Gerad Parker - Troy Head Coach :)

[Huntr]

 

[spoonidentity]

Is this an account run by an ND fan who just throws shit out there w/ no true sources? I hope it’s true but I’m dubious.

Remain dubious until you hear it from some place legitimate. Definitely a ND fan account with constant wish fulfillment type posts

 

[PutuporShutup]

You started to see it vs osu, brutal at duke, and even worse at Louisville, that’s when we all knew but freeman, should have happened first bye, cost nd a win and ny6 bowl

 

[BeauBenken]

I want to add that our play action passes also don't imitate our run plays very well.

 

[PutuporShutup]

I want to add that our play action passes also don't imitate our run plays very well.

This too

 

[notredomer23]

a couple short, vague responses I’ve seen by some of the premium outlets make me think Freeman may actually part ways with Parker… nothing specific but more hopeful Freeman will do it than I was yesterday

 

[Irish4life]

I am once again asking why he's still employed as the OC at Notre Dame?

 

[Valpodoc85]

Just going to say this now....Gino G will be the next OC

 

[Irish Knuckles]

Joe Moorhead man.

Akron is one of the worse jobs in college football. He was a name rumoured to be floating around last off-season, whether he actually interviewed or not. Akron gave him a extension and raise just not keep him from leaving, but that type of deal is only worth its weight for a single season.

i'm still puzzled why he wasn't pursued last year before and after the ludwig fiasco. freeman needs to pick up the phone and make the call. moorhead even did a decent job as the head coach at miss st. did a good job at fordham. has done a good job as an oc at pennst and oregon.

 

[MacIrish75]

Just going to say this now....Gino G will be the next OC

If it’s for the next two games, fine. If it’s for the 2024 season? Yikes.

Promoting someone because of the fear that you’ll lose them rarely works out. I swear we’ve seen that in practice before, but I can’t quite put my MF finger on it….

 

[Kingbish01]

a couple short, vague responses I’ve seen by some of the premium outlets make me think Freeman may actually part ways with Parker… nothing specific but more hopeful Freeman will do it than I was yesterday

He has to cut him, he loses all credibility with everyone involved with ND football if he doesn't.

 

[LSWho?]

i'm still puzzled why he wasn't pursued last year before and after the ludwig fiasco. freeman needs to pick up the phone and make the call. moorhead even did a decent job as the head coach at miss st. did a good job at fordham. has done a good job as an oc at pennst and oregon.

Moorhead is notoriously difficult to work with. He is a great OC and I hope MF has a phone call with him. But he is a prickly guy and that is one of the reasons his career has always been a bit stillborn. He is also not going to recruit worth a damn.

What intrigues me about Moorhead, though, is that he has failed as a HC. If you're looking for an Al Golden equivalent on offense, someone that is experienced and talented and likely to stick around awhile, Moorhead looks pretty good.

 

[NDWarrior]

In-season changes here... Already better results, but tbd how season ends. ND won't do this but could start experimenting with looks and different players, under someone else calling plays as the team starts to look to '24

 

[ThePiombino]

Why is he still employed as the OC at Notre Dame?

Because the in-house backup options are likely no better. This is the problem when you have a defensive (young and inexperienced to boot) head coach and little-to-no OC experience on the staff.

Is Parker even learning? I don't think he is or can. He just doesn't have it.

Clearly not.

Do we trust MF being able to pick a legit OC if Parker is gone?

I do. Question is do we trust the AD/board to back him once he chooses his guy this time?

In bye week they should give Gino or Rudolph a shot. Can’t be worse. Then stand outside of Lewis’ window with a boombox and beg for forgiveness.

^ This is the way. Or at least a way. Better than the current way for sure...

And we wonder why Hartman seems to have checked out.

Yea, he’s got a fucking zombie for an OC.

Genuinely feel bad for the bait and switch ND pulled on this guy.

I am once again asking why he's still employed as the OC at Notre Dame?

No better options on staff sadly.

He has to cut him, he loses all credibility with everyone involved with ND football if he doesn't.

Demotion. He's a good TE coach. Unfortunately this means someone who likely doesn't deserve to be fired will be fired instead to make way for a legit OC. Likely Gino since OC/QB combos are most common.

