Notre Dame Football’s Secret Recruiting Weapon: Skylar Diggins

All, College Football, Recruiting, Women's Sports Jason McIntyre June 25th. 2012, 10:15am

Skylar Diggins is the face of women’s basketball. NFL players admit to crushing on her. And now she’s being considered the recruiting secret weapon for the struggling Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Later that evening, Diggins tweeted: “Just met a couple ND recruits … young men were very polite haha.”
A follower then replied to Diggins asking if she knew if Notre Dame coaches used her name as a recruiting tool.
“I’ve done my fair share of recruiting,” Diggins responded.

Diggins will be a senior this fall, and Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly – who is in for a rough season, given the brutal schedule, the lingering QB questions and the loss of his best defensive player – will certainly need Diggins’ help to improve on a mediocre 2012 recruiting class (ranked 20th). A decent start might be to have Diggins tweet out some pro-Irish football tidbits. I’d start with the infectious fight song.

Notre Dame athletic department feed twitter feed: 38k followers.
Skylar Diggins twitter feed: 251k followers.

Next thing you know, Lil’ Wayne will hype the Irish and start listening to Don Criqui call Notre Dame games on the radio. Then, maybe the recruits will begin to shun the SEC* for the independent Irish.

Previously: Aaron Lynch, Notre Dame’s Best Defensive Player, is Transferring
Previously: There’s No Way Brian Kelly Avoids the 3rd Year Jinx at Notre Dame
Previously: Notre Dame QB Tommy Rees’ Sister Was Arrested After Allegedly Starting A Fight At the ND – Purdue Game
Previously: Notre Dame Will Wear Some Tacky Irish Flag Cleats Against Navy
Previously: Tommy Rees, Notre Dame QB, Arrested After Skirmish with Police Officers [UPDATE]

[South Bend Trib via Bruce Feldman]

* Probably not.

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69 Responses to “Notre Dame Football’s Secret Recruiting Weapon: Skylar Diggins”

