Marcus Freeman on Playoff Heartbreak, NFL Coaching Rumors + CJ Carr's Breakout Year | Bussin'
4/14/20262 hr 49 min
In this episode of Bussin’ With The Boys, Will Compton and Taylor Lewan sit down at Notre Dame for an electric interview with head coach Marcus Freeman and quarterback CJ Carr. The boys kick things off with an epic intro as Taylor Lewan deep dives into his ‘Game Of Thrones’ watching experience and opens up about not wanting to be known as a liar. Will Compton also asks the age old question, “is Rory McIlroy the GOAT of golf?” plus the boys share BTS stories from their time at Notre Dame.
The interview dives into CJ Carr’s journey growing up in a competitive football family, choosing Notre Dame, and the mental toughness it takes to handle pressure at the highest level. Coach Marcus Freeman opens up about building a winning culture, handling adversity, and why discipline and accountability separate great teams from the rest. The group also gets into modern college football, from the transfer portal to keeping the locker room tight, while sharing stories you won’t hear anywhere else.
As always, the conversation doesn’t stay serious for long. The boys mix in hilarious stories about music taste debates, recruiting visits gone wrong, barbershop routines, and locker room traditions. From trash talk at Coach Freeman’s house to life after football, this episode has everything—football IQ, culture talk, and nonstop laughs.
Big Hugs & Some Tiny Ahhh kisses, cuh!
TIMESTAMP CHAPTERS
00:00:00 Intro
00:04:32 Private Jet Life
00:08:57 Lie Detector Idea
00:14:37 Is Rory the Masters GOAT?
00:18:05 Tiger vs Rory — The Real GOAT Debate
00:22:18 Best Golfer of All Time Debate
00:23:28 Should Off-Field Actions Affect Legacy?
00:25:40 Tiger's Off-Field Legacy
00:27:47 Will's 1st Phorm Ted Talk
00:32:35 Ben Newman's Game Ball Story
00:35:27 Taylor's Game Of Thrones Reaction
00:50:38 Spring Tour Wrap
00:54:15 Notre Dame Stories
01:03:01 Marcus Freeman on Shuffleboard
01:07:30 Behind-the-Scenes at Notre Dame
01:19:09 Vrabel & Rossini
01:31:45 INTERVIEW STARTS
01:33:00 CJ Carr’s Competitiveness
01:40:40 Inside Last Year's QB Battle
01:43:30 Benching Decisions & Tough Conversations
01:46:09 The Playoff Snub
01:50:45 Locker Room Reaction to the Committee
01:54:20 Using the Snub as Fuel
01:58:07 Giants Head Coach Rumors
02:04:14 Freeman the Wrestling Dad
02:07:00 Raising Competitors
02:09:01 CJ's Baseball Tears & Mental Toughness
02:12:45 Dad Lessons That Still Hit
02:18:35 Would Freeman Recruit Will?
02:24:27 The Ohio State Tattoo Question
02:26:01 Most Influential Coaches
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First 90 secondsTaylor Lewan· Host0:00
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome in to another episode of Bussin' with the Boys. I know what you're thinking right now. You're thinking, "My God, Taylor, is that a hat that says Uncle?" And yes, it does. We've been l- trying to get this hat for two years. It is now available on bwtb.com. Comes in this beautiful black and white. There's also a couple other f- flavors as well for you to look into. This episode today is a very special episode. Our vlog from Notre Dame has now come out. You can go watch that on our YouTube channel. If you're checking in here, we're talking Game of Thrones, we're talking what happened at the Masters past weekend. Are we mad at Rory? Are we not mad at Rory? Are we mad at him? Who is the GOAT? What happens when you do off the field? All those types of things, and obviously Marcus Freeman and C.J. Carr. And for those of you wondering, we finally address the Mike Vrabel stuff. Let's get into this episode.
Charlamagne Tha God0:43
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