It seems like Notre Dame football is at a major crossroads, with significant changes happening after an impressive 14-2 season. Despite the success, it's clear that the program's staff turnover is creating some big challenges for head coach Marcus Freeman. But it also looks like Freeman is working diligently to navigate these changes by bringing in some strong new hires.
Chris Ash replaces Al Golden
The decision to replace Al Golden with Chris Ash seems strategic, especially considering Ash's background with defensive backs and his leadership beside Luke Fickell. Golden's style was clearly popular, so it'll be interesting to see if Ash’s fiery approach can maintain that same level of success. His expertise should complement the strong defensive talent already present, but the transition could still have its bumps.
Ja’Juan Seider is a big get
With the talented trio of Jerimiyah Love, Jadarian Price, and Aneyas Williams at running back, having someone with Seider’s track record will certainly keep that position as a strength. His experience with developing 1,000-yard rushers at Penn State is a major win for the Irish.
A new GM (Mike Martin)
The search for a new General Manager is definitely an intriguing one. The evolving nature of college football’s rules around recruiting, the transfer portal, and NIL demands a savvy, experienced leader. Mike Martin seems like an excellent choice to help navigate this new era, and building out a robust scouting department could help the Irish gain an edge on the competition, especially with such a complex landscape.
Building for Long-Term Success
All in all, Marcus Freeman is making moves to stay ahead of the curve, and while there are inevitable challenges, these hires could help position Notre Dame for continued success. It's exciting to see how these changes will unfold and if they'll pay off in the long run. What do you think of these moves? Does the future of Notre Dame football look bright to you?
I said it as a "realist" that chances were that we'd lose to USC. Sure, we could have pulled it out and THAT is EXACTLY the reason for this thread.
Time for Hawaii to take the wooden spoon out of the pitcher and start serving up mugs of kool-aid! It is NOW that I will start drinkign up. Yes, after a loss I am ready to drink it down.
Now is the time to be optimistic. We have shown that we can play with the elite and there are no other teams left that are elite.
This is the time we can say we can roll from here on out and win the rest!
BC will be a test ONLY because they've had our number for years. They are not a great team and their little streak against us ends in 5 days!
There are NO teams left to make Jimmy and Co. nervous! They expected to win against USC and almost did. How much more confidence will they have with the rest of the schedule.
If we can just get a small amount of production and improvement from our defense, these games should not be close!
Some are saying that a 10-2 Irish team still can't make the BCS. Bullshit! When did we NOT make a BCS Bowl being 10-2 or better. It would happen!
10-2 and BCS!!!!
No matter who we play, short of Florida, we have already proven that we belong on the field. If USC belongs on the field with ANY team in the country, then NOTRE DAME does as well. We were 1 play, dare I say, 2 feet from beating USC. One missed extra point, Jimmy just throwing an inch shorter to Rudolph and ND has a victory over the "great" USC. EVEN WITH OUR SHITTY DEFENSE!
We can win ANY BCS bowl in the country by years end!
Rip them little kool-aid packets open Hawaii!!!!
I'm F**king thirsty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:flame: