Well said.
I think the importance of Chicago to ND recruiting is grossly overstated.
Give me guys from TX, FL, CA, NC, GA All day along with PA, OH, and the NJ Catholic schools. Those kids have faced elite competition in most cases and have received very good to elite coaching and development too.
Look at Leonard Moore. Played 6A Texas football for a middle of the team but saw elite competition and was ready to step in at a high level as a freshman
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hobbs,
2026-05-15, 13:46
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- We are recruiting like an absolute machine -
Domer99,
2026-05-15, 13:47
- Even though this guy might be predisposed -
Jeremy (WeIsND),
2026-05-15, 14:11
- Chicago has been a weird struggle for us lately. -
KGB,
2026-05-15, 14:53
- Mt. Carmel is going to be an interesting Chicago test case -
Domer99,
2026-05-15, 15:00
- I am naturally biased -
KGB,
2026-05-15, 15:09
- Agree, don't think we were pushing too hard - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2026-05-15, 16:41
- I agree -
Domer99,
2026-05-15, 15:27
- I looked at starters from Chicago area on the 1988 team -
terribletr,
2026-05-16, 14:17
- Definitely agree with you - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2026-05-16, 17:30
- Well said. -
Irish96,
2026-05-16, 14:28
- Zorich, Grunhard, and Alm come to mind from '88 -
Jeff (BGS),
2026-05-17, 11:33
- Stan Smagala also. - NDinVA, 2026-05-17, 14:07
- Zorich, Grunhard, and Alm come to mind from '88 -
Jeff (BGS),
2026-05-17, 11:33
- I looked at starters from Chicago area on the 1988 team -
terribletr,
2026-05-16, 14:17
- I am naturally biased -
KGB,
2026-05-15, 15:09
- It has been interesting - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2026-05-15, 15:00
- Mt. Carmel is going to be an interesting Chicago test case -
Domer99,
2026-05-15, 15:00
- Chicago has been a weird struggle for us lately. -
KGB,
2026-05-15, 14:53
- Even though this guy might be predisposed -
Jeremy (WeIsND),
2026-05-15, 14:11
- We are recruiting like an absolute machine -
Domer99,
2026-05-15, 13:47