It's hard to say who is likely/realistic because we have no idea what Notre Dame wants from its next head coach. Tom Noie: Dan: Markus Burton is really good right now at the high school level, but he has to get bigger and stronger to survive college basketball life in the real world. After they co-authored an op-ed for The New York Times, Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick and university president John I. Jenkins are catching heat for their antiquated thoughts on NIL and overall player compensation. Fr. Football needed an offensive coordinator. That cupboard is gonna be pretty bare for whoever replaces him. Nobody knows who the next coach will be. Lets take our time and think about it.. George Bernard: I heard Bill Walton this morning say that 25% of NBA players were international. Have you seen some of the first-round draft picks? He never made his guys unavailable. It's time. Its kind of always been that way, whether we have wanted to admit it or not. Mike Brey's going to do it his way. Tom Noie: Terry: Let's start with this - it's comparing apples to oranges. So you need a little of everything from someone who's got endless energy, someone who's going to sell his program, and the sell the fans the product is worth watchingTom Noie: As for the second part of your question, I'd be surprised (stunned) if this was a quick hire. Tom Noie: Joe: Yes, particularly the associate head coach, who was really good last season, but seems to have fallen in line with Mike Brey this season in just deciding to ride it out. Membership for Notre Dames mens ice hockey program in the Big Ten Conference that began with the 2017-18 season. Mike Brey did a whole lot for that program, and it's still in the coaching stone age. [1][7] From 1992 until 2001, he also served as chairman of the Indiana Sports Corp., during which time he helped convince the NCAA to relocate its headquarters to Indianapolis.[7]. And who's the quarterback? Its NBC TV deal! Just get in and then you go from there. I'd give you a reason why you should renew your tickets for next season, but you probably wouldn't believe it. I know mens bball will never be the driver of nds conference alignment and I think the acc move was great at the time, but do you think there are any administrators in the athletic department that regret that move? Give us a break down on each ones strengths & weakness AND will they stay committed - can any expect to contribute right away ? Mike in PA: Tom - thanks for this much needed therapy session. Tom Noie: It's all good. Tom Noie: Mike: Agree on the first part, don't agree as strongly on the second. Money is the reason Mike Brey stayed too long as the Notre Dame mens basketball coach. Lubin played more Tuesday and was really good. [2], "Jack Swarbrick appointed director of athletics at Notre Dame", "Sources: Swarbrick to replace White as athletics director in South Bend", "Notre Dame opts for attorney John "Jack" Swarbrick as next athletic director", "Lawyering up? Does Mick Cronin? His engagement and personality could not have been more conducive to garnering fan support. If it was THAT serious about having the elite of the elite athletic programs across the board, money is no issue. 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. Notre Dame is not Michigan because Michigan does something for basketball that Notre Dame doesn't do and likely will never do - pours money into the program. Wadelite: Something no one mentions about the 3 current frosh on the roster. Especially when someone (even the athletic director) says its not about money. Tom Noie: Mark: Nope. Thanks my man! This one's not. New offensive coordinator Gerad Parker was promoted from tight ends coach on Feb. 18 to fill the void left by Tommy Rees departure on Feb. 3 to run Alabamas offense. EM: Echoing Muffet McGraws comments in the immediate aftermath of Breys announcement, how can any N.D. mens b-ball coach hope to compete and win in todays environment - including, e.g., the transfer portal, NIL rules, and the general sense that every sport at N.D. takes a back seat to football? The way I look at it, I have one more opportunity to play with this group, Patterson said before the Gator Bowl. If you know him, Iona's a stopover. New head coach. In your estimation, what would be a reasonable timeline by which the Irish should have a new coach in place? Why are you going back to college? No defined skill. Guys that don't really get what we do (I'll refrain from names) who truly believe I should be more of a champion/cheerleader of the program. Joe from Chicago: Anthony Solomon's influence on the defense last year was undeniable, but there has been a clear regression. Number of out of state accounts on its website during football season and for the rest of the year. Tom Noie: I'd look hard at him. Wadelite: You can win games with the right 3 stars and talented 4 stars. Lugg played in 61 career games at Notre Dame, tied for second in program history. There is CLEARLY enough blame to go around. He's not going to browbeat you into figuring out the zone. On Saturday, four-star defensive end Bryce Young (Charlotte Christian High School; N.C.), Bryant Youngs son, became the third notable last name to join the Notre Dame class of 2024. That was then. We sung the praises of Anthony Solomon last season in what he was able to do (and the wonders he worked) defensively. Well, top 30. You called my drunk and dismissed my opinion as silly. Craig in NJ: BTW