Notre Dame investigating academic fraud, Twitter bashed the SEC

Notre Dame dismissed four key players due to an academic fraud investigation that took place this summer.

Some Notre Dame fans, however, tried casting off their frustration with their own team towards the SEC.

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Notre Dame reporting academic fraud. Figures. SEC does it right. Books first. Football second.

— Colin Cowherd (@ESPN_Colin) August 15, 2014

“@ESPN_Colin: Notre Dame reporting academic fraud. Figures. SEC does it right. Books first. Football second.” Is this a joke? SEC=crooks — Samsclub21 (@SsGrit21) August 15, 2014

There’s no way this is happening to my team… This is Notre Dame, not some SEC school with zero integrity

— Brian Richman (@biggyrich03) August 15, 2014

At least Notre Dame takes care of kids who cheat how many SEC athletes can’t even read or speak proper English. — Adam Fisher (@afish32) August 15, 2014

Is Notre Dame auditioning for SEC West? That’s #Heisman candidate material in the ACC. Just need a couple covered up felonies for cake icing

— Al Czervik (@AlCervik) August 15, 2014

Who says Notre Dame isn’t SEC material?

— Kevin Bartner (@heshsson) August 15, 2014

At Notre Dame they don’t allow cheating…unlike every SEC school… At least we play by the rules

— Rob Melillo (@RobMelillo14) August 15, 2014

Notre Dame and Brian Kelly should ask the SEC how this academic fraud thing is done #GOIRISH

— DJ (@DJ_Lightz) August 15, 2014

Notre dame footballs gotta stop pulling this SEC bullshit

— Mitch Gaynier (@MITCH__please_) August 15, 2014

Say what you will about the Notre Dame news, but they’ve probably graduated more players than all the SEC schools combined.

— Jordan C Wellin (@JordanWellin) August 15, 2014

Hold on. Notre Dame is getting bashed for doing things the right way? In the #SEC, academic fraud is a grad course.

— Chavez (@jchavez_) August 15, 2014

One thing I will never knock Notre Dame for is their academic integrity. (Looking at you, UNC and every damn school in the SEC.)

— Not Drew (@AZody7) August 15, 2014

SO.. Alabama beat Notre Dame that bad AND their cheaters #lol #NCAA #Notredame #Alabama #SEC

— Jordan DeArmon (@JordanDeArmon) August 15, 2014

This is the price of being a Notre Dame fan where they value academics. If this happened in the SEC it would be swept under the rug

— Anthony Rieff (@TheRealRieffer) August 15, 2014

Looks like Notre Dame is out of luck. If only they had standards like SEC schools…..

— sports 4 you (@Allsports_4_u) August 15, 2014

Notre Dame needs to take lessons from the sec schools on how to cheat without getting caught

— John Francis (@J_Massie) August 15, 2014

In the SEC, they call what Notre Dame did "tutoring."

— Trip Radtke (@TripRadtke) August 15, 2014

Why is notre dame the only school to suspend athletes for academics? I'm sure those sec players don't go to class…

— Bret Rutkoski (@BretRutkoski13) August 15, 2014

I wish Notre Dame would be lenient on their players like most schools. At least the kids ND kicked off know they can go play in the SEC.

— Zachary Pohto (@ZLPohto) August 15, 2014

Kevin Duffey

A graduate of the University of Florida and founder of Saturday Down South, Kevin is a college football enthusiast.