Gerad Parker - Troy Head Coach :)

[Some Irish Bloke]

I'll be curious if parker keeps the Rees offense and terminology for the sake of continuity or goes a completely different direction. Obviously he'll put his own stamp on it, but save for Hartman and impact freshman, the continuity angle allows the bulk of your roster not to have to re-learn everything.

You can put an end to your curiosity, according to sources (this board), here is a small leak of War Daddy's playbook:

 

[notredomer23]

Better punctuation and grammar here.

I'd argue more teeth per capita, too.

 

[Irish du Nord]

You can put an end to your curiosity, according to sources (this board), here is a small leak of War Daddy's playbook:

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So our playbook vs Clemson?

 

[NDPhilly]

Stuckey, Heistand, McCullough, Al Washington, and Al Golden were all big pulls last offseason. they may just like Parker and not think Ludwig is worth the extra $$$ that could go elsewhere. They paid big money for assistants last off season and for Freeman as a DC.

 

[ab2cmiller]

What we originally viewed as Freeman taking Ludwig (with Parker tagging along) to the hockey game was actually Freeman taking his two finalists to the game?

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

I'd argue more teeth per capita, too.

Argue? I'd flat out state it.

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

 

[FU BK]

So since Parker is war daddy....does that make Watt "machine" since he is young? Trying to think of other nicknames from fury since war daddy was in it

 

[MacIrish75]

You can put an end to your curiosity, according to sources (this board), here is a small leak of War Daddy's playbook:

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If the HB is Estime, sign me up.

 

[NDFAN2008]

I'm all on board for Parker getting a shot but he has to be making a lot less than Tommy was, spread out that money savings and give Mcculogh, Mickens, and Brian Mason raises.

 

[irishog77]

I'll be curious if parker keeps the Rees offense and terminology for the sake of continuity or goes a completely different direction. Obviously he'll put his own stamp on it, but save for Hartman and impact freshman, the continuity angle allows the bulk of your roster not to have to re-learn everything.

The team will break huddle with the unified chant of "War Daddy"

 

[WilliamWallace]

I'm all on board for Parker getting a shot but he has to be making a lot less than Tommy was, spread out that money savings and give Mcculogh, Mickens, and Brian Mason raises.

Probably wouldn’t hurt to identify a Co-OC, to also attempt to solidify a coach potentially on the move. My vote is for DM, he’ll certainly want to run the ball.

 

[WilliamWallace]

I guess it’s also time to start speculating on what style of offense ND will be running. I personally don’t think we will see a complete change from Rees given the personnel on the roster, at least not initially. However, I am curious how conservative the play calling might be under Parker (if at all), until Parker proves he’s got it.

 

[NDFAN2008]

I guess it’s also time to start speculating on what style of offense ND will be running. I personally don’t think we will see a complete change from Rees given the personnel on the roster, at least not initially. However, I am curious how conservative the play calling might be under Parker (if at all), until Parker proves he’s got it.

I'd like to see us get the RB's more involved in the passing game Tyree and Jadarian and Diggs especially get these guys in space. I'd like to see more jet sweeps but we need to take more chances downfield.

 

[bkess8]

I'll give him a chance if he runs a RB screen pass during the spring game.

 

[Some Irish Bloke]

I'll give him a chance if he runs a RB screen pass during the spring game.

I was not a Rees hater, but man was I dumfounded when he didn't counter Navy's all out blitzes with a screen pass.

That second half was the most frustrating half of the entire season, IMO. No way we should've allowed Navy back into that game.

 

[anarin]

If his offense is anything like those clips above, I'm fine with it. But who knows how much of that was him, and how much was Brown.

 

[Irishdrunk]

I'm willing to give Parker the benefit of the doubt. I tend to agree with Lax's excellent post yesterday regarding the poor timing of this entire process and getting stonewalled by the administration, so it's all a bit raw.

However, Sampson and others had Parker on their initial lists of candidates for a reason, though I don't think any of us or them really thought he was going to be the final choice. All that being said, I think it's a little disingenuous for us all to burn Parker at the steak before he's had a chance to at least prove what he can do, especially with competent weapons for the first time running an offense.

If he can stay true to what this offense is built to do (RTDB and take shots when they present themselves) I think we're going to be just fine in 2023, especially with a QB who excels at taking shots downfield. If he can keep the recruiting machine going, all the better.

Let's not forget he's going to still have an experienced Buchner at the helm in 2024 as well as Minchey with a season under his belt and a 5* in Carr, plus an even more experienced WR group than he'll have at his disposal this year.

it could go horribly wrong as many predict, but I'm not going to draw that conclusion until I see the results first hand, personally.

We still have Freeman's defensive prowess overseeing that side of the ball and an actual, proven "war daddy" as a ST coordinator.

As underwhelming as this hire appears, all hope is not lost.

If your hope is chasing Nattys all hope is lost. This staff is not at the same level of a Top 10 program - all homerish thinking aside. Denial isn’t a River in Africa my friend.

This was just another example showing ND Admin’s true colors.

I like the team for what it is and have never believed we were truly contending even w Brian Kelly as HC because of the lack of total investment. Now with ND’s NIL stance, lack of closing Top 50 recruits and this crazy OC search… only unrealistic fans think ND has a Top 10 program.

I am happy for all that ND us and they do it right as a Top 25 program because that is what they are.

 

[TNUtoNotreDame]

If your hope is chasing Nattys all hope is lost. This staff is not at the same level of a Top 10 program - all homerish thinking aside. Denial isn’t a River in Africa my friend.

This was just another example showing ND Admin’s true colors.

I like the team for what it is and have never believed we were truly contending even w Brian Kelly as HC because of the lack of total investment. Now with ND’s NIL stance, lack of closing Top 50 recruits and this crazy OC search… only unrealistic fans think ND has a Top 10 program.

