Freeman is taking a "chairman of the board" approach to coaching

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.