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re: Explain the Harsin comparisons to DeBoer with logic.
Posted on 1/22/24 at 1:06 pm to 3down10
Posted on 1/22/24 at 1:06 pm to 3down10
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If you want to pretend like Notre Dame didn't recruit well prior to recruiting rankings, then you can just be wrong and sound dumb to older fans.
Oh they definitely did, they were an absolutely elite program at one time.
That's my point, they aren't anymore and haven't been, since at least the late 90's.
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Will you also take that time period and make the claim that Alabama never recruits well and isn't a top 10 program because they didn't have any top10 classes in the years leading up to Saban?
Alabama was heading down the same path, luckily Saban was able to get it all turned around.
Also, the Alabama administration made a financial commitment to football, unlike Notre Dame.
It isn't that Notre Dame can't be elite, they just haven't made the financial commitment to being elite in the 21st century.
The academic workload at a place like Notre Dame only makes it that much more difficult.
For all the Marcus Freeman hype, they're undoubtedly taken a step back during his tenure.
Posted on 1/22/24 at 1:14 pm to SidewalkTiger
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Oh they definitely did, they were an absolutely elite program at one time.
That's my point, they aren't anymore and haven't been, since at least the late 90's.
Their last 3 classes have been top10 classes.
4 of their 5 classes before BK were top10 class.
The only 2 times they didn't bring in top10 classes consistently were the Willingham and BK years. BK still managed top15 classes to be fair.
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Alabama was heading down the same path, luckily Saban was able to get it all turned around.
Also, the Alabama administration made a financial commitment to football, unlike Notre Dame.
It isn't that Notre Dame can't be elite, they just haven't made the financial commitment to being elite in the 21st century.
The academic workload at a place like Notre Dame only makes it that much more difficult.
For all the Marcus Freeman hype, they're undoubtedly taken a step back during his tenure.
Again, Notre Dame's last 3 recruiting classes have been top10 classes. Their recruiting has improved since BK left, not taken a step back. They just finished 10-3, about the same as they would under BK.
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