I think Mike Brey did a good job with what he had to work with through out the years. John B. He is a phenomenal educator. If you dont want to play the NIL game, then dont, but dont criticize others that do. Say you're a five-star prospect. Please. Tom Noie: Steve: A coach with a plan would be a good start. Notre Dame AD Jack Swarbrick bemoans 'trend' of coaches leaving before season's end. Glad to have you aboard. James - CA: What's the excuse for ND to not be like Michigan in basketball? It's not like he had a lot of high major offers when Notre Dame came calling. As has been mentioned, Brey owns everything about this tire fire, but the players don't skate. Just make sure to include your name and hometown. Why would you ever pick Notre Dame? The only way this program can reach an Elite 8 presence on occasion is for the new coach to get lucky with recruits and be able to coach them up. Nowhere close to being answered. Might have to get used to it. That's a pretty good starting five. The Jet from Evansville: I totally agree with you about We should only have to worry about where we are going. playing in Notre Dames bowl game this past season, somewhat a rarity for a veteran already likely getting drafted. I'm sure you've answered this but bear with me and anyone that's joined in the last 10 minutes. Late March early April until they get the list and then interviews. They were there to show off the new football guy. I realize that this data may be difficult to find / access but to paraphrase Coach Brey this is the ultimate measurement. It's a nice option to have. Don't know. 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. A 10-goal haul from Boxwood Hill forward Jack Davis guided his side to a dominant 124-point win in round three of the Ongerup Football Association on Saturday. Nobody knows. And they are hear to stay. Maybe Monty Williams or Chris Quinn or Sean Sweeney, the three possible candidates with NBA ties are looking for a career change, but that's a big jump. And yet in short order, finding this great coaching talent has given way to figuring out how to keep Jarrett in the fold by making Fighting Irish baseball a destination, not a stepping stone. He's said this is all on him. joe from the south side: Tom,I think Parker F. walks as well. Look at last year, when Notre Dame won a school record 15 league games and finished second - one win away from sharing the regular-season title with Duke. One coach I'm thinking you may have overlooked is Matt Langel from Colgate. Tom Noie: Tom: They wouldn't. It's human nature - you want to finish this out and do what's best for Notre Dame if you're an assistant coach, but you're also worried about where you're going to land in this profession. I don't see that changing. Not always for the best when it comes to sustained basketball success. Don't like your one year? Look, there's care there. That means Wertz wouldn't have returned and Hammond wouldn't have transferred in. More:Jack Swarbrick says Notre Dame football looking to add general manager, praises Freeman. Dunlap probably won't be the only guy who decides to seek something else besides Notre Dame. I thought his article Sunday highlighting the top 23 games under Coach Brey was particularly effective to remind us all of the skill & leadership Coach has given the players & fans over his 23 seasons. Don't know if TV is the next move. They're busy planning for their gifted son to get to the league to start their clocks and get to that second contract. Blake Wesley as well. We absolutely want him to be a coach here for a long time. Ryan mars pa: Tom what is going on with this team lost some close games will miss coach brey after this season. Guard your guy. Thanks again! Tom Noie: Joe: You know you're my guy, but that might be the silliest idea around. We'd like to hear what you think . The pathway forward is through being honest, having candid conversations and seeking positive collaboration, not elitist grandstanding. Absolutely. Guest: I would also love to see the mens basketball program get the talent and also support from local fans as the womens program has. The other thing is the culture that hes built, and I see it on all levels, Swarbrick said. 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. Might be the opposite. He knows where players belong. WHAT? These numbers would be good if Brey coached 10-12 years and decent if he coached 13-15 years but three Sweet 16's and zero final fours in 23 years is not good Tom. Otherwise, pack your patience. If Mike Brey was going to do that, he could've started two games ago. ?Both Duke guys that kno ACC n east coastrecruiting!I think could be nice fits but my list is like most ND fans 1-Monty2-Quinn then Kelsey!! We see why Notre Dame went the route it went. We all were spoiled for 23 seasons. I know I know, probably 149. Third-year starting quarterback Ian Book shared some thoughts on his first-year offensive coordinator Tommy Rees, and Collinsworth mused about the skill position players Book and Rees have at their disposal. See Matt Ryan. Jack Swarbrick had to take a big-picture 35,000-foot view of what league best served his entire athletic department. He thought the old guys would find their voices. In the second of three stories detailing The Observer's interview with Jack Swarbrick, the Notre Dame athletic director discussed five separate head coaching hires made within the current calendar year, and how each new head coach combined an excellent resume with a deep knowledge and appreciation for Notre Dame values and culture. No care. They called for Swarbrick to be fired. 