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I actually think Freeman is going to do ok at ND

Posted on 10/15/23 at 10:29 am
Posted by Allthatfades
Mississippi
Member since Aug 2014
8668 posts
Posted on 10/15/23 at 10:29 am
He can recruit and he’s a hell of a defensive coach. Stoned Lincoln Riley and Caleb Williams last night. Shut Ohio St. down and should have won that game. His weakness is in game coaching/game management, but he’s only been a head coach for a year and half and you figure that will improve as he goes
This post was edited on 10/15/23 at 10:36 am
Posted by Paul Allen
Montauk, NY
Member since Nov 2007
77735 posts
Posted on 10/15/23 at 10:31 am to
Huge win last night. Definitely revitalizes their playoff hopes.
Posted by usc6158
Member since Feb 2008
38513 posts
Posted on 10/15/23 at 10:34 am to
USC is a 7-5 and team. Wouldn’t overinterpret that game
Posted by lepdagod
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2015
5475 posts
Posted on 10/15/23 at 10:35 am to
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His weakness is in game coaching and game management


Game management I agree… what does in-game coaching consist of???
Posted by boston vol
Lexington-Fayette, KY
Member since Sep 2015
6664 posts
Posted on 10/15/23 at 10:40 am to
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Definitely revitalizes their playoff hopes.

Their playoff hopes died in Louisville 8 days ago. I still can’t figure out if you’re legitimately retarded or just an awful troll.
Posted by Sevendust912
Member since Jun 2013
11482 posts
Posted on 10/15/23 at 10:45 am to
If any 2 loss team is getting in its notre dame
Posted by mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Member since Nov 2015
38998 posts
Posted on 10/15/23 at 10:46 am to
Wow...this is a knee-jerk about-face for the overwhelming opinion of the MSB after the knee-jerk reaction to the Louisville game.

So they whipped a Riley overrated USC squad that struggled to beat Colorado. Yeah, lets wait for another litmus test that fields a defense.
This post was edited on 10/15/23 at 10:47 am
Posted by lionward2014
New Orleans
Member since Jul 2015
13368 posts
Posted on 10/15/23 at 11:22 am to
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Huge win last night. Definitely revitalizes their playoff hopes.


There’s about a .5% chance at the playoffs unless absolute craziness occurs over the next few weeks. Even then some of the situations, say LSU beating Bama, works against them because it gives other teams quality wins.
Posted by 3PieceSpicy
Metairie
Member since Jan 2021
7739 posts
Posted on 10/15/23 at 11:24 am to
It’s easy to do “ok” at Notre Dame. That shouldn’t be the standard.
Posted by High C
viewing the fall....
Member since Nov 2012
59371 posts
Posted on 10/15/23 at 11:26 am to
He kinda stumbled out of the gates, but I’ve been very impressed this year. It’s amazing what a competent quarterback can do for any team.
Posted by xenythx
Member since Dec 2007
33244 posts
Posted on 10/15/23 at 11:37 am to
He may still end up fired in a few years (that's the fickleness of the position), but I have no idea why so many wrote him off just because the players rallied for him to have the job. Those people act like he wasn't one of the rising star coordinators in the nation that other teams would be after.

If you can't go out and get Saban, Smart, or Dabo (which you can't), give me a young, motivated guy with potential over any other also-ran "name" coach any day. Hell, the people writing off Freeman are probably the same people who wrote off Dabo and Smart.
This post was edited on 10/15/23 at 11:40 am
Posted by VADawg
Wherever
Member since Nov 2011
47657 posts
Posted on 10/15/23 at 11:52 am to
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I actually think Freeman is going to do ok at ND


I think he will too, now. I was wrong about him when the hire was made. If he stays on this trajectory, would he go home if Ohio State came calling?
Posted by AbuTheMonkey
Chicago, IL
Member since May 2014
8560 posts
Posted on 10/15/23 at 12:12 pm to
He has all the right qualities:
- Motivated as hell
- Intelligent / good football mind
- Maniacal recruiter
- Good people skills

I am worried that he made a bad call bringing in Parker as OC, but he’s brought in a pretty good staff for the most part.

He is a reverse image of Kelly in some ways: Kelly was generally terrible in big games but was good at taking care of business against teams that he should beat. Freeman’s teams have been really charged up in big games but have fallen flat against the Marshall’s and Stanford’s of the world. Freeman now has as many home wins against at-the-time top 10 teams in 1 1/2 years as Kelly did in his entire ND tenure.
This post was edited on 10/15/23 at 1:27 pm
Posted by Big EZ Tiger
Member since Jul 2010
26234 posts
Posted on 10/15/23 at 12:50 pm to
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I still can’t figure out if you’re legitimately retarded or just an awful troll

Why not both?
Posted by TigerFanatic99
South Bend, Indiana
Member since Jan 2007
34560 posts
Posted on 10/15/23 at 1:35 pm to
quote:

I have no idea why so many wrote him off


I have an idea.
Posted by DrSteveBrule
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2009
12392 posts
Posted on 10/15/23 at 1:39 pm to
If someone is hired to a position they haven't done before there has to be a reasonable expectation that they need some time to grow themselves. He has already improved from last year and there's not much more you can ask for. I think he will ultimately do well there and coach there for a long time. He seems like a good guy.

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easy to do “ok” at Notre Dame. That shouldn’t be the standard.


Just because a program has more resources and the lights are brighter doesn't mean that a coach will do well. There are countless cases of coaches doing well at smaller programs and getting crushed at big time ones.
This post was edited on 10/15/23 at 1:42 pm
Posted by Sun God
Member since Jul 2009
49842 posts
Posted on 10/15/23 at 1:42 pm to
What’s your idea?

Is it that coordinators getting promoted rarely works out?
Posted by PeteRose
Hall of Fame
Member since Aug 2014
17827 posts
Posted on 10/15/23 at 2:50 pm to
MSB:
After a loss = he’s over his head
After a win = he’ll be alright

Posted by High C
viewing the fall....
Member since Nov 2012
59371 posts
Posted on 10/15/23 at 3:17 pm to
quote:

I have no idea why so many wrote him off

I have an idea.


What’s your idea? Losses to Marshall and Stanford last year?
Posted by GentleJackJones
Member since Mar 2019
4889 posts
Posted on 10/15/23 at 3:29 pm to
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hell of a defensive coach.


I think that’s more Al Golden. I think he can recruit and that’s it. I think he makes poor hires and makes Les Miles look like a genius in terms of in game management.

There’s a reason he lost to Marshall, Stanford, and Louisville beat the brakes off them.
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