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

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SEAN O' SHEA
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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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