The recruiting has clearly changed as well

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The recruiting has clearly changed as well

Author: WoodstockIrish (15168 Posts - Original UHND Member)

Posted at 8:21 am on Jan 21, 2026

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Suddenly there appear to be very few hurdles to recruiting just about anyone Freeman wants. You don’t ever hear that “oh we can’t touch him because of his grades” anymore. What did some magical light bulb just go off?

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Just heard a good one…words that will never be spoken again in college football…the players has been - WoodstockIrish - 8:20am 1/20/26 (32) [View All]
- There were simple and fair solutions that the N.C.A.A. stuck their fingers in their ears over. - jakers - 5:18pm 1/20/26
  - Yep. Have been saying essentially the same thing. - TakethetrainKnute - 10:27am 1/21/26
- do you have any understanding the level of tOSU academically? [NT] [LINK] - DonMiller - 1:38pm 1/20/26
- In one of his pressers, Marcus alluded to the administration softening their standards. - LanceManion - 8:26am 1/20/26
  - Pro football boring compared to college. Stay here Marcus for 10 years at least. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 1:18am 1/21/26
  - If you want to win, you'll be swimming in the same cesspool as everyone else - humbaba - 12:58pm 1/20/26
  - Not exactly - Nigel Tufnel - 9:55am 1/20/26
    - ND was restricting credit transfers for actual students - NedoftheHill - 12:11pm 1/20/26
    - That sounds like a distinction without a difference, but whatever. He's getting what he feels he - LanceManion - 10:55am 1/20/26
    - And suddenly the funnel gets wider? Not clear what you’re trying to say? - WoodstockIrish - 10:31am 1/20/26
      - In relation to everyone else I don't think it has changed in relation to the past I think it has - THEISMANCARR - 1:21am 1/21/26
        The recruiting has clearly changed as well - WoodstockIrish - 8:21am 1/21/26
  - I’d be very surprised if the Admin. went back to the Hesburgh/Malloy model…. - NEPA Irish - 9:18am 1/20/26
    - The Malloy Model was an ego-driven knee-jerk reaction to the Kim Dunbar mess. - jakers - 5:38pm 1/20/26
      - Yep. ND should have fought the NCAA there. Qualified as a "booster" because she went to QC lunches - TakethetrainKnute - 9:25am 1/21/26
    - I don't know. If CFB stays on its current trajectory, it's hard to justify. - LanceManion - 10:57am 1/20/26
      - You'll get players that want a penthouse apartment in Chicago...and to helicopter out for practice.. - TakethetrainKnute - 11:54am 1/20/26
    - Do you understand how large the endowment is regardless of the W-L record of the football team? - WoodstockIrish - 10:32am 1/20/26
    - At what price one's soul? We will certainly see... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 9:32am 1/20/26
  - Yep. It’s a burning dumpster fire and sad…. - TakethetrainKnute - 8:48am 1/20/26
    - The minor league would put more wear and tear on the body, college football now is a minor league - THEISMANCARR - 1:25am 1/21/26
    - Thanks TTTk. Glad to see you get it and not surprised. - WoodstockIrish - 10:34am 1/20/26
      - Those who just adopted ND as a sports team I understand. Those with an actual connection to the... - TakethetrainKnute - 11:13am 1/20/26
        For me who was lucky to get in the ND after being on waiting list, I really think the football - THEISMANCARR - 1:29am 1/21/26
        I agree that it did once upon a time. That is being laid to waste along with everything else... - TakethetrainKnute - 9:53am 1/21/26
    - Hard time thinking that the Admin will swallow this pill indefinitely. But maybe I am wrong. [NT] - LanceManion - 9:39am 1/20/26
      - I think it has to get too unseemly, coupled with the abandonment of tradition to make it unpalatable - TakethetrainKnute - 10:27am 1/20/26
        Tend to agree, but I also wonder where that line is, exactly. After the charade that was the CFP - LanceManion - 11:00am 1/20/26
        The involvement is troublesome. My only view of that would be a "keep your enemies close" mindset... - TakethetrainKnute - 11:33am 1/20/26
        That would be awesome. Imagine the ESPN meltdown. [NT] - LanceManion - 11:45am 1/20/26
        
        I’m surprised it’s gotten this far, I’m sure it has something to do with the coach. [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 10:35am 1/20/26
        That I agree. People want to see him succeed for the first time in ND history. He appears perfect - THEISMANCARR - 1:32am 1/21/26

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