Chad Bowden to USC

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With Freeman in charge I trust him to find a GM that fits with this football team. With Freeman in charge I like that he didn't want to give Blanchard 100% control in the recruiting department. Nice to see ND swing for the fence with this potential hire, but recruiting at Notre Dame vs Texas Tech is a different animal.
 
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GM’s in college should report to the HC and not have the same autonomy of a NFL GM. Very easy to see some conflicts arising between MF and Blanchard if he were to be given the power to do as he pleases. You also have to wonder how happy he would be at ND if he agreed to relinquish some of that control? Hate to miss on a guy like Blanchard, but I think we’re better off.
 
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irishandy said:
With Freeman in charge I trust him to find a GM that fits with this football team. With Freeman in charge I like that he didn't want to give Blanchard 100% control in the recruiting department. Nice to see ND swing for the fence with this potential hire, but recruiting at Notre Dame vs Texas Tech is a different animal.
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Totally agree, the ND GM role is one of the most complex positions I college football, I suspect. Part of me wonders whether Blanchard didn’t want the pressure and challenge of an ND role and so asked for something he knew he could not get. He wouldn’t be the first dude who chose the relative simplicity of recruiting the South from the South, or a program with fewer expectations of its athletes.
 
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irishandy said:
With Freeman in charge I trust him to find a GM that fits with this football team. With Freeman in charge I like that he didn't want to give Blanchard 100% control in the recruiting department. Nice to see ND swing for the fence with this potential hire, but recruiting at Notre Dame vs Texas Tech is a different animal.
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Agreed. I think now that the whirlwind of the Blanchard courting is done, ND will take its time and ensure the right hire. This will lead to frustration for fans who want the hire made ASAP but I trust MF & staff to get the right guy.
 
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irishandy said:
With Freeman in charge I trust him to find a GM that fits with this football team. With Freeman in charge I like that he didn't want to give Blanchard 100% control in the recruiting department. Nice to see ND swing for the fence with this potential hire, but recruiting at Notre Dame vs Texas Tech is a different animal.
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I think a lot of people do too. If freeman wasn’t in charge or this was year one this board and others would be in complete meltdown mode.
 
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Which top college program gives a "GM" total control over who the program recruits? I have never heard of that.

ND shouldn't have allowed this to drag on, either.
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So he has authority over the head coach who to recruit? I can’t imagine any big time school or coach is going to commit to that
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Reported widely that Bowden does not report to Lincoln Riley
 
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Reported widely that Bowden does not report to Lincoln Riley
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That's not the same thing. Bowden not "reporting" to Riley just means that he can't fire Bowden (which is apparently the case). Bowden didn't want to be canned if Riley gets canned. But that doesn't mean Bowden can decide whether or not a recruit gets an offer. It's pretty crazy, in my view, to give that power to someone who holds a job that didn't exist until a year ago. Apparently Blanchard can veto any offer at TTU. I'm a little baffled by why that would be a good idea at ND. I think ultimately that power has to rest with the HC or position coaches.
 
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I'm obviously getting old because I don't even care who we bring in TBH with MFMF calling the shots like me seems to want to and currently doing.

Hell promote from within for all I care. Get the AD involved and find somebody who can raise some funds maybe.
 
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Totally agree, the ND GM role is one of the most complex positions I college football, I suspect. Part of me wonders whether Blanchard didn’t want the pressure and challenge of an ND role and so asked for something he knew he could not get. He wouldn’t be the first dude who chose the relative simplicity of recruiting the South from the South, or a program with fewer expectations of its athletes.
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I agree with you. Texas Tech isn't relevant like ND is. Once he knew his family didn't want to leave Texas I think he used ND to get more from Texas Tech. I am glad that Freeman didn't give him 100% reins of the recruiting department.
 
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IRISHDODGER said:
Agreed. I think now that the whirlwind of the Blanchard courting is done, ND will take its time and ensure the right hire. This will lead to frustration for fans who want the hire made ASAP but I trust MF & staff to get the right guy.
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It is still early and with the need of a RB coach I also trust Freeman will find the right team guy GM hire. The more & more I read about Blanchard I don't think he would've been the right hire.
 
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I think a lot of people do too. If freeman wasn’t in charge or this was year one this board and others would be in complete meltdown mode.
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There were questions after the NIU loss and Freeman responded. No Blanchard; Freeman will respond with the right GM hire.
 
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Why not go after this guy? SCUM seems to be having a lot of NIL/recruiting success. Is he a MI guy (didn't bother to research it)? If not, let's pay him more and get him to come over to the good guys
 
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That's not the same thing. Bowden not "reporting" to Riley just means that he can't fire Bowden (which is apparently the case). Bowden didn't want to be canned if Riley gets canned. But that doesn't mean Bowden can decide whether or not a recruit gets an offer. It's pretty crazy, in my view, to give that power to someone who holds a job that didn't exist until a year ago. Apparently Blanchard can veto any offer at TTU. I'm a little baffled by why that would be a good idea at ND. I think ultimately that power has to rest with the HC or position coaches.
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If true that Bowden doesn’t report to Riley (and I don’t doubt you) I can see all kinds of problems arising. Not just at USC, but any school that has this arrangement and wants to compete for a NC.
 
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Posted originally on II. Marshall Malchow speculation. No clue if he’d be good or not since that Oregon money machine has no limit but would be another clear sign of intent by ND to make that happen.

His bio was also wiped but he is still showing on their official site
 
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Posted originally on II. Marshall Malchow speculation. No clue if he’d be good or not since that Oregon money machine has no limit but would be another clear sign of intent by ND to make that happen.

His bio was also wiped but he is still showing on their official site
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Stud recruiter with Fla roots, he'd be a huge pickup. My UGA buddies loved him, said he was just as important as Kirby to their run through his recruiting chops.
 
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