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I've mentioned before, I am a gypsy, and all over the country, it seems often that sporting goods stores carry local school items, and Notre Dame.
 
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What school do you think has the greatest national appeal?

Mike Farrell: Nationally I'll say it's still Notre Dame. The Irish can recruit in any state in the country and the appeal of the brand is very strong even without recent national titles or consistent success. Look at ND's 2011 recruiting class and you will see players from California, Texas, Florida, North Carolina, Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, South Carolina, Connecticut, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Georgia and New York. That's national appeal.

Adam Gorney: I believe Texas and USC have the greatest regional appeal - in that any kid the Longhorns recruit from that state usually play for them and the same can be said for Southern California prospects with USC - but from a national perspective I still think it's Notre Dame Recruits from all over the country go play at Notre Dame and it's not because it's in a beautiful area or that the team has had much recent success. It still holds a lot of tradition and prestige to be a part of that program and school. Nine states are represented in Notre Dame's 2012 recruiting class and most of them are not in the Midwest. Not many kids from Pennsylvania dream of playing for Texas. Not many Texas kids dream of playing at Penn State. But lots of kids from everywhere still dream of playing at Notre Dame.

Chris Nee: Tough to argue against Notre Dame. The school has a strong religious background, outstanding academics, great tradition on the field and a national television contract. Even when the Irish have been mediocre in recent years, they have provided mass appeal to recruits for a variety of reasons.

Keith Niebuhr: That's a difficult question to answer. Right now, I'm not sure one school in particular stands out. Instead I'd lump Alabama, Florida, Southern California and Texas into the top group. Six months ago, Ohio State would have been in that group, too. These are the schools that, from my experiences dealing with recruits, seem to get them the most excited. Of course, nothing is permanent. Ten years ago, Florida State, Miami, Nebraska and Michigan probably would have been at the top.

Brian Perroni: It would have definitely been USC until the recent sanctions as well as head coach Pete Carroll leaving for the NFL. I guess I would have to say Notre Dame right now. The Irish are seen with a sort of mystique by recruits and college football fans alike and it allows them to recruit all corners of the country. Whereas Ohio State and Michigan are largely comprised of prospects from the Midwest, Notre Dame has a much more national feel to its roster.
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I can only imagine what recruiting would be like once ND is back on top.
 
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I will have to take credit for posting this a couple days ago in another thread thank you. ;)
 
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You show me someone who doubts Notre Dame's national appeal and I'll show you a fool.
 
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I have to agree with everyone. Notre Dame is the school which casts the broadest net.

Not that Notre Dame can land any recruit mind you. The academically challenged kids can't get past admissions and there is more animosity towards Notre Dame nationally than any other team, that comes with the territory. Either you love ND or you hate them. For example, look at how fans all across the country fall over themselves to revel in Notre Dame's losses. Look at how so many haters want to chirp about how Notre Dame is no longer relevant. The amusing thing is that in taking the time to attack Notre Dame they simply prove that Notre Dame IS relevant. Who hates someone or something irrelevant?

If a kid fits the Notre Dame profile, you can bet they will pay attention to a Notre Dame offer, no matter where they are from. And I agree with Irish Moore 1, Kelly is about to take Notre Dame up a few notches.
 
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Either you love ND or you hate them.
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I'm not sure that's been true for anything ever. I know a ton of people who are Ohio State fans (being an Ohio State student, what are the odds haha) and say to me that they don't know how they can hate Notre Dame when Notre Dame does things the right way. I mean the hatred for Notre Dame is just baseless in my opinion. Either for a Catholic-hating bigot, you thinking they're consistently overrated (what team isn't by its passionate fans), or because they used to kick your team's *** for decades. That's about it, no?
 
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NeuteredDoomer said:
I've mentioned before, I am a gypsy, and all over the country, it seems often that sporting goods stores carry local school items, and Notre Dame.
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Like many of you guys I've lived all over the country and its a fact that any store always carry-Irish. Go to Montana and try to find an Ala/Ga/Fla hat-but I'll bet you an elk rack that they have Irish. My best story ever (pardon the repeat) is walking down the street in Rome and an Italian comes up and through a friends interpretation asks to buy my classic navy ND. Lou's type-plain block ND. I ask him thru my friends words if he knew the school. Guy says in broken English-'Go Irish'. I gave him the hat.
 
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JDAtlanta said:
Wasn't Keith Nieburh the guy in the Gieco commercial that lives under a rock?
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Strange that he mentioned 9 teams that are HomeState and/or Regional Recruiting biggies. They can all pull a recruit from another state but the bulk of their rosters are homies or regionals. Of course a FL guy like Nieburh (or TX or CA guy) thinks his backyard is The Nation.
 
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