First and foremost, Marcus has pretty much handled himself and team related business in the right way since his hiring. No reason to think he's handled this differently other than what is being put out by the media. The same media that was connecting Card, Leary, Sanders, McCall, etc. etc. to the possibility of landing at Notre Dame. If we weren't the favorite, we were usually top 2. It didn't take Thamel much thought to predict that a one year, above average QB with NFL aspirations, and National TV coverage every week might come to ND.