And Freeman took him up on that. Regardless of what we may think of MF, the fact that he is humble enough to take that feedback from a coach that just pulled off a huge upset when everyone has a thought on what MF should do differently shows a lot of humility. And kudos to the NI coach for even offering.
Link: https://footballscoop.com/news/marcus-freeman-deserves-a-ton-of-credit-for-this-humble-move-after-their-loss-to-northern-illinois
Northern Illinois Coach Offered Insights to Freeman
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- Northern Illinois Coach Offered Insights to Freeman [LINK]
- captaincoyle - 5:46pm 9/11/24
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- If you're friendly...this needs to be done on the complete DL. Freeman had the more talented team - TakethetrainKnute - 10:48am 9/12/24
- THIS. Making this public calls into question the motivation. Not helpful to Freeman. [NT]
- LanceManion - 12:03pm 9/12/24
- 100% This was self promotion...I bet his resume will include 'Mentored Notre Dame's Head Coach.. - Chrisb - 12:51pm 9/12/24
- THIS. Making this public calls into question the motivation. Not helpful to Freeman. [NT]
- LanceManion - 12:03pm 9/12/24
- Can we trade coaches? - AlbanyIRISH - 7:22am 9/12/24
- Careful with that one. One of the reasons ND hired Willingham is because he beat Davie 3 out of... - TakethetrainKnute - 11:50am 9/12/24
- NIU clearly outcoached MF [NT] - bobdrake - 9:18am 9/12/24
- I applaud Freeman for this - MarkHarman - 7:36pm 9/11/24
- It's an admirable quality that he's humble enough to do that...it would be more admirable - Chrisb - 8:48pm 9/11/24
- Maybe it will open his eyes to pursuing another job b/c this one ain’t it [NT]
- LanceManion - 8:06pm 9/11/24
- Do you mean like not a HC at all, or just not here (at least at this point in his development)? [NT] - Chrisb - 8:53pm 9/11/24
- I feel bad for Freeman. That’s humiliating on many levels. - LanceManion - 6:47pm 9/11/24
- He didn't ask, Hammond offered [NT]
- McIrish - 8:51pm 9/11/24
- Hammock. And it isn’t cool, it sucks. - murph78 - 9:33pm 9/11/24
- My mistake. That makes it less pathetic. This isn’t a freshman called up to varsity for a game. [NT] - LanceManion - 9:03pm 9/11/24
- That's so much worse. [NT]
- Chrisb - 8:57pm 9/11/24
- Obviously. How can someone not understand that it's much worse? [NT] - MAS - 3:14pm 9/12/24
- MF, the staff, and players all humiliated themselves. None of them can be trusted right now. - ELP - 7:11pm 9/11/24
- It never hurts to get feedback that might help you. I am as frustrated as anyone but - THEISMANCARR - 7:02pm 9/11/24
- He didn't ask, Hammond offered [NT]
- McIrish - 8:51pm 9/11/24
- We’re at such a terrible place, ND coach should be helping them with their preparation [NT] - DonMiller - 5:58pm 9/11/24
- If you're friendly...this needs to be done on the complete DL. Freeman had the more talented team - TakethetrainKnute - 10:48am 9/12/24