It certainly doesn't hurt. One of the reasons ND alternates home/road with Stanford and USC is to get on the field in California every year. I don't see how it could hurt recruiting to get games around the country. And as much as I don't like most of the Shamrock Series uniforms, I do think there is some appeal for kids. Oregon has blazed that trail. I think a once-a-year venture into alternative uniforms is fine. It isn't my cup of tea, but I'm not going to yell for them to get off my lawn either. I'd be fine with it if they dropped the Shamrock Series, but it doesn't bother me if it continues. This all seems like much ado about nothing.