Now we all know the domers' excuse for how they have been abysmally bad the past few years. Ty Willingham. While the reality is nowhere near what they portray it to be, Willingham's recruiting did have SOME effect on it, albeit nowhere near accounting for ALL their failure.
This article gives some insight on the ND OL recruiting and play since Willingham's first year. A well thought out article. Hard to argue with it.