Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman explains the meaning of his meme-worthy side-eye
It seems like on an almost weekly basis, a new meme is born somewhere in the world of sports, and one of the most recent came to us courtesy of Notre Dame head football coach Marcus Freeman.
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- " 49ERS COACH KYLE SHANAHAN EXPLAINS VIRAL SIDELINE EXCHANGE WITH BROCK PURDY, WHO YELLED AT HIM DURING GAME "That's the definition of, 'You're tripping,'" Freeman said when asked about the look.
- CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE Freeman also said that Talich has been on the receiving end of that side-eyed glare.
- NICK SABAN TELLS THEO VON HIS FAMOUS SIDELINE INTENSITY WAS A CALCULATED STRATEGY, NOT EMOTION THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE.
It turns out that Freeman's side-eye is a familiar look to his players, and he discussed it alongside Notre Dame safety Luke Talich on the program's " Wake Up the Echoes.
He was then asked what goes through his head when his coach fires off that meme-worthy look, and it turns out, it does a pretty good job of communicating its intent.
Additional details
- The moment happened during the Fighting Irish's 31-24 win over the Miami Hurricanes, and it quickly became the internet's favorite meme du jour.
- "Well, I usually know why I'm getting the side eye," he continued.
- Freeman was getting an explanation from officials, and pretty clearly wasn't liking what they were saying.
- "There's some other descriptions I can give, but I'm not going to say it on here." I think we can all make some assumptions as to what those might be.
- But yeah, as you said, I'm tripping." Aren't we all tripping sometimes?
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