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Natural recruiting bases is a legitimate one. by tdiddy07

That was a potential drawback from the move to the ACC and we were all waiting to see how it would shake out. The 2018 class hit a lot of the same places ND goes after. Our signees since then largely were also except for Tony Sanders from Miami. However, the last three classes have been poor. I do wonder long term how that will shake out.

But of course the rationale was always what could provide a good fit for basketball without putting football at a disadvantage. That isn't a consideration for the current Big East schools. Except of course that UConn has the reverse issue and decided to value basketball over the football step-child.