The bigger problem here
is that Shrewsberry has yet to prove that he can field a competitive team featuring three guys who are going to get paid $10.5MM. Hell, he still has yet to be beat a single top-25 opponent in three years on the job. Not great, Bob!
I appreciate that this predicament can be viewed as a 'chicken/egg' scenario, but I also get the impression that maybe NDMBB wouldn't be getting nickel & dimed right now if the anticipated ROI on money sunk into the program wasn't so discouraging. Certainly, basketball is not football at ND, but it's clear that financial support for the latter has ramped up significantly as Freeman's tenure has progressed and he's justified the commitment made to him. Perhaps the whole situation feels counterintuitive, but everyone should probably brace themselves for 2026-27 to be a sink-or-swim campaign for the current HC.
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- ND MBB redux -
Domer99,
2026-04-29, 19:25
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- The bigger problem here - KGB, 2026-04-30, 04:05
- Yeah my head is in the sand, but that's gross -
irishoutsider,
2026-04-30, 03:07
- But that's the thing, I am not sure football is operating... -
Domer99,
2026-04-30, 06:26
- Multiple on aggregate -
irishoutsider,
2026-04-30, 06:44
- I agree, though it bothers me less at a place like ND -
HCE,
2026-04-30, 07:11
- Notre Dame Football is like the only squared circle for me -
irishoutsider,
2026-04-30, 07:39
- At least with football - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2026-04-30, 08:02
- Notre Dame Football is like the only squared circle for me -
irishoutsider,
2026-04-30, 07:39
- I agree, though it bothers me less at a place like ND -
HCE,
2026-04-30, 07:11
- Multiple on aggregate -
irishoutsider,
2026-04-30, 06:44
- But that's the thing, I am not sure football is operating... -
Domer99,
2026-04-30, 06:26
- I'd have paid Certa that to come back - Jeremy (WeIsND), 2026-04-29, 20:17