They are going to struggle once the sanctions really start to hit. No matter how well they’ve recruited before them, their next few classes will be TINY.

Gotcha, good call.

I’m with you. I’m a bit older, and was at ND during the long hiatus in the scUM rivalry. There are plenty of historical reasons to dislike them, and I do, but the only rival I HATE is U$C.Go Irish!

You are more magnanimous than I. I would like at least 8 years of payback for the WillingWeis years before they right their ship. Familiarity breeds contempt and being West Coast Irish and sitting through more than a couple ugly losses in the Coliseum, my disdain for USC and their fans far exceeds anything I feel for any other ND opponent.

You know, honestly, I wouldnt mind that. SC isn’t to the level of scUM where I utterly despise them and would NEVER cheer for them under ANY circumstance. I think it’d be great to have 1 v 2 type matchups with SC every year. The problem over the last decade (was in part to cheating but also) was mostly OUR fault for fielding crummy teams. We’ve rectified our problems and I think are ready to compete at a national level again.