Baseball needs someone to revitalize a program that had wasted away into irrelevance? How hard is it to put LAZ or Ven under the hoop and force Edwards out of the middle of the zone? Tom: Any chance Dunlap takes a look at the new coach, or is he "gone" gone? Three Sweet 16s? It's a player thing. He won 15 tourney games, tying the school record, and Notre Dame reached back-to-back Elite Eights in 2015 and 2016. I want to thank our student-athletes, assistant coaches and support staff who have played such a key role in the culture we have created.. Tom Noie: Ray: Just stop while you're way behind. Were going to announce another gift shortly where baseball was important to the donor.. . During your last chat in November you ended the chat claiming I was pretty much crazy in my opinion of Brey. In addition, Ed Cooley and Anthony Grant are alums of those schools. More support staff. Jeff from Schererville, IN: Tom, thanks for hosting this marathon chat. Wadelite: I know Campbell will at least bang. Tom Noie: Donny: Be scared. Starling possible transfer or NBA, VAL could leave. Most of it was wrong. For the next few days, those who shout from the social media shadows set their sights on Swarbrick. 1. Notre Dame, IN Defend. Imo it's 50/50 because of the experience on the roster. It's not in his nature, or job description, to ever admit that, yeah, we need to be better in that area. That Mike is the winningest coach in the 119-year history of Notre Dame mens basketball speaks to his skill as a teacher of the game, Swarbrick said. Brey and I have had our moments and our battles, but that's normal. That's a pretty good starting five. A lot of anything that happens moving forward with the job is based on timing. From no direction, no culture, no anything to something. It's no secret that Florida head coach Kevin O'Sullivan is the. He just didn't feel like he could reach his guys and do the job the way the job needs to be done. Wadelite: Armando Bacot is an all American level player. We don't get any bells and whistles but you know what, we're still going to win. Look at the TV ratings for games in November- early March and compare it to the tournament. Membership for Notre Dames mens ice hockey program in the Big Ten Conference that began with the 2017-18 season. New voice. Blake Wesley as well. Tom Noie: Jimmy: Realistically, there's no realistic top options because as was mentioned earlier, nobody knows what Jack Swarbrick wants out of this job. He never embraced the changes that we now have to live with and he never showed the hunger necessary on the recruiting trail. Tom Noie: Chris: Same stance as J.J. Starling and Ven-Allen Lubin returning. Chris Quinn and Sean Sweeney. Maybe not top ten guys but 15 thru 80. Although Swarbrick is not totally in favor of the NCAA in this op-ed, he suggested we get rid of the NBAs one-and-done rule and that the NFL should create a minor league system to develop its players. Toggle primary navigation. Ray: Hi Tom. Terry: Why cant mens team recruit 5 star players like the womens team? Thanks for letting us vent. That's never going to be the case at Notre Dame, where it's football first and second and third and sometimes fourth and fifth. The Oklahoma guard can at least shoot and he will put on some muscle. Do it your way, but be 1,000 percent committed to doing it your way. He inherited 2 first round draft picks plus a top 40 recruit in Carroll who would become a 10 year nba vet. Right on all accounts, except the coaching wish list. Tom Noie: Claire: good stuff. Ryan gets beat a lot but seems to try. December and January were times for this program to stack a few wins. I can't imagine that had Brey played more than seven guys, the fan base would be like, whoa, gotta go out and see the Irish. His value to that team was comparable to Troy Murphy as a soph at ND. Put it on Brey, but put it on a group that was given so much, but delivered so little. The risk in building our own schedule and there was a point of time there, about a month or six weeks, where everyone in the country was calling and asking if we wanted to play them the risk was their conferences would go all conference and then we would lose those games, too, Swarbrick told Collinsworth, who will host pregame, halftime and postgame coverage of Notre Dames home games this season. Yes. Instead doesn't want to tire out the core guys for the sake of offensive flow and allows them to play rec league defense. Tom Noie: Steve: Thanks, but I didn't sign up for this job with the stipulation that it would be all sunshine and balloons. Didn't mean making them go sit in a corner during timeout because