In reply to: Stanford Grad Transfer Trevor Speights commits to ND posted by mhunter123
Per 247 Sports, the last 5 classes (including '21) had/have exactly (2) 5-stars (THIS is a problem, imo), (54) 4-star, and (41) 3-star recruits.
Top 15ish recruiting. Top 15ish program. Not good enough. And even if Fisher gets a fifth star, the trajectory isn't changing. Iowa, Minnesota, North Carolina and Maryland are currently ranked ahead of Notre Dame in the class of '21. And this was going to be the class where Kelly was going to turn the tables. Right.
Was reviewing the former 5 star guys we've had and ran into this article from a few years ago on James Aldridge - HS Girls Basketball coach.
"covers a vary broad market". But I know it doesn't make a 3-star ranking the same as a 4-star ranking. And none of this makes a Kelly a "3 star recruiter"- he's not. It just illustrates that Kelly has not recruited well enough. Period.
Some of the fanboys talk about how ND recruiting is held back by limitations such as academics,location,culture, etc.
Excuses.
The main thing limiting ND's ability to recruit is the HC.
He is a loser and the top recruits know that.
He's surrounded by 3-star or worse recruiters.
You might be able to get away with the head coach being below average or less involved if you have a topflight staff, but we know that's not the case.
Then you're going to see things really take off.
rather than Rice in recruiting battles