taken care of by the small community up there, and i get to watch him every sunday on nbc? i mean, forget the network. and he's got a great -- my son is going to notre dame. oklahoma, usc, or alabama comes calling, if they're from the midwest, he's going to notre dame. >> my friends recruited to notre dame in the last few years, it's been clear that the discussion between parents and kids, you know they stepped up the academic standards in the last few years. >> that is a real problem? >> i think it's a real problem. because when you go to these schools and you have to go to school, you'd rather go to a place that you don't. >> so let me ask you this, willie geist. and over the past five years, my conference, the sec has become dominant. saw alabama against penn state, i absolutely loved penn state, i loved their people, i love their coach. they are a great program, a great institution. i can't say enough great things about penn state. and yet i was watching the game