What is very interesting about the whole Brendan Beal situation is that he was in South Bend early last week, and of all the schools that he mentioned as still being in his Top 5, Notre Dame is the only one that he did not rave about. In fact if you look at Rivals or Scout, you would not even know he was here, and there was talk that the visit went poorly, so poorly that Beal was allegedly still talking about USC while in South Bend. Yet, after all of that and another "amazing" visit to Columbus for their spring game, ND is still listed in his Top 5. Rivals actually lists his interest in BC as low, and shows medium interest for ND and the unholy triumvirate.
Something about all of this doesn't smell right in Poughkeepsie. Losing Brewster to one of the unholy ones is not surprising, but the Beal situation, not withstanding all of the posturing, is a different story. I know quite a few couples who both attended BC like Brendan Beal's parents, and athlete or not, they would be horrified at the thought of their child attending so-called undergraduate educational institutions such as USC, OSU, and Florida. (Fair warning, please do not attempt to say that Florida has a good graduation rate again, because I have all of my guns ready to blast that myth away for the 100th time.) Beal has said that he will make his announcement on his birthday, (Oct. 12th) and I believe we will be hearing very little about him until then, which is probably the best thing for ND. After a summer of pondering his future away from the likes of the Cockwad, the Poodle, and McSweater Vest, I am still of the opinion (minority though it may be) that on October 12th, Brendan Beal will choose between BC & ND. The only question is whether ND will still have a spot available for him by then.
