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Addressing the coaching landscape, Finebaum compares Freeman favorably to former Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly. The latter's move to LSU, in search of a path to a championship, has not yielded the success he envisioned. In fact, as Finebaum notes, many fans now find joy not only in Notre Dame's successes but also in the irony of Kelly’s unfulfilled ambitions.
It seems that the contrast between Freeman’s warm embrace by the Notre Dame community and Kelly’s mixed legacy as a coach highlights a broader change in college football dynamics. While Kelly had his victories, his tenure at Notre Dame was marred by the inability to deliver a national title.