Marcus Freeman named Dick Corbett Head Football Coach

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Katzenboyer said:
From what I've heard, I'm firmly of the opinion that there is no other college job Freeman would leave ND for.

If he goes, it'll be to the NFL. If he ever ends up in Columbus, it will be after he had his shot in the NFL.
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I’d like the administration to make it so that he is compensated to a point where jumping to the NFL doesn’t make sense. He’s also got some old school “drill sergeant” coaching in him and I’m not sure that translates to the NFL. I’ve always thought he was better suited to coach in college

As long as there are whispers about Ryan Day’s future in Columbus, that is the one job outside South Bend that will worry me
 
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IrishLax said:
Biggest thing with Freeman is that he has raised expectations to the point of legitimately expecting to compete with / beat anyone. There is no "next tier"... like everyone came into this game feel like there was no other acceptable result than beating the #1 team.

At some point you just have to appreciate that the program is operating at a completely different level over the past 3 seasons than it did for the preceding 25+ seasons. People used to actually say shit like "gee I hope we are competitive" or be focused on the optics of playing close vs getting blown out in big games against top teams. I remember a point in time where it legitimately talk about if we could/would ever beat USC again given the talent disparity, etc.

And most of these guys were recruited before we started doing big NIL spend.
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The last point on NIL spend is important, it’s really post natty run. Our current sophomores (2025 class) was only slightly better than an average BK class, with top 3 classes in likely 26 and 27 thereafter + high transfer spend. Even better teams are in our future if we can hold onto him.
 
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IrishLax said:
Biggest thing with Freeman is that he has raised expectations to the point of legitimately expecting to compete with / beat anyone. There is no "next tier"... like everyone came into this game feel like there was no other acceptable result than beating the #1 team.

At some point you just have to appreciate that the program is operating at a completely different level over the past 3 seasons than it did for the preceding 25+ seasons. People used to actually say shit like "gee I hope we are competitive" or be focused on the optics of playing close vs getting blown out in big games against top teams. I remember a point in time where it legitimately talk about if we could/would ever beat USC again given the talent disparity, etc.

And most of these guys were recruited before we started doing big NIL spend.
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The young-ins don’t understand the depth of despair at the height of the Carroll-era Trojans. Bold is not an exaggeration. I literally thought we’d never beat them again.
 
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Yup, my formidable years growing up was the 2000s and I never thought they’d ever beat those guys
 
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tussin said:
The young-ins don’t understand the depth of despair at the height of the Carroll-era Trojans. Bold is not an exaggeration. I literally thought we’d never beat them again.
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Was born in 97, so the first USC win i was old enough to process was 2010. Crazy to see where things are now
 
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tussin said:
The young-ins don’t understand the depth of despair at the height of the Carroll-era Trojans. Bold is not an exaggeration. I literally thought we’d never beat them again.
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I still get a cold sweat when I see PC on TV like the Boogeyman just reappeared under my bed.
 
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tussin said:
The young-ins don’t understand the depth of despair at the height of the Carroll-era Trojans. Bold is not an exaggeration. I literally thought we’d never beat them again.
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Was born in 97, so the first USC win i was old enough to process was 2010. Crazy to see where things are now
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Yeah '93 here. My first ever game was '01 USC, the only time we beat Carroll. I was absolutely hooked after that. Outside of 2005 it never really felt close, like we'd never beat them again. Felt like we won the Super Bowl in 2010 when we finally won.

In comparison, I barely remember that BC streak outside of the Matt Ryan years. Still, my second game ever was '02 and I'll never forget how crappy that feeling was as a kid. Fuck BC always and forever.
 
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rtrn2glory said:
Ohio St knows that too. If they think they can get him I have a feeling they'll send Day packing. Just my opinion, but I think it's possible.
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IMO I don’t believe this. I think he has taken this program to the top level of college football. I believe he likes it here and I know there is coach speak but I believe Freeman is genuine.
 
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Ryan Day is signed through 2031 and has a buyout of $75 million.

I don't think they are going to fire him, and I have real doubts that Vrabel or Freeman would be interested in the job if they did.
 
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IMO I don’t believe this. I think he has taken this program to the top level of college football. I believe he likes it here and I know there is coach speak but I believe Freeman is genuine.
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Jiggafini19Deux said:
Ryan Day is signed through 2031 and has a buyout of $75 million.

I don't think they are going to fire him, and I have real doubts that Vrabel or Freeman would be interested in the job if they did.
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OSU has money though, if they really want to buy him out they can and will. That said, I don't think they pull the plug on Day yet and I don't think they're that close. I don't think Freeman leaves for any job other than OSU at the college level, and maybe not even that right now.
 
