they are an incredible undergraduate school (arguably better than ND) and compete at the highest levels in the sport.
Losing a basketball player or football player to Princeton would be a gross embarrassment...
It's embarrassing when he would be the 3rd generation at ND and currently has a sibling at ND.
If Byrne was still here, he would be here.
Or I assume you spoke with the young man and he told you that the change in coordinators influenced his decision?
He passed on Notre Dame to attend the #1 ranked school in the country. We didn't lose him to Cleveland St. or Jacksonville.
Some kids just want to go in their own direction. Peyton Manning didn’t go to Ole Miss. Tom Carter’s son chose Stanford. Rick Mirer’s younger son chose Michigan. It happens.