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8-9 over long haul. Why the optimism? by NDTwice
Freeman ranks high on five critical factors in my view: 1) He has charisma. Ara showed us its importance. 2) He can recruit. Half the battle. 3) Confident. Impressed when he hired Golden, his equal or superior, in his area of expertise. 4) Hard Worker. Appears to be a 24/7 guy. 5) Can assemble a good staff. Liked his O Line and Defensive Coordinator hires. I have more confidence in Tommy as OC than most on this board who blast him for the second half of the Ok State game. Overlooked is the fact that ND scored more points against Ok State than any of the opposing teams on their schedule. If Tommy doesn't come through, no reason to think Freeman won't replace him.
Hope I am right. Whatever, Best of luck to our new head coach. Go Irish!!!