Marcus Freeman named Dick Corbett Head Football Coach

[notredomer23]

Ranking college football's top 25 coaches as focus shifts to 2025 season

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247 rates him as the #5 HC behind Smart, Day, Lanning, and Sark. Ahead of Dabo at 6, BK at 10.

I’d flip Dabo and Lanning.

 

[greyhammer90]

Ranking college football's top 25 coaches as focus shifts to 2025 season

These college football coaches could do big things next season.

247sports.com

247 rates him as the #5 HC behind Smart, Day, Lanning, and Sark. Ahead of Dabo at 6, BK at 10.

I’d flip Dabo and Lanning.

Yeah I love Freeman and I think he *might* have a better record than Dabo going forward, but ranking him as better coach right now seems like some crazy recency bias.

 

[stlnd01]

I lot of this loss is on the coaches, period.

I have no idea who is to blame for completely abandoning our rush crazy defense which created chaos and turnovers all year.

Also why was our worst defensive back in Gray #29 allowed to be on an island mutiple times with their best receiver in Smith #4? Before the game I said we would lose if we allowed this. How can professional level coaches allow this?

We also went conservative on offense as well for much of the game until we were behind.

So I’m not sure who deserves the blame, Freeman, Golden, Or Denbrock. But it seems Freeman deserves the ultimate weight as the head coach for allowing this approach or designing it.

Hopefully he can continue to learn and grow as a head coach, because this one seems to be on him.

On the flip side, under our previous head coach, the team folds at halftime 10 times out of 10. We all saw that happen over and over for a decade. Last night we didn't fold, we fought back. That's a credit to the coaching and culture (which is also coaching).

Likewise I have no real problem with our offensive gameplan (except perhaps for not finding ways to get the ball to Love in space, unless he was hurt worse than we knew). The defense, though, was outschemed in key spots and seemed to play softer than I expected. Not sure why, though at some point the injuries were bound to catch up to us.

 

[BabyIrish]

I lot of this loss is on the coaches, period.

I have no idea who is to blame for completely abandoning our rush crazy defense which created chaos and turnovers all year.

Also why was our worst defensive back in Gray #29 allowed to be on an island mutiple times with their best receiver in Smith #4? Before the game I said we would lose if we allowed this. How can professional level coaches allow this?

We also went conservative on offense as well for much of the game until we were behind.

So I’m not sure who deserves the blame, Freeman, Golden, Or Denbrock. But it seems Freeman deserves the ultimate weight as the head coach for allowing this approach or designing it.

Hopefully he can continue to learn and grow as a head coach, because this one seems to be on him.

Conservative game plan on offense? What game were you watching?

 

[LifelongFan]

I have no idea who is to blame for completely abandoning our rush crazy defense which created chaos and turnovers all year.

Also why was our worst defensive back in Gray #29 allowed to be on an island mutiple times with their best receiver in Smith #4? Before the game I said we would lose if we allowed this. How can professional level coaches allow this?

So you want a rush heavy defense sending extra men to blitz, with double coverage on Ohio State receivers

 

[Old Man Mike]

Healthy OSU/NFL O-Line now synchronized vs massively damaged ND D-Line glued together .... hmmm.... wonder what could have gone wrong?

Hmmm..... wonder what coach could have fixed that?

What we needed (by a miracle) were a bunch more high-quality D-Linemen "recruited." (We HAVE had some line-ups in the recent past which have had as many as two-and-a-half very serviceable D-Lines [c.10 athletes] to rotate in all season. NOT impossible, but this year? Too thin; too unlucky.)

 

[NDPhilly]

FWIW both Day and Kirby didnt win a Natty until year 6, and they both started with better rosters than Marcus.

 

[greyhammer90]

FWIW both Day and Kirby didnt win a Natty until year 6, and they both started with better rosters than Marcus.

I had no idea Kirby was at Georgia that long

 

[calvegas04]

 

[NDFAN2008]

We should score 30 plus on Miami next year

 

[NDRock]

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So you want a rush heavy defense sending extra men to blitz, with double coverage on Ohio State receivers

We played them with 10 defenders last year, should have tried using 12 this year.

 

[bobbyok1]

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So you want a rush heavy defense sending extra men to blitz, with double coverage on Ohio State receivers

First I wasn't suggesting a physically impossible defensive scheme of a heavy rush and double coverage on OSU receivers. So, go ahead and keep that ridiculous suggestion.

What I was suggesting was why could we have not done one or two things differently? Such as:

1. Staying true to who we've been all year to get us to the title game. A rush-heavy defensive scheme. Then, take our chances with our DBs on their WRs, hoping we could create enough chaos to rattle Howard in the pocket. We played the entire first half with no adjustments, watching them march the ball down the field with a vanilla, low-pressure scheme. If we didn't start the game with our normal scheme, why not adapt back to it after 1, 2, or 3 TDs from OSU?

