Your link was for 2017 signing day, which reflects the 2016 cycle. I’m referring to the 2017 recruiting cycle, which culminated in the 2018 signing day rankings — you conveniently left that cycle out of your list of comparative rankings. In that cycle, ND is 10th and UM is #22. That’s according to 247 — Rivals has it as ND #11 and UM #24. Including that recent cycle in the equation reveals a much different picture, which is probably why you left it out. Any fair comparison of the two most recent cycles (2017 and 2018) has ND on top. The assertion that ND has “faded” in recruiting and UM has not is off.
Link: https://247sports.com/Season/2018-Football/CompositeTeamRankings/
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