Marcus Freeman New DC

[Irish#1]

Well that's pretty cut and dry when you read it, but watching the clip (I haven't) and hearing the tone and inflection probably changes it some.

 

[Rogue219]

I don't bother getting attached to assistant coaches. If they are good, I expect them to leave for other opportunities, which is completely natural and expected. Love the Freeman hire, love what he's done in practices and with recruiting, but the idea that he's already been handed the keys seems rather premature to me at this juncture. However good me might be, it's just a bad idea. Circumstances could change and you could have the opportunity to hire someone else that you might like better that you never thought would be available (not Urban Meyer for all you rubber sheet sleepers). If it isn't in writing, it means nothing.

Take it from someone who saw this happen to a close friend at the Division I level. He was the head coach in waiting and before he knew it the HC stepped down, the AD went with someone else and my friend was looking for work.

I think Kelly has done a marevlous job since 2016 of extending his reach with hiring coaches. It started with Long and Elko. It continued with Freeman and some of the other assistants these past few years. These guys still need people around them they know and trust (Rees, Quinn) but getting outside of that comfort zone has been pivotal for him in getting this thing back on track after that 4-8 season.

 

[IrishSteelhead]

Feel like I’m watching a BVG defense. Blitz in the face, team cant tackle in space.

Tell me it gets better.


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[IrishLax]

This is so much worse than what we had under Lea and it’s not close.

 

[NDRock]

Feel like I’m watching a BVG defense. Blitz in the face, team cant tackle in space.

Tell me it gets better.


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Worst tackling team since 2016

 

[Cackalacky2.0]

Why are the LBs not plugging holes?

 

[IrishLax]

Playing for the FG… ugh

 

[IrishLax]

SURVIVE AND ADVANCE! Fuck your storybook ending!

 

[Valpodoc85]

Lea was really good. Freeman will be ok but right now Lea was better

 

[Valpodoc85]

Felt a bit like professional wrestling with Milton coming in. ND needs to be a predator not prey

 

[TNUtoNotreDame]

Is he still our future head coach?

 

[Dale]

My biggest problem by far with his game plan? Even WITH the 2 INTs, he turned Hamilton into a overhang safety. Did Kyle make any big plays near the LOS?

 

[stpeteirish]

My biggest problem by far with his game plan? Even WITH the 2 INTs, he turned Hamilton into a overhang safety. Did Kyle make any big plays near the LOS?

my biggest problem with his gameplan....not enough room to list them all. Lea never had a game like this.

 

[IrishLax]

There were times when he had 6 in the box when we KNEW that FSU was going to run the ball. He let them get back in the game by letting them get comfortable with something that worked. This also burned out the down linemen and backers. Was one of the most insane things I’ve ever seen, and he needs to learn this isn’t the fucking AAC where all the teams are some combination of small/soft/slow.

As bad as Wisconsin and some others looked this week, we will get pantsed by any remotely complete team playing that kind of disjointed, no tackling defense. Worst performance we’ve had since that road game at Michigan a couple years ago.

 

[calvegas04]

Is he still our future head coach?

Hope not, we need a proven HC at ND.

 

[FightingIrishLover7]

Wonder if Norvells past exposure to Freeman just gave other teams the play book?

 

[JohnnyRockets]

Let’s be honest, Kelly told Freeman to play prevent D once they were up 18…. Body language in freeman changed

 

[zelezo vlk]

Marcus Freeman is the Man?

Or Fire Marcus Freeman?

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[DCDomer]

He will be just fine. Seemed like we could have set some kind of single game record in sacks if our players tackled.

 

[Dale]

Let’s be honest, Kelly told Freeman to play prevent D once they were up 18…. Body language in freeman changed

Ah a new member to the blame everything on BK crowd

 

[FightingIrishLover7]

He will be just fine. Seemed like we could have set some kind of single game record in sacks if our players tackled.

Really curious to see how they look against less slippery QBs. Travis played matador on the bulls a couple of times. ND still needs to finish and gold outside contain.

I saw soooommmee good in there, mixed in with the mostly bad.

Need a bigger sample size.

Even with bvg people jumped the gun too soon with a small sample and loved him. Maybe this will work in the opposite.

 

[greyhammer90]

Let’s be honest, Kelly told Freeman to play prevent D once they were up 18…. Body language in freeman changed

Terrible take

 

[ulukinatme]

Wonder if Norvells past exposure to Freeman just gave other teams the play book?

BVG looked like a world beater too until North Carolina exposed his weakness mid season. After that everyone started scoring on us.

 

[JohnnyRockets]

I’m just not ready to write off Freeman after his first game… time will tell this season. He still had a lot of positives. And I am a Kelly fan btw

 

[AvesEvo]

Time will tell, but Lea was lights out in the 2nd half.

 

[T-Boone]

Time will tell, but Lea was lights out in the 2nd half.

Lea had JOK. I think he made a big difference.

 

[AvesEvo]

I don't understand what happened. We were bullying florida st at the beginning and I was super impressed with the defense. For a while there only good play was the long td.

 

[Ndaccountant]

One thing that can't be oversold IMO is that Norvell has usually had a large amount of success against Freeman.

The last 20 minutes were bizarre considering the first 40.

I will say this though....3 TO's were what build the lead for ND. We can argue back and forth on whether if the system Lea had would have generated more 3rd down stops or the TO's. But the fact of the matter is that with the way the offense was hit & miss, ND would be most likely still have won by a narrow margin, just 10-14 points less.

 

[NorthDakota]

It was week one....calm down

 

[ulukinatme]

It was week one....calm down

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