now that may change of course but... ND getting the best recruiting class in the country, with him and the OC a big part of that (I doubt Brian Kelly is the guy swaying these kids and their parents) hard to imagine they drop worse than 9 spots to get 10th or worse.

he also comes from Cincinnati, the Catholic haven of the Earth. i personally think they'll hum right along with recruiting. this is the first time in my life i can look at Notre Dame and say "that seems like a cool place for a teen not from the midwest to go play" with their current coaching environment of new school guys, that are out of Kellys shadow now.