100% failure of a hire, but he naively relied on Urban Meyer’s endorsement

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100% failure of a hire, but he naively relied on Urban Meyer’s endorsement

Author: LanceManion (10018 Posts - Joined: Jul 16, 2010)

Posted at 4:30 am on Sep 16, 2025

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A lot of positives about Freeman but he needs to be surrounded by shrewd competent people.

Imposing corporate abuse, neglect and greed on deserving victims.

Replies to: "100% failure of a hire, but he naively relied on Urban Meyer’s endorsement"

Freeman is first ND HC to ever have two 0-2 starts. - AlbanyIRISH - 12:46am 9/16/25 (46) [View All]
- And there have been some pretty bad coaches at Notre Dame before [NT] - OklahomaIrishman - 11:30pm 9/16/25
- Freeman also decided to hire a guy who's past defenses allowed 38, 29, 31, 37 & 29ppg - Rocketman84 - 4:21am 9/16/25
  - Wondering if MF's mentor, Jim Tressel urged him to hire Ash?? [NT] - NEPA Irish - 12:05pm 9/16/25
    - oh great he can’t think on his own! [NT] - whatsamataU - 11:33pm 9/16/25
    - The word is Meyer sold him on Ash. - AlbanyIRISH - 3:43pm 9/16/25
      - There is certainly no question that Meyer is an Ashman... [IMAGE] - TakethetrainKnute - 3:56pm 9/16/25
        It all becomes clear, MF asked for UM's recommendation over the phone and thought - Clem - 4:19pm 9/16/25
        Needs to take that phone number and burn it. [NT] - DiscoRick - 4:26pm 9/16/25
    - I'd worry...about his vested interest... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 3:31pm 9/16/25
    - Then he needs a new mentor. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 12:40pm 9/16/25
  - On the bright side, this is the best way to force the offense to catch up w/ the times: score often [NT] - oldirish - 11:13am 9/16/25
    - Good point!!! It's about the only thing that could do it. [NT] - DiscoRick - 3:58pm 9/16/25
  - And clearly expects his results to be much better than they've been everywhere else. - Clem - 10:57am 9/16/25
- The asinine scheduling isn't helping him. - clements2 - 3:01am 9/16/25
  - That's price you pay when you want to remain an Independent [NT] - NEPA Irish - 12:07pm 9/16/25
  - If you are truly good, you win both games without any real struggle. Neither team is great. [NT] - oldirish - 11:15am 9/16/25
    - That's an outdated way of thinking - clements2 - 6:19pm 9/16/25
      - It's the only way of thinking. Otherwise you are a loser sitting home at 0-2. - oldirish - 12:21am 9/17/25
  - Don’t disagree, but win one of 2 then win out & we’re in the playoffs [NT] - LanceManion - 3:07am 9/16/25
    - No other team does this shit. - clements2 - 3:12am 9/16/25
      - Two buzz saws because we aren’t very good? - WoodstockIrish - 11:29am 9/16/25
      - It’s completely idiotic but front-loaded schedules may be the cost of independence - LanceManion - 3:18am 9/16/25
        Yep, or get a better conference affiliation. [NT] - DiscoRick - 4:00pm 9/16/25
        
        Texas A&M is a far cry from a Top SEC team [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 11:33am 9/16/25
        Top modified ACC not SEC - point taken & my fault [NT] - LanceManion - 4:02pm 9/16/25
        
        I don't buy that. - clements2 - 3:28am 9/16/25
        Most teams want big out of conference games early. USC is trying to do it too. - ndphysics - 9:36am 9/16/25
        Or we need to schedule a week zero patsy like most teams do. [NT] - DiscoRick - 4:01pm 9/16/25
        
        Last year was relatively easy schedule then we lost to NIU [NT] - LanceManion - 4:02am 9/16/25
        they opened at A&M - clements2 - 4:43am 9/16/25
        Front load that schedule with SEC juggernauts. [NT] - DiscoRick - 4:12pm 9/16/25
        
        And A&M lost 5 games last year, so what? [NT] - WoodstockIrish - 11:34am 9/16/25
- He seems to recognize & address mistakes but the mistakes w/b avoided by an experienced coach [NT] - LanceManion - 2:57am 9/16/25
  - Agreed, his inexperience is showing. [NT] - DiscoRick - 4:03pm 9/16/25
  - In MF's tenure there is a lot of niavete. A lot of self inflicted unforced errors. A lot of lack of - oldirish - 11:17am 9/16/25
- I think you can win with Freeman, but he needs the right coordinators. - DiscoRick - 2:06am 9/16/25
  - There isn't a coach out there that doesn't need elite coordinators. Saban had former HCs as analyst - Turkish - 7:00pm 9/16/25
  - Freeman needs to be managed, not because he is reckless but because he lacks experience - LanceManion - 3:00am 9/16/25
    - Agreed, and he's the polar opposite of reckless. Very conservative. [NT] - DiscoRick - 4:04pm 9/16/25
    - ^^^^^^^ [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 11:06am 9/16/25
    - The hire of Chris ASS is about as reckless as it gets... inexcusable [NT] - Rocketman84 - 4:23am 9/16/25
      - 100% failure of a hire, but he naively relied on Urban Meyer’s endorsement - LanceManion - 4:30am 9/16/25
        He's learning on the job. Needs experience coords and good ones, not re'treads. And an AD's help. [NT] - DiscoRick - 4:09pm 9/16/25
- He also has record for most Top 25 wins his first 3 years [NT] - Turkish - 1:26am 9/16/25
  - ...and losses to NIU and Marshall. - clements2 - 3:22am 9/16/25
    - Inventing ways to beat yourself is the nerve wrecking part - Rocketman84 - 4:29am 9/16/25

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