Marcus Freeman named Dick Corbett Head Football Coach

[irishff1014]

Good interview with ISD. Freeman talks about how good it is for all sports at ND to be good and how they help each other.

 

[JamIrish]

Marcus Freeman sat down with Ryan Clark and Pivot podcast. Discusses some of his background story and ND. It's a lengthy video but thought it was a cool watch.

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

I'm watching this now. Best Podcast going right now.

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

Dear Notre Dame | By Marcus Freeman

We all know there’s something different about Notre Dame. We all know it’s something special.

www.theplayerstribune.com

Just a refresher. This article gets mentioned in the Podcast.

 

[SouthSideChiDomer]

On a somewhat unrelated note and probably way overthinking it, anyone think we should read anything into him not wearing Under Armour gear?

 

[Huntr]

Whole lot of nothing in that, really.

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

“Before I ended, I thought it was about ball. Man, I want to stay by the game, near the game, and win and be great on defense,” Freeman said. “I was a GA at Ohio State and I coached the drop end position. I remember making one of these tip sheets and one of my guys made a sack in the first game and he came over to the sideline. We’re hugging and just celebrating. At that moment I said that’s what it’s about. It’s about helping young people have success.

“That’s why you do it. It’s not to be the head coach at Notre Dame. This is a great platform for me, but those dudes, I love them. I love them, and I want to see them succeed. That’s really what I gained a passion for.”

The Pivot

 

[Terry Jillery]

Whole lot of nothing in that, really.

Happy to hear this…

“Sources have told Irish Illustrated that the unveiling of the Guglielmino Athletics Complex plan is expected to be announced before Swarbrick steps down from his role with the University prior to Swarbrick’s departure in early 2024. The job is expected to require 18-to-24 months to complete.”

 

[NDFAN2008]

What exactly is this new complex?

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

Freeman mentioned The Gug needing a kitchen and a place where the team can all eat together. Is that going to be part of The Gug plan?

 

[Armyirish47]

Freeman mentioned The Gug needing a kitchen and a place where the team can all eat together. Is that going to be part of The Gug plan?

Nope, they are going to have a variety of Hot Pockets available at a wide range of temperatures and a Nespresso Vertuo caffeination station.

 

[greyhammer90]

Nope, they are going to have a variety of Hot Pockets available at a wide range of temperatures and a Nespresso Vertuo caffeination station.

Swarbrick strikes again

 

[PutuporShutup]

Swarbrick strikes again

Pretty ridiculous for a program as large as ND.

Knock down Rolfs athletic hall, build something amazing or refurbish it for all of our student athletes and then find a new spot for Rolfs athletic hall for all students.

 

[SouthSideChiDomer]

Pretty ridiculous for a program as large as ND.

Knock down Rolfs athletic hall, build something amazing or refurbish it for all of our student athletes and then find a new spot for Rolfs athletic hall for all students.

Rolfs isn't for students anymore. Its the basketball practice facility.

 

[NDFAN2008]

ND should have their own private chefs and nutritionist on campus Duke basketball does no reason why our football team can’t

 

[StPaul_Irish]

Where were the ND football locker rooms/coaches offices before the GUG?

 

[NDBoiler]

Where were the ND football locker rooms/coaches offices before the GUG?

I think it was all in the JACC. I remember as a kid watching Rodney Culver and Jerome Bettis walk out of the locker room there to the stadium for a practice.

 

[PutuporShutup]

Rolfs isn't for students anymore. Its the basketball practice facility.

Ah, thank you.

 

[GrangerIrish24]

Nope, they are going to have a variety of Hot Pockets available at a wide range of temperatures and a Nespresso Vertuo caffeination station.

But it’s all Lean Pockets

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

“Operating space is No. 1,” said Swarbrick of the proposed renovation. “Every college football staff has grown. Ours has too. We just don’t have enough room for people to work. They’re on top of each other and they’re using odd spaces. So that’s No. 1.

“No. 2 is the spaces that we accommodate the functions that we’ve grown into. So more of a sports science presence, a nutrition presence, those sorts of things will be very important.

“There will be some form of a dining area or training table part of it as well that tends to get, frankly, a little bit of an excessive focus. Our student-athletes -- the football team -- feels great about how it operates right now. But we want to invest in that.

“So it’s the functional things. If people are looking for some of the bells and whistles that other (places) have decided to (build), that’s not us. It’s about functionality.”


So forget about water slides and miniature golf courses. Notre Dame’s renovated Guglielmino Athletics Complex will address practicality over extravagance.

Prister article from 6/13/23

Good rule of thumb is to just fuck off and look it up myself. I should know better.

 

[Armyirish47]

But it’s all Lean Pockets

Little known fact, Swarbrick has a nephew at Nestle and they don't call him Skinny Swarby for nothing if you know what I mean.

 

[ndfanatic78]

ND should have their own private chefs and nutritionist on campus Duke basketball does no reason why our football team can’t

The reason why they haven't is because ND is different than almost all other schools and were trying to keep the student athletes with the general pop and not sequester them away from the student body. This obviously has not gone well but it is also why they do not do athletic dorms and such. They wanted student athletes to be a part of the general student body and interact with the academically inclined students. I actually like that part and should be a selling point for ND. They can sell the connections the athletes will make with some of the brightest and hard working students in the world and that will set them up for future success and networking opportunities.

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

 

[Jiggafini19Deux]

 

[Irishdrunk]

Marcus Freeman was incredibly comfortable on The Pivot. I think he finally owns his position. He is just soooo charismatic. Pray this guy kills it at ND.

 

[stlnd01]

The reason why they haven't is because ND is different than almost all other schools and were trying to keep the student athletes with the general pop and not sequester them away from the student body. This obviously has not gone well but it is also why they do not do athletic dorms and such. They wanted student athletes to be a part of the general student body and interact with the academically inclined students. I actually like that part and should be a selling point for ND. They can sell the connections the athletes will make with some of the brightest and hard working students in the world and that will set them up for future success and networking opportunities.

Yep. It has been a little bit, but an All-American OL who went on to spend a decade in the NFL lived in my section and roomed with a couple of my buddies in a quad one year. And he was cool as hell and I like to think he benefitted from the experience of living with us like a fairly normal college student, too.
Except perhaps on Friday nights during the season, but maybe that’s why the team stays in a hotel.

 

[Fbolt]

Thanks for the Pivot notice-great interview.

 

[Te'o4Heisman]

Prister article from 6/13/23

Good rule of thumb is to just fuck off and look it up myself. I should know better.

This guy gets it

 

[irishff1014]

Could be another busy busy off season after this the season is done. He might have to make some coaching decisions of the defensive side of the ball.

 

[T-Boone]

Could be another busy busy off season after this the season is done. He might have to make some coaching decisions of the defensive side of the ball.

He should ty to get that OSU D-line coach as D coordinator.