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Kelly and his crew take the path of least resistance by Hanratty5ND

3 stars are easier to recruit than 4 stars.

On some of the ND sites, the recruiting guys are wondering why Elston doesn't have more luck signing 4-star DE's. Especially given that he seems to do a good job of coaching and developing the DE's he has had.

In the last 4 recruiting cycles--ND has signed only one 4-star DE.
You can't sign them if you don't really try. And Kelly & Company don't really try. I think the assistants take their cue from Kelly and take the easy path. That means they focus on the 3 stars.

That is why it is such an insult for Kelly to claim he is interested in "winning a title". His actions speak louder than his empty words. No coach interested in winning a title would take such an awful approach to recruiting.