I remember the days of recruiting where a school would take a player and the player might not

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I remember the days of recruiting where a school would take a player and the player might not

Author: jray (3619 Posts - Original UHND Member)

Posted at 5:42 pm on Jan 5, 2026

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start, but he won't ever beat them as well. This NIL is out of control and needs to be capped or something. The problem is that whatever the NCAA does to stop the insanity, you can bet some kid with his attorney will sue the NCAA and win and get their way. This hopping around every year to highest bidder is just insane. I just don't know how it gets fixed, if it ever gets fixed.

Replies to: "I remember the days of recruiting where a school would take a player and the player might not"

KK Smith to the portal [NT] [LINK] - irish93 - 1:38pm 1/5/26 (21) [View All]
- Not a big loss. The WR room is fine and will be improving with the… - Domer From Hell - 2:36pm 1/5/26
- wow...if a kid isn't ready to start by his 2nd year, expect to see him gone. Frustrating to see ND - WestCoastIrishFan - 2:03pm 1/5/26
  - That'll happen to every team. Just like the NFL. Free agency killed team depth. - DiscoRick - 5:05pm 1/5/26
    - I remember the days of recruiting where a school would take a player and the player might not - jray - 5:42pm 1/5/26
      - They need to limit the amount of times you can transfer in a 4 year period to 1 time - DiscoRick - 7:13pm 1/5/26
  - It's one WR guys. [NT] - Karamello - 2:26pm 1/5/26
    - i understand, but ND going to the portal for Wr’s every year is not a ringing endorsement of - WestCoastIrishFan - 3:58pm 1/5/26
      - Take a look at the CFP teams and their portal additions. - iairishcheeks - 4:25pm 1/5/26
- I thought the CFP snubbing would galvanize the team. But maybe it broke their spirits. [NT] - J-Ro - 1:46pm 1/5/26
  - Folks need to look at this individually. This WR class coming in set this in motion [NT] - Karamello - 2:22pm 1/5/26
- How many is that now? And they have yet to sign anyone. [NT] - ghostwriter - 1:45pm 1/5/26
- Gees, what's going on at ND? [NT] - jimbasil - 1:43pm 1/5/26
  - Success! - D2 - 2:28pm 1/5/26
    - Yuuuuuuurp [NT] - Frankx - 5:29pm 1/5/26
    - Amen. [NT] - Clem - 4:49pm 1/5/26
  - Signing one of the top recruiting class in the country is whats happening [NT] - Karamello - 2:23pm 1/5/26
  - KK was a depth piece. - AlbanyIRISH - 2:04pm 1/5/26
  - Ian Strong from Rutgers is visiting this week. He is a good receiver. Hopefully he signs. [NT] - irish93 - 1:46pm 1/5/26
    - Ian Strong. #79 in receiving yards. 10 games played. 52 grabs for 762 & 5 TDs. Junior. - ELP - 2:12pm 1/5/26
      - last year he was one of the best in contested catches. I don't think WR is an area of need like DT. - irish93 - 2:20pm 1/5/26
        I didn't even know there was an official stat on contested catches. Learn something everyday. [NT] - ELP - 2:28pm 1/5/26

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