jbrown_9999 1,004 Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 With HH retiring (again), wondering who his replacement might be: Assuming Ludwig is the new OC, I see these two candidates being on the list: Jim Harding (Utah OL Coach) Chris Watt (ND GA for OL) Any others? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocketsan 764 Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 Wish Andy Heck would come back or Aaron Taylor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessemoore97 1,270 Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 If Ludwig I'd take Harding as a package deal. Not sure Watts is ready yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jersey Irish 205 Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 Read something yesterday that said the staff is aware oi who the new OL coach will be. With that being said, I would suspect it is Watt. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tneun89 975 Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 I assume Harding is coming if Ludwig accepts the OC job, but just an educated guess. Not sure if he would be in the running to take over Utah OC or not. I thought Watt would be a good choice too, but insiders are indicating that he is not in the running. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessemoore97 1,270 Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 23 hours ago, Jersey Irish said: Read something yesterday that said the staff is aware oi who the new OL coach will be. With that being said, I would suspect it is Watt. Big IF, that's the case, is that a deal breaker for some OC's not having some say on the staff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrown_9999 1,004 Posted February 14, 2023 Author Share Posted February 14, 2023 23 hours ago, Jersey Irish said: Read something yesterday that said the staff is aware oi who the new OL coach will be. With that being said, I would suspect it is Watt. Yesterday, they probably thought they knew who the new OC would be as well 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coltssb 1,044 Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 Maybe they should ask Jack who he wants. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jersey Irish 205 Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 Looks like Watt is going to be the choice. Well=respected in the ND coaches' room and Hiestand gave him a stamp of approval. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrown_9999 1,004 Posted February 15, 2023 Author Share Posted February 15, 2023 Glad for the nation-wide searches Jack spearheaded. His definition of "nation-wide" must be walking down the hall to see who is in an near-by office. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cali_domer 295 Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 4 minutes ago, jbrown_9999 said: Glad for the nation-wide searches Jack spearheaded. His definition of "nation-wide" must be walking down the hall to see who is in an near-by office. You don't want Jack to overwork, he only makes a couple million a year. 😆 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrown_9999 1,004 Posted February 16, 2023 Author Share Posted February 16, 2023 I am hoping that the delay in announcing an OL coach actually means that Freeman is allowed to look beyond just hiring Watt. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffV 324 Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 IDK. It's February. Time is not on our side. I gotta think we're limited on the college front. That dust is fairly settled by now. And if NFL candidates aren't loving recruiting and NIL... I wouldn't see too many exciting names we could bring. Maybe. Hiestand was a semi-retired rental (and a great one), but there aren't many like him. Were it not for the OC "national search" shit show, I would not be disappointed with a young, hungry, ND alum and Hiestand protege that is Chris Watt. Fairly, I won't be disappointed with it at all anyway. Freeman knows if he has the room and the skills. No recruits could have thought Hiestand would hang around forever - and it won't surprise me if he makes some guest appearances, or at least grabs an occasional beer with Watt. Not sure he's even moving from South Bend. Is his house for sale? That said, I fully acknowledge that ND is really leaning into the negative optics of all these comprehensive national coaching searches. And it's warming up Freeman's seat to produce this season - but let's go! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ND_JACK 321 Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 (edited) Maybe they can convince Hiestand to come out of retirement. Think of the positives for the school ….No buyout clause to pay, no relocation expenses , he knows / worked with the new OC, even the positive PR the school could spin , of how Jack convinced Hiestand to come out of retirement. Edited February 17, 2023 by ND_JACK 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffV 324 Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 1 minute ago, ND_JACK said: Maybe they can convince Hiestand to come out of retirement. Think of the positives for the school ….No buyout clause to pay, no relocation expenses , he knows the new OC, the positive PR of how Jack convinced Hiestand to come out of retirement. Ha ha ha. That would be the boldest move to satisfy the masses! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tneun89 975 Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 It would be surprising to name Watt, but after Parker, who knows. I would think a majority of current P5 OL coaches would crawl through broken glass to coach ND, which is one of the Top 3 schools for OL. Can you imagine getting the opportunity to coach potentially two First Round OTs, Alt (2024) and Fisher (2025)? Not to mention a returning OC, and solid options at OG - Kristofic, Schrauth, etc. I would think ND could be very choosy with this hire. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithInIrish Forever 4,649 Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 28 minutes ago, tneun89 said: It would be surprising to name Watt, but after Parker, who knows. I would think a majority of current P5 OL coaches would crawl through broken glass to coach ND, which is one of the Top 3 schools for OL. Can you imagine getting the opportunity to coach potentially two First Round OTs, Alt (2024) and Fisher (2025)? Not to mention a returning OC, and solid options at OG - Kristofic, Schrauth, etc. I would think ND could be very choosy with this hire. April 22nd- 5 weeks would be March 25th. My deadline for this hire like March 10 or 11th @tneun89Do you know when Notre Dame's Spring break is? I'm assuming 3 practices per week for 5 weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burkdd0012 22 Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 1 hour ago, tneun89 said: It would be surprising to name Watt, but after Parker, who knows. I would think a majority of current P5 OL coaches would crawl through broken glass to coach ND, which is one of the Top 3 schools for OL. Can you imagine getting the opportunity to coach potentially two First Round OTs, Alt (2024) and Fisher (2025)? Not to mention a returning OC, and solid options at OG - Kristofic, Schrauth, etc. I would think ND could be very choosy with this hire. Makes you wonder why Harry left Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tneun89 975 Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 36 minutes ago, FaithInIrish Forever said: April 22nd- 5 weeks would be March 25th. My deadline for this hire like March 10 or 11th @tneun89Do you know when Notre Dame's Spring break is? I'm assuming 3 practices per week for 5 weeks. Spring break is March 11-19. Heard that practice starts on March 22, but don’t think that’s been officially confirmed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithInIrish Forever 4,649 Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 13 minutes ago, tneun89 said: Spring break is March 11-19. Heard that practice starts on March 22, but don’t think that’s been officially confirmed. Yep. So the press conference would be Either Monday the 20 or Tuesday the 21st thanks. Any position coach should be on campus at least 2-3 weeks before practice 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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