Chris Ash to Notre Dame…done deal
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ash will get the Irish smashed
Rugby tackling comes to South Bend.
"Our mission statement will not include anything about wins, it won't include anything about championships. . . . "
Maybe he had a plan?
Seems like a good fit for Ash. DC is the best role he should ever have. Knows Freeman from Ohio St. Our failed coaches seems to get better jobs when they leave here.
Wonder what traditions he'll try to remove from ND... could Touchdown Jesus be at risk?
Probably, but helps that Barry Alvarez put in a great word for him.
I'm not a ND fan but I don't mind him in this role coaching a bunch of 4 and 5 star players. One of his biggest mistakes at RU was coaching like he did at OSU when he didn't have the same level players.
This is great news for Rutgers recruiting! When a recruit is down to Rutgers and ND we ship them game tape from Ash’s time in Piscataway with a message “Is this what you really want?”
Respectfully disagree. Unlike at Rutgers, he will have talent there and this will springboard him to his next opportunity. He’s not Head Coach material, but was a very good DC at Ohio State.
Marcus Freeman, Don’t do This
Marcus Freeman is one of the brightest young minds in college football, but rumors of a possible higher would need lots of explainingYou would think OSU would be interested in bringing him back given the success he had there right before getting the RU job. Their DC job opened up after PSU decided to make Knowles the highest paid non-HC in the minors.
Ash was a bust as a HC, but his DC skills made him look like he might be HC material and Rutgers took the chance.
Chris failed miserably and went to Texas as an analyst them moved up to the DC position.
The Texas D under him didn't compare to his time as the Buckeyes and he didn't return to the Longhorns the next season .
Ash hasn't been a DC since and I wonder why he's being considered ( if not hired already) instead of Freeman moving his DB Coach Mickens into the job.
Mike Mickens is considered an up and comer and destined to be a DC soon.
Ash has the DC position on his resume and had good Ds at OSU & Wisconsin
But as the Texas DC in 2020 his D was ranked #64 in total defense and he was gone the next season
In 2013, Chris Ash coached the secondary and served as the defensive coordinator for the Arkansas Razorbacks. During his one season with the Razorbacks, Arkansas' defense ranked #89 in total defense
Chris failed miserably and went to Texas as an analyst them moved up to the DC position.
The Texas D under him didn't compare to his time as the Buckeyes and he didn't return to the Longhorns the next season .
Ash hasn't been a DC since and I wonder why he's being considered ( if not hired already) instead of Freeman moving his DB Coach Mickens into the job.
Mike Mickens is considered an up and comer and destined to be a DC soon.
Ash has the DC position on his resume and had good Ds at OSU & Wisconsin
But as the Texas DC in 2020 his D was ranked #64 in total defense and he was gone the next season
In 2013, Chris Ash coached the secondary and served as the defensive coordinator for the Arkansas Razorbacks. During his one season with the Razorbacks, Arkansas' defense ranked #89 in total defense
It would have more impact if he was discussing a new hire and not higher. Unless he was talking about mountain climbing.
Hahaha.. get this..
Wisconsin legend Barry Alvarez recommended Ash to Rutgers. We were on Wisconsin's schedule.
Could it be Barry Alvarez is recommending Ash to Notre Dame?
Wisconsin opens 2026 vs Notre Dame.
Too funny. But I think Marcus Freeman is too smart for this.
Wisconsin legend Barry Alvarez recommended Ash to Rutgers. We were on Wisconsin's schedule.
Could it be Barry Alvarez is recommending Ash to Notre Dame?
Wisconsin opens 2026 vs Notre Dame.
Too funny. But I think Marcus Freeman is too smart for this.
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Urban Meyer also knew Ash was a slug. Never again.Hahaha.. get this..
Wisconsin legend Barry Alvarez recommended Ash to Rutgers. We were on Wisconsin's schedule.
Could it be Barry Alvarez is recommending Ash to Notre Dame?
Wisconsin opens 2026 vs Notre Dame.
Too funny. But I think Marcus Freeman is too smart for this.
Ash was a hardass at RU? News to many of us. Always had a constipated look but don’t think he was viewed as a hardass.
Little guy with a chip on his shoulder in an area he was not familiar with. He was out of his element. One of his former player’s words. Not mine.
GO RU
Have related before that at what was my first donor event, an informal thing at someone's backyard, I asked him a question about one of the players who had left the team and where they might be transferring to, and he was rather snippy and sounded annoyed at my question. I can say that if Greg was asked that same question, he would be gregarious (no pun intended), kind and say that he wishes the young man well, but he did not know.
Here's an article questioning his ability , though his Texas DC gig was under Tom Herman while he went to Arkansas following Burt Bielema from Wisconsin leaving the Badger DC job to be the Razorbacks DC
After the Longhorn job, he went to the pros as a position coach and if Ash gets the imitation Irish DC job it will be a return to his being a DC.
>His defensive coordinator stops with Arkansas and Texas were both mostly a disaster. That would also be a good way to describe his tenure as the Rutgers head coach<