2. I wasn't suggesting pairing double teams with a heavy rush, I was asking a legitimate question about why we allowed Gray to be on an island against Jeremiah Smith so often and in key game-changing moments. So, I understand Gray is the Field Corner, and Leonard Moore is the Boundary Corner. But, when Jeremiah Smith was lined up on the field side of the ball, was there no other scheme we could run that would keep Moore on him, or someone other than Gray, to keep one of our lowest-performing DBs from being matched up with their best WR? Especially on the game-deciding play late in the 4th?

 

[Plankton]

'We've changed the narrative': Notre Dame sees bright future despite title game loss

Despite a painful loss to Ohio State in the CFP finale, Notre Dame has set a foundation for more success under Marcus Freeman.

www.espn.com

 

[Pete]

 

[bobbyok1]

Freeman deserves a ton of credit helping this team who was so badly depleted with injuries make it to the title game, and fight until the end.
Very happy to have Freeman as our guy, and looking forward to the 2025 season.

Hoping we give Carr the keys this year. Returning a large number of starters on both sides, many young guys with great experience, and Carr at the helm is a very exciting possibility.

Coach em' up Marcus, Go Irish! ☘️

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

Marcus Freeman 39
Mike Denbrock 61
Marty Biagi 39
Gino Guidugli 41
Deland McCullough 52
Mike Brown 36 (in February)
Joe Rudolph 52
Al Washington 40
Max Bullough 33 (in February)
Mike Mickens 37
Chris Ash 51

This still has to be one of the youngest staffs in America right now.

 

[GrangerIrish24]

Marcus Freeman 39
Mike Denbrock 61
Marty Biagi 39
Gino Guidugli 41
Deland McCullough 52
Mike Brown 36 (in February)
Joe Rudolph 52
Al Washington 40
Max Bullough 33 (in February)
Mike Mickens 37
Chris Ash 51

This still has to be one of the youngest staffs in America right now.

Gino is 41?! That man looks like he has been through some shit.

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

Gino is 41?! That man looks like he has been through some shit.

Played a lot of Arena Football. Those crowds make Kid Rock concerts look like an MIT wine and cheese party.

 

[Irish#1]

Need to get rid of the old fart Denbrock. Everyone knows once you hit 60, you're ready for the rocking chair.

 

[benneboy]

Need to get rid of the old fart Denbrock. Everyone knows once you hit 60, you're ready for the rocking chair.

Denbrocks the best OC we have had at ND since who? Certainly was better last year than any of Long, Rees, Porker.

 

[NDohio]

Denbrocks the best OC we have had at ND since who? Certainly was better last year than any of Long, Rees, Porker.

Probably the best since Mike Denbrock…

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

60 is the new 50.

Now imagine when Sean McVay turns 50. Freeman is two weeks older than McVay. McVay became a head coach in 2017.

That's insane.

 

[dublinirish]

Have seen this a lot on twitter this week and its striking. Minority HS coaches are extremely high on MF. You can tell him coming to visit their programs means a lot to them. They see him as an inspiration clearly. Hopefully it pays off in recruiting.

 

[Terry Jillery]

Freeman only has one course this upcoming season: win a title. Since being named the head coach his record has improved every year.

 

[Fbolt]

This upcoming year has some challenges right off the bat with Miami, A&M, Arkansas, and USC before the first real BYE week. Further complicated with a new QB & DC.

MF and this team will be tested.

 

[Dale]

Have seen this a lot on twitter this week and its striking. Minority HS coaches are extremely high on MF. You can tell him coming to visit their programs means a lot to them. They see him as an inspiration clearly. Hopefully it pays off in recruiting.

 

[PNW Irishman]

This upcoming year has some challenges right off the bat with Miami, A&M, Arkansas, and USC before the first real BYE week. Further complicated with a new QB & DC.

MF and this team will be tested.

Two of those games, Miami and Texas A&M, he will have long preparation with the off-season and quick bye. I trust him as one of if not the best big game coach in cfb. He’s ready for that test!

 

[Fbolt]

I trust him as one of if not the best big game coach in cfb. He’s ready for that test!

Unsure if he qualifies yet as one of the best big game coaches in CFB.

I do agree he's ready for the test though.

 

[GrangerIrish24]

Freeman is at the Royal Rumble with his wife and kids.

Would be an all time move if they showed him sitting next to the GM from Texas Tech.

 

[NDPhilly]

The man doesn’t sleep