College hoops for the last couple of decades is all about NCAA tournament success. Get it that you don't like the coach, but you've got to be better than that. Instead, tried to go for a 5 star to get immediate playing time or low 3 stars and this is the result. joe from the south side: Tom,sincere question. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Watch. It isn't complicated! We are watching college sports as we know it go up in flames, but I dont think Notre Dame giving a vote of confidence to the NCAA is going to help one bit. ND needs to make a bigger commitment to basketball. Looking back at Coach Brey's tenure, what player or players do you think he did his best job coaching with? Both may HAVE to contribute next season given the uncertainty of the rest of the roster. Nice guys finish last in the ACC. Thanks for all you do. TJ Oltzenberger from Iowa State and John Beilein would be my home run hires. 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. Andy Kennedy? by mickysavage. Ask yourself why, then remember P-Hubb. For the longest time, the Atlantic Coast Conference was seen as the best college basketball conference in the country. Center Zeke Correll is a returning starter as well with Andrew Kristofic, a starter for seven games in 2021, the frontrunner at left guard. He wanted to go to Notre Dame, but he also wanted to play for Brey. He could stop second-guessing and cross-checking. More of the same was expected last week. That means the likes of Duke and Kentucky and Kansas and North Carolina and UCLA all want you. Keep hearing N.D. can't recruit because of standards. I completely disagree. As in football, there would be bonuses for individual honors and team success. It was not the finest hour (at least, publicly) for Notre Dame football, or Notre Dame athletics. Not only did they not live up to their rankings, it made it so Brey couldn't recruit over them and then couldn't recruit behind and develop the typical 4 stars he used to. Tom Noie: You're Brad Stevens, president of the Boston Celtics. For the best local Indianapolis news, sports, entertainment and culture coverage, subscribe to The Indianapolis Star. Guess which is which Wadelite: If Post and Corhen were at ND they probably would be just shooting treys with an allergy to the paint. Never thought Nate Laszewski was coming backevery indication was that he was ready to move on. That's OK. K? Womens basketball needs someone to replace Hall of Famer Muffet McGraw? Mike from San Diego: Its not feasible we have a head coach before end of march correct? Swarbrick was previously considered for athletic director positions at Indiana University, Stanford University, Ohio State University, and Arizona State University [3] In 2007, he was considered for the position of commissioner of the Big 12 Conference, and in 2002 he was a finalist for the position of NCAA president, which went to Myles Brand. Jack: In his retirement presser, Brey made it seem like he will be very much involved in the coaching selection. Just make sure to include your name and hometown. WHAT? There are many coaches who could have taken ND to the NCAAT in Brey's first 2 seasons. Then expansion, how many times? This has to be as close to a home-run hire as it can get. He should be celebrated at all costs. More of the same. Tom Noie: EM: You can't. If you win, the fans, even the Notre Dame fans, will find their way back. Not feeling that. At some point, he'll have to say, if he hasn't already, Mike, I love you and love what you've done for our school, but I need to go this alone. This is how we will remember this group. Notre Dame stinks, and he has said it's his fault. Rudolph, a former Badgers offensive lineman who was part of Barry Alvarezs first recruiting class, spent three seasons at Ohio State (2004-06) as a graduate assistant and strength coordinator. The university felt so confident that Ludwig was the guy to replace Tommy Rees, that they paraded Ludwig through Compton Family Ice Arena during a weekend hockey game. Dave: Does the football team have the same admission requirement as the basketball team? We're good. Ray from Southern California - Thank you Tom. There are NO one and dones in the women's game. Daily review 01/05/2023. The Notre Dame women's program is one of the sport's bluebloods - Connecticut, Tennessee, Stanford, etc. Look, I get your Brey doesn't do this and doesn't do that and should've done this when he didn't do this, but at some point, the players gotta play despite what the coach does or doesn't do. You cant do any of that in isolation, Swarbrick said. This team, and teams before it, knew what they signed up for in playing for Mike Brey. Senior Jordan Botelho and sophomore Junior Tuihalamaka will step into the Vyper end role, though their games are distinctly different than Foskeys. Justin Ft. Wayne: Hey Tom! Brey will long be remembered for what he did with this program in the Big East, then in the ACC, but the shape in which he leaves it, yeah, that's in the second paragraph as well. But now? Does Tom Izzo worry about getting to March? Finally, Jack S. has made a lot of hires in his time. Tom Noie: Wanna betwe crossed the "this can't get any worse" the afternoon of the North Carolina loss. I say slim to none. Promote it better. Who's really ready to be a pro? Lunsford has self-reported offers from LSU, Arkansas, Louisville, Tulane and Houston, among others. Please check your email for a confirmation. He never made his guys unavailable. There is a nature vs. nurture conversation to be had