I think the answer to the original question, depends on how you define "South Bend." If you strictly define that as the SBCSC, the football is poor. Coaches will come and go, programs will ebb & flow, but SBCSC schools are likely never going to be competitive again. Especially in a School of Choice world. However, when most folks think of "South Bend", they're really thinking St Joe County. Penn, Mishawaka, Marian & St Joe all field rock solid programs. In reality, you can include Edwardsburg, MI in that orbit, as well. Good number of families have moved the few miles north of the border, looking for a quality, albeit smaller, school experience for their families.