Patrish said:

The answer to your question is simple …… rankings are on paper, but the real proof is the results on the field.

ND beat USC, Indiana, Georgia and Penn State in consecutive games

how many times do I have to remind you that the high academic standards limit the size and depth of the pool of potential recruits.

For whatever the reason you refuse to acknowledge the impact of higher academic standards on recruiting

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NDinNJ said:

Don't call the president of the Brian Kelly fan club a dork, how dare you! 😂

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sjb75 said:

Dork.

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Patrish said:

So they suffered by not having the stadium on a north-south axis

That stadium is fairly steep and the open ceiling is limited reducing direct daylight to the field

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savvyandsassier said:

Thank you for the PSA. That is cheap. Everyone can afford that. Doesn't change anything effin' at all about the previous debate. But it does give you the opportunity to taunt whoever the F you're taunting, now that even the lowliest peon surely can pay that much. So yeah, this is a matter of conspicuous consumption, even over something as paltry as this. Almost kind of defeats the purpose though. I'm pretty sure everyone can afford 8 dollars. And it really was a matter of principle, the pay per view debate, and not a significant occasion for flaunting one's personal purchasing power.

In any case, you're making it a little too obvious.

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savvyandsassier said:

Thank you for the PSA. That is cheap. Everyone can afford that. Doesn't change anything effin' at all about the previous debate. But it does give you the opportunity to taunt whoever the F you're taunting, now that even the lowliest peon surely can pay that much. So yeah, this is a matter of conspicuous consumption, even over something as paltry as this. Almost kind of defeats the purpose though. I'm pretty sure everyone can afford 8 dollars. And it really was a matter of principle, the pay per view debate, and not a significant occasion for flaunting one's personal purchasing power.

In any case, you're making it a little too obvious.

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chaseball said:

How could ND be considered "one of the most talented teams in the country" with only the 10th-ranked talent in the 247 Composite and just two players drafted in the first three rounds? It doesn't make sense.

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chaseball said:

Also, the last 15 years are relevant because the track record has shown over and over that despite the quality of coaching, ND is completely dominated by the tier 1 teams in college football with their present level of talent. Its not an argument about the coaches, its an argument about the talent specifically (and how the results of the football team are capped by the level of their talent). We've seen this level of talent play out, and its not good enough -- not by a long shot, regardless of who is coaching the roster at the time.

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Patrish said:

The former first energy stadium is not quite on an east-west axis, but it’s more so than a north-south axis.

It’s very rare to find a stadium on an east-west access, just like it’s very rare to find a golf course with the first hole facing east and the 18th hole facing west

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