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. It was a patch work group of unheralded transfers and frosh that manhandled ND'S super seniors and top 50 frosh. Prior to Brey's announcement of stepping down, you were writing about the failures of this season's team. Coach Brey was instrumental in creating the Ring of Honor. How about everybody. Harry Hiestand, 64, went back into retirement after coaching the 2022 Irish offensive line. Not feeling that. The SEC. I believe Notre Dame missed its chance when it started 0-2. New assistants. No athleticism. You then spend a lot of time talking to your colleagues at other schools, what are you thinking about?, That risk drove Swarbrick to a few phone calls with soon-to-retire ACC commissioner. This program has gone to one Final Four in its history, and wandered through the college basketball desert for 10 years before Brey. Tom Noie: Harold: If there's a person in the world better than Phonz, show me. Cormac Ryan decides time to fly, that leaves them with eight. 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. Chris Quinn and Sean Sweeney. There seemed no plan the last couple of years, just kind of roll the ball out. They knew the drill. But they couldn't be more different. My gosh if Brey judges everything by players he trusts in practice and it doesn't translate to the games, how competive was it in practice? We were lead to believe that Starling was the guy with it, that he got itwas so mature and we have not seen that from him. Come on, my man. The Oklahoma guard can at least shoot and he will put on some muscle. It's only going to get more difficult with NIL and the transfer portal (i.e. You make close to $4 million a year. The answer's obvious. joe from the south side: Tom,In your opinion, is the new coach, whiever it is, capable of "patching this together" or are we in a complete overhaul/rebuilding mode? I hope I've done that. Tom Noie: Hire a head coach first. It should've given the ball then and there to Starling and said, run with it. Hope this was therapeutic for everyone. Swarbrick, on Tuesday, said he was "not surprised" by Kelly's decision to depart Notre Dame after 12 seasons as coach. Maybe not even the next coach. Maybe they can find a few extra dollars in the football team's Gug couch cushions? Not the athletic director. Young was inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame in 2022. Lunsford has self-reported offers from LSU, Arkansas, Louisville, Tulane and Houston, among others. I care about being honest, about not telling what you WANT to hear, but what you HAVE to hear. I want to freakin win. We're not in the confronting business (seriously). Senior, The ninth pick in last years second round, Washington cornerback, consensus four-star tackle Owen Wafle (Hun School; Princeton, N.J.), last weeks commitment from defensive end Cole Mullins. Tom Noie: Joe: Agreed. Tom Noie: Rick: They told me that there would be no math in this job. Wave the cape and let the bull go by. Tom Noie: Craig: Nope. Not exactly a good cross section of the fan base, or maybe it is. Starling's not there yet. Chris, DC: Tom, if somehow this team made the NIT they will not go correct? The SEC got better and stronger. Their pitching staff, compromised by several key injuries before and as the 2021 season was beginning, has shown great versatility and depth. 40 overall by the New Orleans Saints on Friday, Foskey can consider two of those to be successes. Any chance we will get an aggressive coach who recruits at a high level and plays more than seven guys? Now? I get it a sloppy pass like late in the cuse or fsu game I'd on the players, but consistent minimal effort defense with no repercussions is on the players. He does seem to check all the boxes. That's college basketball free agency. 46556 USA Three? Bonus question: Since Brey has nothing to lose, do you foresee any dramatic lineup or strategic changes between now and the end of his tenure? degree from Stanford in 1980. And then everything changed. Even if they do, there is so much inexperience everywhere. Some programs you have parents contacting you about stuff. Those 3 were likely multi-year guys. Like with the courting of Ludwig, there may be buyout hurdles to clear. Great work today, but no kudos for me using "woof" earlier? Three-star safety Kennedy Urlacher commits to Notre Dame, third notable last Tom Noie: Dan - Nobody, because I don't know what this program wants to be. Tom Noie: Micah Shrewsberry is a basketball coach, but he also is a black basketball coach. He is the least ready to play. Here he is, the shot/script seemed to say, welcome him to the fam-u-lee (sorry). Dan - Chicago: I'm surprised that Ryan coming back for a 6th college year is still a possibility in your eyes. Way harder than an outsider would admit it to being. But the move to the ACC was done for more than just men's basketball. It's time to live a good life, a better life. Tom Noie: Willie: There's a reason why he's in the SBT's top three possible candidates. I also know TWENTY SIX ND fans that also disagree with you. The admission standard remains the standard. Just be good enough and respected enough and sustained enough where Selection Sunday doesn't matter. Time Name; Sat 1 Apr; 07:30 - 15:00 : Gents - Sides Match (Competition) 09:30 - 11:30 : Sides Match Champagne Breakfast - Dining Room: 15:10 - 15:40 Fans of their favorite basketball programs tend to have higher opinions of who should take that job when it opens. Where the attitude of, to hell with it, we'll win despite you? Foskey joined former Irish tight end Michael Mayer in the second round, Mayer going five picks earlier, fitting as both were consensus All-Americans last season. 