No reason to worry about our committed players

[jonesman]

What was said in the Irish Illustrated article??? Anything negative there??

[johnnd05]

Originally Posted by jonesman

What was said in the Irish Illustrated article??? Anything negative there??

I haven't seen it. I'm sure if there were anything bad we'd have heard about it.

[Tennesseeirish]

Originally Posted by johnnd05

I haven't seen it. I'm sure if there were anything bad we'd have heard about it.

We shouldn't lose any commits

[NDboy15]

Originally Posted by Tennesseeirish

We shouldn't lose any commits

Certainly hope not, but we lost some last year, so we'll have to wait and see.

[johnnd05]

Via Michael Rothstein:

Notre Dame's decision could lead to struggles in convincing future Chicago Public League recruits to attend the South Bend school.

"The coaches (of the CPL) are a tight-knit group so if one of them feels slighted, it could have an effect down the road," Rivals.com national recruiting analyst Jeremy Crabtree said. "Notre Dame could say that it is our policy and how we do it with all our kids.

"... It'll be all right but maybe will turn one or two guys off or some coaches off against them, it might. But it is left to be determined what will happen."

Weis said Jones' departure will not change how he recruits quarterbacks.

Notre Dame has Californian Dayne Crist committed for the class of 2008 and Weis said he'll recruit one quarterback in 2009. He also said if he does look at a second quarterback in a class, he will have it be a person who would also be willing to play another position.

Yikes. Once again there's nothing specific here so take it FWIW, but this quote does make me worry a bit - not necessarily for this year, but for the status of the "pipeline" down the road. Corwin's been a miracle-worker so far, though ...

[goldandblue]

The Irish will be ok!

[johnnd05]

From the Chicago Tribune:

Jones talk of Public League
Weis won't shy away from recruiting in area

By Brian Hamilton
Tribune staff reporter
September 19, 2007, 10:20 PM CDT

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- As much as Notre Dame might want the Demetrius Jonessaga
to descend rapidly into irrelevance, it simmers in one of the Irish's potential recruiting grounds: the Chicago Public League.

"It's on the tip of everybody's tongue at all our games," said Calvin Davis,director of sports administration for the Public League. "For the community in general, it's a hot topic. It's big news."

Still, after hearing chatter for a few days, Davis doesn't believe Notre Dame's decision not to release Jones from his scholarship is catastrophic to the Irish's chances of recruiting Public League players.

Davis even acknowledged that while the Public League supports Jones, a former Morgan Park star, most understand his departure could have been handled differently. Meanwhile, the denial of release should not affect Jones' ability to play for his apparent new school, Northern Illinois.

But the situation doesn't help. Davis said his constituency may be
circumspect with Notre Dame for the time being, especially looking at
how the Irish handle freshman tailback Robert Hughes, a former Hubbard standout.

"People certainly are watching this situation closely," Davis said. "People are watching and wanting to think wherever they go, they'll be treated fairly."

As for questions about his team's future ability to recruit the Public League, Irish coach Charlie Weisoffered this answer: Corwin Brown,Notre Dame defensive coordinator, Julian High School graduate.

"Anything that anyone wants to know, I have one of the greatest resources going, one of the most respected people to come out of the Chicago Public League," Weis said Wednesday. "I don't think we'll have any problems with the Chicago Public League."