This particular ranking is a summary of all of the accumulative talent on the roster based on the recruiting ranking of each player respectively. It is a summary of each programs talent 1-85 on their 85 man roster. it is a ranking that is updated once every year at the start of the season.
this is not a recruiting ranking but a snapshot of the talent on the roster as of last week. So if a player has left the program or is not on the 85 man roster he does not count.
Why is this ranking so important?
It places Notre Dame at the back end if not last in terms of how they stack up with the top programs in each power 5 conference who are competing for playoff spots.
how in the hell is Notre Dame supposed to compete for playoff spots, and beat Juggernaut football programs that are gatekeepers, when they enter every season with their hands tied behind their back?
the homer nd media of course will not talk about this issue and Notre Dame fans will be offended by this conversation / topic but it is the raw truth.
Notre Dame must recruit significantly better in order to close the talent gap and actually compete with the premier programs in college football again.
when Notre Dame gets beat before the start of the second half at the hands of the programs that are ranked highly on this list it should surprise nobody.
Notre Dame is always in the top five in terms of revenue generated...the fans are certainly doing their part...will Notre Dame administrators step up to the plate and do theirs?
https://247sports.com/Season/2019-Football/CollegeTeamTalentComposite/