Mike Martin - General Manager

[fightingirish26]

Bowden is the sole reason for the Six Flags song to get playtime during ND games.

You say this in italics yet I'd still wager he had the most to do with that lol

 

[NDFAN2008]

I just don’t think Watson comes here he is a big time Auburn guy and his son is a 2027 recruit

 

[irishandy]

Kudos to Freeman and Bevacqua for making upgrade hires in the offseason. Martin was apart of the rebuild in Detroit and he seems to fit the Notre Dame culture that Freeman is continuing to building. Happy for this hire.

 

[rtrn2glory]

You say this in italics yet I'd still wager he had the most to do with that lol

Only time I liked hearing that song is when I was in Fenway and a homer was launched over the Monstah

 

[Me2SouthBend]

Kudos to Freeman and Bevacqua for making upgrade hires in the offseason. Martin was apart of the rebuild in Detroit and he seems to fit the Notre Dame culture that Freeman is continuing to building. Happy for this hire.

Well that sucks. I thought Martin was a part of the rebuilding in Detroit. Why are we bringing him in then?

 

[irishandy]

Well that sucks. I thought Martin was a part of the rebuilding in Detroit. Why are we bringing him in then?

He2SouthBend...wait He 2 South Bend

 

[forkbeard3777]

I’m not going to pretend to act like I know anything about Martin (when I saw the name, I immediately thought of the former great FSU baseball coach), but for all intents and purposes, this seems like a great hire.

From a prior post that I read, it appears that the TT guy just throws around a ton of money and judging by their results (in a Texas and Oklahoma-less Big 12, no less), he’s throwing it to the wrong kids.

Admittedly, I was initially harsh on Freeman. Frankly, I thought he was riding Golden and Denbrock’s coattails and didn’t know what he was doing after Marshall, Stanford, the 10 man Ohio State debacle and such. But, while he’s arguably still cutting teeth as a head coach, he seems to be learning and adapting well and he’s got the program in a positive, upward trajectory. He appears to be doing everything right.

He’s building a program and not just random, one-off year teams (like TCU, Kiffin/Ole Miss, Colorado and other “bought” rosters for a year, etc).

 

[allenm5333]

I’m not going to pretend to act like I know anything about Martin (when I saw the name, I immediately thought of the former great FSU baseball coach), but for all intents and purposes, this seems like a great hire.

From a prior post that I read, it appears that the TT guy just throws around a ton of money and judging by their results (in a Texas and Oklahoma-less Big 12, no less), he’s throwing it to the wrong kids.

Admittedly, I was initially harsh on Freeman. Frankly, I thought he was riding Golden and Denbrock’s coattails and didn’t know what he was doing after Marshall, Stanford, the 10 man Ohio State debacle and such. But, while he’s arguably still cutting teeth as a head coach, he seems to be learning and adapting well and he’s got the program in a positive, upward trajectory. He appears to be doing everything right.

He’s building a program and not just random, one-off year teams (like TCU, Kiffin/Ole Miss, Colorado and other “bought” rosters for a year, etc).

Blanchard may be a great fit at Texas Tech and was worth pursuing. Martin may be a better fit for ND

 

[forkbeard3777]

Blanchard may be a great fit at Texas Tech and was worth pursuing. Martin may be a better fit for ND

I agree. From what I’ve read, Blanchard thrives off of the portal. You’re not building a program off the portal — not at Notre Dame, at least. That would be a 1-year, pay-for-play deal. That’s not what you want. You’re a hamster on the wheel at that point. That’s what the lesser tier schools have to do.

 

[Irish5Saint]

I agree. From what I’ve read, Blanchard thrives off of the portal. You’re not building a program off the portal — not at Notre Dame, at least. That would be a 1-year, pay-for-play deal. That’s not what you want. You’re a hamster on the wheel at that point. That’s what the lesser tier schools have to do.

@forkbeard3777 I'm also of the opinion that any teams that went portal heavy this winter (LSU, TT, Ole Miss, among others) will be realtively disappointed this year. I felt lie portal classes have gotten weaker over the years.

 

[jprue24]

<sploosh>

 

[forkbeard3777]

@forkbeard3777 I'm also of the opinion that any teams that went portal heavy this winter (LSU, TT, Ole Miss, among others) will be realtively disappointed this year. I felt lie portal classes have gotten weaker over the years.

I think the portal should be used to plug in players here and there...fill a small gap, not build an entire roster off of. But, every program has its own philosophy…

 

[KPENN]

 

[NDPhilly]

Caleb Davis to SDSU as GM. Assume he wasn’t psyched that we are hiring a new guy over him.

 

[Dale]

Makes sense. I said it at the time it was probably for the best Bowden took Turner too. Can promise a new guy hiring power.

 

[FWIrish4]

Caleb Davis to SDSU as GM. Assume he wasn’t psyched that we are hiring a new guy over him.

Or he’s now a D1 GM at 25 and gets to live in San Diego. Idk about you but I’d choose that life at 25 looking back lol

 

[StPaul_Irish]

He2SouthBend...wait He 2 South Bend

When South Bend?

 

[Me2SouthBend]

When South Bend?

Always.

 

[Dale]

Per Brice, Auman is now Director or Recruiting. Turned down Wisconsin GM role. Still ongoing for Director of Player Personnel

We gonna get a Recruiting Director or nah?

We gonna get a Recruiting Director or nah?

247sports.com

 

[arrowryan]

Striking out on the exciting outside hires, just to promote from within is a classic ND move.

 

[Dale]

Striking out on the exciting outside hires, just to promote from within is a classic ND move.

This is unrelated to DPP? Caleb Davis was Director of Recruiting. That was only 5 days ago. Zaire Turner was DPP. Auman was Assistant to the GM so this seems more like a reassigning with Bowden gone. I imagine Martin’s right hand would be more scout related.

 

[arrowryan]

This is unrelated to DPP? Caleb Davis was Director of Recruiting. Auman was Assistant to the GM so this seems more like a reassigning with Bowden gone. I imagine Martin’s right hand would be more scout related.

My bad. There’s so many different positions and roles now, I have a hard time keeping track.

 

[CanadalovesND]

Striking out on the exciting outside hires, just to promote from within is a classic ND move.

How strike out? They are just promoting Auman to fill Caleb Davis' role, which was only vacate for about three or four days.

DPP is still the big hire they need to make.

 

[Dale]

Draft + Free Agency > Major in HS + Minor in Portal

 

[Dale]

I hope being a 6’3 330 DT is a standout metric

 

[Dale]

New OKG just dropped

 

[Dale]

on Martin:

Inside the rise of Mike Martin: Notre Dame's new football general manager

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Twenty-five years is a long time to remember an official visit.

footballscoop.com

and on Auman:

Relationships are key for Director of Recruiting Carter Auman, which bodes well for Notre Dame on the trail

Very few people care more about Notre Dame than Carter Auman. The newly-named Director of Recruiting, Auman is a Fighting Irish alum. He takes great pride in helping this program in any way possible because it's not just a job for him. This school, this team, it means everything to him.

247sports.com

 

[Huntr]

I'm still shocked this dude decided to leave the NFL and come to ND.

 

[Irish#1]

Striking out on the exciting outside hires, just to promote from within is a classic ND move.

There are some that felt he was much better than Bowden and should have been in that position already. I think Merk also mentioned something similar in the Ask Merk thread.

 

[notredomer23]