{"id":2388909,"date":"2025-01-10T13:59:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T18:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/notre-dame-coach-takes-espns-race-baiting-question-and-quietly-obliterates-it-in-front-of-entire-stadium\/"},"modified":"2025-01-10T14:00:15","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T19:00:15","slug":"notre-dame-coach-takes-espns-race-baiting-question-and-quietly-obliterates-it-in-front-of-entire-stadium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/notre-dame-coach-takes-espns-race-baiting-question-and-quietly-obliterates-it-in-front-of-entire-stadium\/","title":{"rendered":"Notre Dame Coach Takes ESPN&#8217;s Race-Baiting Question and Quietly Obliterates It in Front of Entire Stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnotre-dame-coach-takes-espns-race-baiting-question-and-quietly-obliterates-it-in-front-of-entire-stadium%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2388909&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>After \u2062Notre Dame&#8217;s victory over Penn State\u2063 in the Orange\u2064 Bowl, ESPN \u2064reporter \u200cMolly \u2063McGrath posed a controversial question to head coach marcus \u200bFreeman regarding his significance as the first Black head coach to lead a \u200bteam to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-nick-sabans-leaked-recruiting-call-goes-viral\/\" title=\"WATCH: Nick Saban\u2019s Leaked Recruiting Call Goes Viral\">national championship game<\/a>. Instead of engaging\u2064 with the racial aspect of the question, Freeman \u2063focused on his \u2064team, emphasizing that the party was about\u2064 their collective achievement rather than his identity. His response, which \u2063highlighted the importance of teamwork\u200d and inclusivity\u200c regardless of race, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">garnered critically important praise<\/a> on social\u2063 media for its class and clarity.\u200b Commentators noted that Freeman&#8217;s focus \u2064on merit over race reflects a broader societal shift away from identity politics. The incident sparked \u200cdiscussions about media biases regarding race\u2064 and the potential for a more meritocratic approach to success.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>It was a question that didn&rsquo;t deserve to be asked &mdash; but it got an answer far better than it deserved.<\/p>\n<p>After Notre Dame&rsquo;s victory over Penn State at the Orange Bowl Thursday night, ESPN reporter Molly McGrath nearly managed to stain the celebration by asking Fighting Irish head coach Marcus Freeman a question that focused on his skin color.<\/p>\n<p>But Freeman batted it aside &mdash; with a quiet, classy simplicity race-baiters could learn a lot from.<\/p>\n<p>Check it out here:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">ESPN reporter tries to play the race card with ND Head Coach Marcus Freeman &ndash; Freeman turns it down. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oHfxoxRb3F\">pic.twitter.com\/oHfxoxRb3F<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EndWokeness\/status\/1877581760592019693?\">January 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You are the first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sports-media-blasts-nfl-for-having-only-one-black-head-coach-after-firings\/\" title=\"Sports Media Blasts NFL for Having Only One Black Head Coach After Firings\">black head coach<\/a> to go to a national championship game in college football,&rdquo; McGrath said, as the crowd roared.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Just hearing that response alone, how much does mean to you?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>There&rsquo;s no telling what McGrath or her corporate masters at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/desperate-disney-reached-3-major-companies-dump-espn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Disney-owned ESPN<\/a> were hoping for. Maybe she thought she could spark some sort of screed, a grievance-laden, pseudo-scientific mixture of sports and race in America in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>What she got was Freeman answering the question like a football coach, like an American, and like a man. And he did it in a way that obliterated the premise of the question.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve said this before, I don&rsquo;t ever want to take attention away from the team,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is an honor, and I hope all coaches &mdash; minorities, black, Asian, white, it doesn&rsquo;t matter, great people &mdash; continue to get opportunities to lead young men like this. But this ain&rsquo;t about me. This is about us. We&rsquo;re going to celebrate what we&rsquo;ve done because it&rsquo;s so special.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The key part of that sentence is &ldquo;it doesn&rsquo;t matter.&rdquo; Freeman wasn&rsquo;t interested in talking skin color, he wasn&rsquo;t interested in delivering a discourse on &ldquo;diversity,&rdquo; on &ldquo;injustice&rdquo; or whatever buzzword the left wants to throw out there today.<\/p>\n<p>He was interested in celebrating the moment with his team of young men who&rsquo;d just reached the pinnacle of their college sport.<\/p>\n<p>And the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despicable-liar-biden-hammered-for-promising-border-agents-will-pay-for-strapping-migrants-running-them-over\/\" title=\"\u2018Despicable Liar\u2019: Biden Hammered For Promising Border Agents \u2018Will Pay\u2019 For \u2018Strapping\u2019 Migrants, \u2018Running Them Over\u2019\">social media reaction<\/a> was overwhelming &mdash; praising Freeman&rsquo;s answer and bashing McGrath&rsquo;s question. Here&rsquo;s a sample:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I like this guy. He&rsquo;s had to say this multiple times and the media still throws the race card at him. THEY want his race to be the story and his answers always humbly focus on the team. I feel a change and a movement back to merit, not skin color, determining who we are.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Someone Important (@justimportant2) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/justimportant2\/status\/1877584519902982262?\">January 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It&rsquo;s always about race with these guys.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BlueCollarPatriot (@JustinSutliffe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JustinSutliffe\/status\/1877582027458818320?\">January 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Race-baiting failed epically! Good for him.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nick (@nofiltersnick) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nofiltersnick\/status\/1877582494976929927?\">January 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Kudos to Marcus Freeman for shutting down the race card! His focus on team success over identity politics is a winning mentality that America needs more of. Reminds me of Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;winning, not whining&rdquo; attitude.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; GABRIEL (@TheGabriel72) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheGabriel72\/status\/1877582487842357754?