when watching him use his entire chest to meet a running back. Play seven, and get those seven to act/work/think like one to the point where they just know how to play a d know what the other guys are doing. We've not seen Starling's true skills. Notre Dame? Tom Noie: Joe: Matt was No. He may be more talented in a raw sense than Wesley, but Wesley was, for a lack of a better term, a killer. Two? Why would he start now? . Maybe because Monday, bigger Notre Dame news was anticipated/expected/planned the hiring of Utah offensive coordinator Andy Ludwig, who had spent the weekend on campus. Mike from San Diego: Do you need an intern? We're talking months. Tom Noie: Jim: If you're an elite high school prospect and can go anywhere to play men's college basketball, why would you go to Notre Dame? CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Slot to Notre Dame Fighting Irish Newsletter. joe from the south side: Tom,This team collapsed for many reasons. I just thought he was locked in with ND. It's the same game, but really, it's not. This is the one!. That was Rudolphs second tour in Madison, where he coached tight ends from 2008-11 before spending three seasons at Pittsburgh. That's the way of the college basketball world. I'd say keep the faith with the hope that it gets better, but I'm not sure it will. I know I know, probably 149. New Orleans Saints draft Notre Dame defensive end Isaiah Foskey, validating South Bend trip pic.twitter.com/HoowtRw8LE, Kennedy Urlacher (@k_urlacher11) April 19, 2023. Jim Tal Valley Center, CA: Tom, I have great admiration for Mike Brey but one of the true testaments of a successful coach is the condition that he leaves the program in when he departs. Tom Noie: Jack: Start shaking those couch cushions. 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. Afraid to give up run outs. Brey is 580-321 overall and ranks 50th on the Division I career wins list. Tom Noie: I still like you, though! Of the three - Markus Burton and Parker Friedrichsen - Dunlap might've been most ready to play given his size (6-foot-7). It's hard to say who is likely/realistic because we have no idea what Notre Dame wants from its next head coach. Man, talk about a big swing and a miss on that one. Nah, they whine about the NCAA tournaments and the losing seasons. You saw it. You have to do that in the context of 26 sports. Instead doesn't want to tire out the core guys for the sake of offensive flow and allows them to play rec league defense. Was it not two minutes from getting to a Sweet 16? But I get it. Matt Langel fits. Young, energetic, and a catholic school product who learned from Skip Prosser. Are we then going to ask why Notre Dame men have had a one-and-done but the Notre Dame women haven't? Brey laid a huge egg many times in the dance. Creating systems and structures to maximize the impact of technical expertise, environments, technology and service delivery on an athletes ability to optimize performance. See? Maybe that's lack of development. LInas from Orange County,CA: Hi Tom, Really tough season. Those who mock him, pun intended, will likely never be happy with any coach, in any sport. The barbarians were at the gate of the Gug. At best, even with Mike Brey back next season, I couldn't see any of those three being must-play pieces. He'd be perfect for the job, given nothing else than his life experiences. He'll give the standard middle of the road all is well AD kind of answer. He labeled that passion over the Ludwig situation misdirected, then went on to explain that nothing about the non-hiring of Ludwig had to do with finances. You want an answer as to why a five-star doesn't go to Notre Dame. or Parker Friedrichsen - it's Markus Burton. He emerged as a widely respected member in the community where his children attended school and became a popular campus figure despite being overshadowed by the schools more prominent football program and occasionally the powerhouse womens basketball and baseball teams, too. Or do you expect them to got the traditional route of finding the cheap option and putting him on an island with no resources? Ray: Ray from Southern California - Tom I don't personally know one ND fan that agrees with what you wrote below in BOLD:How many fans of a program that was dying a slow death would've taken nearly 500 wins? 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: Donny: Be scared. Don't know what kind of example he set for them. It might be difficult to see all the way out there, but if you sat in my seat, it all makes a whole lot more sense. You cull this information because as you've said, you know .. 25 Notre Dame fans? I can't do that to my man. Start here! He spent the next 22 seasons chasing the schools second Final Four appearance, and this season will be his last chance. Tom Noie: Tom: They wouldn't. BROKEN PLAY", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jack_Swarbrick&oldid=1146990524, This page was last edited on 28 March 2023, at 05:33. There may have been two or three, OK, maybe four coaches in the country who would've enjoyed similar success. Tom Noie: Ed: The issues are too great to overcome to get this program to the point where Mike Brey couldn't get it - to a Final Four. Tom Noie: James: One of the greatest unanswerable questions about this season and about this team. Whats your opinion? Bryce Drew. It has to fit. Tom Noie: Ever seen the GIF of the child swinging innocently on a swing while a structure fire rages behind him? As of this writing, three students are dead and five are in