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He is actually from my high school I went to!

Man, how can you go wrong with a head coach with a name like Doc Holliday!

True, but unfortunately that was back in 2009. I haven't looked into it, but I would bet that there wouldn't be many if any more. I'm talking specifically about announcements at all star games. There have been several that ND was in it right until the end, but didn't go our way.

It seems that whenever there is an announcement between USC and ND at an All Star game, USC wins! I hope this time it's different!

I think we need FSU to beat Louisville, and I would prefer it to be pretty badly. From listening to the talking heads, I hear more about our loss to FSU being a good thing, than I hear about our schedule not being as tough as it once was thought to be. We are getting a lot of credit for handing with the defending national champions up until the last play. FSU is already suspect that they aren't as good as everyone thinks. So if they lose, it confirms those suspicions, and our SOS perception takes an even bigger hit. Then we lost to a FSU team that everyone knew wasn't as good, which makes our loss a normal loss, and no credit for a "good loss". It's like blowing out Michigan and shutting them out in week 2 made ND look pretty powerful, but then reality hit when everyone found out Michigan sucked. A&M was going to win the national championship when they blew out South Carolina, then everyone realized SC sucked. So that win took a dive. Of course, so did A&M, but you get the point. We absolutely need FSU to win, and win big. Any ranked team that we have left to play, we need them to keep winning, whether they are playing someone we have already beaten or not. Beating former ranked teams does less than beating teams that are ranked in the final top 25.

Holy crap!! ** 2015 Notre Dame running back prospect SoSo Jamabo ran 31 times for 484 yards and six touchdowns Friday night in a 63-49 Plano West (Texas) win.

The Navy game, at FedEx Field!

Not that it means much this early, but ESPN is predicting Jashon Cornell to ND now. http://insider.espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/10376612/uncommitted-college-football-recruits

Oh I agree totally with that, and that is a great reason to transfer to ND. I was just responding that it didn't make sense that his only motive was to corner, since Florida wouldn't let him. If he only wanted to play corner, there are certainly other options.

Here's my thing. If this was true, and he just wanted to leave UF because they wouldn't let him play corner, and he thought playing corner was his best shot at the NFL, why choose ND and their business program for your MBA? If the NFL is your aspiration, and you are transferring because of it, I would think there would be a lot more options that would make more sense, and certainly a lot easier options. I don't know why he came to ND, nor do I care, but that reasoning jsut doesn't make much sense IMO.

I believe Bennett used to run track as well, and was one of the fastest guys on the team.

This can only make the defense better. I've seen it go back and forth over the numerous threads as to whether he'll start, or if he'll play corner or safety. It doesn't matter what he plays, how much he plays, or if he starts. Having another experienced body in the secondary will only make those around him better. If he doesn't start, then I can guarantee that he made those he was competing against better. If he does start, he will still make those he beat out better, as they will be trying to take his place. He's also older, and seems to be mature, which can only help out with some leadership. I think there is nothing not to like about this!

I don't think they hate kids like this, but it is just out of sight, out of mind. When kids don't go to the camps, the recruiting analysts don't have much to go on, so there won't be much new advancement if they don't have anything new to judge them on. I don't think the drama some recruits drum up helps them out with the rankings, it just gets them talked about more, whether good or bad. I agree that it is nice to have a recruit go through the process like this. It also tells a but about their maturity, which many high profile kids are lacking.

While I agree that a top 10 recruiting class is the best thing to have, you can't just go by what rank that class is. I don't have time to go through everyone, but here are a few examples: Rivals: ND is currently #10, with 22 recruits listed, and a 3.55* avg - Tenn is #3 with 32 recruits, and a 3.56* avg - FSU is #4 with 29 recruits, and a 3.58* avg - Miami is #9 with 26 recruits, and a 3.42* avg ESPN: ND is #11, with 22 recruits, 10 ESPN 300, 14 4*, 8 3*, 3.64* avg - FSU is #3, 29 recruits, 12 ESPN 300, 15 4*, 13 3*, 1 2*, 3.48* avg - Tenn is #5, 33 recruits, 10 ESPN 300, 16 4*, 17 3*, 3.48* avg - Miami is #8, 26 recruits, 12 ESPN 300, 13 4*, 12 3*, 1 2*, 3.46* avg Scout: ND is #6, with 22 recruits, 3.73* avg - Tenn is #2 with 33 recruits, and a 3.48* avg - FSU is #4, with 29 recruits, and a 3.52* avg So, there are a couple of teams that are ahead of ND, but have much larger numbers. Unfortunately, many of these ranking systems will give a big bonus for quantity over quality. Again, I agree that a top 10 finish is important, but as long as the quality is there, and we get hit because we don't sign 50 recruits, then I think we will be fine.

The updated Rivals 250 is now up, and Mustipher and Holmes made big moves into the top 250: http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1599970