composite 5 star safety blaine bradford commits to OSU

[chaseball]

they now have 4 top 100 guys signed in their 2026 class (2 o them composite 5 stars) and in play with many more

NDs best 4 recruits are mid 4 star types ranked in the ~200s

Fans have a hard time seeing it this way, but this is a MASSIVE part of the game (the recruiting in the off-season), and ND is continually getting their butts kicked.

 

[Golson5]

they now have 4 top 100 guys signed in their 2026 class (2 o them composite 5 stars) and in play with many more

NDs best 4 recruits are mid 4 star types ranked in the ~200s

Fans have a hard time seeing it this way, but this is a MASSIVE part of the game (the recruiting in the off-season), and ND is continually getting their butts kicked.

They have 2 composite top 100 commits, not 4

On April 10th, we will have 2 composite top 100 commits

 

[chaseball]

They have the composite number 9 number 28 and number 117

The third and fourth guy that I was including in their composite top 100 were 247 top 100 guys and not composite top 100 guys so you are correct.

The broader point that I was making of the vast prospect quality differential and vast recruiting operations differential between Notre Dame and OSU remains in tact.

Notre Dame is getting their butts kicked on the recruiting trail yet again in 2026 as I type this

 

[Golson5]

They have the composite number 9 number 28 and number 117

The third and fourth guy that I was including in their composite top 100 were 247 top 100 guys and not composite top 100 guys so you are correct.

The broader point that I was making of the vast prospect quality differential and vast recruiting operations differential between Notre Dame and OSU remains in tact.

Notre Dame is getting their butts kicked on the recruiting trail yet again in 2026 as I type this

I know what you were trying to do.... you were wrong. It's okay. Admit it and move on. Your point was weak like usual

Georgia is ranked 19th right now. Bama 29th. Texas 32nd. Michigan 45th.

No one cares. It's March

Oh and Colorado is tied for 97th with 0 commits. Remember you said all that momentum and hype and buzz....how's that going?

 

[chaseball]

I know what you were trying to do.... you were wrong. It's okay. Admit it and move on. Your point was weak like usual

Georgia is ranked 19th right now. Bama 29th. Texas 32nd. Michigan 45th.

No one cares. It's March

Oh and Colorado is tied for 97th with 0 commits. Remember you said all that momentum and hype and buzz....how's that going?

All of those programs that you mentioned have a track record of closing on the top prospects in the game and are in play with many of them and have the backing of their administrators to compete for top prospects with NIL dollars. At Notre Dame it's garden variety three and four star prospects (basically the leftovers from the the pool of prospects the alpha programs don't want) in 2026 yet again with few exceptions.

 

[chaseball]

Moreover it takes a lot of audacity for someone who has been so consistently incorrect on this topic year after year after year to continue to get in the same debates over and over again without realizing how much of a fool they are making of themselves

 

[Golson5]

All of those programs that you mentioned have a track record of closing on the top prospects in the game and are in play with many of them and have the backing of their administrators to compete for top prospects with NIL dollars. At Notre Dame it's garden variety three and four star prospects in 2026 yet again with few exceptions.

You are the same guy who thought Jer Love, Bryce Young, Leonard Moore, Ben Morrison were garden variety 4 stars as well

I remember you believed that Will Black was ranked correctly at like 350. You weren't impressed. I said watch the film. You don't or can't. He ended up a 5 star. Same thing with Bryce Young etc

We have studs all over the roster and more will be coming in with every MF class going forward. You will complain when we land Rodney Dunham in 2 weeks because that's who you are

F+ is trying to tell you we are a top 5 program but you are trying every avenue to deny it

 

[Golson5]

Moreover it takes a lot of audacity for someone who has been so consistently incorrect on this topic year after year after year to continue to get in the same debates over and over again without realizing how much of a fool they are making of themselves

I've been correct with recruiting and F+ is telling you I was correct. You won't even believe your Bible

Your hate is blinding you

Moreover, playing in the NC is more of my proof. What you got, recruiting rankings 🤣

 

[chaseball]

I've been correct with recruiting and F+ is telling you I was correct. You won't even believe your Bible

Your hate is blinding you

Moreover, playing in the NC is more of my proof. What you got, recruiting rankings 🤣

Essentially your argument and the people that empathize with it boils down to "ignore all of the data and evidence out there and instead take my word for it"

No ty homer.

