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There are lot of individual extenuating circumstances to which you have alluded. I will reserve comment since recruiting classes aren't final until signing day (with few exceptions), right Decker?

This could be a long season for Kelly and a couple of embarassing losses and perhaps being on the coaching hot seat are not conducive to keeping high profile recruits. ND loses more of them every year than any school outside the SEC so let's wait and see who sticks first.

Kelly is a huge ass but he knows football and he is going to win at ND. His previous success is not a fluke.

Honestly, as much as I hate the domers, they still possess one of the strongest...if not THE strongest, brand in college football. Great campus, although South Bend sucks. You're 2 hours roughly from Chicago. Incredible education. Very strong, and extremely supportive alumni base. If you're Catholic then that whole aspect plays in. Plus every freaking game is on prime-time....whether it be a clash with USC or a terrible match-up vs Purdue. I think kids thrive on a campus where they're treated like Gods & away campuses where they're absolutely reviled.

Why are people so surprised??? Dayum....thats what so sad about them...they have always recruite well...all through this 20 yr period of irrelevancy. They are nothing and they wont do anything with these kids either!