Actually, I did used to read Terranova's stuff.
by Dennis (2022-05-19 14:59:57)

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I didn't remember those comments about Lezon but I've chucked most of my really old recruiting materials. There was some guy from the East coast (Pittsburgh area?) who never made a dent at ND but whom Terranova thought would be another "Joe Willie" (i.e., Namath).

Ken Karcher Glenshaw Pa Parade AA
by olson  (2022-05-19 15:08:04)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Terranova was told Karcher was going to be the 'next Joe Willie'

Karcher was one of the 13 Parade AAs that Faust signed in '81

Karcher got to start a game at ND after Blair Kiel went down with an injury....according to another Irish player in the book 'Talking Irish', Karcher was always complaining about his lack of playing time.

So Ken got his chance vs Air Force...ND got their asses kicked...a walk on named O'Hara came in a QB to replace Karcher

Karcher ended up transferring to Tulane
Yeah, that was the one. *
by Dennis  (2022-05-19 15:12:16)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Following up on your comments, I thought "Talking Irish"
by Dennis  (2022-05-19 15:21:57)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

was one of the most enjoyable reads about ND ever. I especially enjoyed the story about the end of the 1961 ND-Syracuse game, the one that resulted in the rule change about games never ending on a defensive penalty, and the one about Huarte expecting to start a game and then a reserve QB being told to start after barely practicing all week. Really a fun book!