Villain doesn’t describe it. But to present Hartman as if he were a ND one-of-their-own student athlete, and not a mercenary, is absurd. But they, and he, unfortunately, will pretend from now on that he’s a Notre Dame guy. He made a smart financial decision and seems to have become a heartthrob celebrity overnight, a byproduct no doubt of the national exposure associated with ND. You can’t argue with the soundness of Sam’s decision. Everyone would make the same one given the opportunity. Unfortunately, Wake is left with only the crumbs off that table.