I'm not bitching and moaning

I am trying to look at things as objectively as possible. I also realize that there are going to be growing pains with any head coach who has no previous college head coaching experience. And I would never write off any coach for a single loss to a Top 10 team.

I like Freeman and want him to succeed. In fact, I want any ND head coach to succeed, as the coach's success necessarily means success for ND, at least in the short term. I'm just not prepared to label him a success (or failure, for that matter) just yet.