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Shula & Robbie were barely on speaking terms in '74... by Scoop80

There was a period in the immediate aftermath of Csonka, Kiick & Warfield signing w/ WFL that year that Shula & Robbie were NOT on speaking terms. The archbishop (they were both devout Catholics) had to meet with them and broker a truce.

I have no clue as to whether Shula to ND in '74 was a remote possibility. Joyce pushing for Devine then is consistent w/ my understanding. Robbie sent kids to ND and had multiple ties (he was on ND's sideline for 1/78 Cotton), and ND may not have wanted to step on his toes. The Shula-Robbie relationship, however, was very shaky at the time Parseghian retired.