I'm afraid that MF is becoming ND's version of James Franklin....

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I'm afraid that MF is becoming ND's version of James Franklin....

Author: NEPA Irish (1109 Posts - Joined: Aug 24, 2009)

Posted at 12:13 pm on Sep 16, 2025

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....he can recruit top level talent, but he just can't win the big games!

Replies to: "I'm afraid that MF is becoming ND's version of James Franklin...."

Notre Dame Football Primer: Defenseless Irish Host In-State Rival Purdue [NT] [LINK] - UHND - 4:40am 9/16/25 (28) [View All]
- i’m sensing a 2016 year. [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 1:59pm 9/16/25
  - A bit of an overreaction? - D2 - 7:15pm 9/16/25
    - time will tell. some similarities to that year. [NT] - WestCoastIrishFan - 9:21pm 9/16/25
      - What exactly are they? - D2 - 9:36pm 9/16/25
        lost some big leadership from prior year, dc giving up loads of yards, early - WestCoastIrishFan - 11:20pm 9/16/25
        DC in his 3rd year, QB was experienced starter from 2015, quality of 1st two opponent less - D2 - 12:32am 9/17/25
        on that, we agree. The Malik/Kizer issue caused problems into the season. Haven’t seen two - WestCoastIrishFan - 1:09am 9/17/25
  - There are similarities. [LINK] - lacan - 6:18pm 9/16/25
  - I don't envision Freeman wholesale quitting the way Kelly did... - TakethetrainKnute - 3:14pm 9/16/25
    - He won’t. And I think he is open to feedback & course correction. - LanceManion - 4:00pm 9/16/25
      - I agree. I think he is far from the stubborn horse's ass Kelly was... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 5:48pm 9/16/25
- How does a program with all the resources and commitment to the gold standard hire - ndphysics - 10:36am 9/16/25
  - Let’s not forget that MF wasn’t a swing for the fences hire - he was convenient - it’s a pattern [NT] - LanceManion - 3:54pm 9/16/25
  - How do you know they didn't try to get somebody better? [NT] - mtthawk1 - 1:55pm 9/16/25
    - What?!!! That has never happened and certainly not recently at ND [NT] - LanceManion - 3:56pm 9/16/25
    - That would be very bad if we had to settle for anyone. - ndphysics - 2:16pm 9/16/25
  - This crappy hire stuff goes all the way back to Faust! [NT] - NEPA Irish - 12:01pm 9/16/25
    - Faust was ridiculous and the result of pure institutional hubris... - TakethetrainKnute - 1:57pm 9/16/25
      - The real outrage post-Holtz was that they failed to learn the definition of insanity [NT] - humbaba - 3:59pm 9/16/25
  - Perhaps he’ll turn it around - WoodstockIrish - 11:25am 9/16/25
    - I'm afraid that MF is becoming ND's version of James Franklin.... - NEPA Irish - 12:13pm 9/16/25
      - Franklin is a choker, Freeman is a nube and regularly makes nube mistakes [NT] - LanceManion - 3:58pm 9/16/25
      - You need to get out of PA more. [NT] - AlbanyIRISH - 2:42pm 9/16/25
      - Nah. Freeman is a nice guy. Franklin is a prick.... [NT] - irishslovak - 2:36pm 9/16/25
      - Quit emoting. He already has more big game wins than Franklin. [NT] - mtthawk1 - 1:53pm 9/16/25
        He is better than Franklin in that regard at the moment. Thought he was progressing towards... - TakethetrainKnute - 2:14pm 9/16/25
      - Are you nuts? Go take a look at our road to the Natty runner up again. [NT] - faircatchcorby - 12:38pm 9/16/25
      - Re: I'm afraid that MF is becoming ND's version of James Franklin.... [NT] - NEPA Irish - 12:13pm 9/16/25

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