Hanratty Time

Really good read on ISD about Conor Hanratty's recruitment and the difference between his and his father's, despite the fact that both ended up at ND.

The most interesting part? Says the elder Hanratty...

“I was offered cars, a house, furniture, money, my best friend gets a scholarship too. It was unbelievable. The only school that didn’t offer me anything was Notre Dame. (Head coach) Ara (Parseghian) said I’d have a chance to compete for the starting job. The way it came out of his mouth, I trusted him.”

“I’d like to compliment the NCAA because every coach that contacted Conor, there wasn’t a gray area about it,” Hanratty began. “It was just above board and everything, and they stuck to all the rules with the phone calls. Everybody played by the rules which is really neat to see unlike the things I saw when I was in the same situation."

Combine this with Hanratty's list of suitors...

BC, Cal, Clemson, FSU, Iowa, Maryland, UCLA, UVA, and Wisconsin.

Notice anything?

No Florida, No USC.

No cars, no money, no houses....hmmmmm.

Shocking.

In general, though, it's a really interesting read to compare and contrast the process for a player in the 60's vs a player today. Obviously a lot will have changed, but hearing about the differences in detail is a treat. Check it out.