Marcus Freeman Revisited

[stpeteirish]

I agree. And a team that loses to NIU is likely to lose again to someone else (as in 2022).

That’s an understatement. Practically everyone we play is better than NIU

 

[Irish Knuckles]

That’s an understatement. Practically everyone we play is better than NIU

freeman has a lot to prove the rest of this year. i could see us getting back on the horse and running the table. i can also see us finishing 8-4. i hope marcus freeman coaches like his job depends on it.

 

[Jimmy3Putt]

I'm not out on Freeman yet. He's so close, but yesterday has me very very concerned.

I understand going into the game trying to force feed the passing attack, but how do you stick with it to the point of costing the season? The game plan didn't work, but you were still winning, had possession, and running out the clock. Why go aggressive there? You run the ball on second and 1 when you're just trying to get out of the stadium with a win. It's arrogance and a complete failure.

 

[Jimmy3Putt]

Let’s hope he has the stones to bench underperforming players. Leonard should have had 2-3 series max on offense out the break, and if visibly off, the plug should have been yanked. He was visibly off. Angeli should have played.

100% agree. Steve should've played after the first punt in the second half. There's nothing wrong with benching a quarterback. you can easily go back to him next week.

 

[Sea Turtle]

Yup. Tell me you're a dei hire without telling me you're a dei hire.

He wasn't a DEI hire but ND has no business hiring a 35 year old assistant coach as their HC.

Brohm or Campbell should have been the hire. Unfortunately we let the players make the hire like Indiana with Mike Davis.

 

[irishff1014]

I thought the lack of PA was simply due to Parker?

Looks like Freeman is fucking the offense. The offense under him reign has been terrible.

 

[Sea Turtle]

NIU was a repeat of the Marshall game. Shouldn't have happened in year 3.
If there is a repeat of the Stanford game, MF needs to be fired.
To me, it's as simple as this.

They aren't going to shoot Bambi after three seasons. We are stuck with him.

 

[CANONIZEFATHERSORIN]

Craziest thing us if we did literally nothing but run the ball all four downs every single play we’d beat 90% of FBS teams. And yet…

 

[irishff1014]

I'm not out on Freeman yet. He's so close, but yesterday has me very very concerned.

I understand going into the game trying to force feed the passing attack, but how do you stick with it to the point of costing the season? The game plan didn't work, but you were still winning, had possession, and running out the clock. Why go aggressive there? You run the ball on second and 1 when you're just trying to get out of the stadium with a win. It's arrogance and a complete failure.

He is done in my book. I don’t ever want him on the side line, I don’t want him recruiting, I don’t want to see him in ND clothing. He has turned the transfer QB in to a laughing stock. We are an embarrassment on the field under his watch.

Bye bye

 

[TracyGraham]

He wasn't a DEI hire but ND has no business hiring a 35 year old assistant coach as their HC.

Brohm or Campbell should have been the hire. Unfortunately we let the players make the hire like Indiana with Mike Davis.

wasn't Jaylon Sneed going to decommit if we didn't hire Freeman?

 

[Valpodoc85]

Next week will be the bellwether. If the team gives up on MF and we lose or narrowly beat Purdue it's gonna be a long season. The team wakes up and starts playing their potential..

 

[domerfreak]

He wasn't a DEI hire but ND has no business hiring a 35 year old assistant coach as their HC.

Brohm or Campbell should have been the hire. Unfortunately we let the players make the hire like Indiana with Mike Davis.

Guy is 0-3 against double digit underdogs at home. Had to recruit duke's sloppy seconds qb. Then there is the play calling blunders like a 62 yard field goal when the opposing team has already blocked a 48 yard attempt in the same direction.

Fine he's not a dei hire but he's certainly not qualified either.

 

[calvegas04]

His buyout can't be too much

 

[IrishLax]

Sorry if already covered, but did he or did he not cost ND like 20-30 seconds with timeout usage on the last NIU drive? Was there any commentary on the broadcast about this?

 

[arrowryan]

Fire Freeman into the sun

 

[DillonHall]

Fire Freeman into the sun

Aren't these sorts of decisions made by the position coach? I understand the head coach should be able to overrule any position coach but I'd imagine he's pretty hands off with the offense

Needless to say, it's unacceptable that Price only got 5 touches

 

[arrowryan]

Aren't these sorts of decisions made by the position coach? I understand the head coach should be able to overrule any position coach but I'd imagine he's pretty hands off with the offense

Needless to say, it's unacceptable that Price only got 5 touches

There’s a common theme with the offenses the past 3 years, and it’s Marcus Freeman.