 

[burmafrd1943]

Essentially your argument and the people that empathize with it boils down to "ignore all of the data and evidence out there and instead take my word for it"

No ty homer.

chase his balls is fun to watch twisting in the wind

 

[Golson5]

Essentially your argument and the people that empathize with it boils down to "ignore all of the data and evidence out there and instead take my word for it"

No ty homer.

F+

 

[iLOVEtohurdle41]

they now have 4 top 100 guys signed in their 2026 class (2 o them composite 5 stars) and in play with many more

NDs best 4 recruits are mid 4 star types ranked in the ~200s

Fans have a hard time seeing it this way, but this is a MASSIVE part of the game (the recruiting in the off-season), and ND is continually getting their butts kicked.

We know our irish can't outrecruit ohio state. In some positions we can match them and sometimes beat them.

Chase, we will never see ND outrecruit ohio state, Alabama....georgia...

We have standards.

That being said, that's why it STINGS when we beat them.

That's why a championship at ND is worth 3 championship at those places.

It's what makes our recent playoff run magical.

A reasonable goal is getting into the top 5 as the ceiling and probably is unattainable until ND wins a championship.

Even if we start giving recruits millions like you wish ND to do, we still wont match them pound for pound. You must realize this.

We need to start embracing who we are. Heart, coaching, academics, execution still matter.

ND has the ability unlike most to punch above our wieghtclass because of how unique the irish are.

Who knows. Maybe I'm wrong and freeman lands 5 or 6 5 stars this cycle. It's possible. Unlikely, yes. For starters, let's hope for a bump in recruiting.

We can't keep pointing out what happens every year, we are all aware.

Did anyone know that ohio state in reality actually like 10 college campuses combined throughout ohio? Home base is Columbus a huge city but they are absolutely massive with only 1 goal. Win at all costs.

Meanwhile ND is a small catholic college in the middle of nowhere....

And I love it. We are....ND

 

[BGI User 756]

they now have 4 top 100 guys signed in their 2026 class (2 o them composite 5 stars) and in play with many more

NDs best 4 recruits are mid 4 star types ranked in the ~200s

Fans have a hard time seeing it this way, but this is a MASSIVE part of the game (the recruiting in the off-season), and ND is continually getting their butts kicked.

Got him out of Baton Rouge. BK needs to call on the NIL boosters pronto

 

[sjb75]

We know our irish can't outrecruit ohio state. In some positions we can match them and sometimes beat them.

Chase, we will never see ND outrecruit ohio state, Alabama....georgia...

We have standards.

That being said, that's why it STINGS when we beat them.

That's why a championship at ND is worth 3 championship at those places.

It's what makes our recent playoff run magical.

A reasonable goal is getting into the top 5 as the ceiling and probably is unattainable until ND wins a championship.

Even if we start giving recruits millions like you wish ND to do, we still wont match them pound for pound. You must realize this.

We need to start embracing who we are. Heart, coaching, academics, execution still matter.

ND has the ability unlike most to punch above our wieghtclass because of how unique the irish are.

Who knows. Maybe I'm wrong and freeman lands 5 or 6 5 stars this cycle. It's possible. Unlikely, yes. For starters, let's hope for a bump in recruiting.

We can't keep pointing out what happens every year, we are all aware.

Did anyone know that ohio state in reality actually like 10 college campuses combined throughout ohio? Home base is Columbus a huge city but they are absolutely massive with only 1 goal. Win at all costs.

Meanwhile ND is a small catholic college in the middle of nowhere....

And I love it. We are....ND

This sounds like chaseball.

 

[NIN Irish]

This sounds like chaseball.

Exactly. No shame with this handle, not even trying to hide it.

 

[BGI User 1596]

they now have 4 top 100 guys signed in their 2026 class (2 o them composite 5 stars) and in play with many more

NDs best 4 recruits are mid 4 star types ranked in the ~200s

Fans have a hard time seeing it this way, but this is a MASSIVE part of the game (the recruiting in the off-season), and ND is continually getting their butts kicked.

