I’m just saying there is this stigma about South Bend that hasn’t been true for a long time.
I don’t think South Bend has ever been Gary or South Chicago. The problem with SB is and always has been that typically there isn’t a lot to do for what you have to potentially put up with. Big town issues, small town entertainment.
The Mishawaka and Granger part…
Technically, yes. But not really.
It's more the campus and a very tight area around campus than its own town.
He thinks Michigan has gained steam and thinks they're the team to beat, but he also doesn't seem to know where things are with Scott.
The longer it goes where he doesn’t commit, the more he forgets the Michigan visit. Get him to the bbq and an OV for Ohio State and it all flips our direction. We will know a lot in the next few weeks.
This is where I'm at. He makes it on campus in July, I think ND gets him.
And I think ND students have to live on campus their first few years, correct? The campus and around Eddy Street is a decent area. Going toward Mishawaka you might be okay, the SB surrounding area isn’t awful but the closer you get to downtown it gets meh.
I’m in Granger and I find myself in Saint Joe and Chicago both at least once per week for work. As well as on the ND campus 2 times per week. Love it!!
That’s a good spot to be. If I had to choose between Ann Arbor and SB I would personally choose SB (even as a college student) for its proximity to Chicago, the nearby beaches, breweries and awesomeness of the Michigan west coast, and that the Notre Dame/Eddy St area combined with Mishawaka/Granger is relatively similar enough to Ann Arbor. Ann Arbor literally has nothing good surrounding it besides quiet neighborhoods and it’s not a big city at all. From my pov, Detroit and Toledo are not fun. From a purely statistical safety standpoint since safety was mentioned, SE Michigan is one of the least safe areas in the nation, so I’d actually give the edge in safety to the Michiana area. While Ann Arbor itself is safer than SB and there are parts of SB that I probably wouldn’t hangout in at night, I’ve never felt unsafe there at all, particularly near campus. That said, I highly doubt any of our 6’3 250 lb dangerously athletic football players are scared of SB not consider that at all in their decision making. Updated Eddy St. ND is a lot more enticing than the ND I remember as a child.
Yes. The area off campus had a bad reputation in in the 00's but has significantly improved since I graduated (2008). Eddy St has provided a lot more nightlife options and the off campus options within walking distance are much better, to the point where I think South Bend's reputation is now undeserved.
I'm kinda surprised Oakland is on their over SF.Not exactly true. Per capita the city is much safer than many other big cities, including Detroit. Violence in Chicago just happens to be much more visible for various reasons (political, drill music, etc).
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CB RECRUITING has been average over the last decade...Morrison looks like a stud but wouldn't say it's a strength overall but definitely better than average. Recruiting leaves much to be desired
We're coming off a CB class of Gray and Bell, two very athletic highly rated corners.
It's based on violent crime. Murders, armed robberies and the like. Felonies. A lot of the stuff you hear about in SF is more like petty crime, public nuisance, misdemeanors. But also SF is one of the wealthiest cities in the country. Rich techies aren't holding up no gas stations, even if there are a lot of homeless addicts living in tents downtown.
