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Yep....... 10-2 should get him a passing grade but be on the hot seat. Anything worse than 10-2 the program has to look really hard at what they want to be. The only reason we don't go 11-1 or better is due to him. We have everything else from players/coaches, except maybe one tackle. Freeman as a game day coach and consistent prep is the biggest unproven on the team.
THIS!!! Completely agree. Other than coaching X's and O's, this is how the head coach model at ND needs to work. (I'm not discounting the coaching X's and O's).
Truth. The good coaches at ND either die doing the job, or they run themselves into the ground and end up having to retire for their health. Obviously Knute was one of the former, and I think Ara and Leahy encompassed the later. Lou basically got forced out after he got hamstrung by the NCAA as far as recruiting and the university was afraid he was getting too much power, but he probably would have died coaching ND if the university didn't make the move themselves.
this is one year due to our schedule that 10-2 is NOT a lock by any means to make the playoff
Yes. BK’s approach to the job evolved over time (and several times). We remember the seemingly-disconnected CEO type of the later years, but his first few years he was out doing a lot of the glad-handing alums and more of the media hits like Freeman does now. I remember when he decided he needed to throttle that back to focus on the football.
Here we go again.
Was that the discussion between Freeman and Bevacqua?
Was that your question on the II pod this week?
This.
Just without great quarterbacks and an empty reciever room
I think you're right.
Normally I'd agree, but last season everyone outside the Top 12 had 3 losses or more. Oklahoma was 12th and their schedule last year was arguably softer than ours is this season. That said, given the favorable schedule, what we're returning on both sides of the ball, plus the upgrade to OC there's no reason we should have more than 1 loss at the end of the regular season if not be undefeated.
Davie, Ty, Weis, Kelly....I don't think any of them were anyone's first choice. Hell, I was all in on Luke Fickell when Kelly left.
Who do you want me to make the autograph out to?
Not even great, they weren't even good. The top 2 QBs were guys who are: 1. Now backups on the lacrosse team; and 2. washed out at Arizona effing State and came back to get a degree because he couldn't get a legitimate D1 offer to start anywhere in the portal.
Are you including conference championship games in your scenario?
Those numbers came from Week 15 I believe, so yes. However, going into CCG week there were only two 2 loss teams outside of the Top 12, Iowa, and Louisville, and both picked up a 3rd loss that weekend. Oklahoma was Team #12, and as mentioned their schedule was dogshit soft. Outside of playing Texas they played a 4 loss Oklahoma State team (That lost to South Alabama and UCF) and nobody really worth a damn after that. As such, I see no reason why we shouldn't be in at 10-2 unless there happens to be a bunch more 10-2 teams in that range and their schedules are better. I really don't think we should have more than 1 loss this regular season though. Looking back through the last several seasons, right around Spot #13 in the rankings is where the 3 loss teams start to show up, it's pretty consistent.
Couldn't agree more, getting everyone pulling in the same direction is something ND hasn't had in.....a long time, and Freeman has seemingly achieved that.