In your opinion, is this why teams like NIU and Marshall can compete.

 

[TDIrish27]

The recruiting of transfers is going to completely nullify a lack of success in HS Recruiting for many schools.

Are they going to come out with a highest ranked transfer class ?

There will be a ton of guys hit the portal after spring practices.

 

[Golson5]

The recruiting of transfers is going to completely nullify a lack of success in HS Recruiting for many schools.

Are they going to come out with a highest ranked transfer class ?

There will be a ton of guys hit the portal after spring practices.

They already do

 

[chaseball]

In your opinion, is this why teams like NIU and Marshall can compete.

I dont know if sarcastic or typo or humor or what but im going to answer your question as if you meant it on face value because it ties into a point i want to touch on: In the G5 there's not as much separation between NR, 1, 2, and even low 3 star prospects so anybody has a chance (there's a lot more parity in terms of level of talent/roster among those teams)

at the P4/high-p4 level there's a lot more separation in talent because those 5-star guys way at the top of the rankings -- that all go to high-p4 schools -- are SIGNIFICANTLY better than a 4 star prospect, and a high 4 star prospect is significantly better than a low 4 star prospect, and so on and so forth. Basically the higher the player is ranked in the recruiting rankings the greater the standard deviation is between quality of prospects.

Tying this back to OSU vs ND: when OSU are landing consensus top 30 guys (composite 5 star guys in quantities of 3-5 per class and ND is getting one of those guys every 3-5 years) its a testament to just how far away these rosters are in terms of their relative talent.

And its not just OSU right now, its Oregon, its Georgia, its Alabama, its Texas, and dont discount Michigan or some of those other blue bloods/modern powers in the BIG and SEC right now who can emerge in that group as well.

ND is a recruiting powerhouse over their 100+ year history and were recruiting 5-star players as recently as the Charlie Weis era back in 2005-2009 at levels as great as any other institution in the country. The excuse that ND simply can't recruit 5 star players because of "standards" [or insert some other lame excuse here] is a self defeatist attitude that allows ND brass to skirt any responsibility for lack of leadership/vision on the recruiting trail.

 

[Golson5]

I dont know if sarcastic or typo or humor or what but im going to answer your question as if you meant it on face value because it ties into a point i want to touch on: In the G5 there's not as much separation between NR, 1, 2, and even low 3 star prospects so anybody has a chance (there's a lot more parity in terms of level of talent/roster among those teams)

at the P4/high-p4 level there's a lot more separation in talent because those 5-star guys way at the top of the rankings are SIGNIFICANTLY better than a 4 star prospect and a high 4 star prospect is significantly greater than a low 4 star prospect but not to same degree (the closer you get to the top ranked guys the greater the standard deviation is between quality of prospect)

Tying this back to OSU: when they are landing consensus top 30 guys (composite 5 star guys in quantities of 3-5 per class and ND is getting one of those guys every 3-5 years) its a testament to just how far away these rosters are in terms of their relative talent.

And its not just OSU right now, its Oregon, its Georgia, its Alabama, its Texas, and dont discount Michigan or some of those other blue bloods/modern powers in the BIG and SEC right now who can emerge in that group as well.

ND is a recruiting powerhouse over their 100+ year history and were recruiting 5-star players as recently as the Charlie Weis era back in 2005-2009 at levels as great as any other institution in the country. The excuse that ND simply can't recruit 5 star players because of "standards" [or insert some other lame excuse here] is a self defeatist attitude that allows ND brass to skirt any responsibility for lack of leadership/vision on the recruiting trail.

MF classes were/are much better than the CW classes

 

[BGI User 756]

MF classes were/are much better than the CW classes

Absolutely. Deeper, more well rounded, faster

 

[iLOVEtohurdle41]

This sounds like chaseball.

I think chase is in alot of everyone's heads to the point when a new poster comes along only merely agreeing with like 50% of what he says, you think it's him.

Sjb. Direct message me I'll give you the link to my Facebook.

I want to avoid driving off future new posters before my subscription ends in a week. This site is important to me.

Being a ND fan , we should be allies. Alot of people here are very very nasty behind the computer.