Brian Kelly
The man can win, does anybody really want to question that? He won two D-II championships at Grand Valley State, went 34-6 in three plus seasons at Cincinnati! In a conference that is very much underrated. Also, he was two-time Big East coach of the year, and he was in the conference for how many years? Exactly. Bottom line is Cincinnati will be in there second straight BCS game. Lets not forget that Cincinnati is also a program that use to get beat by Southern Miss year after year, well they will both be in New Orleans this year, I hope Southern Miss enjoys there New Orleans Bowl while a young group of kids from Cincinnati will have plenty to fight for in the Sugar Bowl.
Brian Kelly has been a proven winner through offense, as his Cincinnati offense finished the regular season ranked 11th in the country, there finale against Pittsburgh proved how powerful the offense was as they seemed to score at will in the second half. However, lets not forget about his new job, Notre Dame, with two offensive players that were once in the Heisman talk quarterback Jimmy Clausen and star wide receiver Golden Tate they finished 13th in the country. Was offense really what Notre Dame needed to be searching for? I believe they already had it. Cincinnati finished the season ranked 48th in total defense, not embarrassingly bad but I definitely would not be impressed with it, Notre Dame was worse at 87th which is embarrassing. After the Navy loss earlier in the year I said then that Notre Dame would hire Brian Kelly from Cincinnati. But why? Yes, he can win but why not fit the needs you need? I hope for Kelly's sake that his offense is as good as he has hoping it will be with Jimmy Clausen and Golden Tate both leaving early to the draft so he already has two big holes to fill on his beloved offense, and the defense, why should we expect anything to change?
Jack Swarbrick can make as many bad hires as he wants and spend as much money as he wants but sadly for Notre Dame, it is time to realize that the golden years are over and they are not what they think they are to college football and never will be again.
Brian Kelly has been a proven winner through offense, as his Cincinnati offense finished the regular season ranked 11th in the country, there finale against Pittsburgh proved how powerful the offense was as they seemed to score at will in the second half. However, lets not forget about his new job, Notre Dame, with two offensive players that were once in the Heisman talk quarterback Jimmy Clausen and star wide receiver Golden Tate they finished 13th in the country. Was offense really what Notre Dame needed to be searching for? I believe they already had it. Cincinnati finished the season ranked 48th in total defense, not embarrassingly bad but I definitely would not be impressed with it, Notre Dame was worse at 87th which is embarrassing. After the Navy loss earlier in the year I said then that Notre Dame would hire Brian Kelly from Cincinnati. But why? Yes, he can win but why not fit the needs you need? I hope for Kelly's sake that his offense is as good as he has hoping it will be with Jimmy Clausen and Golden Tate both leaving early to the draft so he already has two big holes to fill on his beloved offense, and the defense, why should we expect anything to change?
Jack Swarbrick can make as many bad hires as he wants and spend as much money as he wants but sadly for Notre Dame, it is time to realize that the golden years are over and they are not what they think they are to college football and never will be again.
For Notre Dame, they got it wrong. Don't get me wrong, Brian Kelly is a great coach for the Bearcats and I am not taking anything away from him. However, Notre Dame does not need another offensive coach that can score points. Are you kidding? they just got rid of maybe a better offensive coach than the one they just hired. The problem lies on the other side of the ball. With a defense ranked in the 100's in nearly every major catagory. Remember, defense wins championships
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