they picked up some crayons. Jim from California: Why is the ND womans basketball team able to recruit the elite high school prospects in the nation and Canada, and the mens team cant? I never looked at a game this season and thought, wow, if they only had player QA, B or C they'd win. He's just not. . Young was inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame in 2022. I think a case can be made that a contemporary of mine at Notre Dame, Austin Carr, is the greatest athlete in Notre Dame's history regardless of sport. guest: Any thoughts on who you think will get the coaching job? Good Counsel also produced current Notre Dame tight end Davis Sherwood and former Irish center Sam Mustipher, a three-year starter (2016-18) before heading to the NFL with the Chicago Bears. Trey Wertz by all accounts is a great kid, but he's simply not a frontline Atlantic Coast Conference caliber guard. At 6-foot-5 and 240 pounds right now, he will assuredly add 10-20 pounds in the next two years before he becomes a key piece of Notre Dames line. But again, a disclaimernobody has ANY idea what direction this is going to go. Three Sweet 16s? Tom Noie: True, there's nothing holding them back from just being like, time to hit the reset button and see if this is better. Young plays mostly in an upright role in high school, hence rivals.com ranking him as a linebacker, though his size rules out a future at linebacker. Mike in PA: Tom - thanks for this much needed therapy session. Bill Milford ct.: hey Tom your the man to trust on whos coaching in 23 season -so my question is regarding the current commits. Tom Noie: Rick: THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! Come back? Hosting of major events to generate revenue for the campus and community. Why would you - why would any five-star - choose Notre Dame? It's a sense of spirituality, and Williams would definitely fit. Pat Connaughton is one of only two former Irish in the NBA, but he didn't seriously dream of being an NBA player when he was at Notre Dame. If he were to speak to the media, which he likely won't until the process ends, Jack Swarbrick would say he wants the best possible coach to lead Notre Dame. A year ago, he was given a third-round draft evaluation while considering his 2022 plans. Upon graduating from Stanford University Law School in 1980, he accepted a position as an associate in the Indianapolis law firm Baker & Daniels. Brey has talked a lot about this team taking ownership of itself, but no player has said, hey, this one's on us. If you do Ill drive to South Bend and buy you drinks and dinner. Obviously, that's just crazy and will never happen in a million years. He never declined to answer a question, and there were plenty of tough ones. Its an expression of alumni/fans support, Swarbrick said. If you know him, Iona's a stopover. Third Notre Dame veteran drafted with Jarrett Patterson going to the Houston Phonz is a friend, but he has zero coaching experience. The elite of the elite college coach looks at Notre Dame and say, no freaking way. However, such a situation would likely not doom the football season now. We're good. Mike - NC: Any chance Chris Quinn comes back? Personally Id love someone with Midwest ties who builds the roster with size, physicality, and athleticism. Tom Noie: Wade: A lot of defense is want to. Until there's something else to complain about. It is practically College Coaching 101. !Maybe nice fit imo!! If I were the new coach, I'd wait a year or two before (if) everything gets back on track to where fans care and the wins are there and then give Brey his proper day. Creating systems and structures to maximize the impact of technical expertise, environments, technology and service delivery on an athletes ability to optimize performance. Tom Noie: Bonkers: It's been about four hours, so I might be a little punchy. Afterward, the thinking was, he's gone. This will not be a quick hire, nor should anyone expect it to be. He was that gifted. That's the hardest of sells at Notre Dame, regardless of his feel-good storybook career at Valpo, which, in today's world of college basketball, may as well happened in the 1960s. Don't have the beard or the bad hair, but think we've reached the end of the line. That's wrong, and that should never happen. I believe Notre Dame missed its chance when it started 0-2. Tom Noie: Also has a lot to do with who's running the practice. Do you think he should be, and could this tilt things toward Inglesby? Based on your many years of being around the program, Jack Swarbrick asks for your opinion on the new hire. I hope I've done that. Inside the Irish You