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Message: [QUOTE="MSGRET, post: 2954927, member: 8506"] In 1973 my Grandfather died from Alzheimer's, he was one of the first to ever be diagnosed with it and it wasn't pretty. I remember about 5 years before he died that he wasn't himself, always seemed to be petty and paranoid. He also seemed to forget who his grand-kids were and living in the past. his final years were not so great and many of us were thankful when he passed because he wasn't suffering anymore. Unfortunately I went through the whole thing again when my father was diagnosed with Alzheimer's and passed on Veterans Day 2004. I in good conscience can not hold it completely against Coach Summit without taking the Alzheimer's into account. Now with all that being said, with the thought of me rooting for ND in any sport both of my Grandfather's would come back to haunt me from the grave. My Grandfater from my Mother's side was one of the leaders in the agriculture department at Purdue and traveled the World bringing back many different plants to the University for studies. While my Grandfather from my Father's side was a top Administrator at Purdue. [/QUOTE]