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molemaninthemorning Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 10:15 AM
That’s a dude.
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cleet Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 10:21 AM
J-Mac, any chance we get a post with Ryan Braun’s stats updated? Seems to be doing pretty well.
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rittyrich Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 10:23 AM
Notre Dame has reached the point where they now bore the hell out of me. They’ve gone from elite, to inspiring hatred, to bad, and now they’ve reached the worst level of all – meaningless – in the span of my lifetime.
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sousedbergin Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 10:25 AM
Even if she doesn’t have a gag reflex top recruits aren’t going to run to a freezing catholic school in the middle of nowhere with ugly women and a ceiling of 9 wins.
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Tim Ryan Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 10:26 AM
They’ve gone from elite, to inspiring hatred, to bad, and now they’ve reached the worst level of all – meaningless – in the span of my lifetime.
Gotta love SEC fans.
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Babar 2.0 Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 10:29 AM
If I were a recruiter, I would use attractive women…with questionable decision making and daddy issues.
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Ty Duffy Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 10:29 AM
Even if she doesn’t have a gag reflex top recruits aren’t going to run to a freezing catholic school in the middle of nowhere with ugly women and a ceiling of 9 wins.
Except for when they’ve done that the entire time Notre Dame has had a football team.
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Ty Duffy Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 10:30 AM
“College Football began in 2006″ – Every SEC Fan
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angry Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 10:31 AM
meaningless
ND will always be relevant because of its history. But they haven’t been a factor on the field for many years.
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molemaninthemorning Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 10:31 AM
If I were a recruiter, I would use attractive women…with questionable decision making and daddy issues.
Now she’s gotta be good looking.
… but we are willing to sacrifice looks for a certain “morally casual” attitude.
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Babar 2.0 Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 10:31 AM
Except for when they’ve done that the entire time Notre Dame has had a football team.
They didn’t always have a ceiling of 9 wins…they used to be good.
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karma Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 10:36 AM
ND will always be relevant because of its history. But they haven’t been a factor on the field for many years.
Sounds like the Knicks.
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sousedbergin Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 10:36 AM
Except for when they’ve done that the entire time Notre Dame has had a football team.
Yeah everybody is just dying to play for Weiss, Willingham and this current cretin.
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HawkEye Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 10:36 AM
J-Mac, any chance we get a post with Ryan Braun’s stats updated? Seems to be doing pretty well.
Something tells me this isn’t going to happen
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cassino Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 10:38 AM
Except for when they’ve done that the entire time Notre Dame has had a football team.
Except for the past 20 years.
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molemaninthemorning Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 10:38 AM
Suddenly, Notre Dame is loaded.
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rittyrich Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 10:39 AM
“College Football began in 2006″ – Every SEC Fan
What does my comment have to do with the SEC or 2006? It has to do with winning. Notre Dame sets the standards for themselves by not entering a conference. They have no affiliations they can use to say this style of football, or this region of football is better than that style or region of football. They stand alone so they suffer alone. And in that regard, they havent been supremely relevant since 1988.
You know who else was really good in 1988? And was one more defensive stop against LSU in the Earthquake Game from a chance at claiming a national title in 1988? Auburn. Of the SEC. It’s a tired retort to claim that SEC fans are shortsighted when it comes to college football history, etc. I have a great appreciation for football’s past, in the South and elsewhere, I just have the recent luxury of not having to talk about ghosts from bygone decades as a matter of staying relevant.
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jthussler Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 10:39 AM
Sounds like the Knicks.
“The Cincinnati Reds of the NBA”
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Babar 2.0 Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 10:40 AM
Also, isn’t a 20th ranked recruiting class about what they can expect for the foreseeable future? The Notre Dame tradition doesn’t resonate with kids born in 1995.
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rittyrich Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 10:40 AM
ND will always be relevant because of its history. But they haven’t been a factor on the field for many years.
I agree. Then the SEC will always be relevant because of its history….one that dates back well before 2006, Duffy.
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HawkEye Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 10:41 AM
It’s a tired retort to claim that SEC fans are shortsighted when it comes to college football history, etc
May be tired, but it’s wholly accurate
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GloriousMullet Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 10:41 AM
Meh
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molemaninthemorning Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 10:42 AM
Also, isn’t a 20th ranked recruiting class about what they can expect for the foreseeable future? The Notre Dame tradition doesn’t resonate with kids born in 1995.
They’re top ten for 2013.
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GloriousMullet Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 10:42 AM
What does my comment have to do with the SEC or 2006? It has to do with winning. Notre Dame sets the standards for themselves by not entering a conference. They have no affiliations they can use to say this style of football, or this region of football is better than that style or region of football. They stand alone so they suffer alone. And in that regard, they havent been supremely relevant since 1988.
You know who else was really good in 1988? And was one more defensive stop against LSU in the Earthquake Game from a chance at claiming a national title in 1988? Auburn. Of the SEC. It’s a tired retort to claim that SEC fans are shortsighted when it comes to college football history, etc. I have a great appreciation for football’s past, in the South and elsewhere, I just have the recent luxury of not having to talk about ghosts from bygone decades as a matter of staying relevant.
Roll Tide
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sousedbergin Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 10:43 AM
Suddenly, Notre Dame is loaded.
Duffy.
You want to get in on the Senator Jersey gambling train?
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rittyrich Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 10:43 AM
May be tired, but it’s wholly accurate
Go to Florida and listen to them talk about the 90′s and Spurrier.
Auburn’s defense in the 80′s.
Alabama’s titles in the 70′s.
Arkansas in the 60′s.
Etc.
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Babar 2.0 Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 10:45 AM
They’re top ten for 2013.
Conclusion: Kids born in 1996 love Women’s College Basketball star Skylar Diggins.
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Babar 2.0 Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 10:45 AM
They’re top ten for 2013.
Conclusion: Kids born in 1996 love Women’s College Basketball star Skylar Diggins.
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angry Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 10:46 AM
I just have the recent luxury of not having to talk about ghosts from bygone decades as a matter of staying relevant.
This is really what it’s all about. I’m a Nebraska fan. Trying not to be a homer but I think Nebraska has a pretty rich history of football. That history is great and all, but I want to win now.
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geoffreyvs hired a PR firm to get his son's coach fired; now I'm running for Senate! Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 10:46 AM
Way too many people seem to give a damn about Notre Dame football.
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HawkEye Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 10:46 AM
So kids born in 1996 love Skylar Doggins?
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GloriousMullet Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 10:46 AM
They’re top ten for 2013.
Conclusion: Kids born in 1996 love Women’s College Basketball star Skylar Diggins.
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captain_spalding Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 10:47 AM
