that happened during the coaching tenure of Lou Holtz with quotes from his former players and other colleagues. It was wonderfully written and great to read.