Agree, tough pull. But it all just depends on what the kid wants. Does he want to go local to a big time football school or does he want to carve his own path and go away to a very unique big time football school? Hard to know where his passions lie.
Fair point. Isn't TAMU in a little different position now though? They no longer have a 2023 QB. If he's now at the top of their board then the feeling of the upcoming visit may be a lot different.
Just to play devils advocate, we as ND fans have heard the "dream school" quote on many fruitless occasions, no?
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This is why there should be buzz about another QB visiting as well. There seems to be a weird monogamous-like strategy Rees employs in QB recruiting. He is going to be a great husband.
Damn that can't be cheap for him, I wonder how much a recruiting process costs these kids. I know a fair bit come from money or the prep school will do a tour of a bunch of schools.
I have read - though not sure how widespread it is or if it's something we're doing - that NIL funds are now finding ways to pay for unofficials. At least in some cases.
They had another QB committed - Holstein - during two of those visits, and were in the Dante chase around the time of the third. If they want Novosad it's a fairly recent development.
I want him, BVG, Longo, T Joseph to be hired by Narduzzi to finally fry his last remaining brain cells.
Dale, can you refresh my memory so I don't go through a million threads. What happened with Del and I Bond? Did Bond express interest and Del just never called him?
He mentioned ND as a school that would've made a significant dent in his recruitment, and Loy went as far as to say he was confident ND would've gotten him if they had offered. No idea why they didn't, kid had an offer from Dartmouth. Isaiah Bond Recruit Interests2022 CB Isaiah Bond Returns To Notre Dame, Impressed Again
2022 Georgia cornerback Isaiah Bond camped in South Bend this summer and was back this weekend for the Virginia Tech game.irishsportsdaily.com
The recruiting skills of Terry Joseph, Del and BK through a hindsight lens LOL
“Bond doesn’t really feel the need to see or learn a whole lot more about Notre Dame.
“The only thing I could think of is meeting the head coach,” he said. “That’s about all I can think of because I really have a good experience every time I come.”
I think it's going to come down to Baylor and ND. I've also read - on a few Texas and TAMU boards - that he was very close to flipping from Baylor to OSU but was talked out of it by several people close to him pointing out that he may never see the field at OSU with their log jam at QB in the next few years. OSU is pretty much out of it.
Then to a QB, we must look like the greenest pasture on this here earth.
I agree. I have been saying this for weeks. If I were a top 5 QB, I would go to ND simply due to their recruiting and depth chart. That's unbiased and not considering the thousands of other reasons ND stands above the competition. I think even if Ben Stein were the QB coach he could sell a 5 star QB to ND.
I'm sure there are kids for whom that's a factor. But also those for whom the academics and spiritual life on campus are attractions. On balance it doesn't seem to be a big problem at other positions. Not sure why it would be at QB.
Totally agree BUT we can't forget about the Transfer Portal in the future. Many of the national powers seem to pick up 2 or 3 somewhat proven college players every year. Remember Fields at OSU and To'o To'o at Alabama? This class is super but just part of the equation. So even if we miss on a few with this class, the Portal will help us fill the gaps
Sure, but it's kind of a crapshoot. Do you think more of NC State because Russell Wilson and Philip Rivers went there? Does Cal get QB recruits because of Rodgers and Jared Goff?
