ND Coaching Search Megathread

[Dale]

The BK is not a good recruiter narrative is going to be tested if he’s getting Top 5 classes year in and year out at LSU

 

[317Irish]

The BK is not a good recruiter narrative is going to be tested if he’s getting Top 5 classes year in and year out at LSU

You know it’s not as clear-cut as that…

 

[Irishman77]

Wild BS hits its crescendo during contract negotiations. That is where we are now.

Kelly will be allowed his moment first with his stale, canned press conference. The next day Freeman will be our man.

The future is BRIGHT

 

[notredomer23]

Am I the only one that feels like the longer this drags out the worst the news we're going to get will be?

I know it feels like an eternity but it hasn't even been 24 hours. I don't think we can worry too much until the weekend.

 

[Jimmy3Putt]

That’s just because you wouldn’t even know what to do with her if you even had the chance.

I know what I'd do: ejaculate prematurely.

 

[BoredIrish]

Wild BS hits its crescendo during contract negotiations. That is where we are now.

Kelly will be allowed his moment first with his stale, canned press conference. The next day Freeman will be our man.

The future is BRIGHT

Forget that. Schedule the Freeman PC at the exact same time... show the world which school has more buzz.

 

[ACamp1900]

I know what I'd do: ejaculate prematurely.

I'd be the hero she needs... I'd know exactly wtf to do. She'd be the one that needs help.

(That was the most serious post I have dropped on this site in like five years... zero italics).

 

[IrishTusker]

The BK is not a good recruiter narrative is going to be tested if he’s getting Top 5 classes year in and year out at LSU

Okay, and we'll see what he does with those classes. We had plenty of losses to less talented teams under BK.

 

[NDMatt91]

You know it’s not as clear-cut as that…

Exactly. Their last 2 coaches were complete morons and consistently got top 5-10 classes. There's no in-state competition in Louisiana and most recruits grow up Tigers from birth, and you're right next to Texas.

 

[Whiskeyjack]

The BK is not a good recruiter narrative is going to be tested if he’s getting Top 5 classes year in and year out at LSU

That won't really be a fair comparison. He wasn't a good enough recruiter here to get ND over the hump. With unlimited resources and zero restrictions, he may very well kill it. In fact, I'd expect him too. Recruiting Louisiana is like shooting fish in a barrel.

 

[Irishman77]

Forget that. Schedule the Freeman PC at the exact same time... show the world which school has more buzz.

That would no doubt feel good, but Notre Dame classiness wins out here. Let Kelly be who he is … a first class douche bag.

 

[Riddickulous]

The BK is not a good recruiter narrative is going to be tested if he’s getting Top 5 classes year in and year out at LSU

It'll depend on his staff. Singer has said before that his level of personal involvement in recruiting wasn't in the same league as a Ryan Day type recruiter.

 

[Dale]

You know it’s not as clear-cut as that…

Definitely not. It’s also not been as clear cut the criticisms he’s likely got too

 

[Dale]

That won't really be a fair comparison. He wasn't a good enough recruiter here to get ND over the hump. With unlimited resources and zero restrictions, he may very well kill it. In fact, I'd expect him too. Recruiting Louisiana is like shooting fish in a barrel.

Same would apply to Fickell then. The real answer is “is he a good recruiter” is a moving target both job by job and year by year.

 

[Irishman77]

Freeman was the only assistant called back home by JS yesterday btw

 

[notredomer23]

Freeman was the only assistant called back home by JS yesterday btw

not doubting you but source?

 

[Dale]

It'll depend on his staff. Singer has said before that his level of personal involvement in recruiting wasn't in the same league as a Ryan Day type recruiter.

Definitely isn’t. Nor Riley. And that’s a choice those staffs make. Also why the current OU roster is a free for all. He assumes the Godfather rule that Saban does as well, and now we’ll see it in action on the same footing. He could very well be a “good recruiter” for LSU doing the same thing he did here

 

[Whiskeyjack]

Same would apply to Fickell then. The real answer is “is he a good recruiter” is a moving target both job by job and year by year.

I expect that he'd recruit "better" at ND because it's a higher profile job. Just like Kelly recruited "better" at ND than at Cinci. The question is whether it'll be good enough for us to take the next step. And I don't think it would be with Fickell. Maybe I'm wrong, but I think his results would be very similar to Kelly's.

 

[irishff1014]

That won't really be a fair comparison. He wasn't a good enough recruiter here to get ND over the hump. With unlimited resources and zero restrictions, he may very well kill it. In fact, I'd expect him too. Recruiting Louisiana is like shooting fish in a barrel.

And all of this staff with probably be better overall.

 

[wizards8507]

O/U 25% of this story being real?

 

[Trait Expectations]

That’s just because you wouldn’t even know what to do with her if you even had the chance.

I'm not entirely sure what to do with her but I know I'll need lots of hydration.

 

[stpeteirish]

So everyone thinks its Freeman. Scares me a little. Very similar to the Davie hire, 1)well thought of DC, 2)on staff so there's continuity, 3)know you're going to lose him to a HC job if you try to keep him (Davie had the Purdue job lined up when we elevated him.)

So this is different. Why? Davie proved to be a bad head coach. He certainly wasn't a bad DC. Why is Freeman different?

Or are we just panicking to save recruiting. Which is a terrible reason to hire the wrong guy.

 

[Riddickulous]

O/U 25% of this story being real?

Bullshit. No way Sampson wouldn't have mentioned this.

 

[Irishman77]

not doubting you but source?

Bryan Driskel said it on his YT video today. Per his best sources…

 

[Trait Expectations]

O/U 25% of this story being real?

It's good to see you Wiz and please, please, please let this be the case. This would give me so much excitement moving forward.

 

[fightingirish26]

[TWEET]https://twitter.com/dennisdoddcbs/status/1465779091232202752[/TWEET]

Zero chance this scoop is real. If this was an actual feeling people with decision making power at ND had, we would be in the big 10 by now.

Fickell may go to ND but it's not for his Midwest catholic recruiting prowess.

 

[GoldenAura]

O/U 25% of this story being real?

Damn I hope all of this is true.

 

[Dale]

Lol probably not true but not impossible. I could imagine it even if Freeman doesn’t actually dislike BK for it as Freeman also ain’t no dummy and the hate BK train is a great motivation tactic for the CFP. All is fair in the game as BK clearly believes

 

[ACamp1900]

Freeman was the only assistant called back home by JS yesterday btw

Where is this from?? There is potentially two big takes here if true.

 

[wizards8507]

Where is this from?? There is potentially two big takes here if true.

'Tuna I believe. Freeman went to Drayk Bowen's school and then went back to SB.