With all the talk about Notre Dame's highly ranked recruiting classes, and the lack luster results, I thought it might be interesting to take a look at another program which had pretty high marks (and expectations).
The culprit? Nebraska, now home to the lamest lame duck coach on the board.
I think the most telling paragraphs are these:
"Take a look at the 2005 class, which Rivals.com ranked fifth nationally. They would be juniors or third-year sophomores today, but of the 30 recruits only nine became starters. Nine transferred, five are backups, four are part-time starters, two were academic casualties and one stuck with track and field.
Chris Brooks, a top-15 national receiver out of St. Louis, has caught one pass. Defensive end David Harvey of La Plata, Md., hasn't played a down yet. This means either Callahan missed on many recruits, or he has done a lousy job developing them."
It isn't just getting the kids in the door which is important. It is then teaching them the game so that they develop into the stars that they were expected to be out of high school. So far, I haven't seen the commitment to developing the younger players at Notre Dame by Charlie Weis. Maybe he should start studying the situation in Nebraska.
Source: (Austin American Statesman)
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