\">January 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  And then there was this one, asking the question that really matters when it comes to journalists missing the point:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Why is the left so obsessed with race?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Will (@NoLeftTurns) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NoLeftTurns\/status\/1877583089221644758?\">January 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>There&rsquo;s no question that leftists &mdash; and the progressives in charge of American establishment media outlets &mdash; are obsessed with race, and presenting a skewed racial narrative that will further leftist political goals. (Jussie Smollett is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/illinois-supreme-court-overturns-jussie-smolletts-conviction-due-prosecutors-misstep\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">still in the news<\/a>, after all.)<\/p>\n<p>But there are signs the country could be waking up.<\/p>\n<p>The election of President-elect Donald Trump for a second shot at the White House is doubtless the biggest, of course. His backing among black and Hispanic voters &mdash; as <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/11\/06\/us-news\/trump-makes-massive-gains-with-hispanics-nationwide-and-black-voters-in-swing-states-exit-polls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported in exit polls<\/a> &mdash; was a stunning rebuttal to the endless liberal accusations that Trump supporters are racist.<\/p>\n<p>But there are other signs, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bullying-works-worlds-largest-retailer-ditching-diversity-nonsense\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">major corporations<\/a> are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dei-hunter-claims-another-victim-latest-mega-corp-back-off-diversity-policies-thanks-pressure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">also backing away<\/a> from the hideous &ldquo;diversity, equity and inclusion&rdquo; propaganda that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-study-dei-trainings-make-people-see-racism-even-isnt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">only makes things worse<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The United States is a long way from perfect &mdash; no human endeavor will ever be perfect &mdash; but it remains the greatest, freest country on earth, with a system built to reward individual achievement, and the achievements of teams of individuals working together.<\/p>\n<p>Marcus Freeman&rsquo;s answer, in front of a stadium full or fans and a national TV audience, was one more sign of what is possible.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-espn-host-rages-race-culture-around-caitlin-clark-white-sport-black-people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reflexive race-baiters<\/a> will likely learn nothing, of course. 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Following Notre Dame&#8217;s win against Penn State at the Orange Bowl on Thursday night, ESPN reporter Molly McGrath almost marred the celebration by asking Fighting Irish head coach Marcus Freeman about his race. However, Freeman gracefully dismissed the inquiry with a dignified simplicity that could teach race-baiters a thing or two. <\/p>\n<p>McGrath asked, \u201cYou are the first black head coach to reach a national championship game in college football. How does hearing that make you feel?\u201d It&#8217;s unclear what McGrath or her Disney-owned ESPN bosses were aiming for\u2014perhaps they hoped to ignite some grievance-fueled discussion blending sports and race in America in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>What she received was Freeman responding like a true football coach and an American man, effectively dismantling the premise of her question: \u201cI\u2019ve said this before; I don\u2019t want to take attention away from the team. It\u2019s an honor, and I hope all coaches\u2014regardless of their background\u2014continue to get opportunities to lead young men like this. But this isn\u2019t about me; it\u2019s about us celebrating our achievement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The crucial part of his statement is \u201cit doesn\u2019t matter.\u201d Freeman showed no interest in discussing race or engaging in conversations around &#8220;diversity&#8221; or &#8220;injustice.&#8221; Instead, he focused on celebrating with his team who had just reached an incredible milestone.<\/p>\n<p>Social media reactions overwhelmingly praised Freeman&#8217;s response while criticizing McGrath&#8217;s question: <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; One user noted how he consistently redirects focus from himself to his team despite media attempts to highlight his race.<br \/>\n&#8211; Another remarked on how discussions often revolve around race.<br \/>\n&#8211; Others commended him for rejecting racial narratives and emphasized teamwork over identity politics.<\/p>\n<p>There were also inquiries into why leftists seem fixated on racial issues. While it&#8217;s evident that many progressives push skewed racial narratives for political gain (as seen with ongoing stories like Jussie Smollett), there are indications that public sentiment may be shifting away from these views.<\/p>\n<p>The election of President-elect Donald Trump for another term is one significant sign of change, as evidenced by increased support among black and Hispanic voters\u2014a stark counterpoint to claims that Trump supporters are inherently racist.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, major corporations appear to be distancing themselves from divisive &#8220;diversity&#8221; initiatives which only exacerbate tensions. Although America still has its flaws\u2014as no society can achieve perfection\u2014it remains one of the freest nations globally with systems designed to reward individual accomplishments as well as collaborative efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Freeman\u2019s poised answer during such a high-profile moment serves as another indication of what can be achieved when focus shifts back toward merit rather than skin color\u2014a lesson likely lost on habitual race-baiters but potentially enlightening for others across the country<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2388910,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/freeman.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4024,5851,38120,17121,37014],"class_list":["post-2388909","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-coach","tag-espn","tag-notre-dame","tag-race-baiting","tag-sports-commentary"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/freeman.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2388909","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2388909"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2388909\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2388913,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2388909\/revisions\/2388913"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2388910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2388909"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2388909"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2388909"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}