It does, still the critical factors for them imo are getting T. Lawrence,

hitting on the right players, and coaching. Etienne, Ross, Ferrell, a lot of their top players vs. Bama were 4*s. Dexter Lawrence was a 5*. They got the superstar QB though and put it together into the top team.

Looking at the rolling average of those years, Clemson is at .912, smack in between Ohio St. .927 and ND .897. ND is behind there, and not close w/ 5* count, but they're not untalented to the point of being +10 dogs year in and year out vs. Ohio St on that alone. Haskins was a 4* signed w/ Maryland, no structural reason ND can't get that type of guy at QB and more than hang.

[Post edited by hoodeyo at 01/09/2019 12:14PM]

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Posted: 01/09/2019 at 12:13PM

This year really highlighted how much ND benefits from not playing a -- AcousticHoo 01/08/2019 7:26PM

I think the ND doesn’t play anybody narrative is ridiculous -- MartyBall 01/09/2019 10:03AM

They have a tough schedule for sure, but I think the point is that a -- Bourbon Bowl 01/09/2019 1:53PM

Anyone Hoo knows college football will tell you -- HOOGATORB 01/09/2019 11:09AM

That's a little hyperbolic I think, esp. w/r/t Smart. -- hoodeyo 01/09/2019 12:54PM

Dawgs took about 45,000 folks to see -- HOOGATORB 01/09/2019 1:26PM

Was an awesome game to be certain. ** -- hoodeyo 01/09/2019 1:26PM

What if they were in the B1G? I'd like their chances against thatOSU. -- HowieT3 01/08/2019 8:06PM

TOSU would dominate ND year after year. ** -- EHoo 01/08/2019 9:11PM

Not this year. That ND defense was legit ** -- PWillis52 01/09/2019 06:23AM

The same anOSU that got curbstomped by Purdue? ** -- WahooByBirth 01/09/2019 06:16AM

TOSU is always good for a clunker in B1G play -- EHoo 01/09/2019 11:17AM

Ohio St. would be 10+ point favorites, each and every year -- Wembley 01/08/2019 8:33PM

Not this year, would have been more like a pick em. ** -- hoodeyo 01/08/2019 9:19PM

If they had played this year, I would have been looking for a sportsbook -- EHoo 01/08/2019 11:51PM

Out of 22 main positions, each and every year Notre Dame has maybe 5 -- Wembley 01/08/2019 9:34PM

With Julian Love on the field they had a top 5 defense -- PWillis52 01/09/2019 10:46AM

TOSU-ND this year would be very good O/meh D vs. very good D/meh O. -- hoodeyo 01/09/2019 12:28PM

Notre Dame definitely gets their share of 4* recruits -- wahoooooo 01/09/2019 08:00AM

This year it would've been close to a pick em on a neutral per S&P, -- hoodeyo 01/08/2019 9:55PM

Class size underrates Clemson's quality -- PWillis52 01/09/2019 10:49AM

It does, still the critical factors for them imo are getting T. Lawrence, -- hoodeyo 01/09/2019 12:13PM

And it couldn't happen to a "nicer" group ** -- rdm 01/08/2019 7:53PM

It does, still the critical factors for them imo are getting T. Lawrence,

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