Brian Kelly is absolutely the right hire for Notre Dame. Unlike his predecessor's, Kelly has built his reputation as a program builder, piling up championships at his previous stops almost as fast as Weiss piled on the pounds (had to get one more Jabba joke in there for ol's Charlie).
At Grand Valley State, Kelly won national championships. He's come to Cincinatti of all places and turned a doormat into the premier team in the Big East, overtaking previous powers West Virginia and Pittsburgh. Think about this - the Bearkats are one of 2 teams in Division 1 who uses their home field as their practice facility, and yet Kelly was able to pull the recruits and coaches necessary to win conference championships. In fact, Kelly was 1 second away from being in the national championship game this year against Alabama.
He's in the mold of Mack Brown, Pete Carroll, Urban Meyer, Bob Stoops. He's not as good as these guys, yet, but he treats his programs and his duties like a corporate CEO, and his ability to handle the media is above and beyond anything Charlie Weiss brought to the table. Kelly should be able to woo recruits and import a system which will bring Notre Dame back to BCS relevancy within 2 years.
His offense has been one of the most potent in the country over the past few years, and if he can find a defensive coordinator and some talent to go with it, you can expect Fighting Irish fans to come out of the woodwork as Notre Dame marches onto glory again. This is a homerun hit by the AD of Notre Dame, whether Stoops, Meyer, or any other big name was available or not.
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