Does America hope Notre Dame has a chance to stick with Brian Kelly in the College Rugby Round?
Will America suddenly pull to Notre Dame?
College football fans often fall into two categories when it comes to Irish people, with the “Hate” crowd outnumbering the “Love” crowd. But after the events of the past three days, this team suddenly became a real-life version of “Rudy.” Casual observers might actually be pulling the blues and yellows to tie it to their former coach and complete an underwhelming story with a bold Hollywood ending.
In case you haven’t noticed, it’s open season on Brian Kelly. The villain in our script was secretly negotiating a deal with LSU to leave Notre Dame. The assistant coach was at the recruits’ homes when the news flooded Twitter on Monday, much to the delight of those coaches. . . well, words that start with “a.”
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This came less than a week before Notre Dame received word of a landing in the College Rugby Round. Assuming No. 1 Georgia beats Alabama in the SEC championship game, Notre Dame only needs one disappointment in the Big Ten, AAC or Big 12 championship games to have a fairly realistic shot at making it to the ring. playoff for the third time in four years.
However, Kelly abandoned his team before an unexpectedly great season came to fruition. He turned his back on the chance to fill the only hole left in Notre Dame’s resume – winning the national championship – because he didn’t think his team was good enough or that he simply was to have enough Notre Dame and take about $100 million in contracts from LSU without asking the ND to object.
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College Football Playoff committee chairman Gary Barta on Tuesday acknowledged that the committee may consider Kelly’s absence when assessing whether Notre Dame deserves to be in the playoffs. ND players can be dropped by their coach and then examined by the committee.
Kelly texted her team when the news leaked and then called a meeting at 7 a.m. ET Wednesday. He talked to the players in less than four minutes about why he left. A report from The Athletic indicated that the meeting did nothing to ease the players’ feelings and was held simply to make Kelly feel better about herself. No questions asked, no give and take, just a goodbye from the coach and an exit. When he left the room, not a single player wished him well or applauded him. The room was silent.
Kelly then attempted to hire Notre Dame’s strength coach, offensive coordinator, and defensive coordinator while he was inducted at LSU. He dodges questions about the timing of his departure and says he has met the players so he can tell them directly that he is leaving them because that is how he does things throughout his life. his life and he will do the same at LSU.
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“We’ll look you in the eye and we’ll tell you what we’re doing,” Kelly said. “We will be transparent.”
The reactions to the episode, predictably, do not paint Kelly in a favorable light. ONE story emerges (and then come back a bit) from former graduate aides about how Kelly mistreated them. A South Bend photographer posted an alleged photo of Kelly on Twitter removed former defender Tommy Rees After Rees made an interception in 2013. Kelly’s Guardians were unlikely to show up outside of Baton Rouge.
And then, on Wednesday afternoon, Notre Dame Strength Coach Says No to LSU. Late in the afternoon, its attack coordinator (Rees) said no to LSU. Wednesday night, it was rumored that the defensive coordinator (Marcus Freeman), the players’ first choice to replace Kelly, would be appointed head coach.
Now, the college football world wants to see how this plays out. Can a galvanized Notre Dame team that Kelly left behind make it to the playoffs and show him he should never leave?
It’s a movie everyone will watch.