critical condition after being wounded. He inherited 2 first round draft picks plus a top 40 recruit in Carroll who would become a 10 year nba vet. Maybe they fooled themselves. Tom Noie: Tom: Confront probably not the right word to use. I'll miss covering him every day for six months out of the year, but intrigued as hell about where all this might go. Robert from Mishawaka: I can't believe Ray thinks ND is a power hoops program and should fire a coach based on NCAA tourney results. There will be no allowance for one and done players. And the Big Ten. Starling possible transfer or NBA, VAL could leave. Tom Noie: Skill and leadership and, oh, by the way, a heck of a lot of memories and games and wins that nobody thought possible back in 2000. Harry Hiestand, 64, went back into retirement after coaching the 2022 Irish offensive line. Part 2 is I doubt ND will ever go for wholesale transfers to restock the program immediately. All needed. Right on all accounts, except the coaching wish list. Lasz will take some charges, but beyond thatwoof. It got messy, then it got ugly. And if the first two games since his I'm-outta-here presser is any indication, he's going to ride into the college basketball sunset his way. And it's about way more than basketball there. Joe from Chicago: Anthony Solomon's influence on the defense last year was undeniable, but there has been a clear regression. Tom Noie: Wade: A lot of defense is want to. More importantly, they are looking to improve it. Notre Dame is 1-9 in the league. Give me your best reason. It's no secret that Florida head coach Kevin O'Sullivan is the. Tom Noie: The violinists already are playing, the lifeboats are being lowered, there are people running from stern to bow and bow to stern. Acknowledge that. Even when you win, you sometimes lose. Joe: Do you think theres a difference between how the job is perceived nationally compared to how you perceive it up close and personal? A lot of that came from Mike Brey, like this is what we signed up for. The PTB would find a way. But it's suddenly Final Four or bust? That was against the bottom half of the league. That was the case with Wesley. 15! Might have to get used to it. Force Boeheim to counter your move. Notre Dame has not been hit hard by the transfer portal, but I don't expect that to be the case. Did last year NOT happen? They need someone like Gonzaga's coach, Jay Wright, or Virginia's Bennett. Mike Brey's marching orders from the university was this - less is better. Brey hitched his coaching wagon to guys who didn't deliver, who should've been better than what they were - save for John Mooney who was left a bag of spare parts during his best seasons. pic.twitter.com/nd8EQXF7Zh, Rev. Don't expect anything to happen before April. When you have an opportunity to make an impact and make a competitive leap, youre always inclined to try to do that. You kick yourself for not just going home. A pair of College Football Playoff berths (2018 & 2020) and a BCS National Championship selection in 2012. Thanks! Craig in NJ: Well, I go back to Johnny Dee coaching in the old field house. Did it not have the school's only one-and-done in Blake Wesley? Third Notre Dame veteran drafted with Jarrett Patterson going to the Houston The same rules don't apply to the men's game. Jack Swarbrick says Notre Dame football looking to add general manager, praises Freeman, Small-town 'chip' and family's faith drive Gerad Parker all the way to Notre Dame, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Wadelite: I know Campbell will at least bang. Notre Dame men's basketball is about players/prospects choosing Notre Dame for more than just basketball. Guest: monte williams or marty inglesby?? [5] He practiced law for 28 years and was a partner in the law firm of Baker & Daniels representing USA gymnastics as general counsel,[6] immediately prior to accepting his position at Notre Dame. Where is it? And are you hearing anything specific about what his role could be at ND in the future? This isn't ending the way anyone imagined, but it was one hell of a ride. Mike Brey can offer his opinion to Jack Swarbrick, but this is Jack Swarbrick's hire based on who he best fits for his vision of the program and for the university. Tom Noie: Jim: First week of April would fit. Rick in Manhasset: Per the short rotation, the majority of coaches today seem to be able to rotate eight to ten players. Tom Noie: Robert: As would a lot of other coaches. Just be good enough and respected enough and sustained enough where Selection Sunday doesn't matter. Thats always served Notre Dame well enough with March, April and sometimes May weather plus a struggling program prior to Jarretts arrival -- serving as an impediment to larger crowds. He'll win. My first question is would we be in this situation right now had Wesley decided to return? Tom Noie: Joe: You know you're my guy, but that might be the silliest idea around. Three-star safety Kennedy Urlacher commits to Notre Dame, third notable last But as been mentioned probably hundreds of times over the last seven-plus hours, Brey has owned it. I never said final four or bust. On Tuesday, about an hour before the Notre Dame-North Carolina State game tipped, news broke that Brady Dunlap, one of the three recruits signed for next season, had asked for his release from Notre Dame. To play holier than thou is a bit much because former head coaches like Brian Kelly, Charlie Weis and even Lou Holtz werent exactly saints.
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