Kliff Klingsbury, Luke Fickell, Eric Bienimey (yes you read that right) and will also interview DC Marcus Freeman.
Per reports ND has already contacted
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Its going to be Fickell
No to Bienemey too ... don't want any more former NFL coaches. Kuharich and Weis were enough.
Sure, Holtz coached in the NFL, but only for a year or so. He was basically a college coach.
Hopefully Quinn, Del and Polian
I think we're still dealing with him leaving while on the cuffs a playoff spot
I think this is probably correct. Why would Freeman stay to work under Fickell again? It's unpopular but I'd offer Freeman the job for five years. as stated in another post, he would bring in great recruiting classes. I worry that the work in the 22 and 23 classes would fall apart if Freeman leaves. It would be an extremely risky hire but you might catch the next Saban in a bottle at a young age.
Don’t forget about Rees.
3 of the 4 guys OU is supposedly looking at if they don't get Venables. Would prefer Fickell but assume he would prefer the Irish. You guys will get a good coach. Just like OU will.
I think he's the safest hire of anyone. The only question mark about Freeman is can he run a big time program?
We know he can recruit at an elite level and he can coach the xs and os.
If you bring in Fickell, could be herman 2.0 ; Rhule can coach xs and os but can he run a big time program, recruit with the big dogs? I'd say the data points at Temple and Baylor don't quite give us the definitive answer we need to bring an outsider in.
Bring in Freeman, solidify the next two classes and roll the dice he can handle the pressure.
Let's gooo
I just think Freeman is way too green. And while he left Fickell, he didn't leave to become a head coach. He left to become defensive coordinator at a bigger program.
Watching the Oklahoma recruiting class lose at least a half a dozen recruits so far and others entering the transfer portal, we need to make a hire quickly that can keep as much of our class together as possible.
This was more Kelly’s show than Rees by far but I don’t agree with the board’s disdain for Rees.
Fickell is probably the best hire, IMO. This could be a good opportunity for ND. Fickell is much younger and hungry. I think he’ll add some grit to the program and hopefully bring in some great QBs.
I don’t have anything against Rees, I just believe ND should not be a training ground for coaches.
Long overdue for ND returning to the dumpster fire it was before Kelly?
maybe he can get ridder to transfer here and forgo the draft another year
DO NOT HIRE ANYONE who has never been a HC.
Every time ND has done that its been a disaster.
Every time ND has done that its been a disaster.
I'm hoping we keep Freeman, promote Elston. I have no problem keeping Rees. Dump Quinn and Del.
Except if it comes down to Bienimey and Freeman, then you go with Freeman.
Fickell and Freeman go way back and are very good friends.
It's a bit strange that we are going after another Cincinnati coach. Still I think he's the guy for the job.
I'll say it's either Fickell with Freeman staying on as DC, or Freeman. I'm not really convinced anyone outside of those 2 is a tangibly better choice, unless you're getting into the pipe dream candidates. Which a lot of the names thrown around likely are.
If we bring in Fickell, I doubt Freeman will stay. I also believe if Freeman leaves the 23 class falls apart.
Where would he go at this point though? Follow Kelly? From all indications he & Fickell are pretty close so I don't think it's overly unrealistic he stays (at least) for the short term and then perhaps gets the head coaching call next year or the year after somewhere else.
