Really like Freeman but he needs some serious counsel about his OSU comments
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Nah, it's time for ND to stop curling up in a ball and playing nice
I have no issue with what he said and I hope he says more if it. Watching Kelly talk about how great Saban is and how he did it all the right way makes me vomit. Grow a pair.
Re: Really like Freeman but he needs some serious counsel about his OSU comments
Not a shot but just the plain truth at schools with bigger enrollments you can simply take online classes instead of physically going to class whereas not at at ND!
He took a page out of Harbaugh's book
When Harbaugh was at Stanford, I remember him taking a similar sort of shot at his own alma mater
Captain Obvious disagrees. This was pitched to parents not media hacks.
The media will always come after ND... it's just part of the job to brush it off... with a laugh.
He’s starting to pull back and temper those comments.
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Dodd left out parts to make it worse.(While it's 100% true as Dodd wrote it, it's not as Freeman
said it).
One would think that after the Carnel what's his name's comment about school at OSU as a player that they would not be bothered by this.
Why? Should he be afraid to offend Ohio State? The truth is the truth.
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It's just another Dodd hit piece.
On Wednesday, Freeman joined “Morning Juice,” a sports radio show on 97.1 The Fan in Columbus, Ohio, to discuss remarks that circulated on Tuesday that came across as a jab at Ohio State’s academics.
“Key words and context were missing from the quote that upset a lot of people that I care about,” Freeman said. “I’m very proud of my two degrees from Ohio State. I would never discredit the quality of education those degrees represent.”
Freeman argues the commentary was not a knock on Ohio State academics, and he was misquoted in a story by CBS’ Dennis Dodd. Instead, Freeman was trying to make the point that at Notre Dame, a school of just 8,500 students, it’s incredibly difficult to skip class and fly under the radar.
“I was specifically talking about the academic rigors at Notre Dame,” Freeman said. “Online classes are not a standard part of the curriculum here. In fact, before COVID they weren’t even offered.”
Freeman said he reached out to Dodd’s camp for the audio from the interview he did, and shared the quote he gave in said interview.
he should not talk about OSU. It’s 100% ND; no need to compare or contrast.
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There's a shitload of academic deficiencies at osu. Accept Freeman's honesty
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Robert Smith was never a fan of OSU academics either.
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he kind of trashed his own education. also, any moment trashing OSU is a moment not talking about
ND
He absolutely has to compare and contrast
You absolutely highlight the differences, the most positive aspects about ND, not downplay them. Freeman is challenging the recruits to understand and accept why you chose ND.
I grant that he would have been wiser to not mention a specific school but pretending there isn't a difference is a self-inflicted wound. But you bet these things are being said in the one-on-ones with the recruits and their parents.
that’s fine but you don’t put it in front of a reporter
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What did he say?
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Giving them a shot publicly about kids not going to class. probably true but no reason to say it
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Lesson here. The media love to create controversy. Be careful what you say and who you say it to.
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