re: Will Notre Dame ever have a dominant football program again?

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This. As long as Notre Dame continues to hold academics in higher esteem than athletics they will not consistently be a powerhouse. Need to drop standards and/or start allowing redshirts. Most schools would be credited for doing such a good thing, but not Notre Dame.

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This is a bunk theory for two reasons.

1) Notre Dame had plenty of success recruiting in the past with the same academic standards in place as today.

2) Schools like Stanford are having success today recruiting players with stricter academic standards than ND.