re: For everyone worrying, recruiting isn’t the same…

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 I would much rather a 3 or 4 star kid that loves LSU, than a 5 star that plays hard 25% of the time and is worried about the NFL at 17.

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This sounds like a team culture issue.
Bama, UGA, Clemson, and OSU doesn't seem to have this issue you're speaking of.

Theres no way you can twist the recruitng narrative. Elite talent wins championships... just ask Brian Kelly.

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Because Notre Dame has always had different recruiting, due to their schools higher standards. Most of these kids have probably wanted to go to Notre Dame for years and have been working towards this, which could speak to how well Brian Kelly recruits.

Kids obviously weren’t tied to Brian Kelly, but loved the school and wanted to go there.

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In Notre Dame's case it's a combination of factors.

A few of the kids, like LB Preston Zinter, grew up as ND fans and were always likely to press the button early, but most of the current commits are not. Guys like 5 star DE Keon Kealey didn't grow up in Florida dreaming of wearing a gold helmet.

Much of the current recruiting situation at ND is down to the new Head Coach, the staff he has assembled and the work they're putting in collectively. And given that ND are relatively new in the collective game, and that their collective won't do deals with recruits (ND being ND) before they sign and start classes at ND, it's particularly impressive that they are where they are right now.

That said, 'right now' is the middle of June. ND may have attracted commitments from HS players prepared to ignore larger up front NIL offers now for what they likely could get from studying and playing at ND, but the worry for all Irish fans is what will happen in December as some of the larger, richer schools realise their recruiting classes are not going as well as expected, and they start to make even more outlandish NIL offers.

This is new territory for all of us and no one knows for sure how it will all play out.