 

[yankeehater]

Dumbest fucking post.
Tell me about all the black coaches who have won national titles in college football?
Black players don’t care what color the coach is, they want to win.

And go to the NFL! That is what they all said Saban does. Put kids in the league.

 

[Luckylucci]

Freeman wins big games…

The two biggest games he’s coached were to OSU, lost both. He lost the biggest bowl game he’s ever coached in. In 2022 he lost to top 10 USC team.

Last year we had a stretch of 4 straight ranked teams. He was 2-2 during that stretch. Losing the biggest game of the bunch. Also, lost at Clemson. We were 3-3 against ranked teams for the full season. We actually didn’t have any bad losses last season but we certainly didn’t win all our big games.

I don’t really see a trend in all of this other than incredible inconsistencies in performance

 

[DillonHall]

There’s a common theme with the offenses the past 3 years, and it’s Marcus Freeman.

I think there's more to it than that- we've had poor QB play and WR talent, nowhere near NFL level. You can't really have much of an offense when your QB sucks

I can't really blame Freeman for going after Hartman and Leonard- in hindsight obviously they haven't become the players they were hyped to be, but they were considered big acquisitions at the time

 

[yankeehater]

Did anyone else notice that it seemed an analyst (some guy on an Ipad) made a critical decision? He came over to Freeman showed him something (my guess analytics) and then Freeman immediately decided to go for it. I know statistics are used tremendously, but c'mon you have to know what to do in all situations as a head coach.

 

[Sea Turtle]

I think there's more to it than that- we've had poor QB play and WR talent, nowhere near NFL level. You can't really have much of an offense when your QB sucks

I can't really blame Freeman for going after Hartman and Leonard- in hindsight obviously they haven't become the players they were hyped to be, but they were considered big acquisitions at the time

They would be big time gets for a good coach and a good program.

 

[Sea Turtle]

There’s a common theme with the offenses the past 3 years, and it’s Marcus Freeman.

His offenses are really bad and inconsistent.

Maybe he can stop talking to Tressel and start talking to Heupel.

 

[Hautian Domer]

Next week will be the bellwether. If the team gives up on MF and we lose or narrowly beat Purdue it's gonna be a long season. The team wakes up and starts playing their potential..

If this veteran team quits, then that’s on MF.

 

[GATTACA!]

Don’t talk sweet about the band. Only ones with a winning performance on the field today

I was saying the players don’t deserve to have the band play for them.

 

[yankeehater]

Unpopular but now a day removed, I am firmly not out on Freeman yet. His biggest problem is winning the easy games. He has this team up for the big games like I have never had an ND coach in my lifetime. Winning the "easy" games is very fixable.

Now, when I say yet, he needs to essentially win out because ND IS more talented than the rest of the schedule. USC will be a tough game, but this goes back to my initial point that he has the team up for the big games. If they don't win that game, then there goes them being "up" for the big games.

10-2 with 1 of the losses being NIU simply isn't good enough in year 3.

That is why I never like the "rah rah" type coaches. You saw how he led the team onto the field at A & M like he was about ready to play. The team feeds on it, but in the "lesser games" when he doesn't have that emotion, neither does the team.

 

[yankeehater]

Disgusting. Not sure whose fault this is (Freeman, Denbrock, both), but this was also an issue last year so I lean Freeman.

Serious question, how do you run a play action from the shotgun? ND's offense seems so predictable to me especially when they move the RB presnap from one side of the QB to the other.

 

[irishff1014]

wasn't Jaylon Sneed going to decommit if we didn't hire Freeman?

The way he played yesterday bye. He has one good game then 4 wtf games. He has no discipline while playing.

 

[IrishLax]

That is why I never like the "rah rah" type coaches. You saw how he led the team onto the field at A & M like he was about ready to play. The team feeds on it, but in the "lesser games" when he doesn't have that emotion, neither does the team.

Nailed it. Teams will feed off your vibe. If you're up, they're up. If you're not, they "exhale."

The Saban approach of always being 100% on at all times has got to be exhausting but it's the only way to develop consistency and killer instinct.

 

[irishff1014]

Did anyone else notice that it seemed an analyst (some guy on an Ipad) made a critical decision? He came over to Freeman showed him something (my guess analytics) and then Freeman immediately decided to go for it. I know statistics are used tremendously, but c'mon you have to know what to do in all situations as a head coach.

It’s not like it was as hard one. 4th and 1 and we can’t stop their run game or 3 and 11. Your talked the 3 and 11 everytime other than them being inside their own 15.