GOBLUE4EVR

December 8th, 2009 at 5:51 PM ^

whats the total amount of players that transfer or leave early for the NFL (tate and jimmy don't count) from both schools combined???

i'll set the over/under at: 15

KennyGfanLMAO

December 8th, 2009 at 5:52 PM ^

Is it just me who thinks that Weis and Kelly are pretty much the same coach? They both have explosive passing offenses with a defenses that gives up a shitload of points. I'm not too worried about playing against Kelly the next couple of years.

teldar

December 8th, 2009 at 6:02 PM ^

1. Kelly has a proven track record at the college level, winning DII and D1 both. His offenses put up phenomenal numbers even with middling talent.

I am about to graduate from UC and while I'll always consider M to be my Alma Mater, I'd like to see UC continue to do well and that includes having Kelly as coach here.

jmblue

December 8th, 2009 at 6:57 PM ^

Actually, you can't give him sole credit. His GVSU teams were good but not great until he found a great DC in Chuck Martin. At that point, GVSU took off and became a juggernaut, which it has remained under Martin's watch.

Of course, that he's continuted to win without Martin around is a great credit to him.

enlightenedbum

December 8th, 2009 at 5:53 PM ^

Surprise: Fiutak has a remarkably stupid opinion. They could totally lure Urban Meyer away from Florida. If they had just mindlessly gone after him, Kelly would have gotten an extension and then they could hire the defensive coordinator at Middle Tennessee State!

Irish

December 8th, 2009 at 6:15 PM ^

It's not Bob Stoops after all, Urban Meyer was never in play, Jim Harbaugh was just a rumor, and Kirk Ferentz was never really a part of the discussion.

Notre Dame aimed too low.

The problem isn't that the Irish are going with Kelly, who might turn out to be the next Urban Meyer, it's that it didn't appear that AD Jack Swarbrick and the powers-that-be made an honest run at the real Urban Meyer.

Wow this guy is an idiot, I was literally at a loss for words while reading this, not that the news isn't true but his slant is mind numbing

a2bluefan

December 8th, 2009 at 6:19 PM ^

Has UC made any effort whatsoever on a contract extension for Kelly? Usually when a highly sought-after coach is being considered for a major coaching gig, the big bucks start pouring out to get him to stay put. Maybe UC can't afford this tactic? And I wonder just how much ND is gonna shell out this time. Charlie's ouster can't have been cheap...

Irish

December 8th, 2009 at 7:05 PM ^

They're incorrect, the person who started that rumor later went back and said he was wrong.

Also that part of nbcsports is nothing more than bleacher report, they got suckered by the Biellien(sp?) report as well, and it was even after the truth came out about it.

wolfman81

December 8th, 2009 at 6:35 PM ^

"According to published reports" covers a multitude of sins. And note that there was no link to these "published reports".

I'm not saying that this is BS...but it isn't exactly substantiated either.

Fat Mike

December 8th, 2009 at 6:43 PM ^

why hasnt notre dame gone after skip holtz? i think he would be that perfect fit for them. being the son of "legendary lou" is just icing on the cake

los barcos

December 8th, 2009 at 7:55 PM ^

i would take a good look at michigan and see whats going on with an offensive "genius" from the big east before i hired kelly.

consider me one not worried about kelly.

RagingBean

December 8th, 2009 at 8:45 PM ^

No matter when it becomes official I am excited that Notre Dame is hiring Kelly. Does it mean some losses for Mcihigan down the road? Almost certainly. But it will probably lead to a wildly more exciting rivalry as both Michigan and Notre Dame climb out of the cellar behind some explosive offenses. The Michigan-ND game could become a true September classic. I, for one, am looking forward to it.

tdumich

December 8th, 2009 at 8:59 PM ^

kelly has signed on to be offensive coordinator. stoops is in negotiations for DC ad belichick is currently signing on the dotted line to become HC. man, ND is going to be awesome.