Beautiful ND Schadenfreude is Beautiful

Submitted by hart20 on

I was on ND's Rivals board and saw this piece of schadenfreude that was just too good not to share. Enjoy:

 

I want everyone's honest answer.

If I were to tell you the following would happen under Kelly before he was hired, how many of you would have actually wanted to hire him.

He would lose ten games through two seasons.

He would oversee multiple player arrests during his first two and half seasons which would range from DUI to drug possession to assaulting a police officer.

His first three recruiting classes would finish #14, #10, and #20.

Of the total allowable allotment of scholarship players to offer during his first three years of 75, he would sign only 63 players, with two of those players being specialists.

Of those 63 players, six would no longer with the team (including the best player he has signed)which would bring his player total to 57 players over three years or an average of only 19 per year. Six players below what the average allotment would be.

Of those 57 players, 31 players would be rated three stars or lower and only five players would finish ranked in the Rivals top100.

Also contained in those classes would be 11 defensive backs, with only two players rated a four star and none in the Rivals top100.

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I'll post the rest of that post down below as a comment.
 

Click on the link below and read through the thread. There's a couple more lengthy posts from the same guy. Other ND fans on that board accuse him of not being a ND fan and he goes off on them. Pure gold. 

Link: http://notredame.rivals.com/showmsg.asp?fid=335&tid=155011894&mid=155011894&sid=961&style=2

yzerman19

May 11th, 2012 at 10:53 AM ^

i don't know why ive never seen the vid with his voice over.  that is like, mainling freebased schade.  "THERE"S A PENALTY FLAG!! No, it's a TD.  It amounts 80 yards in three plays."  Pure unadulterated awesomeness that almost makes me forget michael westrook.  almost.

 

LB

May 10th, 2012 at 9:02 PM ^

I just skimmed down to the video.

I am curious about de-pants. Maybe he is the missing link in the gold pants saga.

Here2CWoodson

May 10th, 2012 at 9:05 PM ^

Anyone who reads this and is not entertained is kidding themselves.  Kelly has done an aweful job at ND, no way around it.  Chuck recruited very well before him leaving Kelly with the opportunity to come in and do well right away, but he has not.  His one signature win was beating USC in a tsunami where they were a wide open dropped pass away from winning the game.

 

Anyone who does not like this post needs to step back and remember how much they hate Notre Dame.

Alumnus93

May 10th, 2012 at 10:29 PM ^

Well I guess you don't see how Kelly is truly building them back up. In fact, I'm impressed in the recruiting job he has done, and has taken many guys slated to OSU or M.

Brhino

May 10th, 2012 at 9:05 PM ^

Ah, the rare mid-offseason schadenfreude...  Something to tide us over until the season starts and teams actually start losing again.

UMgradMSUdad

May 10th, 2012 at 10:01 PM ^

What's really fun is to watch the non sequitur and ad hominem responses. The poster of the OP keeps challenging others to refute his points with facts.  Finally, someone with the handle Irish Blooded and with nearly 6,000 posts rises to the challenge with this doozy of a post:

 

Re: Who here is happy with the Kelly Regime? Reply

Mkeyz you ate looking for reasons he is not a failure?

1. He is the HC of one of the most promonant colleges in the USA

2. He has accomplished more in football then you have 

3. He actually has to make a decision without knowing the outcome. This is where you have him. You get the benefit of Monday morning quarterbacking it already knowing the outcome 

4. He doesn't answer to you. He really doesn't give I would imagine about your opinion. And if it bothers you so much that he is the head coach. Then go and root for Hoke or Hope or someone else

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TheGhostofYost

May 10th, 2012 at 10:03 PM ^

At some point, Schadenfreude turns to pity.  We're not there yet, but it's getting close.

gopoohgo

May 10th, 2012 at 11:39 PM ^

Agree.  

Will never get enough of watching ND writhe in agony.  Curb-stompings by Harbaugh, Navy running for a billion yards against them with back-to-back away wins in South Bend.  Especially Tate then Denard x 2 in 4th quarter comebacks...the last few years of ND agony was the only thing that tided me through the RichRod years.

julesh

May 11th, 2012 at 3:39 AM ^

The fourth quarter comebacks have been awesome, but I gotta say, the stress is getting to me. I get a knot in my stomach just thinking of the next ND meeting. I don't think I can go through it again. I want a substantial lead from the beginning this year.

julesh

May 11th, 2012 at 4:11 PM ^

I do have to admit that the pleasure I get from my ND friend's hopes getting up and then being dashed is quite immense. I always watch the game with her, or at the very least we are texting each other the whole time. But I think I would be just as happy with her being miserable the whole game. Plus, then she wouldn't be able to talk shit about how Michigan didn't really win, ND just lost and such.

OmarDontScare

May 10th, 2012 at 10:28 PM ^

They seem to be conveniently forgetting that he also has two bodies on him. The video camera kid and the St Marys girl. I know it sounds harsh but he had the power to prevent both tragedies.

His Dudeness

May 10th, 2012 at 10:51 PM ^

And he is also indirectly (or directly depending on who you ask) involved in the deaths on two student non-athletes. Yea... Brian Kelly is not the greatest of humans.

MGlobules

May 10th, 2012 at 10:57 PM ^

snorkeler, and morally ruderless human being. ND screwed up in hiring him and you can't bet half the monied alumni base is praying for a losing season so he doesn't hang on for over. This could be his last season in South Bend.

mackbru

May 10th, 2012 at 11:20 PM ^

You need to understand the definition schadenfreude. It amounts to taking joy in the misery of others. Therefore, the postings on the ND board are not themselves examples of schadenfreude.