South Bend, Ind - By this time tomorrow the smoke should all be cleared and the class of 2004 should be all in place for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.  In less than 24 hours, recruits across the country will be signing and faxing their national letters of intent to their selected schools.  Last year the Fighting Irish were only waiting for one more player to come when signing day rolled around, and his name was CJ Leak and we all know that saga.  This year is every different however, with the Irish waiting on seven recruit's decisions.

The seven remaining prospects include: Texas quarterback Carlyle Holiday, running back Reynaldo Works, offensive linemen Jeff Eulberg and Alex Barron, defensive lineman Anthony Crosson, line backer Ronbrose Jones, and safety/quarterback Abram Elam.  Now I'll take a look at ND's chances at each.

First off, Carlyle Holiday.  For the last two-three weeks it seems each day people are expecting an announcement.  Well, what was thought to have ended two weeks ago wil now be decided tomorrow on signing day.  He is down to Notre Dame and Nebraska and has been thorn over which was the better fit for weeks.   This one is totally up in the air and no one really knows where he is going.   My heart says Notre Dame all the way, but my head says it looks like Nebraska.   ND's chance: 51%

Next comes Reynaldo Works who is stil officially commited to Oklahoma, but is waivering big time.  He is strongly considering Notre Dame and likes the offense the Irish run.  At Oklahoma, the quarterback and wide receivers are the bread and butter of the offense, while Notre Dame uses it's running backs a lot more which is enticing to a recruit.  This one is far from over and by this time tomorrow I think you will be hearing the ND fight song out of the Works' house.  ND's chance: 60%

As of now, no offensive linemen are commited to the Irish, but two are left on the board - Alex Barron and Jeff Euhberg.  Barron is rated as one of the best offensive linemen in the country this year.  He is down to Florida State, Georgia, South Carolina, Notre Dame, and Georgia Tech.  I have no clue where he will end up since he hasn't said much of anything the entire recruiting season.   For some reason though I don't like ND's chances here that much with them being the only non-South school on his list.  ND's Chances: 25%

The other offensive linemen looking at Notre Dame is Jeff Eulberg.  Euhberg does not come in with the nearly as many accolades as Barron but is a decent prospect.  He got looks from some of the major schools like Michigan, but has really only gotten offers from the smaller schools.  He is favoring Portland State because Notre Dame had not offered him yet, but an unconfirmed source has told me that they offerend him today.  If Notre Dame has offerend him I think he will come.   According to Lemming he would love to play for Notre Dame, and despite the low ranking and small attention that's the kind of kid you want playing for you.  ND's Chances: 70%