Freeman needs to go

[Irish_inPSU]

For the record, I don't profess as some football genius or a crack at identifying issues, etc. But I can honestly say this is the first time in a long time that really sticks out as being inept at Notre Dame. Weve had QB's that make some really bad decisions at times, some bad reads, etc... but I can't recall one that simply doesn't have the tools like I believe Leonard lacks.

 

[mmboys07]

Haven't been following the last couple pages in this thread because the title was ridiculous but wanted to post some thoughts on Re Marcus Freeman Hire (this was actually a reply i posted in another thread in response to ND being a 10 point favorite vs Louisville) but its more related to this topic here.

Anyway, F+ has ND as the 8th best team in the country with the 6th best defense prior to their 25 point blowout of Miami-OH. The on the field annihilation of Purdue turned ND into the best 1-loss team in the country (EVEN WITH THE LOSS COMING TO LOWLY NIU) in the eyes of the F+ system.

That's why you will hear me harping on the recruiting/talent but rarely on the coaching. The player development has been fantastic going back to the start of the Brian Kelly era, and Marcus Freeman in his 2.25 years hasn't shown any sign of drop off so far in that regard

The good thing about having good player development is that it scales to the recruiting trail. Players want to play for coaching staffs that have excellent track record developing players.

We still need more time to determine if its Marcus Freemans development that is working or if the culture that BK built up here over the span of a decade and then left behind is still largely in play. Also worth considering is that ND is now able to patch up their holes on the roster with incoming player transfers in the TP and NIL in a way ND wasn't able to in the pre transfer portal era.

ND just has to do their part from the admin level to make sure they are pouring as many resources as they can possibly handle into the talent acquisition side of their football operations.

THE LOW HANGING FRUIT FROM A FOOTBALL OPERATIONS STANDPOINT IS CLOSING THE TALENT GAP BETWEEN ND AND THE TIER 1. THAT SHOULD BE PRIORITY 1 / S TIER / IMMEDIATE FIRE IN THE ORGANIZATION THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN PUT OUT ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO. THE TIER 1 TALENT GAP CANT CONTINUE TO BE SOMETHING THAT IS "AN ISSUE WE'LL ADDRESS WHEN WE GET AROUND TO IT" KIND OF THING.

Is this whole post some kind of joke. Is it that i am 73 and just don't get the modern mind?
What I see on the field the past few years is hype, inconsistent play, lack of skill position players. Am I wrong. I don't smell the roses??

 

[Golson5]

They stopped running him because we had 120 yards on something like 30 carries in the game. NIU did an outstanding job of making them one dimensional and that other dimension (throwing the ball) was not good. Not saying its all on Leonard, the O line didn't do its part at times, but there was a ton of open receivers in the game that he either flat out missed or didn't see.

He ran all over them first drive. We scored. He had 4 carries the rest of the game. It was a bad coaching decision