DC Marcus Freeman new ND head coach

The interesting thing is Kelly wanted Freeman Rees snd strength coach Matt Balis. All three said no thanks.
 
jjc2009 said:
Well I wouldn’t call what Willingham did as coaching so I guess it’s a true statement from a certain point of view
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podsox said:
Looks like almost the entire staff is staying. Makes the transition a lot easier. We know he can recruit and put together a defense. Now it’s time to see how he handles gameday. I’m happy with the hire but agreed. Huge step up
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if there is little movement in the transfer portal + most of the recruiting class stays then the expectation should be to keep things rolling. Fans will get impatient if they start off his tenure with a pair of 8-5 seasons like Brian Kelly did.

is Clark Lea the biggest loser in this? He was Notre Dame's DC last year and if he waited one more year there is a chance he'd the HC @ Notre Dame, not Vanderbilt.
 
Hitman Hart said:
if there is little movement in the transfer portal + most of the recruiting class stays then the expectation should be to keep things rolling. Fans will get impatient if they start off his tenure with a pair of 8-5 seasons like Brian Kelly did.

is Clark Lea the biggest loser in this? He was Notre Dame's DC last year and if he waited one more year there is a chance he'd the HC @ Notre Dame, not Vanderbilt.
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Maybe but he’s Vanderbilt guy. He’s going to be their version of Pat Fitzgerald. ND really didn’t want to hire someone without HC experience. Their hand was forced a bit here. I think Freeman has the chops to do it but it’s a hard place to learn on the job.
If this were last year I doubt they call up Lea.
 
jjc2009 said:
Maybe but he’s Vanderbilt guy. He’s going to be their version of Pat Fitzgerald. ND really didn’t want to hire someone without HC experience. Their hand was forced a bit here. I think Freeman has the chops to do it but it’s a hard place to learn on the job.
If this were last year I doubt they call up Lea.
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it is much more likely that he's going to be their version of Carl Franks. (it was really hard to come up with a reference that made sense, most of the non-Vandy small private schools have really nailed their HC hires lately. Franks coached at Duke from 1999-2003 and is a Duke alum)

if Lea was given the option, he would never pick Vanderbilt. Alma mater or not.
 
I am so erect right now

 
 
Good for Notre Dame
 
Good hire. Kelly took the money but it was Freemans program. My droider level no. 2 is USC because that has been so much fun for me and if he gets them to the playoffs when the squats go 5-7 I'm going to be beyond insufferable but I'll root for those guys on a random Saturday because he seems like a really great coach.
 
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