How Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman went from risky hire to the cusp of a national championship [NBC]
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The risk is losig him to the NFL
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I'd be shocked!
I've been surprised before - so it wouldn't be the first time. I don't know him from Adam, but he sure seems like an stand-up, honest, good guy. He seems to be in it as much for the kids as anything else. Leaving for ther NFL this soon, would mean (to me), he's not the guy his persona puts out. 6 years from now, if he wants to try the next level - I get it, but today, it would show he's like all the rest. I don't think he is - like all the rest. But like I said - I don't know the guy, just what I see and read.
Not trying to put frreman down but don’t you think his style is suited for college. Hr connects with
The players. His enthusiasm and culture are perfect in college. I have no idea what he will do but he seems a great fit for college. Perhaps not a lifer at ND considering he is so young.
And maybe next week he gets hired by Chicago. Who knows.
He's never schemed/played against an NFL team. It's a different game. I think his style is fine
The only "college" HCs from the past few decades with any success are Jimmy Johnson and Jim Harbaugh. Johnson was a pure College to NFL success, and really the only one. You could argue that his success was set up in large part by the infamous Herschel Walker trade, but he was a great NFL coach.
Harbaugh he had years of NFL experience as a starting/backup QB. Nick Saban did okay with Miami, but he was DC for 4 years prior to that under Belichick. Coughlin, Carroll, and Bill O'Brian had significant NFL experience before they ever became Head Coaches.
Stylistically, the NIL/Free-transfer era much closer to NFL than what existed before. The talent gaps in the Top 20% of programs is closing, and pathological liars can't lock in 4/5 stars with promises they can't deliver on any more.
His locker room speeches remind me of a few NFL coaches.
But he's never played in the league. His only path to the NFL is as an assistant coach/coordinator, and that seems incredibly unlikely considering the success he's already had as a college coach.
No NFL coaching experience
Marcus Freeman doesn't have any coaching experience at the NFL level, even as a position coach, much less as a coordinator.
The Bears are going to need a seasoned coach who won't make rookie mistakes. Either that, or they need a fall guy to take the blame for the GM's ineptitude.
Coach Freeman loves Notre Dame with his heart and soul. He became a Catholic, and has fully embraced the culture and tradition. His players also love him and would run through brick walls if he commanded them to do so.
I doubt he's going anywhere, as long as he can keep winning.
I'm guessing that Ron Rivera is the favorite, seeing how he played for the Bears, and knows how to build up a team.
There was risk for Holtz leaving also and any other coach having huge success.
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