Freeman Factor Re-Engaged? Inside Great Week for Irish

Notre Dame fans have been on quite a roller-coaster ride this season. From the ups and downs of a tumultuous regular season to the immediate exodus of offensive players that followed, there’s been anxiety. Is the program on the right track or losing momentum? How will the Irish replenish their needs and when? How does it all line up heading into next year?

Fast forward just a week, and at least some answers have been provided. Notre Dame has a new quarterback and has added many additional cast members on top of it that have Irish fans feeling a bit better about things. If you look deep, you will see that the Irish program is modernizing, and Marcus Freeman deserves credit for it.

Let’s examine this concept in detail.

WR Coach Hire

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Despite there being conflicting reports on why Chansi Stuckey was let go, the fact still stands. Notre Dame filled his role with Wisconsin assistant Mike Brown. That alone is news, but to me, there’s another key detail to note.

Notre Dame is notoriously slow to hire coaches. The issue is rarely finding a top target but is rather more administrative. The vetting process I like to call getting “O’Leary’ed”, has historically taken weeks to complete. Time is precious for football teams and none can afford weeks without a position coach. The timeline has now been sped up, less than a week in Brown’s case, greatly and it’s very much appreciated. This is program progress.

Notre Dame and NIL

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Since the inception of NIL legislation, Irish fans have asked how involved Notre Dame will choose to be. How can they maximize the alumni donor network but still operate within Notre Dame’s value system?

There is progress being made in this area. Notre Dame has plenty of NIL money and is willing to spend it, but only in the right situations…

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Author : Fighting Irish Wire

Publish date : 2023-12-15 10:46:37

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