IB Nation Sports Talk: Grading Marcus Freeman's First Season

Irish Breakdown takes a close look at and grades Marcus Freeman's first season at Notre Dame head coach

Sean Stires | Jan 11, 2023

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What grade does Marcus Freeman get for his first season as Notre Dame football coach? We discuss it on tonight's show with various categories:

* First half season grade
* Second half season grade
* Recruiting
* Player development
* Ability to adjust
* Game situations
* Handling pressure
*We also discuss the mistakes Freeman cannot make again.

We finished up with Rapid Fire topics as well. See topics below.

Tuesday is Marcus Freeman's birthday, so we talk about what presents we would get him. We also discuss plenty of other topics, including:

* JD Bertrand comparing Notre Dame linebacker Jaylen Sneed to for former Irish linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah

* Will college football national championship games be more competitive when the College Football Playoff expands to 12 teams in two years?

* ESPN's David Pollock throwing shade at Nick Saban with Saban sitting next to him at halftime of Monday's championship game

* Would we trade the Dallas Cowboys losing to Tom Brady and Tampa Bay in the first round of the NFL playoffs if it means they fire Mike McCarthy and hire Sean Peyton?

* Thoughts on the Dan Campbell-led Detroit Lions

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2023 Recruiting Class Grades - Defense

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Published Jan 11, 2023

SEAN STIRES

Sean Stires is a staff writer for Irish Breakdown, where he covers the Notre Dame Football beat. A long-time radio host at WSBT, Sean is also the host of the IB Nation Sports Talk Show on the Irish Breakdown channel. He is also the play-by-play announcer for the Notre Dame women's basketball team. Sean has also called games for the Fighting Irish baseball team. You can email Sean at seanstires@gmail.com. Become a premium Irish Breakdown member, which grants you access to all of our premium content and our premium message board! Click on the link below for more. BECOME A MEMBER Be sure to stay locked into Irish Breakdown all the time! Follow Ryan on Twitter: @SeanStiresLike and follow Irish Breakdown on FacebookSubscribe to the Irish Breakdown YouTube channelSubscribe to the Irish Breakdown podcast on iTunes Sign up for the FREE Irish Breakdown daily newsletter