Recruiting Classes Re-Evaluated: Notre Dame No. 1

When Scout.com ranked the college football programs by recruiting class back about the time of signing day, the Irish were ranked No. 2 in the nation. They landed one of the top quarterbacks in the country in Dayne Crist, and were almost equally successful (although less was reported about it) with signing high school players on defense and the offensive line). Needless to say, if Scout.com, one of the premier prep and college sports websites in the nation, thinks that highly of your recruiting job, you’ve done a good thing.

Well, after the first three weeks of college football, the guys at FOXsports.com have re-evaluated the recruiting classes. Who actually made the team? Who was a bust (so far) and which teams lost many player to attrition, the process by which players either decline to go to the school, drop out, or drop out of the sport? The Irish, as it turns out, beat Alabama (the previous No. 1) in the verdict. As noted by the guys at FOX, despite the fact that Notre Dame had one of the worst seasons on record at 3-9 Charlie Weis was able to convince the best class in the nation to play football for the Irish. That speaks volumes about his motivational ability, salesmanship and overall contribution to the team, regardless of how you think he does with on-field play calling.

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Posted in General on September 18, 2008

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