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(01-13-2021 11:53 AM)bearcatdp Wrote:  I thought it was weird that Denbrock was being quoted as saying that Freeman was a slam dunk hire for ND...and I believe it was on an ND recruiting site. I know Denbrock came from there, and is likely still close with Kelly, but for a sitting OC to talk up his peer for the same role on another team seems a little off...whether it is a "better" program or not. I am thinking he was on his way out the door when he was quoted for that story.

New Irish defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman couldn't pass on Notre Dame a second time

Agreed. Denbrock must be out because this article is very strange for a current OC of another program to be so heavily quoted in talking about how he's such a great fit for ND (who we obviously play next year). Basically saying he's a great recruiter and implying he'd do even better at a better program?

Just an incredible relationship builder with players,” Denbrock said of Freeman on the recruiting trail. “Constantly working at it. Diligent. Detailed. Great with them in conversations, whether that’s in the world we live in now — Zoom calls.

“Great at digging into the family dynamic and making sure he’s having the conversations with the decision-makers in the recruiting process. And based on my experience with him here at Cincinnati, he is great at selling what the strong points of Cincinnati are and what it could do for the young men that we’re recruiting.

“I can only imagine what that would look like if he had Notre Dame in his back pocket when he walked into some of these schools.”