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Freeman looking like next ND HC

Posted on 12/1/21 at 9:51 am
Posted by hsgeoboy
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Posted on 12/1/21 at 9:51 am
According to ND boards and in line with Swarbrick’s press conference (and what most ND fans want), the plan is to promote Marcus Freeman. ND fans like the guy more than they even did Kelly lol (source: im a student at ND) and the ND players have talked about wanting freeman as well.

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This post was edited on 12/1/21 at 9:55 am
Posted by IowaCityTigerFan
Iowa City
Member since Nov 2019
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Posted on 12/1/21 at 9:52 am to
Good for them.
Posted by TBoy
Kalamazoo
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Posted on 12/1/21 at 9:52 am to
Hell of a first head coaching job.
Posted by Chad504boy
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Posted on 12/1/21 at 9:52 am to
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ND fans like the guy more than they even did Kelly lol


i can vouch from a fan i talked to yesterday that this was true.
Posted by Topwater Trout
Red Stick
Member since Oct 2010
67589 posts
Posted on 12/1/21 at 9:54 am to
Lose your HC to another team while in the playoff hunt and then hire a guy that has never been a HC before...that is funny that ND would even contemplate making him the HC.
Posted by deaux
Member since Oct 2018
20267 posts
Posted on 12/1/21 at 9:54 am to
Good look to him. He’s obviously a great DC and recruiter so he has that going for him.
Posted by Choupique19
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Posted on 12/1/21 at 9:55 am to
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and the ND players have talked about wanting freeman as well.


This always works out well
Posted by IowaCityTigerFan
Iowa City
Member since Nov 2019
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Posted on 12/1/21 at 9:56 am to
quote:

ND fans like the guy more than they even did Kelly


That's true, which are why fans are idiots.

He is the MAIN reason they have the 4th ranked class though.
Posted by Ocardowin
Member since Dec 2011
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Posted on 12/1/21 at 9:56 am to
The players and message boards seem to love him. Seems like there's a battle brewing between people willing to turn over the keys to ND to someone with such limited experience, and people who...don't want to do that.

I'm torn on what I'd want, personally. It's tough to risk it on someone with 1 year of P5 coordinator experiance (2 years if you count his Co-dc year at Purdue).

Seems like a helluva recruiter though.
This post was edited on 12/1/21 at 9:57 am
Posted by hsgeoboy
Panamá (but originally AR)
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Posted on 12/1/21 at 9:57 am to
It seems like Freeman is to ND what Aranda was to LSU. Quieter guy, but very much a leader in a lot of ways. In some ways more than the head coach it seems. Guys are really loyal to him, he already knows how ND football works, he’s long been credited as the reason we have the #4 recruiting class right now (not Kelly), obviously knows football really well. It kinda makes sense imo
Posted by Chad504boy
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Posted on 12/1/21 at 9:58 am to
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He is the MAIN reason they have the 4th ranked class though.



that's great and all, but its a huge leap of faith to put half your team in the hands of rees. good luck.
Posted by Ice Cold
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Member since Jun 2004
18741 posts
Posted on 12/1/21 at 9:58 am to
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ND players have talked about wanting freeman as well.
LSU has experience with that dynamic.

A 35-year-old first time HC at ND? I know football is different than it was 10 or 20 years ago, but that's wild.
Posted by deaux
Member since Oct 2018
20267 posts
Posted on 12/1/21 at 9:59 am to
With a 29 year old OC.
Posted by Minnesota Tiger
Member since Oct 2005
4414 posts
Posted on 12/1/21 at 9:59 am to
They replaced Lou Holtz with DC Bob Davie. They have done this before.
Posted by hsgeoboy
Panamá (but originally AR)
Member since Aug 2017
905 posts
Posted on 12/1/21 at 10:00 am to
How old was Lincoln Riley when he was promoted to his first HC job, at a blue blood nonetheless? Ryan Day? It’s been done before and done successfully recently
Posted by josh336
baton rouge
Member since Jan 2007
77385 posts
Posted on 12/1/21 at 10:00 am to
Its always smart to listen to the players and fans opinions when wanting to hire a coach
Posted by NorthshoreTiger76
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80174 posts
Posted on 12/1/21 at 10:01 am to
Good for him hope he does well
Posted by GetCocky11
Calgary, AB
Member since Oct 2012
51270 posts
Posted on 12/1/21 at 10:01 am to
They need to hire Fickell immediately
Posted by Usual Suspect
Living rent free
Member since Jun 2013
2261 posts
Posted on 12/1/21 at 10:02 am to
ND fans with their little leprechaun right now…
Posted by MJackson
Member since Dec 2006
1126 posts
Posted on 12/1/21 at 10:03 am to
quote:

ND fans like the guy more than they even did Kelly


the backup QB is always the most loved player on campus...

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