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I don't like that Freeman settled for Parker. Never did. But that doesn't make the statement any less true.

We beat up on 4 subpar teams and then immediately shit the bed once the competition got even remotely challenging.

If I'm Hartman, I'm beyond pissed at how this all worked out. ND was supposed to be his ticket to a shot at the NFL. He put his faith in Freeman and the eventual QB/OC hire -- have to think that was more about Gino than anything, because why would the Parker hire move the needle for Hartman? I...

Literally EVERYTHING about our offense should be better.

I don't think it absolves Swarbrick at all. Wouldn't it be his office that did the contract vetting in the 1st place? He's ultimately responsible for the contract version oversight if so. Additionally, Swarbrick doesn't simply report to Fr. Jenkins -- he also advises him. If Jack both 1.) got...

This is such a straw man argument. First of all, he has been without his starting quarterback the entirety of this season. Second of all, his sample size for exceeds this half of a season. He has done very good things at Utah, and I'm not really sure how you or anyone could argue against that...

I'm assuming that was part of what made him an alluring hire. But back to my point - how much OC experience does he have? Not much more than Parker. So where is the experience coming from on the offensive side of play calling? It's a terrible series of decision making from the very top on down...

He tried. The admin tripped over itself in the process. So here we are. As to where we'd be? 6-1 at worst, but likely 7-0 and on the fast track to a CFP appearance.

And again, that's fine. I understand the reasoning there, even though I didn't like it then and I don't like it now. However, if you're going to elevate someone with little to no experience at such a critical position, why was there no additional support staff brought in? Someone for him to...

I blame the admin for not landing Ludwig, but it's Freeman's fault for not having a better support system in place on offense. If he didn't hire an experienced OC, then he 100% should have hired an experienced analyst. How many total years of OC experience exists on the staff right now? Two or...

That was 100% on Jack and the admin. Don't let anyone convince you otherwise. Ludwig was coming until ND stuck a stick in its own wheels...

ND media is concerned about one thing and one thing only - access. So no hard hitting questions from them.

Probably? I would say hopefully. I really like Freeman, but I like Notre Dame even more. The football program deserves better than this. It will be egregious to run Parker out there as OC next season. Like BVG starting the 2016 season bad.

I didn't say anything about Tressell lol

Cool. Just in time for him to get fired.

Yeah, would be one thing if he said we all need to do better, but he specifically said the players were the problem. Execution = players. Odd take considering how glaringly bad the coaching is on that side of the ball.

Which is ironic when you consider the admin wasn't willing to arm Freeman with the OC he wanted.

I just assume he's a puppet of the admin whose sole purpose is to maximize profit on the NBC deal. Not really sure involved he is beyond that.

Kids like upfront money more than they like "being seen".

I feel bad for this guy -- I genuinely think he had the personality and aptitude to take us to the next level with recruiting and ultimately results on the field. However, between the brutal timing of the NIL era and a Notre Dame administration that absolutely refuses to get out of its own...