If I’m not mistaken SJB is a legendary girls cross country coach. As we know this correlates well yo football.
Rookie Head Coaching Blues
- Thread starter SouthFloridaIrish88
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MF so far has shown a serious weakness if ND is EVER to contend for a NC,
Not being able to motivate, adjust, whatever to take care of teams that are PATHETICALLY less talented will end his tenure here sooner or later.
You MF fanboys need to accept that reality.
Not being able to motivate, adjust, whatever to take care of teams that are PATHETICALLY less talented will end his tenure here sooner or later.
You MF fanboys need to accept that reality.
I'm sure he is more than just a troll on a free message board. What he doesn't understand is that the ND AD, ND president and the BOT decided that Marcus Freeman was the man to lead Notre Dame's football program after Brian Kelly left. When they offered the job to Marcus, what was he supposed to say? "No. I'm not experienced enough. I won't succeed. You should offer the job to Luke Fickell." That's what sjb would do in a similar situation but MF has enough self-confidence in his ability to take on the challenge. He's going to take his lumps. He already has. You don't think it kills him to know his team lost to Marshall and Stanford? Or those players? You think they don't think about what might have been had they been able to win those games? Believe me, they are more bothered by it than any poster on this board and you know why - because they live and breathe ND football everyday. Their blood and sweat and effort is going into this season. They know they should have won those games. They know they should have curb stomped Navy today, but you know what, they didn't. They won and that's what matters. Freeman and those players have to learn how to finish lesser quality opponents. Maybe they will destroy BC next week and put all that to rest. I hope so.
Give the man a break. Kelly couldn't bag a NC in 12 years. You expect Freeman to do it in year one.
What does this have to do with losing to crappy Stanford and lousy Marshall at home?
All I know is ND is 7-3, with wins over 3 top 25 teams utilizing a backup QB that shouldn't have been given a scholarship to play for ND. Kelly destroyed the QB and WR room, and Rees is highly suspect suspect as an OC without his mentor. Freeman needs to be given time to fix these issues.
Were you calling for Kelly's head during seasons he lost to less talented teams? His tenure lasted 12 years despite losing to Tulsa, Navy, USF, Northwestern...and getting destroyed, not even being competitive, in games against Alabama, Ohio State and Clemson. I think there is a double standard here.
Hey SJB, why did Kelly lose to Tulsa, Navy, Northwestern, USF and Syracuse at home? How come he got 12 years and you want Freeman gone now? I think I know why and it has nothing to do with his coaching ability.
Hey, the buck stops at the top !
You can’t blame ND’s second half performance on Rees, the players failed to execute !
And I like Marcus Freeman. A lot.
Just don't blame the roster for Marshall and Stanford.
IRRESPECTIVE OF THE PLAY CALLING, THE PLAYERS FAILED TO EXECUTE THE PLAYS THAT WERE CALLED.
YOU KEEP WANTING TO BLAME REES 100 % WHEN IT WAS THE PLAYERS WHO FAILED TO PERFORM
The players don’t call the initial play, the coaches call the plays.
Once called, it’s on the players and the players failed miserably
So who is the top.
Because you said the buck stops at the top. Then you said its on the players
I believe Rees was a questionably hire when Kelly hired him, and I still believe it to this day. That's my opinion.
Bullshit. All you do is criticize him. I made a reply to the OP disagreeing with his assertion that ND had a top 5 roster. I never said losing to Marshall and Stanford was OK. But shit happens, just like it did to Kelly all those years here. You and others on the board won't give Freeman the same break you gave Kelly all those years. All you did was defend Kelly up and down even though he lost those games to teams he should not have and even though every time ND was on the big stage, they got their doors blown off. All I'm saying is this, Freeman is in year one. Give the guy time to get his roster put together. Give him time to get experience in situations like today. And remember, the ND admins hired Freeman, he didn't hire himself. You want to complain then email Father Jenkins, the BOT and Jack Swarbrick and tell them they suck.
That has NO RELEVANCE REGARDING TODAY’S GAME.
AND YOU DIDNT OBJECT WHEN ND WAS UP 35-13 AT HALFTIME !
I stand by my statement. I didn't object, but I also didn't mention Rees either. Still not a fan of the hire, win or lose. He has potential but he needs more experience, he needs to be exposed to different offenses.
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And Notre Dame has as many top 5 wins in year one without Kelly as Kelly had in 12 years at Notre Dame.
It goes both ways, until he wins a title it's going to be same old same old for big game Brian.
How do you know he didn't. One half doesn't make someone change their opinion. He's been oC for 3 years
Yea but I did when he made zero adjustments, left our best running back on the bench, and went for total 16 yards in the second half against 3-7 Navy.
Bullshit, we were up 35-13 and noone with a brain was complaining about the RB rotation.
Because he didn’t manifest his dissatisfaction with a post.
And he was successful in previous years, so what changed ?
Try reading with a scintilla of comprehension, in particular, the word “halftime” !
You just don’t get it, and you are just dumb enough that you will never understand.
How have we won 7 games with a coach with no experience. The way you talk is impossible for him to win.
Crazy he has 2 top 15 wins already
I wouldnt want Kelly interfering with Coach Lea and I dont want MF interfering with the offense
Barely beating toledo, losing to an inferior Cincinnati team, getting shut down consistently by top 10 teams I wouldn't necessarily call that successful.
