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Notre Dame names Marcus Freeman its next head football coach
Posted on 12/3/21 at 9:32 am
Posted on 12/3/21 at 9:32 am
ESPN
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Notre Dame has named defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman its next head football coach, the school announced Friday morning.
Freeman, 35, will be introduced on Monday during a 2 p.m. ET news conference and will coach the Irish in their upcoming bowl game.
Freeman was in his first season in charge of Notre Dame's defense. He replaces Brian Kelly, who left Notre Dame to become LSU's coach earlier this week.
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Posted on 12/3/21 at 9:34 am to Music_City_Tiger
I have a strong feeling this will not end well for them.
He may do great, but history proves otherwise.
He may do great, but history proves otherwise.
Posted on 12/3/21 at 9:36 am to Music_City_Tiger
Is the reason for the delay because the school president was at the Vatican and couldn’t formally sign off? That has to be the most Catholic reason ever 
Posted on 12/3/21 at 9:36 am to Pas Bon
I don't think it will be a total disaster. Players love him so he may do well in recruiting
Posted on 12/3/21 at 9:36 am to Pas Bon
quote:
I have a strong feeling this will not end well for them.
He may do great, but history proves otherwise.
Agreed.
I think the move to name him permanent head coach is to assuage the Playoff committee so they can say "We have a head coach! Now you cant use that against us!"
Posted on 12/3/21 at 9:37 am to Music_City_Tiger
Notre Dame has one of the worst track records for hiring coaches in the country.
They hired Gerry Faust, a high school coach, for frick's sake.
For a supposed Blue Blood, they are notoriously cheap.
They hired Gerry Faust, a high school coach, for frick's sake.
For a supposed Blue Blood, they are notoriously cheap.
Posted on 12/3/21 at 9:38 am to Music_City_Tiger
Good job Notre Dame, you've made this hunchback very happy
Posted on 12/3/21 at 9:40 am to Music_City_Tiger
Good for ND, Marcus is a great coach (as proven by our offer to make him the highest paid DC in the country) and I hope he does well there.
I hope Kelly does better here though
I hope Kelly does better here though
Posted on 12/3/21 at 9:41 am to Music_City_Tiger
This is a really dumb hire if you list any reason outside of we are hoping to keep the classes together and we have a coach so the playoffs can't hold us out.
Posted on 12/3/21 at 9:47 am to Music_City_Tiger
I mean he was HCIW right
Posted on 12/3/21 at 9:49 am to Music_City_Tiger
Jeez I thought it was official already
Posted on 12/3/21 at 9:49 am to Music_City_Tiger
That’s one hell of a first head coaching job
Posted on 12/3/21 at 9:51 am to Music_City_Tiger
That was an enormous mistake.
Posted on 12/3/21 at 10:00 am to Music_City_Tiger
I was wondering what the holdup was. It's about time.
Hopefully for him he gets to choose his own staff. Rees as OC and Elston as DC seems like it could be a disaster.
Hopefully for him he gets to choose his own staff. Rees as OC and Elston as DC seems like it could be a disaster.
Posted on 12/3/21 at 10:06 am to Bottom9
quote:Never works out in the long run. Players coaches are good for a year or two but then eventually lose control of the program.
Players love him
Posted on 12/3/21 at 10:08 am to Music_City_Tiger
Can’t wait for the ND melt for when he leaves for Ohio State one day
Posted on 12/3/21 at 10:15 am to Ash Williams
quote:
I think the move to name him permanent head coach is to assuage the Playoff committee so they can say "We have a head coach! Now you cant use that against us!"
I disagree. They named him head coach b/c he's good at his job, he was going to get a head coaching job this cycle from someone, and he is their ace recruiter. Look at Oklahoma's class; ND didn't want to end up like that.
Posted on 12/3/21 at 10:17 am to Music_City_Tiger
The good and the bad.
Good
Freeman gets a HC gig at a top tier P5 school very early in profession. Skipped about 8 years of dues payment, 3-4 OC and 4-5 HC at smaller school.
Bad
Freeman lacks background training for job.
Good
Notre Dame gets continuation in a possible NC year, and can probably hold onto 2 excellent recruiting years. Save some money.
Bad
Hired a pig in a poke. Could be fantastic. Could be disastrous. But, will not know for 3 ish years.
Reminds me of LSU with Arnsparger to Archer transition. We thought the world was our oyster, but this put LSU football into a hibernation period until Saban revitalized the program.
I don’t have a dog in this fight, so I’ll just sit back and be entertained as it plays out. But my opinion, should have initiated Raid 2 on Cincinnati.
Good
Freeman gets a HC gig at a top tier P5 school very early in profession. Skipped about 8 years of dues payment, 3-4 OC and 4-5 HC at smaller school.
Bad
Freeman lacks background training for job.
Good
Notre Dame gets continuation in a possible NC year, and can probably hold onto 2 excellent recruiting years. Save some money.
Bad
Hired a pig in a poke. Could be fantastic. Could be disastrous. But, will not know for 3 ish years.
Reminds me of LSU with Arnsparger to Archer transition. We thought the world was our oyster, but this put LSU football into a hibernation period until Saban revitalized the program.
I don’t have a dog in this fight, so I’ll just sit back and be entertained as it plays out. But my opinion, should have initiated Raid 2 on Cincinnati.
Posted on 12/3/21 at 10:19 am to Music_City_Tiger
Freeman has more potential than Kelly
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