Clark Lea - Defensive Coordinator

[Irish YJ]

So this week

1) We lose DC
2) Have to worry about early signing day
3) Prepare for Clemson

Lmfao

At least we'll have a good excuse for the loss?

Dabo right now

 

[tko]

Literally every couple years this happens. Fowler and Herbie can't wait to get their Clemson cheer on.

 

[InKellyWeTrust]

Yeah it's great timing, payback for Kelly ditching Cincinnati?

 

[dublinirish]

The home run hire is Freeman from Cincy, but I don't see him leaving Fickell

turned down the DC job at MSU last year and also OSU LB and Tennessee Titans LB coach positions in the past

 

[Pops Freshenmeyer]

turned down the DC job at MSU last year and also OSU LB and Tennessee Titans LB coach positions in the past

I hope losing the DC to a head coaching job in the P5 makes the position look more attractive.

 

[NDGOLDEN]

Fuck this

 

[tko]

Does the team rally behind their beloved coach or is the defensive edge compromised. It's like the greyhound catching the rabbit that just had a computer glitch. Take the animal to the shelter, poof.

 

[IrishLax]

Only move is to promote Elston and keep the same system, but realistically it's hard to see this not being a distraction that really fucks with ND over the next couple months.

 

[Pops Freshenmeyer]

Only move is to promote Elston and keep the same system, but realistically it's hard to see this not being a distraction that really fucks with ND over the next couple months.

I think the best move is to let Lea go to remove distractions and hire Brent Venables in the next 72 hours.

 

[TP81989]

Yeah it's great timing, payback for Kelly ditching Cincinnati?

Payback from who?

 

[tadman95]

Two days before Signing day.. Unbelievable

 

[Crazy Balki]

Dabo right now

I wouldn't be too sure about that.

ND isn't the only playoff caliber team that's probably going to lose a coordinator soon. I don't think Tony Elliott is going to be back in '21 and he's a top name for the Auburn opening.

 

[InKellyWeTrust]

Payback from who?

The gods

 

[NDShark]

Why are we....the way that we are?

 

[dublinirish]

People overreacting big time about this. Successful programs lose coordinators all the time

 

[NDGOLDEN]

Why are we....the way that we are?

I hate so much of what we choose to be

 

[FightingIrishLover7]

Mike Elston - Notre Dame Man

 

[Irish YJ]

I wouldn't be too sure about that.

ND isn't the only playoff caliber team that's probably going to lose a coordinator soon. I don't think Tony Elliott is going to be back in '21 and he's a top name for the Auburn opening.

Nah man, Dabo is privately smiling biggly right now. You think he wants to lose the ACC-C to an ND team that just popped into the ACC for a quick visit.

Ellliot is good, but doubt he gets the Auburn job. He'll get a job though somewhere. IMO, losing CL is far bigger for us, than Clemson losing Elliot.

 

[Huntr]

People overreacting big time about this. Successful programs lose coordinators all the time

No joke. Yes, it sucks in the short term, but overall, this is a good thing. Good DC's will want to come here, since they obviously get prepared to become a P5 HC.

I don't get the angst.

 

[zelezo vlk]

People overreacting big time about this. Successful programs lose coordinators all the time

Agreed. ND can find a great replacement for Lea. They'll need to do the same for Tommy down the road. Does the timing suck? Yeah, but the players will be fired up to send Lea off on top.

 

[GATTACA!]

Pay the man.

 

[Armyirish47]

I'm excited for Coach Lea as a Vandy alumnus, and this is a great training ground for him for...other jobs in the future as his career progresses.

Next coach in!

 

[NDdomer2]

Not that there are any connections to BK or ND but names I would be interested in are Brad Lambert at Marshall and Brian Borland at Buffalo.

 

[InKellyWeTrust]

Other predictions for the rest of the football season - we find out one of our defensive players was catfished by a fake girlfriend and we get trucked by Alabama in the postseason.

 

[notredomer23]

Very disappointing, but very happy for Lea and hopefully he does well and comes back here soon enough.

I wouldn't mind seeing Tyler Stockton coming here in some coaching role, though he isn't ready for defensive coordinator. He's been doing a wonderful job at Ball State.

 

[Southside Sully]

Other predictions for the rest of the football season - we find out one of our defensive players was catfished by a fake girlfriend and we get trucked by Alabama in the postseason.

Too Soon...

 

[NDRock]

Other predictions for the rest of the football season - we find out one of our defensive players was catfished by a fake girlfriend and we get trucked by Alabama in the postseason.

You guys are going crazy. This post doesn’t even make sense. How could that nonsense possibly happen? Get a grip man.

 

[InKellyWeTrust]

You guys are going crazy. This post doesn’t even make sense. How could that nonsense possibly happen? Get a grip man.

It's a joke, maybe a bad one

 

[tko]

Other predictions for the rest of the football season - we find out one of our defensive players was catfished by a fake girlfriend and we get trucked by Alabama in the postseason.

Post season? This is the bazooka for the committee to exclude us. They just want a few bullets and now they got a rocket.

 

[NDBoiler]

It's a joke, maybe a bad one

I think he was joking too with some sarcasm lol.