JotCast | Notre Dame Football Live Chat Nov. 29, 2023

Notre Dame Football Live Chat Nov. 29, 2023

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Mark, Orange County CA

12:27

Hi Eric. Thanks for these chats. I didn't participate that much this season but I always read the transcript. What conclusions are you drawing as to the state of the ND football program and its future from what you observed this season? Trending up. Regressing. A top 20 program but not a top 10 program or maybe a future playoff contender.

Eric Hansen

12:25

Parker doesn't have that kind of backstop, even though QBs coach Gino Guildugli and O-line coach Joe Rudolph have offensive coordinator experience. Your concept of bringing in someone like a Skip Holtz as an analyst (not necessarily Skip) makes a lot of sense if Parker is going to be retained for the long term and gives that decision a much better chance of being a successful one.

12:23

Hi Joe. Here's is my thinking when it comes to retaining Gerad Parker as offensive coordinator at Notre Dame. And I'm not going to preface it by saying he's a nice guy (he is, though) or any other qualifiers, because it comes down to this: If he is not one of the 10-12 best offensive coordinators in college football, is there evidence that he has that potential in 2024? That's different than, say, if Al Golden left and an inexperienced Mike Mickens took over. Mickens has a track record with the ND program and with this defensive system. He also has a backstop in that Marcus Freeman is former DC. (more)

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12:18

Joe H from Williams Bay Wi Hi Eric Thanks again for all your insight this roller coaster season After hearing Coach Freeman’s remarks it seems like he wants to retain Gerard Parker as his OC My questions are One Do you believe he deserves to come back after this year’s performance and secondly if he’s retained do you think we’ll add anyone to the staff to help our offensive performance I feel adding someone like Skip Holtz as an advisor of sorts would help us tremendously Thanks

Eric Hansen

12:18

That was a fumble of Marcus Freeman's part. From a source, the Zoom was scheduled when Freeman was not through his evaluations, and instead of saying what he did, he should have said he was in the midst of that process. Given how well Stuckey had recruited, Freeman must have felt the development issues were significant. Because recruiting and retention had been a problem prior to Stuckey's arrival. There was not a new precipitating incident after the Monday 12:30 ET Zoom with the media that changed the trajectory of Stuckey's future.

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12:14

I wouldn't characterize Chansi Stuckey's dismissal as being a fall guy for offensive coordinator Gerad Parker's perceived shortcomings. And I'll add that while Parker should be on staff through the bowl game, my expectation is that all staff positions, including Parker's, could (and should) be re-evaluated after the bowl game. So why did Marcus Freeman say he'd like to have everyone back on Monday, then fire Stuckey on Tuesday?

12:09

Hi Ron. December coverage has definitely taken on a new dynamic in recent years with the new transfer portal timeline and dynamics and coaching changes around the country being accelerated because of that timeline and the earlier signing period. ... The Chansi Stuckey firing Tuesday is a coming theme among the questions in the queue today. We'll explore that fully through your questions, trying to hit different aspects as well as getting to all the other intriguing topics. To your question specifically, Ron ... (more)

Ron Dover De

12:05

Hi Eric I expect you will very busy between the portal player portal now what appears coaching changes. I read different opinions about coach Stuckey ‘s performance but seems strange MF spoke about retaining the staff when he must have had some concerns over coach stuckey’s do you think he was the fall guy for OC Parkers mediocre perfomance.

Eric Hansen

12:04

► Finally, we’re rolling into bowl season at WSBT radio season, as I have rejoined Darin Pritchett as a co-host on Weekday SportsBeat (960 AM, live streaming at wsbtradio.com) on Wednesdays and Thursdays during the 2023 Notre Dame Football season and during bowl prep. I'm also co-hosting the pregame shows with Darin and Tyler Horka (which is not a clever stage name for Tyler James). The weekday shows run from 5-6 p.m. ET. This next pregame show will be on the day of Notre Dame’s TBD bowl game. You can download episodes as podcasts.

► On this week’s Inside ND Sports Podcast, Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney joined us to discuss the transfer portal wave coming up and Notre Dame football recruiting. Among the topics Gorney discussed with Tyler James and me, how the retention of offensive coordinator Gerad Parker and the play of Sam Hartman will play in the recruiting cycle nationally, the incoming transfer QB market for the Irish, on the interest Zeke Correll/Chris Tyree should command in transfer portal, lessons in ranking portal players, how NIL factors into the portal process, the high school senior seasons of Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa, Logan Saldate, Bodie Kahoun, CJ Carr and much more. The podcast can be listened to via SoundCloud or on your preferred podcast platform including: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Podbean and Pocket Casts.

12:03

► If you missed the last episode of our aspiring-to-be-viral Notre Dame Football YouTube show, Football Never Sleeps, it keeps its shelf life long after the live presentation, which is Monday nights at 7 ET. And we’ll roll right through bowl season on a weekly basis. Remember, if you miss the live show, you can catch up anytime on YouTube. Tyler James and I are also doing a live postgame show of our takeaways after every game. Here’s what last week’s show looked like. We’re also partnering with WSBT-TV this season, including collaborating on highlights and analysis. We’ll have some collaborative content with them next week after the bowl announcement.

Some quick programming notes:

12:02

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