Brian Kelly will be next Notre Dame football coach

BrianBoru, For a little UC History, They have one of the oldest stadiums in all of College Football with a strong history lining the stadium. However they do have some current NFL players they may not have as many as ND. With that said, UC is getting a state of the art indoor practice center and are in talks with the Cincy Bengals to use Paul Brown Stadium to host games against rivals etc. Also if the Big East sucks so bad how did they have 4 Teams in the #25 constantly through most of the season? None of this all really matters because Kelly will make his own choice soon enough. I would love Kelly to stay in Cincy but I would be happy for him no matter what. He deserves a better program than ND though in terms of where we find ND now. He has done it at all levels and is a Proven Winner!

If poor Brian goes to Notre Dame i wish him the best. In two or three years they will be calling for his head also. He's better off staying in Cincinnati.

I'm seeing a lot of hair-pulling by Bearcats fans. Funny, I didn't realize that Cincinnati had a football program until Kelly was there.

Word here in BCS country, B Kelly is ready to sign new deal to stay a winner @ Nippert. LOL ha ha ! Also @ brian bora Notre Dame with its 5 star players can't even beat the cellar dweller of the weakest BCS conference. WoW!

Yes ND is a storied program and I have the utmost respect for you guys but BrianBoru all of the accomplishments that you just mentioned for ND have been in the PAST. They haven't been successful in the past 10 years or so. The last time they were decent, they got PLASTERED by OSU a team everyone HATES. The Charlie Weis era has been the "darkest age" for ND and the past two years Cincy would've been able to beat you guys. Like I mentioned earlier, if the Big East is so bad, then why doesn't ND come into it and win it every year? It would make more sense if you want to make a BCS Bowl. Oh wait you lost to two Big East teams already this year so you wouldn't win it. Bowl wise you beat Hawaii last year congratulations, but before that the last bowl you won was the 94 Cotton Bowl. So ok we may not have the best facilities like an OSU, ND, or Florida, but I know for damn sure that they aren't even close to the worst in college football. Our weight room and training areas are state of the art. Our “bubble” practice field which will be built next year for us and the Bengals will help our program and school immensely. Clearly practicing at Nippert hasn't affected our team...We win games. If Kelly happens to leave for ND, you will be getting one hell of a coach. I’m just going to feel bad for him when he gets his bell rung by Barkley and Co. next year. Then of course it will just be another ND coach on the hot seat. Don’t lie to yourselves, if he trips up and loses 3 or 4 games a year then he will be out in 3 years.

CinciPride, to quote John McEnroe, "you cannot be SERIOUS!" Cincinnati, even during Notre Dame's darkest age, cannot hold a candle to the Irish. I realize that you're a Bearcats fan but there is no rational case that could made that Cincinnati is even remotely the job of Notre Dame. 1) Cincinnati plays in the worst BCS conference in the land: The Big East. 2) Without a practice facility of their own, the Cincinnati football team is relegated to using its own stadium in which to practice. 3) The facilities, as I earlier noted, are among the worst in all of college football. 4) NBC, as in Notre Dame's very own television network. On what channel might we be able to find the Cincinnati Bearcats? 5) Historical advantages. Let's be honest; it's not even close. Sure, ND has been down -- largely of its own making, e.g. inept administration carelessly navigating its sacred football program -- still, even with ND "struggling of late", I think you'll admit that 11 National Championships and countless All Americans and players in the NFL are rather impressive.. If you don't mind, enumerate some of the accomplishments of the Cincinnati program, as I must admit I am not all too familiar with them.

ND clearly wants him and is he there? nope...if i was a coach i'd rather be at cincy than nd because i'd rather win with a decent salary and not be under constant scrutiny. Whereas any coach that goes to ND will have a very lucrative salary, but they've been struggling of late and the irish boosters are always out for blood if you lose a single game...come on

Kelly is Irish, a Notre Dame fan, incredibly talented and has gone as far as he can at Cincy

You Cincinnati fans are hilarious. If Notre Dame wants Kelly, then he will come to South Bend. Cincinnati has among the worst facilities in the country. You've had a nice run under Kelly, and it's a great story, but let's stop kidding ourselves, Bearcat fans. Cincinnati is not a destination program.

Money isn't everything to all coaches out there. irishfb needless to say both of our teams lack a solid a defense but we both have top offenses. You lost to Uconn who we beat, you lost to Pitt who we will beat. You ND fans remind me a lot of OSU fans. Stubborn and can't accept the fact that a team on the rise is better than you...Finally, if you think you are so good then why don't you join the a conference? I mean you'd be 0-2 in the Big East right now. Headed to the International bowl. You are in the Big East in every other sport so why not join in football?

Cincinnati can't afford $2 million. Kelly currently makes $1.2 million. Now we're supposed to believe a school like Cincinnati somehow managed to come up with an extra $3.8 million. Grow up man. You're making yourself look foolish.

Cincypride says "it's the talent you don't have". I can't help but to say cincypride is a moron. ND has one of the top 3 quarterbacks in the country, 2 of the best receivers in the country, a top 10 offense, etc... What ND is lacking is a recognizable defense. Cincy on the other hand has a schedule equal in difficulty to that of an average sized high school. Cincy's strength of schedule rating is 70th. Notre Dame has a weak schedule but it ranks at #36. With a strength of 70 they had better be undefeated. Pin Head!

I heard that Brian Kelly and his wife are "Pro Choice" Activists. That he speaks at "Pro Choice" rallies, that his wife organizes them, etc... If this is true why would Notre Dame subject itself to that after the Obama protests during commencement? Further, I fail to understand what everyone sees in Kelly. He hasn't coached a team against a quality schedule. Big deal, he's undefeated this year. So are a lot of High School coaches. Kelly has no experience coaching at this level.

... and GVSU.

First of all, Brian Kelly is not a Bearcat from the start that would be discrediting the job he did at CMU. Also Bearcat fans, as a CMU fan I've been through this before where BK said he was happy in Mount Pleasant and not going anywhere. The next week, he booked it to Cincinnati. You can't believe the media or Bryan Kelly right now, all you can do is wait it out.