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In the Bowl Game he very much acted like an Interim coach.

Think Kent Baer very excited, play hard players love him

down  assistant coaches

 

Now he acts as head coach, he'll hire a full staff, have a full year to prepare,

 

It might be the same or might be different but I'm willing to give him a chance.

Swarbrick shoulda named an interim coach and let Freeman coach the defense in the bowl game. 

 

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12 minutes ago, FaithInIrishForever said:

In the Bowl Game he very much acted like an Interim coach.

Think Kent Baer very excited, play hard players love him

down  assistant coaches

 

Now he acts as head coach, he'll hire a full staff, have a full year to prepare,

 

It might be the same or might be different but I'm willing to give him a chance.

Swarbrick shoulda named an interim coach and let Freeman coach the defense in the bowl game. 

 

It is a bit of an outlier of a game and I have to wonder if it isn’t the new normal for ND.  Or because of the coaching carousel but because more and more talent will sit. I know it seems a stretch but when you lose a close game like yesterday without your top 5 draft pick safety you have to wonder if you win if he is in. One or two great safety plays and we walk away with the win.

 

I digress, though. If we hadn’t hired Freeman he would be gone but I have to wonder if we would have made the offer if we had seen yesterday’s performance ahead of time.

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Just now, EddieAngel said:

It is a bit of an outlier of a game and I have to wonder if it isn’t the new normal for ND.  Or because of the coaching carousel but because more and more talent will sit. I know it seems a stretch but when you lose a close game like yesterday without your top 5 draft pick safety you have to wonder if you win if he is in. One or two great safety plays and we walk away with the win.

 

I digress, though. If we hadn’t hired Freeman he would be gone but I have to wonder if we would have made the offer if we had seen yesterday’s performance ahead of time.

I'm saying did Kelly coach Weis Bowl Game? Freeman should not have been asked to Coach Kelly's Bowl game

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1 minute ago, FaithInIrishForever said:

I'm saying did Kelly coach Weis Bowl Game? Freeman should not have been asked to Coach Kelly's Bowl game

It is odd for sure. I don’t think it happened anywhere else. Did Kelly coach the year we fired Weis? Or did we end up turning down a bowl game?

comment_743118
3 minutes ago, FaithInIrishForever said:

I'm saying did Kelly coach Weis Bowl Game? Freeman should not have been asked to Coach Kelly's Bowl game

They didn’t have a Bowl game.

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Just now, EddieAngel said:

It is odd for sure. I don’t think it happened anywhere else. Did Kelly coach the year we fired Weis? Or did we end up turning down a bowl game?

we turned down a 7-6 bowl game. Kelly won't coach LSU's bowl game just for reference.

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Just now, FaithInIrishForever said:

The team turned it down buddy it was a 7-6 season.

Yeah, they didn’t play in a Bowl Game

comment_743125
Just now, FaithInIrishForever said:

But the fact remains Freeman was dealt an interim coach's hand yesterday.

So? He was an internal hire, that’s a lot difft than coming in from the outside 

comment_743132
6 minutes ago, FaithInIrishForever said:

Did Kelly coach a single game without a defensive coordinator or a full staff?

So? I fail to see your point. 

comment_743133
8 minutes ago, FaithInIrishForever said:

Brent Venables did not coach Oklahoma's Bowl game for reference. Bob stoops did.

Again, external hire. 

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Just now, ELDER06 said:

So? I fail to see your point. 

When Kelly fired BVG the only time he coached without a defensive coordinator ND was 4-8.

Hiring Freeman makes him the head coach not the defensive coordinator. You can't do both jobs well. Elston helped call plays in 2016 and Kelly passed on him in favor of Elko

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