 

[FDNYIrish1]

If Fickell can see the light and pull Longo to Wisconsin, MF can see that he needs to change his offensive vision here. There’s a lot of talented guys out there, Gerhard Porker is not one. No shame in cutting your losses and moving on. He got dealt a shit hand last year, time to make it right.

 

[Irish4life]

Because the in-house backup options are likely no better. This is the problem when you have a defensive (young and inexperienced to boot) head coach and little-to-no OC experience on the staff.

Clearly not.

I do. Question is do we trust the AD/board to back him once he chooses his guy this time?

^ This is the way. Or at least a way. Better than the current way for sure...

Genuinely feel bad for the bait and switch ND pulled on this guy.

No better options on staff sadly.

Demotion. He's a good TE coach. Unfortunately this means someone who likely doesn't deserve to be fired will be fired instead to make way for a legit OC. Likely Gino since OC/QB combos are most common.

I don't care tbh, I want him gone. I know that's irrational, I know that's immature, but it's how I feel.

 

[PolishDomer]

Just going to say this now....Gino G will be the next OC

ooh ahh...just a little bit

 

[irishff1014]

Because the in-house backup options are likely no better. This is the problem when you have a defensive (young and inexperienced to boot) head coach and little-to-no OC experience on the staff.

Clearly not.

I do. Question is do we trust the AD/board to back him once he chooses his guy this time?

^ This is the way. Or at least a way. Better than the current way for sure...

Genuinely feel bad for the bait and switch ND pulled on this guy.

No better options on staff sadly.

Demotion. He's a good TE coach. Unfortunately this means someone who likely doesn't deserve to be fired will be fired instead to make way for a legit OC. Likely Gino since OC/QB combos are most common.

You can’t keep Parker at this point. He is only option is to be gone.

Have you all ever worked somewhere and the boss was demoted and kept? That doesn’t work it creates hard feeling and there will be issues.

 

[INLaw]

Moorhead is notoriously difficult to work with. He is a great OC and I hope MF has a phone call with him. But he is a prickly guy and that is one of the reasons his career has always been a bit stillborn. He is also not going to recruit worth a damn.

What intrigues me about Moorhead, though, is that he has failed as a HC. If you're looking for an Al Golden equivalent on offense, someone that is experienced and talented and likely to stick around awhile, Moorhead looks pretty good.

I mean if akron zippy the boxing kangaroo 🦘 doesn’t humble your ass then your head fucked

 

[ThePiombino]

I don't care tbh, I want him gone. I know that's irrational, I know that's immature, but it's how I feel.

I want him gone, too. I just know it's not happening mid-season the reasons I posted.

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[Irish Knuckles]

Moorhead is notoriously difficult to work with. He is a great OC and I hope MF has a phone call with him. But he is a prickly guy and that is one of the reasons his career has always been a bit stillborn. He is also not going to recruit worth a damn.

What intrigues me about Moorhead, though, is that he has failed as a HC. If you're looking for an Al Golden equivalent on offense, someone that is experienced and talented and likely to stick around awhile, Moorhead looks pretty good.

agree on all points. i thought he would do better at state, but you could see his lack of recruiting starting to show in his first cycle. coaching has never been his problem. he's definitely the type oc freeman needs. someone to just handle that entire side of the ball and we actually need that more than a guy like golden at dc.

 

[IrishLax]

You can’t keep Parker at this point. He is only option is to be gone.

Have you all ever worked somewhere and the boss was demoted and kept? That doesn’t work it creates hard feeling and there will be issues.

Yup, only way to make this work would be to give him some lateral "promotion" like "Associate Head Coach". You can't just move him back to TE coach.

 

[ThePiombino]

You can’t keep Parker at this point. He is only option is to be gone.

Have you all ever worked somewhere and the boss was demoted and kept? That doesn’t work it creates hard feeling and there will be issues.

I think it all depends on what was discussed between him and Freeman at the time of the promotion. If it was presented as a season-long tryout then it's easier to pull off a demotion. If Freeman had to convince him to take the job (highly doubt it) then I could understand having to leave.

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[NDWarrior]

Why not just start sifting through OCs who run top 40-50 offenses here and come up with a target list. There are some good ones here and would rather hire someone up and coming, experienced and hungry vs. jaded long-time coaches who would be kind of taking a step back...

Kirby Moore, Missouri (bring QB w/ you!)
Charlie Weiss Jr., Ole Miss
Chip Lindsey, North Carolina
Ryan Grubb, Washington
Darin Hinshaw, UCF
Newland Isaac, Liberty University
Mike Bloesch, North Texas
Slade Nagle, Tulane (bring QB w/ you!)
Mack Leftwich, Texas State (bring QB w/ you!)
Ryan Gunderson, UCLA (bring QB w/ you!)
Casey Woods, SMU
Anthony Tucker, Utah State
Bryan Ellis, GA Southern
Andy Kotelnicki, Kansas (bring QB w/ you!)
Beau Baldwin, ASU
Brennan Carroll, AZ
Brian Lindgren, Oregon State
Tim Cramsey, Memphis
Joel Gordon, South Florida
Joe Craddock, Troy
Travis Trickett, Coastal Carolina
Ben Arbuckle, Washington State
Major Applewhite, South Alabama
Alex Mortensen, UAB
Kasey Dunn, Oklahoma State
Tim Beck, New Mexico State
Bush Hamdan, Boise State
Brennan Marion, UNLV
Jake Spavital, California
Dan Enos, Maryland (bring QB w/ you!)
Drew Hollingshead, WKU (bring QB w/ you!)
Tim Leger, Louisiana
Trent McKnight, Georgia State
Justin Burke, UTSA
Mike Shanahan, JMU
Pat McCann, Fresno State
Scott Isphording, Ohio (bring QB w/ you!)

 

[ColinKSU]

All the teams are doing it…

 

[CanadalovesND]

Why not just start sifting through OCs who run top 40-50 offenses here and come up with a target list. There are some good ones here and would rather hire someone up and coming, experienced and hungry vs. jaded long-time coaches who would be kind of taking a step back...

Kirby Moore, Missouri (bring QB w/ you!)
Charlie Weiss Jr., Ole Miss
Chip Lindsey, North Carolina
Ryan Grubb, Washington
Darin Hinshaw, UCF
Newland Isaac, Liberty University
Mike Bloesch, North Texas
Slade Nagle, Tulane (bring QB w/ you!)
Mack Leftwich, Texas State (bring QB w/ you!)
Ryan Gunderson, UCLA (bring QB w/ you!)
Casey Woods, SMU
Anthony Tucker, Utah State
Bryan Ellis, GA Southern
Andy Kotelnicki, Kansas (bring QB w/ you!)
Beau Baldwin, ASU
Brennan Carroll, AZ
Brian Lindgren, Oregon State
Tim Cramsey, Memphis
Joel Gordon, South Florida
Joe Craddock, Troy
Travis Trickett, Coastal Carolina
Ben Arbuckle, Washington State
Major Applewhite, South Alabama
Alex Mortensen, UAB
Kasey Dunn, Oklahoma State
Tim Beck, New Mexico State
Bush Hamdan, Boise State
Brennan Marion, UNLV
Jake Spavital, California
Dan Enos, Maryland (bring QB w/ you!)
Drew Hollingshead, WKU (bring QB w/ you!)
Tim Leger, Louisiana
Trent McKnight, Georgia State
Justin Burke, UTSA
Mike Shanahan, JMU
Pat McCann, Fresno State
Scott Isphording, Ohio (bring QB w/ you!)

Dan Enos was at Arkansas this season and was fired half way through the season.

 

[thekid33]

Southern Cal is parting ways with Grinch.

Let's learn from those idiots and do the same with Parker.

It should be done immediately.

But, come hell or high water, he better not be the OC next season.

 

[Giddyup]

I want one more yr of Parker with a co-oc

Circle the wagons Parker!!!

 

[thekid33]

I want one more yr of Parker with a co-oc

Circle the wagons Parker!!!

Sure, if Parker's job is to coach TE and get the real OC his coffee.

 

[NDWarrior]

Dan Enos was at Arkansas this season and was fired half way through the season.

Yes, this was a quick list, now you vet it and start taking coaches off the list for reasons like this. I also would add that the OC candidate better be flexible… ND likely has different personnel so do what’s best for what you have and don’t be stuck on one way of running the O