Brian Kelly has in his 11 classes combined (12 in total) 2010 – 2020."
As you seriously have to realize Weis was the only guy in a LoNg TiMe to bring in highly rated talent. THAT'S TURNING A SHIP. I get it. You don't want to give Weis credit. Why? This entire program turned around because he figured out how to woo highly rated prospects like Floyd & Clausen and from there the talent continued to get even better. Though rankings didn't prove it, but wins did for sure.
We had a decade of no names before that. Hardly a single good player, BEFORE Weis.
Kelly's players were better and he brought in more talent but Weis started the trend. Seriously, what is your problem with Weis? Or, do you just not like it because you didn't come up with it? I mean that as legit questions, not snarky. Because the data points to it may be more an ego than facts thing.
A 2 minute google search confirmed exactly my point ---- https://247sports.com/college/notre-dame/article/looking-back-on-weis-era-recruiting-at-notre-dame-133828778/#:~:text=This%20meant%20the,half%2Ddecade%20tenure.
"This meant the 2006 class was the first he’d assemble from start to finish of his four complete classes. And of those four, three offensive skill positions groups outranked the current quartet of Jordan Johnson (No. 29 overall), Chris Tyree (No. 34), Michael Mayer (No. 77), and Drew Pyne (No. 176).
When you consider the current group out-ranks any of Brian Kelly’s 10 previous classes, it’s fair to say that rounding up elite talent on offense proved to be routine through Weis’ half-decade tenure."
I assume the guy that wrote the article is stupid too?
Link: https://247sports.com/college/notre-dame/article/looking-back-on-weis-era-recruiting-at-notre-dame-133828778/