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MikeWaters · 11-24-2009, 12:12 AM

Sometimes lost in the conversation, is that ND has strict academic requirements for football recruits.

Can they be good? yes. But so can Stanford? Are you going to build a MNC caliber team at Stanford or ND? No.

When Holtz was coach, did they have lower standards? yes. When they raised the standards, did Holtz quit? Yes, he did.

BYU has standards too. You can be almost dumb as a rock, but you had better keep your penis in your pants, and keep your lips dry of the devil's rum. Limiting the pool to mostly LDS kids, and having moral requirements probably limits recruiting to a point that you can't be truly elite. We all know this. We can live with this. We dream of more, but it is just dreams.

I'm not sure that ND is going to be able to get the big name coach it desires.

Random thought: boy would it be fun if they hired Mike Leach. I would love that.

11-24-2009, 12:12 AM	#1
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	Can anyone win at Notre Dame? Sometimes lost in the conversation, is that ND has strict academic requirements for football recruits. Can they be good? yes. But so can Stanford? Are you going to build a MNC caliber team at Stanford or ND? No. When Holtz was coach, did they have lower standards? yes. When they raised the standards, did Holtz quit? Yes, he did. BYU has standards too. You can be almost dumb as a rock, but you had better keep your penis in your pants, and keep your lips dry of the devil's rum. Limiting the pool to mostly LDS kids, and having moral requirements probably limits recruiting to a point that you can't be truly elite. We all know this. We can live with this. We dream of more, but it is just dreams. I'm not sure that ND is going to be able to get the big name coach it desires. Random thought: boy would it be fun if they hired Mike Leach. I would love that.