Texas Longhorns ran up nearly $280,000 tab for recruiting visit by Arch Manning

[BGI User 756]

Recently released US News & World Report rankings have ND tied with Columbia at # 18.

https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities

One other thing….subway is frantically changing his account details ….lol

 

[Patrirish]

And you are about the most uneducated poster on this topic . ND’s business and law schools are the elite, and it’s architecture and engineering are top tier. The credentials to get into the school are in top 20, including Ivies and Stanford. And the corporations love ND’s commitment to community as it plays well in the business world. Also, ND’s mean earning power for grads after 15 years in employment, are in top 1%.

You should do some research as you give subway alumni a bad name. One other fun fact. The endowment grew from $700M to $13B since the last time ND won a NC. So your misguided and reckless assertions are false

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[banmate6]

Interesting. I was always under the allusion that you had to be a #1 or #2 in your HS class with an impeccable SAT score and extra curriculur activities before ND would even look at you. Thats only coming from one of my English teachers and a kid from my school who went to ND.

My classmate was a salutatorian and got over 1500 and he was in band. I believe he alluded to the notion his class was super competitive and the band thing helped him get into ND even with a 1500 and being #2 in our class. I don't know if he got any assistance for being the in the band or not.. don't talk to him much but passing comments on FB.

His HS class was 03 so I believe he graduated in 08 from ND?

Do you mind me asking you when you went to school since you said your credentials were a bit lax compared to modern day? Were football players on par with the rest of the student body when you went or was there a noticeable drop off in qualifications for the football scholarships?

Perhaps you might even know my classmate, as I just put 2 and 2 together with your username** Stephen Woods

Sorry if I didn't make things clear. I graduated from a Jesuit college, which I have stated many times on this board. But I was encouraged to apply to ND in 1984, as I went to a HS run by the Brothers of Holy Cross...when I reviewed the requirements, which were a bit easier than modern ones.

Funny thing is, I would have gotten in. I had the grades, test scores, and was a good soccer player in HS, before club football became dominant. It was more my family and me being culturally ignorant, so I never even applied. But like I said, I know a few ND grads, personally and professionally.

Again, they were of the highest intellectual and work caliber. ND to me no doubt is an elite school.

 

[deadirishpoet]

The Texas Longhorns football program isn't holding back in its recruiting visits, but the effort paid off this summer to the tune of the currently No. 3-ranked recruiting class led by No. 2 quarterback Arch Manning.

Texas spent $280K on visit by Manning, 8 others

The Longhorns spent nearly $630,000 over two recruiting weekends in June, including almost $280,000 on the official visit by quarterback Arch Manning and eight other recruits that featured five-star accommodations and virtually all-you-can-eat fare.

www.espn.com

The whole article goes on to discuss the large increase in spending in recruiting over the last several years and how programs are drastically increasing their budgets. The next obvious question is what is ND doing to keep up?

And 3 other players

 

[banmate6]

I disagree. His post was 100% false. This isn’t MSM here, we can call out the fabrications

We can correct each other without insults. All good man. We're all ND Fighting Irish fans at the end of the day.

 

[Patrirish]

We can correct each other without insults. All good man. We're all ND Fighting Irish fans at the end of the day.

I think that there may be a few anti-ND posters !

 

[chaseball]

If he brings them a championship in next 3 years 280K is chump change

He's already made Texas that money back with his verbal commitment even if he never takes a snap.

The next chapter in the Manning saga is at Texas.

 

[christophero]

That money is well worth it, if on the up and up. Kid is a star, and immediately changed the perception of the program. Other recruits will follow.

 

[SubwaydomerDFW]

Sorry if I didn't make things clear. I graduated from a Jesuit college, which I have stated many times on this board. But I was encouraged to apply to ND in 1984, as I went to a HS run by the Brothers of Holy Cross...when I reviewed the requirements, which were a bit easier than modern ones.

Funny thing is, I would have gotten in. I had the grades, test scores, and was a good soccer player in HS, before club football became dominant. It was more my family and me being culturally ignorant, so I never even applied. But like I said, I know a few ND grads, personally and professionally.

Again, they were of the highest intellectual and work caliber. ND to me no doubt is an elite school.

My bad I do a lot of this from my iphone so I don't always get everything.

Anyways... this isn't a hill I'm willing to die on.. just that the schtick from the older fan base accepting football mediocrity due to ND's stance as a mini-Ivy league school gets old with fans like me who grew up Catholic in rust belt mid-west towns who primarily follow the program due to it's football achievements.

An ND degree would have been awesome, but it sounds like you're doing well professionally regardless.

 

[BGI User 756]

We can correct each other without insults. All good man. We're all ND Fighting Irish fans at the end of the day.

His history is deserving of any insult, believe me. And what I said was true, so not an insult. He is uneducated on many topics