I think you make some decent points. I went back and looked at Rivals.com to see where Notre Dame was ranked as far as recruiting classes starting in 2004.
In 2004 and 2005 they were not in the top 25 in recruiting, however in 2006 they had the 8th best recuiting class, and in 2007 they also had the 8th best recruiting class in the nation. So far in 2008 Notre Dame has the number 1 recruiting class in the nation, but they will significantly drop because most teams like USC, LSU and Florida don't offer to recruits until late.
I guess what I'm saying is the past two years for Notre Dame have been pretty decent recruiting years, however just because a kid is a 5 star recruit it doesn't mean he will be good in college. USC has a ton of 5 star guys, and some work out and some never amount to shit.
As far as Clausen goes.....USC fans were pissed off at him for leaving Southern California, however when he looked at all the other 5 start QB's USC has he decided to go somewhere else. He also pissed USC fans off by saying that he will start as a freshman at Notre Dame and beat USC 4 years in a row. On top of all that he showed up to his signing day in a suit and limo talking all kinds of smack like he was the best thing since sliced bread. Hell the players at USC don't even do crap like that.
For your sake I hope Clausen gets better, but as a USC fan I'm extremely happy not to have that little bitch.
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