I am happy for all that ND us and they do it right as a Top 25 program because that is what they are.

ND proves again who they are. A reactionary bunch of small thinkers. They allowed this story to build a narrative and now it is set. So many mistakes by our inept leadership it is shocking. We are a elite school with a amazing business program, does no one possess the sense of how to control a narrative after a bad news story breaks?

 

[Some Irish Bloke]

Hey can anyone let me know whether or not Drunk thinks ND is a top 10 vs. a Top 25 program? I'm curious to gather his thoughts on the matter.

If your hope is chasing Nattys all hope is lost. This staff is not at the same level of a Top 10 program - all homerish thinking aside. Denial isn’t a River in Africa my friend.

This was just another example showing ND Admin’s true colors.

I like the team for what it is and have never believed we were truly contending even w Brian Kelly as HC because of the lack of total investment. Now with ND’s NIL stance, lack of closing Top 50 recruits and this crazy OC search… only unrealistic fans think ND has a Top 10 program.

I am happy for all that ND us and they do it right as a Top 25 program because that is what they are.

Its all a matter of perspective:

If you think ND is truly a Top 10 type program its upsetting. If you think ND is a Top 25 program its really not that bad.

You think so??? I can say w confidence this administration is committed to being a Top 25 program.

Iowa is a good comp unfortunately-

Winner Winner, Chicken Dinner! The issue with ND not being a legit Top 5 program is because we don't have a great Booster and Alumni network truly involved in the Football Program.

ND is a Top 25 Program. It’s no longer a contender like it was w Kelly. Kelly got sick of Swarbrick. Freeman will leave too.

True. Any ND fan that thinks that ND is a Top 10 is now not living in reality.

ND is okay w being a Top 25 program. That has been the case since Holtz was shimmied out.

Nah I am just interested in seeing ND fans continue to think they have a Top 10 program and deny the stupidity going on. LOL

True but let’s stop the narrative that this is Freeman’s team or that we are shopping down a different aisle or that we are a legit Top 10 Program because we are not. Fans blamed Kelly for holding us back but ignore all the arguments Kelly had with Swarbrick and BOT. Kelly found a more committed program in LSU and fans were angry at Kelly.

Good fucking grief, if this isn't the human equivalent of a bot idk what is.

 

[notredomer23]

Is it pronounced JAIR(like hair)-ED? Or Jer(like the start of jersey)-odd?

 

[Giddyup]

This is like watching a train wreck now. I can’t leave the board. Need to see if the whole ND train is going down with a bad ol hire

 

[WilliamWallace]

Time will tell how this all plays out. All we can do is wait and see. No sense in continuing to beat the drum of hopelessness. We all have strong feelings about what did/didn’t happen. And truthfully we may never know the entire story. So, time to move on with what we have and hope that somehow MF is able to turn all of this mess into something to be proud of.

 

[StPaul_Irish]

Sam Hartman is not Trevor Lawrence, but a decent example is a Clemson staff that was clearly lacking at the OC level but having Trevor Lawrence kinda hides that till you have DJ U.

It’s reasonable assuming Hartman is still here, he can hide some deficiencies.

Is it pronounced JAIR(like hair)-ED? Or Jer(like the start of jersey)-odd?

Gerard, as in Special Agent Sam Gerard a famous US Marshall

 

[irishog77]

 

[Irish du Nord]

If your hope is chasing Nattys all hope is lost. This staff is not at the same level of a Top 10 program - all homerish thinking aside. Denial isn’t a River in Africa my friend.

This was just another example showing ND Admin’s true colors.

I like the team for what it is and have never believed we were truly contending even w Brian Kelly as HC because of the lack of total investment. Now with ND’s NIL stance, lack of closing Top 50 recruits and this crazy OC search… only unrealistic fans think ND has a Top 10 program.

I am happy for all that ND us and they do it right as a Top 25 program because that is what they are.

We’ll see. Frankly, I couldn’t care less if we are the 5th to 10th best team so I don’t understand what your obsession with “top 10 programs is”. Can ND make the playoffs under Freeman? Sure, why not? People with the same attitude said the same things in 2018 and 2020. We have a lot of talented veteran players plus our best class in a decade coming in.

And for all your BK excuses, maybe something to think about is how he was always out-coached in big time games. He hardly ever beat another contender, and when we did under him, it wasn’t due to any sort of genius gameplanning. If he had that capacity, things may have been different in his tenure. 2012 stands out as a perfect example. Alabama had the better team, but even more so than the talent gap the coaching gap was visible that night.

 

[irishog77]

I think it’s actually pronounced “W a r D a d d y”

 

[irishog77]

I think it’s pronounced like the Subway creeper dude or the diamond retailer that won’t STFU with ads.

 

[Te'o4Heisman]

Can anybody who is shitting all over this hire tell me any of the following about his offensive coordinator abilities?
What type of offense does he run?

How does he use his personnel?

What were common formations and/or tendencies you saw in his offenses?

How do you feel like his other assistants helped or hindered the offensive philosophy or production?

Where do you feel like his offenses underachieved in comparison to the talent level of the personnel and how he used them?

How did his personnel at the time match up to the personnel he will have at ND, and how does it fit the type of offense he runs?

Why should we not expect the offense to take a step forward, but rather backwards?

When at Purdue, what qualities do you feel the higher ups saw in a TE coach to make him the interim head coach versus any of the actual coordinators? Leadership? Knowledge? Obviously there was something to pick him versus the other coaches.

 

[PolishDomer]

Wow, impressive resume. Demoted as OC at WVU and 0-6 as interim HC at Purdue.

Dont forget extensive life experience with a DUI...