Notre Dame: what were you thinking?

kickinthenutshuskies

Not sure why I feel this way....just a hunch

ChillyDawg

I like this hire...seems like the right guy in the right place to keep Notre Dame's football tradition going strong moving forward. The Notre Dame players seemingly support this decision from their collective reaction. We will see what the committed 2022 recruits think and if any players transfer in or out in the near future but right now it seems like all positive energy reations coming from this decision both locally and nationally.

Marcus Freeman Profile https://und.com/sports/football/roster/season/2021-22/coach/marcus-freeman/

University Of Notre Dame https://und.com/marcus-freeman-named-30th-head-football-coach-at-notre-dame/


ESPN (click for full article) https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/32777349/sources-notre-dame-fighting-irish-expected-announce-hiring-marcus-freeman-head-football-coach-friday-morning

Notre Dame has named defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman as 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 head coach earlier this week.

"It is an honor to be named the head coach of Notre Dame Football," Freeman said in a statement. "I am eternally grateful to both Father [John] Jenkins and [athletic director] Jack Swarbrick for giving me the opportunity to lead the exceptional men who make this program what it is. Notre Dame is a very special place and I look forward to pursuing a national championship with the most outstanding student-athletes, coaches and staff in college football."

https://twitter.com/NDFootball/status/1466822537107623937

https://twitter.com/NDFootball/status/1466946589767999488

https://twitter.com/NDFootball/status/1466754340224385036

ChillyDawg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UB3GvMiVd4
NBC Sports: Freeman Full Intro Presser. After a whirlwind week, Notre Dame officially introduced Marcus Freeman as its next head football coach -- and the former Irish defensive coordinator vowed that national championships would be the program's standard.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfWJ6PV29VE
Notre Dame Football: Recapping everything said during Marcus Freeman's press conference where he was introduced as the new head coach at Notre Dame.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49GSLWzydTI

Notre Dame Football: BlueandGold.com's Mike Singer shares details on the Notre Dame football staff's plans to visit recruits over the coming days. Following introduction Marcus Freeman immediately on way to Wisconsin. The plan is in action, as Marcus Freeman and Tommy Rees are on the way to Wisconsin presumably to visit Billy Schrauth.

creepycoug

This thread is worthless without @Gladstone .

DerekJohnson

I literally had a dream that Campbell got hired at Notre Dame and that I was talking to a friend about it. Then I walked around for a couple days thinking Campbell was the Irish head coach, until I found out differently yesterday. That was weird.

rodmansrage

hiring DCs to learn on the job ALWAYS works.

ChillyDawg

rodmansrage said:

hiring DCs to learn on the job ALWAYS works.

Every situation is different...time will tell how it works out for Notre Dame. Can't paint all DCs with a broad brush just because of Jimmy Lake's tenure at the UW. I am pretty sure that Freeman won't be hiring the secretarial assistant to the assistant RB coach to be his OC.