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Kelly still pick as new Notre Dame coach, despite wild rumors

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SEAN O' SHEA,
IrishCentral.com Sport Columnist

Published Thursday, December 3, 2009, 3:38 PM
Updated Friday, December 4, 2009, 10:21 AM

 

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Brian Kelly is still going to be Notre Dame's coach for 2010. Despite all the rumors, speculation and guessing games, that reality has not changed.

Some of the speculation has become ridiculous. Pete Carroll's name has even come up — who's next, Bill Parcells?

Some people are getting just plain desperate to stop Kelly, dredging up his wife's alleged pro-choice position on abortion — which is a complete and utter non-issue when it comes to football coaching. Will we have a litmus test for football coaches' wives now?

How crazy is that?

The anti-Kelly forces are missing the obvious. This is the son of a politician who once drove Presidential candidate Gary Hart around Massachusetts. He knows exactly how to play this game. As well as being the best coach for the job, he's also the smartest and most "political" guy in the running.

He won't make the moves until he has to.

Which is what you can also say about Father John Jenkins, head of the University of Notre Dame. Sure, the athletic director gets to do the interviews and make the recommendation — but Jenkins has the final, final say.

He proved with the controversy over inviting President Obama to be commencement speaker — in which the student body ended up 90 percent behind him — that he knows what he's doing.

Guess who the students want? You got it: Kelly. The football team? The same.

Jenkins? You know the answer.

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Posted by Broadcaster on Dec 05, 2009, 07:47 PM EST
Why would Brian Kelly even want to coach the Fleeing Irish? He's got an undefeated team.
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Posted by doglove on Dec 05, 2009, 06:56 PM EST
Find someone better.
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Posted by Broadcaster on Dec 05, 2009, 02:44 PM EST
Notre Dame Fleeing Irish
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Posted by Broadcaster on Dec 05, 2009, 02:22 PM EST
ND refused bowl game because it's afraid of CMU The Notre Dame football season is officially over. Athletic director Jack Swarbrick announced Friday that the school has decided against going to a bowl game with a 6-6 record, citing "unique circumstances." What he meant was he was worried about a potential GMAC bowl matchup against Central Michigan. Swarbrick said he reached the decision after meetings with assistant coaches and team leaders. Charlie Weis was the team's offensive coordinator, so the team wouldn't have had an experienced play caller against the CMU defense. The school also likely would have lost money because their only option would have been a minor bowl where they would be embarrassed by Central Michigan. There also have been questions about how motivated players and coaches would have been to get kicked around by CMU. Players actually met this week to discuss whether to play in a bowl. The Irish went to the Hawaii Bowl last season with a 6-6 record and beat Hawaii 49-21, but were of afraid of losing by that score against Central Michigan this year. "If the landscape had been different (we didn't have to play CMU) we would have been thrilled to take part, and we certainly look forward to being part of the bowl system in the years to come," Swarbrick said.
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Posted by bobthebuilder on Dec 04, 2009, 02:03 PM EST
What Notre Dam needs is a coach that can recruit young boys and can hit the bottle. Knock both requirements out in one fell swoop!
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Posted by jpfitzjr on Dec 04, 2009, 05:05 AM EST
The more I learn about Brian Kelly the more I like him. The ND luster is NOT gone. As CBS college football analyst Tom Lemming noted referring to Louis Nix, "They [ND] get a great player without a coach," Lemming said. "No one could do that but Notre Dame."
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Posted by skeentk on Dec 03, 2009, 08:32 PM EST
This website is a joke! I can learn about Charlize Theron picking Ireland for something and how to make irish soup or how the day is in Dublin and oh yeah, that Brian Kelly is going to be the next ND coach. You and this site need to be taken down and are part of the reason why I hate this time of year because people read your bs and forget that there is more football to be played. Good job of getting your site some publicity, but a terrible website. When Kelly decides to stay at UC or we find out that he was never a candidate for this job I am going to come back to this site and leave you the most ridiculous post tearing this site apart even more. And maybe get you soup recipe as well. Have fun dealing with whoever your next terrible coach is and come to a realization that ND is not ND of the 80s or early 90s, Lou Holtz is gone and so is the ND luster. PS: who are your sources? and sweet comparison of Obama and Kelly, you guys are terrible and so is this site!! I'm Out
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Posted by edwardkeating on Dec 03, 2009, 07:00 PM EST
regards Brian Kelly as NDs coach,Father John Jenkins should take his time,and comtemplate his decesion on chooseing a football coach for ND. they need a college football coach not a pro or any other kind of coach.A coach that knows how to recruit young men that want a college education and play football at a Big name college like ND and get ND back in contenion for a national champingship.
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Posted by JosephOCasey on Dec 03, 2009, 06:46 PM EST
Where do you get your information? You write with all of the depth of a 12 year old. Back up your assertions. Tell us how you KNOW that Kelly is who the students want? You may be correct, but you don't give your readers any reason to believe what you are saying. Sean, why is his wife's pro choice position "complete and utter nonsense?" ND is supposedly a Catholic institution. As I presume that you are aware,The Catholic Church forbids abortion. They can't have the wife of their highest paid employee publicly pronouncing her disagreement with this basic tenet of the Catholic Church. I think you are a bit out over your skis on this one. I seriously doubt that you have any priveledged information for anyone who really knows. You may end up being correct in the choice, but I doubt you really have any info that is any better than the average guy on the street. If you do, please make a case instead of parroting ESPN or the Chicagoland sports talking heads.
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Posted by eburgirish on Dec 03, 2009, 05:29 PM EST
I don't know if Kelly is the man for Notre Dame or not. If he is hired by ND and is paid several million then he BETTER WIN. I read comments from NDSU and it made me laugh.Notre Dame is a special place. It is now just as it was during National Championship years. The fan base stretches to every corner of the US and from one generation to the next. Cincy fans should be adimant about keeping Kelly where he is but the fact remains that Notre Dame draws attention from all direction...print, TV and internet. Their endowment ranks in the Billion$. The bottom line is the if Coach Kelly has the talent to step into a bigger arena.... He Will and money or loyalty won't drive that decision. If you're lucky enough to be Irish..You're lucky enough.
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Posted by LarryPrice on Dec 03, 2009, 04:55 PM EST
C'mon Sean. Lay off all that crack.
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Posted by Middleman on Dec 03, 2009, 04:54 PM EST
I think Sean O'Shea has a woody for Kelly. Sean O'Shea doesn't know any more than the rest of us. He hopes his sources are right so it makes him look good but to be honest I would like to see Kelly do something at ND but I am not so sure he would leave the 2 mill a year he will get after his UC renegotiation and with UC Alum and AD giving him a new Practice field, Possible use of PBS for big games, Partial covered stadium, And pretty much the best of what ever he wants, Not to mention he wont have to listen to all the BS of the media etc if he had a .500 season where as in Cincy they would be ok with it. But I support Kelly no matter his choice! Go UC, Go ND!!! Midwest Pride!
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Posted by mcclosk on Dec 03, 2009, 04:47 PM EST
I hope O'Shea knows more about football than he knows about Catholic theology. Jenkin's sellout to the anti Catholic Obama was all about celebrity and Jenkin's subservience to the Chicago mob who also control and comprise the the ND trustees. The ND student body would also embrace a policy that allowed kegs in all the dorms.
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Posted by ndsucks1185 on Dec 03, 2009, 04:25 PM EST
Sorry but you have no proof of this being factual. Brian Kelly said live on radio that he is not going anywhere. If you cannot declare your source, stop pushing out premature rumors that Kelly is leaving UC. He would be an idiot to step into a position that is doomed for disaster.
 


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