Not only was that slaughter a turning point for Notre Dame, |
Notre Dame doesn't necessarily need to win this game for them to continue what they've started in recruiting this year, ... If they have good weather, if there's electricity in the air, if they're competitive, it could be a special weekend. But could you imagine if they did win, imagine the kind of power Notre Dame will have recruiting-wise. |
Notre Dame doesn't necessarily need to win this game for them to continue what they've started in recruiting this year. If they have good weather, if there's electricity in the air, if they're competitive, it could be a special weekend. But could you imagine if they did win, imagine the kind of power Notre Dame will have recruiting-wise. |
On film, without a doubt, Clausen is the best quarterback in the country, the best high school quarterback I've seen in the last five years. He reminds me of [Florida's] Chris Leak, only better. He has the same maturity and great arm strength. He is 18 going on 30. |
One of the best classes I've seen in the last 10 years. |
Quarterbacks must be careful about being the man. If a quarterback has NFL aspirations, he must choose a college program that has a reputation for developing professional players. |
Schilling was a real good catch. And they could get more. |
Size has become a lot more important now. With linemen, it's all about size or growth potential. |
Some people think all these guys from the pros, like Weis and Carroll, can just universally be good recruiters, because they're coming from the NFL, |
That's a better showing than they've had at any time since the 1980s. |
The jury's still out on Illinois. For the most part, you can't rank classes until near signing day because so many schools load up at the end. They have a shot at having a good year. Good salesmen like Zook could do a really good job. They just have to wait for the out-of-state recruits to visit. |
The offensive linemen they've brought in is a real good group. I like their linemen. It's not going to be a super highly rated one, but it's a real competitive one. |
The problem is, it's the worst year [for recruiting] in 20 years in Chicago. And it's the worst year in 10 years in the Midwest. For them to do really well, they're going to have to do well out of state. That's the key. |
The top three teams in the Big Ten were Penn State, Michigan and Ohio State. But Zook and his staff showed they know how to recruit. They did a very good job. |
The track record when schools bring three guys in so close together is that at least one will transfer quickly. |