Right now is the so-called "spring evaluation" period

by Pat, Monday, May 18, 2009, 13:51 (6218 days ago) @ MHB (Rakes of Mallow)

It's the time, right after spring ball, when coaches (now assistants only) spend a month hitting up Red Roof Inn's and Burger King drive-thrus in their quest to visit as many high schools as possible.

As a result, a lot more offers go out as new assistants hang out with the head football coach in some windowless converted storage closet and watch film of that school's recruits. Recruits therefore tend to slow down with the verbal commits as you never know when a "better" school is going to drop by the school and potentially offer you.

The next phase is when kids are out of school and start to make unofficial visits to schools for camps or just a weekday trip. That's when hopefully ND will start to get a few more commits. If not, it might be a longer wait for the types that wait until after their senior season.