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. For now, its still time to soak in the accomplishments of Jarrett and the Notre Dame baseball program. It's not in his nature, or job description, to ever admit that, yeah, we need to be better in that area. It stood toe to toe with Connecticut and Georgetown. Jarrett and the Irish havent lost two baseball games in a row in his first 57. Tom Noie: Dave: I wouldn't go as far as classifying it as a "worse job" but it's a difficult job. Tuesday's loss at North Carolina State marked the unofficial halfway point - 10 games down, 10 to go. Whereas Blake Wesley was like, yeah, I'm playing and I don't care who cares, Starling's a different kind of kid. Eventually, that fight wears on you, and wears you down. Tom Noie: It still doesn't seem real, the events of the past week. Its not amateurism and its not professional sports, but rather somewhere in between. You have to leave that door open since it is an option. Don't. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Slot to Notre Dame Fighting Irish Newsletter. Wadelite: FWIW Dunlap prediction: San Diego state. That's the ACC. Think back to 2014-15 and those seven - Pat Connaughton, Jerian Grant, Zach Auguste, Steve Vasturia, Demetrius Jackson, Bonzie Colson and V.J. If nothing changes, or very little changes, it remains a really difficult job. I will stop commenting on this now. Next to nothing. Sometimes they don't get it. Tom Noie: Chris: Perhaps he'd have helped, but it never got to that point where they wondered how he'd fit. Does Notre Dame want to pay north of $3 million for an elite coach? Three Sweet 16s? It is practically College Coaching 101. Look at February. Mike - NC: Any chance Chris Quinn comes back? Tom Noie: Ever seen the GIF of the child swinging innocently on a swing while a structure fire rages behind him? Phil: Do you expect to see a transfer portal exodus among the younger guys (and maybe even older guys that have sat at the end of the bench their whole career)? Trust me. National's weird tenancy policy announcement. Notre Dame? Vice President and James E. Rohr Director of Athletics. He was soooooo anxious to go and start his clock that he missed out on a potential gold-mine of an opportunity at Notre Dame. We were expecting Brey to win some of the games against Old Dominion, Winthrop, Iowa State, Ole Miss, Florida State, Xavier, and Washington State. Admitedly, that was some time ago, but "ya never know until you ask.". Some people get it, some people don't. Chris from Albany: Tom thanks for the chat. Notre Dame is 1-9 in the league with a mind-numbing February still to come. I'd be shocked in 23-24 if they are as bad as this seasons team. Tom Noie: Also has a lot to do with who's running the practice. Coach Langel checks all the boxes but one, that being no previous connection to ND. He sat out road losses against Wisconsin and Penn State despite having a bye week mixed into his recovery period but was able to return on Nov. 19 against Ohio State. Every indication was that it was the beginning of him making that his team. That means the likes of Duke and Kentucky and Kansas and North Carolina and UCLA all want you. It's more difficult to win these days, let alone getting out of it for a year or two, then trying to get back up to speed. 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. 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. 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. Our timelines line up. Tom D.: Does anyone ever confront Jack Swarbrick about ND's lack of commitment to basketball success. Swarbrick became Notre Dame's 12th athletics director on July 16, 2008. Dunlap's departure drops that number to nine. Innovative athletics partnership with Legends and JMI Sports -- two of the leading athletics marketing and hospitality companies in the country -- to oversee Notre Dames sales, marketing, hospitality, media rights and branding services on a local and national level. His father has big time ACC roots and Ryan was the head coach for a 16 seed that beat Virginia by 20 points. Consensus three-star safety Kennedy Urlacher (Kennedy High School; Az. I know you're a Hubb fan, but the team dearly misses Atkinson's inside presence too. Until a new coach is in place and every player sees how they fit, there's no real answer. -86.238985. Better win. It started on Super Bowl Sunday, mere minutes before kickoff with the classic news dump that offensive line coach/Svengali Harry Hiestand was retiring. Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick told Sports Illustrated that he believes the breakup of college sports at the NCAA Division I level is "inevitable," and puts a. Those were the things that stood out for me with Link. He's a class act and it would be great to keep him on campus in some capacity, when he's ready. Let's let this play out and put some faith in his track record. Tom Noie: James: One of the greatest unanswerable questions about this season and about this team. He encourages readers to become a member of the schools Rockne Athletics Fund annual membership levels run from $100 to $50,000 so that Notre Dame can have the resources it needs to compete effectively with the most successful athletic programs in the country.. Multiple actions. 