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Fighting Irish NOT Attractive to Recruits?

If you haven’t noticed the “guys” tend to pick on me about my beloved Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. “No stud recruit wants to go to South (no where) Bend”… ”They (ND) have been riding on history/prestige that won’t fly with

the kids today”… ”Studs players want to go to warm climates where they don’t have to deal with cold weather, plus the warmer schools have hot chicks.”

Well gentlemen, with all due respect here are some FACTS for you. NOTRE DAME RECRUITING CLASS RANKINGS 2006- 8th included No. 1 Offensive Lineman (out of WARM Florida) 2007-8th included No. 1 Player in the country (out of WARM California) 2008- 2nd included No. 2 QB(California) and No. 1 Tight End (Ohio) 2009- 21st included No. 2 Linebacker (Hawaii) 2010- 11th included No. 2 Defensive End (Colorado) Just to note…. At the same time, the recruiting rankings for warm weather powerhouse MIAMI were: 2006- 14th 2007- 19th 2008- 5th 2009- 15th 2010-12th And for perennial national title contender, Oklahoma: 2006- 9th 2007- 14th 2008- 6th 2009- 13th 2010- 6th.

So for a team that is so rich in history and NFL pedigree, I stand by my stance that smart stud players not only want to play for Notre Dame but get a kick butt education as well. With a better record on the field, ND could recruit even better. The Notre Dame football program has fallen on hard times and without a doubt has problems, but recruiting top “studs” is not one of them. God Bless you all and Happy Thanksgiving!!

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Re: Fighting Irish NOT Attractive to Recruits?
By: Phil - 8 months ago

Great job Anne! I am not a Notre Dame fan, and I think most people in my age range (27 and under) really don\'t care about the prestige of ND. I also tend to think athletes would rather play in the south and it is hard to recruit for \"cold\" weather schools. However, these rankings show that is not the problem for Notre Dame, and that it is the coaching...again.

Re: Fighting Irish NOT Attractive to Recruits?
By: KZ - 8 months ago

Biased Biased Biased...that is the problem with ranking HS kids...and then the schools they choose...ND is only significant because of their past period. Half the county hates ND from the start...add in those kids that want warm weather, win a bowl game (they are 1 - 9 in their last 10), contend for a national championship (not since 1993) or play a better schedule and that highly limits the field to choose from. The fact that there is a ND rule for the BCS makes even the BCS a bigger joke. I am biased as well, I am not a ND guy, but the bias the media shows in trying to uplift ND to this day is criminal.

Re: Fighting Irish NOT Attractive to Recruits?
By: KZ - 8 months ago

and as far as the recruits they get....every blind squirrel finds a nut now and then

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