Tuesday, December 17, 2019

The Fighting Irish of Notre Dame Y'all !!!


OT: Rich Eisen Says Good-Bye to His Dad...



Yes, he's from that school in Ann Arbor -- but, I thought what he said today was worth sharing to all...

Domer Mark Baldwin Earns Back His Tour Card


The former Fighting Irish golf star -- shot a fifteen under (-15) score over the final four rounds of the Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying event in Winter Gardens, FL.  Mark's score was good for a 13th place finish -- earning him starts in eight Korn Ferry Tour events in 2020.

Congrats Mark!!!

Here's a video of Mark making an eagle, earlier this year at the PGA Tour's 3M Open.

LINK:  GREAT SHOT

Notre Dame's Advent Series: December 17


Monday, December 16, 2019

The "Un-Talked About" Story on Recruiting...


It's a term called "over-signing" and some college football programs are willing to do more of it, than others...

Remember -- the NCAA limits FBS teams to 85 full scholarships on their football roster.  

Here's a look at the last four signing classes (2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019) for the teams going into this year's College Football Playoff  -- compared to Notre Dame, Alabama, Georgia, Michigan and USC.

I've also added in a comparison of total wins over the last three football seasons (including bowls / playoffs):

LSU:
  • 2016:  27 -- 2nd ranked class
  • 2017:  24 -- 7th ranked class
  • 2018:  22 -- 15th ranked class
  • 2019:  25 -- 5th ranked class
  • Total / Avg: 98 signed -- 7.25 average class rank
  • Total wins -- last three seasons:  32

OHIO STATE:
  • 2016:  25 -- 4th ranked class
  • 2017:  21 -- 2nd ranked class
  • 2018:  28 -- 2nd ranked class
  • 2019:  17 -- 14th ranked class
  • Total / Avg:  91 signed -- 5.5 average class rank
  • Total wins -- last three seasons:  38

CLEMSON:
  • 2016:  21 -- 11th ranked class
  • 2017:  14 -- 16th ranked class
  • 2018:  17 -- 7th ranked class
  • 2019:  29 -- 10th ranked class
  • Total / Avg: 81 signed -- 11.0 average class rank
  • Total games won -- last three seasons:  39

OKLAHOMA:
  • 2016:  21 --19th ranked class
  • 2017:  28 -- 8th ranked class
  • 2018:  23 -- 9th ranked class
  • 2019:  24 -- 6th ranked class
  • Total / Avg:  96 signed -- 10.5 average class rank
  • Total games won -- last three seasons:  36

ALABAMA:
  • 2016:  25 -- 1st ranked class
  • 2017:  29 -- 1st ranked class
  • 2018:  22 -- 5th ranked class
  • 2019:  27 -- 1st ranked class
  • Total / Avg: 103 signed -- 2.0 average class rank
  • Total games won -- last three seasons:  37

GEORGIA:
  • 2016:  23 -- 6th ranked class
  • 2017:  26 -- 3rd ranked class
  • 2018:  26 -- 1st ranked class
  • 2019:  25 -- 2nd ranked class
  • Total / Avg: 100 signed -- 3.0 average class rank
  • Total games won -- last three seasons:  35

USC:
  • 2016:  21 -- 10th ranked class
  • 2017:  24 -- 4th ranked class
  • 2018:  18 -- 4th ranked class
  • 2019:  25 -- 20th ranked class
  • Total:  88 signed -- 9.5 average class rank
  • Total games won -- last three seasons:  24

MICHIGAN:
  • 2016:  28 -- 8th ranked class
  • 2017:  30 -- 5th ranked class
  • 2018:  19 -- 22nd ranked class
  • 2019:  26 -- 8th ranked class
  • Total: 103 signed -- 10.75 average class rank
  • Total games won -- last three seasons:  27

NOTRE DAME:
  • 2016:  23 -- 15th ranked class
  • 2017:  21 -- 10th ranked class
  • 2018:  27 -- 10th ranked class
  • 2019:  22 -- 16th ranked class
  • Total:  93 signed -- 12.75 average class rank
  • Total games won -- last three seasons: 32


 Sources:  247Sports for Recruiting info and ESPN for season wins