Originally posted by thebadby2:
Well you hit on one correct note-it's alawys been all about football at ND. They don't put much effort or many resources into hoops. Have you ever been in ND's gym, the Convo Center? Total dump. They are happy ringer whatever they can out of hoops with minimal investment.
Couple of things-Midwest kids don't want to play in the ACC-they want to play in the B10. I can't think of any Midwest kids on ACC teams right now, other than Cam Wright-who committed before Pitt was even in the ACC. ND has NEVER been a magnet for the best Midwestern players. Historically, the better kids they've brought in have been from big Catholic HS feeder schools around the country. It has never been a school or basketball program that appeals to African-American athletes Finally, ND's much discussed elevated academic standards for athletes limits their recruiting pool significantly. They don't even sniff the prep school and public school superstars. Unless they wanted to cheat, they never will hold much attraction for the elite ballers. And Duke had a monopoly on the best scholar-athlete basketball players. The Grant Hills, Jay Williams, etc.-5 star recruits with strong academics.
One more thing-if Pitt had accomplished what ND has so far this year with the players they have, you guys would all be ready to put Dixon in the HOF. But since it's Brey and ND, you're all downplaying it as lucky or somehow illusory.
Hypocrisy is a bad look, and it has always been rampant on the Pantherlair.
