He said the difference in the game was just a few plays, 2 specifically… that’s a clueless answer and so wrong. He said he was shocked we didn’t tackle better, we have tackled bad all year but don’t practice tackling
Bring him in this afternoon. Parker can focus on TE, Gino can (I don't know). I like Gino, but this is business.
Most of this should have started first bye, don’t double down, make some moves this bye
Lets get this shit up on the billboard stat
He also needs to tell the Admin, boosters, and whoever is behind FUND that if they're not going to pay for HS recruits, then they damn well better be able to drop bag after bag after bag for the best grad transfer at every single position of need, every single year.
Although questionable returns at usc and tamu and a few others
Xactly.
He said he wished it came down to just a couple plays, watch it again.
I would agree... I don't know how much strategy it's been on MF's part, but the ND difference is the one thing he bought into immediately and that in many ways is helping ND stay the course and stay strong in recruiting (not perfect, there have been hiccups) and is kind of pointing to that recruiting, tradition, culture, player retention/development are actually still important. Has any highly-portal'd mercenary-like team been that stellar? Any NCs under their belts? USC and LSU looked like they may be the vanguard of the new portal way but now seem to be falling apart like CO. And teams (AL, GA, OK State, Ole Miss) that have also stuck with the more traditional methods (but still do other things well) are looking better and better compared to the portal peddlers. Of course, that doesn't guarantee success and you still have to do all those things well and definitely have the right coaches and game prep. I feel that ND in many ways is right there, but the initial and optimistic good will can only go so far so this is where MF needs to take all this good stuff and turn into a mad stew and get this train rolling.
I don’t doubt Deland will move on but are there rumors already?
I think Golden was a good hire. He’s brought good defenses, made mistakes sure, but not think the hire has been a failure. He has head coach experience which the entire staff lacked, for one.
Right, that's the thing, good coaches will always be leaving so he needs to have a vetting team building/managing the pipeline of next great position and coordinator coaches (and ones that fit the ideal ND profile and limitations - e.g., make sure there are plenty of up and coming coaches even at Group of Five in ND isn't always gonna pay the big $s)
I know it works sometimes, but I'm just not a fan of guys getting their first HC job at a major program. When you move from a coordinator's job to having the corner office with the big desk, that's just an entirely different world. Most guys, no matter how smart and how good they are as a coordinator, aren't ready, especially at a really major program. Freeman probably would've been better off if he'd started his HC career at a smaller program and worked his way up. ND is a tough place to learn on the job.
Think Kelly had 19 years of Head Coaching experience when he came to ND. His first two years he went 8-5 and 8-5. Today Kelly has like 32 years of corner office big desk experience and he is 6-3. He also has the best QB in college football and a couple receivers who will play on Sunday ffs.
