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Notre Dame in the SEC
Posted on 5/22/14 at 5:30 pm
Posted on 5/22/14 at 5:30 pm
On college football live today they were discussing what place ND would come in the SEC. I don't think they have the talent/depth to compete in the SEC and it was exposed in the National Championship in 2012. I think they would be the 7-8th best team in the SEC. Thoughts?
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Posted on 5/22/14 at 5:32 pm to lsufan52224
If they lowered their academic requirements for athletes (is this even real?) and had inroads to southern HS talent, they would be a force.
This post was edited on 5/22/14 at 5:33 pm
Posted on 5/22/14 at 5:33 pm to lsufan52224
I would say 14 but we still have Arkansas so 13 
Posted on 5/22/14 at 5:35 pm to lsufan52224
Any good program can come in and be competitive in the SEC.
It's not like there's a magical algorithm that only a few schools in the conference know.
ND would go through the same issues that all teams experience: Some years they'd be brilliant; other years they'd struggle.
Moot point anyway. They'd never make such a move (and I rarely use the word never).
It's not like there's a magical algorithm that only a few schools in the conference know.
ND would go through the same issues that all teams experience: Some years they'd be brilliant; other years they'd struggle.
Moot point anyway. They'd never make such a move (and I rarely use the word never).
Posted on 5/22/14 at 5:39 pm to lsufan52224
They would duke it out with us and State for 5th in the west.
Posted on 5/22/14 at 6:09 pm to lsufan52224
OP is a frickin moron
Posted on 5/22/14 at 9:01 pm to lsufan52224
Uhhh, no. Norte Dame would work out like an illegal immigrant applying for a job with INS
Posted on 5/22/14 at 10:08 pm to lsufan52224
ND is a better fit in the Big 10.
Posted on 5/23/14 at 9:52 am to lsufan52224
To answer the OP, I think we'd average out to anywhere from 3rd to 6th most years, at least at the current level of where the program is at.
Average Rivals Recruiting Class Rankings 2011 - 2014:
Alabama 1
Florida 6.75
LSU 8
Auburn 8.5
Georgia 9
Notre Dame 11
Tennessee 14
Texas A&M 14.75
South Carolina 17.25
Mississippi 21.25
Arkansas 28.5
MSU 34.25
Missouri 38.5
Vanderbilt 42
Kentucky 42.75
Average Rivals Recruiting Star Rankings 2011 - 2014:
Alabama 3.86
LSU 3.6175
Notre Dame 3.6125
Florida 3.6125
Auburn 3.6125
Georgia 3.5375
Tennessee 3.4075
Texas A&M 3.3825
South Carolina 3.3375
Mississippi 3.2525
Kentucky 3.0525
Arkansas 3.0075
MSU 2.995
Missouri 2.99
Vanderbilt 2.9425
We tend to have smaller classes with high quality and not much turnover.
We wouldn't compete with Alabama and LSU and perhaps Auburn year-in and year-out right now, but we'd be right there in the next tier down.
Average Rivals Recruiting Class Rankings 2011 - 2014:
Alabama 1
Florida 6.75
LSU 8
Auburn 8.5
Georgia 9
Notre Dame 11
Tennessee 14
Texas A&M 14.75
South Carolina 17.25
Mississippi 21.25
Arkansas 28.5
MSU 34.25
Missouri 38.5
Vanderbilt 42
Kentucky 42.75
Average Rivals Recruiting Star Rankings 2011 - 2014:
Alabama 3.86
LSU 3.6175
Notre Dame 3.6125
Florida 3.6125
Auburn 3.6125
Georgia 3.5375
Tennessee 3.4075
Texas A&M 3.3825
South Carolina 3.3375
Mississippi 3.2525
Kentucky 3.0525
Arkansas 3.0075
MSU 2.995
Missouri 2.99
Vanderbilt 2.9425
We tend to have smaller classes with high quality and not much turnover.
We wouldn't compete with Alabama and LSU and perhaps Auburn year-in and year-out right now, but we'd be right there in the next tier down.
Posted on 5/23/14 at 10:13 am to lsufan52224
Notre Dame would do just fine in the SEC.
They won't join because the BCS, or whoever, keeps giving them exceptions to play in the postseason bowls.
Until they're forced, they will not change.
However,
I'd state their best fits are as follows :
1. B1G
2. SEC
Distant 3. ACC.
They won't join because the BCS, or whoever, keeps giving them exceptions to play in the postseason bowls.
Until they're forced, they will not change.
However,
I'd state their best fits are as follows :
1. B1G
2. SEC
Distant 3. ACC.
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