How come Notre Dame doesn't have to worry about recruiting academically proficient players?

[Evanstonian]

Well, apparently that's become a problem.

http://espn.go.com/college-football...ting-irish-says-all-players-risk-academically

 

[Turk]

Dude, Notre Dame has bigger issues. Their own Notredame.football web site was hacked and officially taken over by the Wildcat Nation.
see. www.notredame.football
regards,

 

[gocatsgo2003]

Well, apparently that's become a problem.

http://espn.go.com/college-football...ting-irish-says-all-players-risk-academically

Because they're a private school and can do as they please, so long as it is within the NCAA guidelines. They decided long ago to sacrifice academic ability for their football recruits in the name of winning football games.

 

[Sheffielder]

I'm being serious when I say I'm really impressed that Kelly made these statements. He wasn't under any particular pressure to do so. I think ND should be lauded for acknowledging this issue publicly.

 

[Deep Purr]

I'm being serious when I say I'm really impressed that Kelly made these statements. He wasn't under any particular pressure to do so. I think ND should be lauded for acknowledging this issue publicly.

I agree. I am very impressed with Kelly to publically state what is the obvious. Very few D1 kids have the academic credentials to deal with a highly competitive academic environment.

 

[GECat2]

Kelly made the statement to put more pressure on the University to continue to lower standards. There is nothing admirable about what Kelly said. This was all calculated to help his recruiting & a built in excuse as to why his team does not compete for national championships. This is something the alumni can point to as the 7-8 win seasons pile up.

 

[NJCat83588]

This is something the alumni can point to as the 7-8 win seasons pile up.

Ironically, we Cat fans would kill for a pile of 7-8 win seasons.....

 

[gocatsgo2003]

Ironically, we Cat fans would kill for a pile of 7-8 win seasons.....

Because we don't have nearly the advantages that Notre Dame enjoys.

 

[GOUNUII]

This article is total bullshit. Yet another in a long line of half truths and out right lies ND engages in to obscure the truth about their football admission/academic progress standards. Use to be anybody with reasonably good character and plenty of football ability would be admitted. Tony Rice comes to mind. It didn't matter what the transcript looked like. But lately ND has also looked the other way when it comes to the "fit" or character factor. Too many recruits who have zero affinity for the school, have been drawn to it instead because they viewed it as the most attractive "big stage" for showcasing their skills. The recent problems have everything to do with character and little or nothing to do with academic demands. ND has always made it very easy for the football players to remain eligible and receive a degree. Attend class and turn in assignments has long guaranteed academic eligibility and a degree. But many of these latest problems involved kids who just didn't want to do the minimum. They belonged in the SEC from the beginning.

GOUNUII

 

[villox]

Kelly made the statement to put more pressure on the University to continue to lower standards. There is nothing admirable about what Kelly said. This was all calculated to help his recruiting & a built in excuse as to why his team does not compete for national championships. This is something the alumni can point to as the 7-8 win seasons pile up.

I completely agree with this assessment. He was not complaining about the quality of the recruits (after all, all he needs to do is raise his own academic minimums if that were his complaint), but rather asking for more "resources", which I presume is code for "tutors to do their homework for them".

 

[SciCat]

Ironically, we Cat fans would kill for a pile of 7-8 win seasons.....

No we wouldn't. As soon as we had 2-3 seasons with that success, the fan base would demand 9-10 win seasons.