do a great job and I have enjoyed your articles for many years. Tom Noie: Brian: A complete tear-down and overhaul of the Notre Dame men's basketball program as we know it would be a start. Tom Noie: With dirt along the baselines/sidelineswish I could've seen a game there. It never got any better. He's said this is all on him. You take care of the ball better, you play better. The SEC. Vice President and James E. Rohr Director of Athletics. Ranked the No. Multiple actions. For the best local Indianapolis news, sports, entertainment and culture coverage, subscribe to The Indianapolis Star. We were expecting Brey to win some of the games against Old Dominion, Winthrop, Iowa State, Ole Miss, Florida State, Xavier, and Washington State. TJ Oltzenberger from Iowa State and John Beilein would be my home run hires. FILE - Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick attends an NCAA college basketball game between Notre Dame and Mount St. Mary's on Nov. 13, 2017, in South Bend, Ind. Of course, all hope to avoid that entirely, particularly Swarbrick. He is the least ready to play. I'll sit and think about it and do it the next time. Player failure. To the victims of this violence, as well as the many friends and colleagues we have at Michigan State, the prayers and support of the Notre Dame community are with you. Niele Ivey was hired basically on the heels (no pun intended, Muffet) of McGraws retirement announcement. Don't ferry him to the basket. Apples to oranges again. Lugg played in 61 career games at Notre Dame, tied for second in program history. Mike, New Jersey: Hey Tom, Do you have any sense of direction Notre Dame will be going to in looking for the next Head Coach? Tom Noie: The violinists already are playing, the lifeboats are being lowered, there are people running from stern to bow and bow to stern. Swarbrick is well-respected in the industry, but this op-ed certainly does ding his overall likability. A lot of critics seem to forget these players have to not only want to over-winter in South Bend, but get into Notre Dame first, and then do enough to stay in Notre Dame. The way he reflected on his own experience as a college athlete. It's hard watching him try to figure it out, when there are no answers. If you can get by with 10 or 11, we'd really appreciate it. But rewind back to July 2000 when Mike Brey walked in the door of the Joyce Center. . Everyone wants a timeline and wants it to be sooner than later, but it wouldn't surprise me if this pushes closer to April. Watch the end of the Syracuse game from the Dome. Two days after Notre Dame landed the commitment from the son of a former Irish All-American and an NFL Hall of Famer, the son of another NFL Hall of Famer joined the Notre Dame class on Monday evening. Why would any of these guys take a job at an ACC bottom feeder that could care less about their basketball program? Jim from Charlottesville VA: Hello Tom & All. Number of out of state accounts on its website during football season and for the rest of the year. Notre Dame football needs someone after Brian Kelly ran off to the Bayou? When Notre Dame conducted a search for a new baseball coach following the 2019 season, Vice President and Director of Athletics Jack Swarbrick consulted with Deputy Athletics Director Jody Sadler. And, don't knock them. But you leave anyway and when you return, the vibe's different. Unless it's someone that isn't currently coaching it's hard to imagine anything getting done before mid-to-late March at the earliest. We can't sit here on Jan. 25 as the snow falls outside and say we have ANY idea what Notre Dame's roster will look like next season. EM, South Bend: Endorsing comment by Joe from South Side! In 22 years Brey has recruited 2 first round draft picks. Joe C: Hi Tom. Don't like your one year? Lunsford has self-reported offers from LSU, Arkansas, Louisville, Tulane and Houston, among others. Tom Noie: Mike: Mike Brey's answer the other day for what's next was along the lines of being at a party/gathering for an extended time, enjoying the hell of out of it, but then ducking out to take care of something and promising to return. Look around. Craig in NJ: To answer the question you asked, Tom, your family needs to be telling you that not all 5 star prospects are cant miss NBA ready but you have holes in your game that you need to fix whether it takes one year or two years. That cupboard is gonna be pretty bare for whoever replaces him. Also, do you have any preferred candidates for the job as of now? Both hirings ended up leaving premier college football programs without coaches, but the argument for . For the