Recruiting Season for Fighting Irish

Spring football camp has just ended, but that doesn’t mean that the coaches, and even the players, at the University of Notre Dame can call it quits for the year. Nope, this is actually one of the most pivotal months of the year. Yes, we are knee-deep in recruiting season!

High school seniors all over the country are preparing to make one of the most important decisions of their lives- which college they will attend next fall and for the next four or five years. College coaches, like Charlie Weis of Notre Dame, will be trying through varrying and, might I add, increasingly creepy means to help sway potential Irish players.

Take Marcus Forston, a DT from Miami Northwestern High School. ND coach Brenie Parmalee is his recruiter. He makes visits to the campus trying to “accidentally” bump into the boy, and send him vaguely inspiring text messages-though much controversy has been made of texting. Recently Parmalee sent Forston a message that read: “A component to greatness is the determination to get better; Take care, Coach Parmalee.”

To see if the recruiter tactics are working and if the best new recruits are in Irish blue and gold next year, you should check out StubHub.com for some Notre Dame Fighting Irish tickets.

Permalink - Posted in General on May 2, 2007 - Post a comment

Great Draft for Notre Dame

The University of Notre Dame was all over the NFL Draft this past weekend. Most people saw how Brady Quinn, the former Fighting Irish quarterback, fell to the 22nd pick in the first round. However disappointing Quinn’s pick was, this draft was actually one of the best all time for the Irish. Seven players were drafted by NFL teams and five more signed free agent contracts.

The University of Notre Dame now ranks No. 3 among NCAA football programs for the most first round NFL draft picks all-time. Notre Dame is tied with Miami at 61 picks. Only Ohio State (66) and USC (65) have produced more first round draft picks.

Besides the high-profile Quinn, the Irish saw Ryan Harris (OT) get drafted in the third round by the Denver Broncos and Derek Landri (DT) was drafted in the 5th by the Jacksonville Jaguars.

If you’d like to see these old Irish favorites play, as well as a few others, you’re going to have to check out StubHub.com for NFL tickets. To see the next batch of NFL stars before they go pro, you’re going to have to get Notre Dame Fighting Irish tickets.

Permalink - Posted in General on May 1, 2007 - Post a comment


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