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Jiggafini19Deux said:
Ryan Day is signed through 2031 and has a buyout of $75 million.

I don't think they are going to fire him, and I have real doubts that Vrabel or Freeman would be interested in the job if they did.
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Yep.
I get that they went to Ohio State, but those are two of the most job-secure coaches in all of football, with no meaningful ceiling to what they can accomplish with their current teams. I think they would both think long and hard about leaving what they've got to go to a school that just fired a coach who won a national championship the season before last (not to mention all the other toxic shit that goes along with coaching Ohio State).
 
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ulukinatme said:
OSU has money though, if they really want to buy him out they can and will. That said, I don't think they pull the plug on Day yet and I don't think they're that close. I don't think Freeman leaves for any job other than OSU at the college level, and maybe not even that right now.
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At a certain point he will have been at ND longer than he was at OSU and this will truly be home. I also get the feels he is loyal and the kind of guy who will place value on ND believing in him and promoting him with the opportunity to be a 1st time head coach here.
 
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I'm sure this is partly my green-tinted glasses informing my view, but I generally don't see what the draw would be to go elsewhere at this point. With how young MF is and how well situated ND is in the current CFB landscape, he could stay and be ND's greatest coach in the modern era. I'm talking ND's version of Saban, albeit likely not the same number of championships. There would be statues. But if he went to OSU, he would hope to do what the others before him recently have done, which is the same challenge both BK and Kiffin have faced at LSU. And if he did manage to win at OSU, he wouldn't stand out above an Urban Meyer. And don't get me started with a jump to the NFL, where the clock to being fired starts ticking the second you are hired.

Of course, these guys have gotten to where they are because they all want the next great challenge and think they can do it better than anyone else ever has, so we will continue to see the Lane Kiffins of the world walk away from a great situation to chase the white whale. But hopefully not Marcus...
 
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Jiggafini19Deux said:
Ryan Day is signed through 2031 and has a buyout of $75 million.

I don't think they are going to fire him, and I have real doubts that Vrabel or Freeman would be interested in the job if they did.
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Vrabel? Are OSU fans delusional enough to think that he’d leave the pats for them? He’s a top 5 NFL coach
 
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Te'o4Heisman said:
At a certain point he will have been at ND longer than he was at OSU and this will truly be home. I also get the feels he is loyal and the kind of guy who will place value on ND believing in him and promoting him with the opportunity to be a 1st time head coach here.
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That point is basically next month. This is his sixth season at Notre Dame. At Ohio State he spent five as a player and one as a grad assistant.
 
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ReesusCrist said:
I'm sure this is partly my green-tinted glasses informing my view, but I generally don't see what the draw would be to go elsewhere at this point. With how young MF is and how well situated ND is in the current CFB landscape, he could stay and be ND's greatest coach in the modern era. I'm talking ND's version of Saban, albeit likely not the same number of championships. There would be statues. But if he went to OSU, he would hope to do what the others before him recently have done, which is the same challenge both BK and Kiffin have faced at LSU. And if he did manage to win at OSU, he wouldn't stand out above an Urban Meyer. And don't get me started with a jump to the NFL, where the clock to being fired starts ticking the second you are hired.

Of course, these guys have gotten to where they are because they all want the next great challenge and think they can do it better than anyone else ever has, so we will continue to see the Lane Kiffins of the world walk away from a great situation to chase the white whale. But hopefully not Marcus...
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I don't know if he will end up being ND's greatest coach in the modern era, but I agree. Things are set up very well for him.
 
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Sizzlechest said:
Vrabel? Are OSU fans delusional enough to think that he’d leave the pats for them? He’s a top 5 NFL coach
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I think his name comes up a lot more than Freeman's does, so yes.

I don't think there is enough money for Ohio State to offer that would make Joanna Freeman say yes. If the reports are true that she isn't a fan of Columbus, they're not going. I also think the recent treatment of Day and his family by this fanbase is enough for anyone to proceed with extreme caution, especially someone with children. Day, Pope Ohio and Jim Tressel all won National Championships.

Probably one of the highest pressure jobs in America.
 
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I live in Columbus. It’s a hard place to coach man. Win all your games and lose to Michigan and people are calling for your job. Beat Michigan and miss the playoffs and people are calling for your job.

I do think they would go after Freeman. But I don’t think they will be in a rush to fire RD if he beats Michigan this year. Natty bought some goodwill.
 
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