Originally posted by Godzilla Blitz:
Week 16
I am so sorry to say that we did not make a bowl game this year. Sigh. Such a pity. Oh well, maybe next year? With that sad news, our season ends.
Recruiting
Our recruiting wraps up in week 16, so let’s take a look at our incoming freshmen:
2003 Notre Dame Recruiting
Player Pos ST Visit Cost Dist. Fit Score
##Schwartz, Herb QB TX 832 978 79
##McDonald, Kris RB PA 426 595 87
##Bartell, Stan RB TX 824 1175 89
##Stewart, Willie RB GA 538 741 81
##Aniston, Ryan TE DE 474 581 77
##Cook, Wayne WR NC 505 659 79
##Thacker, Isaac WR KS 518 634 90
##Bulger, Grady C IN 299 198 68
##Keen, Rusty G TX 742 1125 76
##Neely, J.J. T VA 418 564 83 Rudy Scholarship Winner
##Backes, Geoff T IN 244 32 90
##Bishop, Todd DE IN 246 38 98
##Reid, Sammy DE IN 234 0 94
##Sherman, Heath OLB CA 1150 1818 66
##Parker, Bennie CB AZ 973 1512 68
##Rosano, Harry CB WI 295 186 88
Player Scout Phone Visit Emphasis Status
##Schwartz, Herb 1+ 5 2 Acad/Dist Committed *
##McDonald, Kris 4+ 4 19 Acad*/Dist Committed *
##Bartell, Stan 1+ 4 4 Acad*/Prest Committed *
##Stewart, Willie 1+ 5 3 Dist/Prest Committed *
##Aniston, Ryan 5+ 5 3 Acad*/Dist Committed *
##Cook, Wayne 3+ 12 6 Dist/Acad Committed *
##Thacker, Isaac 1+ 3 3 Prest/Acad Committed *
##Bulger, Grady 0+ 3 3 Acad*/Dist Committed *
##Keen, Rusty 0+ 4 3 Dist/Acad Committed *
##Neely, J.J. 7+ 35 20 Dist/Prest Committed *
##Backes, Geoff 1+ 3 2 Acad*/Prest Committed *
##Bishop, Todd 10+ 1 2 Prest*/Dist Committed *
##Reid, Sammy 2+ 3 3 Prest*/Acad Committed *
##Sherman, Heath 4+ 35 20 Dist*/Prest Committed *
##Parker, Bennie 1+ 5 4 Acad*/Dist Committed *
##Rosano, Harry 0+ 2 3 Acad/Prest Committed *
Academic View
Player Pos HT WT ST NRank GPA Test
##Schwartz, Herb QB 6-2 192 TX --- 3.93 1484
##McDonald, Kris RB 5-10 178 PA --- 3.89 1493
##Bartell, Stan RB 5-10 186 TX --- 3.62 1154
##Stewart, Willie RB 5-9 186 GA --- 3.36 1390
##Aniston, Ryan TE 6-4 239 DE --- 3.16 1348
##Cook, Wayne WR 6-0 179 NC --- 3.88 1502
##Thacker, Isaac WR 6-4 194 KS --- 3.70 1394
##Bulger, Grady C 6-4 255 IN --- 3.55 1137
##Keen, Rusty G 6-3 265 TX --- 3.50 1314
##Backes, Geoff T 6-6 295 IN --- 3.84 1436
##Neely, J.J. T 6-5 264 VA --- 1.82 595
##Reid, Sammy DE 6-4 224 IN --- 3.07 988
##Bishop, Todd DE 6-2 237 IN --- 2.39 876
##Sherman, Heath OLB 6-5 231 CA --- 1.97 581
##Parker, Bennie CB 5-10 177 AZ --- 3.82 1236
##Rosano, Harry CB 6-0 171 WI --- 3.75 1381
Well, there they are. Much brighter than before, and not as many zeros, but they are the future of this bright institution!