longest time, the Atlantic Coast Conference was seen as the best college basketball conference in the country. Brey has failed in the dance. My apologies. Under Hiestands tutelage, sophomore left tackle Joe Alt earned first-team All-America recognition and senior Jarrett Patterson made a successful transition from center to left guard. That's a four-letter word around Notre Dame when it comes to the basketball program. joe from the south side: Tom,Absolutely true. He doesn't trust the bench. Brad Stevens ? Talk me off the ledge. I hope I've done that. At least there is someone in the seat who may occasionally yell and stand. Got it out of your systems and we can move forward, wherever this leads. He helped for one year and after that, he was of little help. It's no secret that Pitino wants back in to the white-hot spotlight of a major college job. The first recruits are the underclass men, 2023 class and then he can hit the portal. There must a few of those who be recruited by ND, Tom Noie: Again, a non-answer. As far as Zona or Sanders, hard to say as they never play. Nobody, to the point that if the regular season had lasted another week, Notre Dame wouldn't have made the Field of 68. Otherwise there is a chance you wont get the big time money of a second contract in the NBA. Craig in NJ: I think Coach Ivey may have told her son that so he stayed at Purdue for another year. Anyway, how's your month been? Tom Noie: Joe: Here's what I don't get about the whole notion of this program has stunk for five seasons. Hope this was therapeutic for everyone. This is how we will remember this group. I am in favor of there being some level of guardrails and regulations when it comes to NIL, but I know where college athletics are going and you need to either get on board with it or get left in the dust. Its no secret that Florida head coach Kevin OSullivan is the prime candidate to replace Mainieri, who announced his retirement upon conclusion of the 2021 season. Pitino is a much larger longshot than Mike K. based on the fact that his background isn't as clean as ND would require. There may have been two or three, OK, maybe four coaches in the country who would've enjoyed similar success. Thank you for blunt answers, and continue being you. Marcus Freeman stepped through that side door four days later. Trust me. Just read your story in Monday paper about the five things a new coach should ask. From a collective Kumbaya feeling around the program last February to collective confusion this February. Please check your email for a confirmation. The PTB would find a way. Who's really ready to be a pro? Craig in NJ: The floor was about 2 feet above the dirt floor; it held maybe 3,500; mostly students; one end was open to the rest of the field house. That means Wertz wouldn't have returned and Hammond wouldn't have transferred in. Tom Noie: I don't see it happening. To the point where the league didn't believe it needed anyone selling its product to the nation. He thought the old guys would find their voices. That train's pulled out of the station. by notices and features. Every indication was that it was the beginning of him making that his team. Hes a perfect fit for this place and I think were a good fit for Link in what he believes in and what he teaches. Two days after Notre Dame landed the commitment from the son of a former Irish All-American and an NFL Hall of Famer, the son of another NFL Hall of Famer joined the Notre Dame class on Monday evening. Nice guys finish last in the ACC. Probably better than Brey, who's set to leave after season No. A lot of that came from Mike Brey, like this is what we signed up for. Notre Dame won seven games away from home last year, and was 6-4 on the road in league play. But he's the winningest coach in Colgate history, Patriot League Coach of the Year three straight years, and resurrected a program that has now been to the dance 3 of the last 4 years. You're on that ledge and have to decide for yourself if you want to slide back toward terra firma before that ledge snaps. An extension of the Universitys relationship with NBC Sports through the 2025 football season. Tom Noie: Chris: You'd think they'd have adopted that long ago, or especially when there were maybe 4,000 total for the Dec. 11 game against Marquette. Tom Noie: Totally disagree with repercussions. In reading your article about the hurdles to overcome at ND what do you think the realistic expectations of the basketball head coach is at ND? It has not been perfect, but it is better than what it was. Football needed an offensive coordinator.
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