... and LA-area team are still pounding Notre Dame on the field of play. (Even San Diego County teams - San Diego State - come close to beating Notre Dame).

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Originally posted 09:48 AM ET  11.28 by The Warden

Kids from Catholic schools going to Notre Shame? Wow, woulda thunk that?

This isn't the 1950s Warden. I imagine the "quality of education" has a lot more to do with it than their religious persuasion. It certainly cannot be the quality of their football program lately...

Take all you can get, you'll need them. Make sure you get the RIGHT ones... that seems to be the problem. Wait a minute, these southland kids could go to USC or ND???? What about the HIGH academic standards??? I thought USC had none and ND"S were too high. Takes that argument away from Neuter Lame.

It does no good to recruit top players if they are going to finish 3-10 every season while their coach makes millions. Mr. Ego needs to be removed from the sidelines and sent back to Belichick's shadow where he belongs. The teams he has put on the field are an embarassment to the Notre Dame legacy. It shows the poor job he has done coaching when you have top recruits and you still get your rear end handed to you every Saturday.

This is the list of the top 100 recruits from 2004. Interesting. Hard to say what H.S. players will do at the next level. Just throwing it out there.
http://tsn.sportingnews.com/cfootball/recruiting/

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Originally posted 10:45 AM ET  11.28 by Justafan

Take all you can get, you'll need them. Make sure you get the RIGHT ones... that seems to be the problem. Wait a minute, these southland kids could go to USC or ND???? What about the HIGH academic standards??? I thought USC had none and ND"S were too high. Takes that argument away from Neuter Lame.

I imagine there is a point being made in here somewhere...I'll keep looking.

I think it says that obviously, whatever the haters say, Notre Dame is still an institution that can attract top talent, whatever the performance on the field. This is just a huge statement given the performance of the Irish of the last 2 years. And since these kids do understand football and what it means to play in a good program, they keep coming. All that needs to happen now is to develop the talent in premier players and the team will be back on top.

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Originally posted 10:45 AM ET  11.28 by Justafan

Take all you can get, you'll need them. Make sure you get the RIGHT ones... that seems to be the problem. Wait a minute, these southland kids could go to USC or ND???? What about the HIGH academic standards??? I thought USC had none and ND"S were too high. Takes that argument away from Neuter Lame.

I think they are getting the right ones....they just dont know what to do with them.....















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Big deal... So Weis is obviously a good salesman... And based on the results he is getting from these recruits... Not a good coach... It can't be possible... That the domers are missing on all these guys... In their evaluations... Can it???... So what if a kid who already has committed somewhere else... Takes a trip to another school.... Byron Moore... Will be going to SC.... Unless he has a major brain fart

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Originally posted 11:42 AM ET  11.28 by Gariboy

I imagine there is a point being made in here somewhere...I'll keep looking.

High academic standards, and you can't find the point? Take your hat off and feel there.... get the point?

Recruiting them and making them into a winning team are two different things. I agree with 50yearfan, if you have watched enough college football and seen enough recruiting classes, you know, a five star athlete in high school doesn't equate to a stud in college.

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Originally posted 09:28 AM ET  11.28 by EastCoastKeith

... and LA-area team are still pounding Notre Dame on the field of play. (Even San Diego County teams - San Diego State - come close to beating Notre Dame).

usc dominated last year and will again this year to be sure, but you are conveniently overlooking 2007 vs ucla which nd won 20-6

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Originally posted 01:39 PM ET  11.28 by osddad

Recruiting them and making them into a winning team are two different things. I agree with 50yearfan, if you have watched enough college football and seen enough recruiting classes, you know, a five star athlete in high school doesn't equate to a stud in college.

My point exactly. READ the ND articles on the home page. If I were a recruit and read those, I wouldn't want to go to ND. Did any of you listen to CW's press-conference about the USC game? He stuttered, rambled, and couldn't get the right words to come out. I saw a man who can't motivate players. The point is, gariboy and others, ND and the pedestal upon which you hyperbolize is corroded...in need of repair. Get off the pedestal, shut-up, and fix it. We at USC love beating a strong ND team. Make the necessary changes and you might beat-up on USC in 5 years.

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Originally posted 01:49 PM ET  11.28 by Justafan

We at USC love beating a strong ND team. Make the necessary changes and you might beat-up on USC in 5 years.

ND and USC have matched up nearly every year for the past 80+ years. ND leads the series 42-32. So how do USC fans feel about losing to a strong ND team? Obviously you all have had plenty of practice.

That being said, tomorrow is going to be ugly, like roadkill ugly, like deer in the headlights hit by a semi ugly. I can't watch. Let me know when it's over.

Recruits are going to want to go someplace where they think they have a chance to play by the sophomore year. That is part of the equation. All major Football schools have top academic programs.

Anthony Barr's father is Tony Brooks. Who was a really good RB at ND. I'm sure most USC fans remember his brother Reggie Brooks.

I hope Anthony is ND bound.

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Originally posted 10:45 AM ET  11.28 by Gariboy

This isn't the 1950s Warden. I imagine the "quality of education" has a lot more to do with it than their religious persuasion. It certainly cannot be the quality of their football program lately...

ND alumns talk like there is an advantage to going to ND over other schools. We are talking about cali here, there are about 5 schools as good as ND in cali. UCLA, Cal tech, USC and Berkeley are better than ND so I dont know what you are talking about.

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Originally posted 09:28 AM ET  11.28 by EastCoastKeith

... and LA-area team are still pounding Notre Dame on the field of play. (Even San Diego County teams - San Diego State - come close to beating Notre Dame).

Thanks Keith, always glad to read your freakin pearls of wisdom. How about something original and less obvious for a change?