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...Ara Parseghian could hardly have helped being impressed. If he was, he sure didn't let the boys know. Hanratty was competitive with Fellow Sophomore Coley O'Brien for the quarterback's job, and he still had a lot to learn. Endlessly, Terry practiced "quick release": dropping back, spotting Seymour, and firing, all in the space of 3½ sec., the average time it takes a strong defensive lineman to penetrate a passer's protective pocket. When he got his time down to 3½ sec., he began trying for 3 sec. Then Terry practiced varying...
Finally, three days before the Purdue game, Ara Parseghian walked up to Hanratty, tapped him on the shoulder and said...
...These are the worst hours of my life," groaned Notre Dame Coach Ara Parseghian the night before his undefeated Irish took the field against North Carolina's Tar Heels. Notre Dame was favored by 25 points, but Parseghian was worried about the 18-year-old lad who had given him that edge: Sophomore Quarterback Terry Hanratty...
That sort of grim efficiency would never do for Notre Dame's legion of fans across the U.S. After all, what subway alumnus ever dreams of off-tackle plunges while riding the BMT home to Brooklyn? Coach Ara Parseghian knew just what was needed. "Enthusiasm," reads a sign on his office wall. "If we have it, we should thank God for it. If we don't have it, we should get down on our knees and pray for it." Fact is, Ara could barely contain his enthusiasm when the Irish opened their season against Purdue two weeks...
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