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. He's young, graduates his players, and is accustomed to recruiting kids who need to meet rigorous academic standards. committed to the Irish on Saturday, following in his fathers footsteps. They must practice well as freshmen. Maybe not get the one or two to make you a national champ every year but good enough to be in the top twenty and at least compete for the top half in the ACC. I just thought he was locked in with ND. Notre Dame basketball? He was done February 1. Tom Noie: Steve: Thanks, but I didn't sign up for this job with the stipulation that it would be all sunshine and balloons. This will be an extended timeframe. OK, you better win. We've not seen Starling's true skills. this weekend for a best-of-three Super Regional against Mississippi State with the winner advancing to Omaha, Neb. Some of the names I have seen tossed around are absurd. . Even that, though, nearly came apart for the Irish as the University went to two weeks of remote learning and campus quarantine shortly after students returned in August. That's the way of the college basketball world. I never looked at a game this season and thought, wow, if they only had player QA, B or C they'd win. He knows what hes looking for. Watch. Mike Brey never believed in punishing guys, at least during games. Ed,Greensboro: Belated Happy New Year Help me understand how a group of players can find out their coach is leaving, and the go out and lay an egg against B.C.. Have they no. Wadelite: I know Campbell will at least bang. Not the beat writer. On D, they play matador style. That program was built to win from the jump. Tom Noie: Jeff: Honestly, I don't know if it's any better with Blake Wesley back, because, well, he wasn't ever coming back. Brey's at fault for the collapse of this season, but is it his fault that he draws up the perfect baseline out of bounds play at the end of the Florida State game, only to have a super senior throw away what would've been a game-winning layup? Beilein has long dreamed of coaching at Notre Dame. Notre Dame has not been hit hard by the transfer portal, but I don't expect that to be the case. I understand. Mike Brey knows what he's going to be doing next year (hint: sitting on a beach in Florida) but his staff and support members are likely worried as much or more right now about where life is going to take them than what kind of defense Louisville might throw at them Saturday. With that, while Starling is a gifted guy and will become a good player at some point (somewhere), there is a big gap between where he is and the impact Wesley had on a team as a freshman. The talent on this roster that is coming back is bad for even a mid major team. Did last year NOT happen? Not exactly the way to build interest/equity with your fan base, is it? A team on fumes from 2 cross country trips missing 2 of their top 5 guys. It is. It was not the finest hour (at least, publicly) for Notre Dame football, or Notre Dame athletics. Tom Noie: There's a reason why they never play. Tom Noie: Claire: good stuff. More of the same. Established older guy? It's had to point to one guy, one clear-cut guy and say, he's the slam-dunk hire who's going to make this all better. Or that another super senior can't make a critical WIDE OPEN 3-pointer in that game? Too old. (@FatherJenkinsND) February 14, 2023. Certainly. Paul R: If you were Jack Swarbrick, who would be your pick for next head coach and who do you think is most likely/realistic? Both are football schools but the difference is Michigan seems to actually care about pouring money and resources into bball program to be good, while Jack is fine with just sniffing the NCAA tournament, Tom Noie: James: You answered your own question. It goes back to the trust he put in his players. 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. Think we'll see him inducted into the Ring of Honor on that night? The time and the effort and the energy that it takes, yeah, he's a competitive SOB, but he's also someone who had looked forward to unplugging from coaching and all that it entails. How many women's basketball players leave after one year for the WNBA? 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. That was the case with Wesley. Given its many constraints, is it even possible that Notre Dame mens basketball could ever be an elite program for an extended period, for example on a part with womens program? He won't close it until this season ends. Dave Y - St Louis: Based on what you know about coaching hoops at ND, what kind of style of play do you think fits them best for ACC play and what new coach can provide that style? Thats been my biggest selling point. Three Sweet 16s? Tom Noie: Mike the non-believer returns.what do you mean "if everything in that story is true" Seriously? He just didn't feel like he could reach his guys and do the job the way the job needs to be done. Tom Noie: Amen, but I wrote part of the Saint Bonaventure disaster on playing away from home for the first time. I'll go, in no particular order, with Darian DeVries (Drake), Micah Shrewsberry (Penn State) and Pat Kelsey (Charleston) with wild cards being Chris Quinn and Sean Sweeney. Notre Dame's best lineup might be Laszewski and Lubin with Cormac Ryan, Marcus Hammond and J.J. Starling.
