WWJD?

Notre Dame sucks.

There’s no two ways around that. You can be the biggest fan of all time (next to Regis, of course), but at the end of the day, you have to admit it. Your team sucks this year.

But beyond the blow job of a team, this season teaches us something else about college football. It’s extremely unfair.

ESPN and other sources are reporting that ND’s former QB, Demetrius Jones, won’t be released from his scholarship to play for Northern Illinois. That means that if he wants to play, he has to pay the full tuition, which, if you’ve seen the price of college lately, is pretty impossible. If you haven’t been following the story, that might seem pretty fair to you – I mean, your team isn’t doing well so you leave…you should be punished. But that’s not the issue here. This situation is as hairy as Charlie Weis’ balls. I don’t imagine he shaves often.

The real issue here is that sophomore Jones was ousted from his QB position because golden boy freshman Jimmy Clausen returned after an injury. According to Jones, after practicing all summer with the team and being told that the position was his, he was told to go keep the bench warm so Clausen could step in and save the day.

Well, he hasn’t been saving the day. A QB is only as good as his offense.

The disgruntled Jones left for greener acres. Here was his choice: Turn the other cheek, stay at Notre Dame, and hope that Clausen gets injured so he gets a chance to play a few games OR take the criticism, transfer to another school, and actually have a chance at playing. And I mean, his opener against Georgia Tech was pretty grim, but he’s young so who knows. He could get drafted, if he gets some playing time. You never know.

Really, I think he made the right choice. ND needs to let him go…and they will eventually. They can only hold him back for this season, which Jones says he’ll spend practicing with the team, coming back next year to actually play.

So, the next time you find yourself in a moral dilemma, just ask yourself WWJD…What Would Jones Do?