Not to mention ND can recruit at that level.

Kelly himself got a top-5 class in 2013. Weis had the #2 class in 2008. (Ironically both of those were before any Jumbotron/field turf/sweet indoor practice facility, which I was told would help recruiting, whether directly or indirectly. None of those seem to have made a difference in that department at all.)

Being “unable to recruit” is just an untrue excuse for our lack of elite play on the field. Meyer would have a top-5 class every year, which means there is no ND “ceiling” (i.e., due to location, academics, etc.) except a ceiling that is based on who the head coach is.