PonyFans.com

here's the link...

"The biggest problem for ND is the mistique of ND is no longer a big enough reason to lure the top recruits away from the florida schools and the other schools with less admission standards. THe top athletes from CA, FL, TX want to win AND party for three years before packing up and moving to the pros, they are not worried about graduating from a top school like ND and having that on their resume!!"

http://pub34.ezboard.com/ffootballscoopfrm1.showMessage?topicID=2353.topic :laugh:

That's a little surprising. I figured that Ty Willingham is respected as a top-notch coach, and that the weekly national TV exposure still caught kids' attention.

However, if the Irish were to continue their downward spiral .... wouldn't bother me a bit.