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Devine was contacted and hired shortly after Ara’s by OldIrishFan

Resignation. He was a candidate for the job in 1964. He was Joyce’s choice while Hesburgh favored Ara and Hesburgh got his choice. The second go around in 1974 Joyce got his way. I don’t think there was much consideration for anyone else. I think Ara would have preferred Tom Pagna. There was a story that Ara suggested a sabbatical from coaching with Pagna filling in. This has been consistently denied by all parties.

Devine was very unpopular in 1977 especially after the sputtering start to the season. After a win at Pitt thanks to Willie Fry injuring Matt Cavanaugh, the loss to Ole Miss where Montana didntbeven mske the travel squad, and the near loss to Purdue, a five minute parking sign was placed on his parking spot at the ACC. I will never forget the collective groan heard on campus when Rusty Lisch was reinserted after Forstek’s injury in the Purdue game and the campus wide cheer when Montana went in. The story at the game was the ND team started jumping up and down on the sideline as Montana first went in. The Purdue SID was watching the game with Roger V up on the press box. He turned to him and said, “you guys are acting like you’ve won the ballgame.” Roger V commented back, “actually we just did.”