Except for when they’ve done that the entire time Notre Dame has had a football team.
But since ESPN televises games 7 days a week, ND lost that TV edge for recruits.
I do believe a good recruit would be selling himself short to play football and school in cold weather 4-5 mos of the school year.
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squawkbox Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 10:47 AM
And was one more defensive stop against LSU in the Earthquake Game from a chance at claiming a national title in 1988? Auburn.
Let’s not forget how they were shafted in ’83-84 as well.
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cleet Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 10:47 AM
Arkansas in the 60′s.
Arkansas was in the SWC back then.
/nitpicked
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sousedbergin Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 10:48 AM
The service academies and USF don’t think much of Lady of the lake’s recent recruiting classes.
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scripty Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 10:49 AM
Once the (insert current coach’s name) gets his players here and can ditch the players from (insert previous bum of a coach’s name here), Notre Dame will be right back on top. Our recruiting classes from last year, and (insert year +1) and (year +2) are looking AWESOME.
/ND Fan
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spencer096 Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 10:53 AM
I do believe a good recruit would be selling himself short to play football and school in cold weather 4-5 mos of the school year.
only if they’re a QB, WR or DB. they play football in cold weather too you know.
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guinnessgirl13 Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 10:55 AM
The service academies and USF don’t think much of Lady of the lake’s recent recruiting classes.
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sousedbergin Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 10:58 AM
only if they’re a QB, WR or DB. they play football in cold weather too you know.
Yeah but it’s been 10 years and a bullshit pass interference call since a cold weather team won.
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Historys Greatest Monster Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 11:00 AM
The service academies and USF don’t think much of Lady of the lake’s recent recruiting classes.
And Tulsa shits all over their tradition.
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molemaninthemorning Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 11:00 AM
Historys Greatest Monster
WOW what a username.
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Historys Greatest Monster Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 11:01 AM
WOW what a username.
Gracias.
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spencer096 Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 11:04 AM
Yeah but it’s been 10 years and a bullshit pass interference call since a cold weather team won.
grr…that correct call shouldn’t have counted because it came a little late. fuck off.
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captain_spalding Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 11:04 AM
they play football in cold weather too you know.
If I’m a stud at any of those positions and know I’m going pro, I’m not freezing my ass off in February to go to communications class.
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molemaninthemorning Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 11:04 AM
Malaise Forever.
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spencer096 Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 11:06 AM
If I’m a stud at any of those positions and know I’m going pro, I’m not freezing my ass off in February to go to communications class.
good to know…might as well just close up college football shop north of the mason dixon line. why even bother anymore?
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sousedbergin Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 11:07 AM
Malaise Forever.
Jimmy Carter ruining the 3 martini lunch and for that may he suffer the eternal torture of the damned!
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sousedbergin Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 11:09 AM
good to know…might as well just close up college football shop north of the mason dixon line. why even bother anymore?
The worst team in the SEC should be relegated to the Big 10 every year. Top team promoted. Enjoy November Ole Miss.
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molemaninthemorning Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 11:12 AM
Anyone who has done a two-a-day in the south during August practices knows that there’s merit to playing for a northern school. Fuck that shit.
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spencer096 Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 11:12 AM
The worst team in the SEC should be relegated to the Big 10 every year. Top team promoted. Enjoy November Ole Miss.
id rather the bottom team from the big ten be “promoted” to the SEC…wonder if indiana would give up less than 70 to any SEC team.
oh wait…florida’s still in the SEC. they’d only get 65 against indiana.
/also would’ve accepted “LSU can’t get past 50″
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scripty Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 11:15 AM
Indiana-LSU; The Spurned by Gunner Kiel Bowl
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molemaninthemorning Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 11:16 AM
/also would’ve accepted “LSU can’t get past 50″
OSU 34
IU 20
Yoinks.
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spencer096 Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 11:17 AM
OSU 34
IU 20
Yoinks.
oh yea…last year was ROUGH. then again…considering the score OSU laid on michigan with a true frosh QB, they prolly shouldnt be beating their chests either.
/unprovoked shot
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molemaninthemorning Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 11:18 AM
True, OSU’s quarterback situation is hilariously dire.
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angry Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 11:18 AM
If I’m a stud at any position I’m most concerned about the coaching staff’s ability to turn me into an NFL player, so I’d be looking at their success in doing so for past players at my position. If a staff has a history of producing NFL DBs I’m going there, regardless of climate.
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Wide Word of Sport (?) Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 11:21 AM
Go to Florida and listen to them talk about the 90′s and Spurrier.
Auburn’s defense in the 80′s.
Alabama’s titles in the 70′s.
Arkansas in the 60′s.
Etc.
This is like a Yankees’ fan born in 1985 telling me how they have 27 (28?) titles, or Steelers’ fans here talking about one for the thumb.
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spencer096 Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 11:21 AM
True, OSU’s quarterback situation is hilariously dire.
if the earth spun like braxton miller’s spiral, we’d all have motion sickness.
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José Pippen Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 11:22 AM
Arkansas in the 60′s.
Fuck Alabama.
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Wide Word of Sport (?) Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 11:23 AM
Historys Greatest Monster
WOW what a username.
Nah, that’s just a phrase. You have to make a play on it.
“History’s Greatest Monstar” would be a great username.
/obligatory
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molemaninthemorning Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 11:27 AM
I have no fucking clue what you’re talking about.
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Nada Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 11:27 AM
OSU’s quarterback situation is hilariously dire.
Where is Johnny Utah when you need him?
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Nada Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 11:31 AM
Psst … hey, Spencer, check it out.
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Historys Greatest Monster Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 11:31 AM
Someone’s not a Simpsons fan.
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otmshank Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 11:31 AM
They stand alone so they suffer alone
What the hell does this mean? If ND joined a conference, their mediocre performance on the field would be somehow more palatable to fans because they could commiserate with their mediocre conference brethren? You’re right, though, ND does stand alone. Which is why at the recent negotiations regarding a bowl playoff system, you had all the major conference presidents, and NDs president. ND staying independent has absolutely nothing to do with on field performance.
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Historys Greatest Monster Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 11:33 AM
otmshank
Another good one.
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molemaninthemorning Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 11:37 AM
Someone’s not a Simpsons fan.
He’s busy rating the Super Hunks.
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spencer096 Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 11:39 AM
Psst … hey, Spencer, check it out.
hell yea!
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Mugatu Says:
June 25th, 2012 at 12:09 PM
Nah, that’s just a phrase. You have to make a play on it.
“History’s Greatest Monstar” would be a great username.
Thought you were gonna reference the baddie from Silverhawks.
/i’m old