It seems he wants to have experienced Coordinators and let them do his thing. He leads the team, establishes culture sets the tone, etc.
Perhaps Riley is more hands on when it comes to recruiting. That doesn't make him a better coach. In fact, the funny thing is that Riley hasn't been especially productive when it comes to the success of his teams despite his alleged "recruiting" prowess.
As for Bowden's comment, take for it's worth. How many head coaches has the guy worked for? He is a sales guy, pure and simple. He isn't an evaluation guy. Our program will be stronger as we move forward. I suspect Freeman knew where he wanted to go with the player recruitment side and Bowden wasn't going to be the #1 guy anymore.
Replies to: "Freeman is taking a "chairman of the board" approach to coaching"
- Why do some people, who are accepted by ND AND paid handsomely, resort to backstabbing? [NT]
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- faircatchcorby - 10:17am 3/4/25
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- Guy's just really amped, pumped and jazzed about his new digs (and salary that ND wouldn't go near). - Clem - 11:26am 3/5/25
- Is he connected to Terry Bowden? [NT]
- DonMiller - 8:39am 3/5/25
- No - ndunabomber - 1:19pm 3/6/25
- Arrogant - nd-usmc - 3:32pm 3/4/25
- Humans. especially stupid ones, will often do ANYTHING they believe to be in their self-interest at - TakethetrainKnute - 3:03pm 3/4/25
- Are you saying he's a selfish dick with ears? [NT] - faircatchcorby - 7:18pm 3/4/25
- Completely agree. Not just burning Freeman’s bridge…. - BaronVonZemo - 6:34pm 3/4/25
- "That's for employing me for 8 years!" What's the old saying about burning bridges? [NT]
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- LanceManion - 1:04pm 3/4/25
- Friggin classic. LMAO. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 7:20pm 3/4/25
- Basic civil science, Jealousy [NT] - Frankx - 1:01pm 3/4/25
- Freeman is taking a "chairman of the board" approach to coaching - D2 - 12:34pm 3/4/25
- We are well rid of Bowden. He's an ungrateful horse's ass. [NT] - Hensou - 11:03am 3/4/25
- Recruiting is a cutthroat business and a situation where people are so focused on winning it doesn't - whatsamataU - 10:40am 3/4/25
- Money talks - ndunabomber - 10:26am 3/4/25
- Sure but why run your ungrateful mouth and burn the bridge. BTW, I agree with the rest of your post. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 7:27pm 3/4/25