Fire Kelly

[craigk217]

BK is under contract until 2017. He's not going anywhere until then, I believe. Unless he wants to.

 

[Irish7478]

BK is under contract until 2017. He's not going anywhere until then, I believe. Unless he wants to.

I agree, I think ND is sick of paying ex head coaches to coach at other schools.

 

[purguy12]

I agree, I think ND is sick of paying ex head coaches to coach at other schools.

Nah they will let him go next year if he has another bad year.

 

[Irish7478]

Nah they will let him go next year if he has another bad year.

If he screws up next year, maybe. But I think next year should be the year.

 

[purguy12]

Next year should be the year we make it. With the talent we have there is no reason. Just need to stay healthy.

 

[poewelch84]

Yeah but is the the year with up and down QB play, this is why they should have moved on from Golson and to Zaire he is the future of the offense and they should have been giving him reps after the ASU game but certainly after the Northwestern game when the season was lost the they weren't going to get into a premier bowl game.

 

[NDKane21]

Time to bump this absolutely ridiculous thread...

BK, among all college coaches, has more former players in this year's Pro Bowl than any...

...not Saban, Urban, Miles or Donald Duck...Brian Kelly.

 

[purguy12]

Kelly is gone if this team doesn't succeed this year. He is on the hot seat. He also needs to coach better. Yes he does a great job recruiting and developing players(except at the QB position for some reason). He game management isn't great right now. Lets hope this year is a start of something special with Zaire and the players we have. He needs to go 10-2 or better to save job I think.

 

[purguy12]

I will say its nice to see a lot of ND players making the pro bowl. Helps with recruiting pitch.

 

[NDKane21]

I will say its nice to see a lot of ND players making the pro bowl. Helps with recruiting pitch.

Only one of his former players was from ND, Martin. Tate made it as well, Fat Chuck product. The others from Cincy or W. Mich.

 

[NDKane21]

Kelly is gone if this team doesn't succeed this year. He is on the hot seat. He also needs to coach better. Yes he does a great job recruiting and developing players(except at the QB position for some reason). He game management isn't great right now. Lets hope this year is a start of something special with Zaire and the players we have. He needs to go 10-2 or better to save job I think.

So "succeed" is 10-2, what about 9-3...is he fired then? I'm not sure about that.

He is a great QB coach who hasn't had a QB...EG, throws a great looking ball, but when was the last time he chucked it over the middle? Ummm, yeah...because he can't see the middle...BK's fault he wasn't taller, I guess. Not buying it.

 

[purguy12]

Only one of his former players was from ND, Martin. Tate made it as well, Fat Chuck product. The others from Cincy or W. Mich.

I know Im saying its nice to see ND players in the pro bowl

 

[purguy12]

So "succeed" is 10-2, what about 9-3...is he fired then? I'm not sure about that.

He is a great QB coach who hasn't had a QB...EG, throws a great looking ball, but when was the last time he chucked it over the middle? Ummm, yeah...because he can't see the middle...BK's fault he wasn't taller, I guess. Not buying it.

9-3 good chance. EG is his guy. What are you talking about. Yes it is his fault. He recruited and wanted EG.Kelly hasn't had success at the QB position and he has been there long enough to have his guys. Back to the record discussion….. I do know 8-4 won't do it. 9-3 is on the fence. I really think he needs to go 10-2 at least. He needs to start winning and ND needs to make the playoffs. There are no more excuses. Lets Be honest Kelly has been to loyal to some players(EG is example), he needs to start playing the best players. Zaire should of had a start before the bowl game. EG last game should of been the Arizona st game.

I like Kelly and I will always like him because he took us to the championship game for the 1st in a long time but I can't stand these 8-4 seasons. We need to become a Elite team every year and have a down year every once in a blue moon.

 

[poewelch84]

I agree he needs to do better but I don't think they will fire him or let him go until his contract is up because he's recruiting well and if/when he leaves the program will be leaps and bounds better than when he took over.

 

[Irish7478]

So "succeed" is 10-2, what about 9-3...is he fired then? I'm not sure about that.

He is a great QB coach who hasn't had a QB...EG, throws a great looking ball, but when was the last time he chucked it over the middle? Ummm, yeah...because he can't see the middle...BK's fault he wasn't taller, I guess. Not buying it.

Last year all we heard was that Kelly couldn't win with Rees, but wait until Golson gets back. Then after 7 games it was "see what Kelly can do when he gets "his" QB running the team". Now we are back to Kelly doesn't have the kind of QB he needs. Damn, he's headed into his 6th year, he's been here longer than the last 4 ND coaches and he still hasn't recruited his kind of QB. Can this go on forever? How about we decide this is the year. Anything less than 11-1 should be unacceptable. And that loss better be early.

 

[purguy12]

Plus lets also throw in all the off the field issues this team has had the last 3 years. That is also a factor if we fire him along with his record and winning

 

[purguy12]

Last year all we heard was that Kelly couldn't win with Rees, but wait until Golson gets back. Then after 7 games it was "see what Kelly can do when he gets "his" QB running the team". Now we are back to Kelly doesn't have the kind of QB he needs. Damn, he's headed into his 6th year, he's been here longer than the last 4 ND coaches and he still hasn't recruited his kind of QB. Can this go on forever? How about we decide this is the year. Anything less than 11-1 should be unacceptable. And that loss better be early.

I agree 100%

 

[NDKane21]

"Fire Kelly" is the title of this thread. Be careful what you wish for...

BK now has three QBs on the roster better than EG, or at least higher rated by the "experts", assuming Wimbush enrolls as expected. If Gunner didn't bail before letting everything play out...well, he'd been a stud for us last year. Next year too.

ND is a hard place to coach, maybe be the toughest...much more BS than any other program with higher expectations. EX: Frozen four, that turned into frozen five, that shit doesn't happen anywhere else. Our defense was depleted before the season even started...then losing Joe in the middle was devastating. EX 2: I came home from Cancun without access to internet or phone(by choice)...finally got home, sat down to take a shit and learned our starting Natty Champ QB had been suspended for the year. Where else is that happening?

Plus, who knew EG couldn't hold on to a loaf of bread, let alone a football. I hope his eventual wife doesn't let him hold their baby. The INTs were bad, but those fumbles REALLY fucking hurt.

My biggest concern with Kelly as a coach is his lack of sticking with the run game. Now granted, second half of the season we played behind a lot, pretty much eliminating any balance. But after seeing us pounding it against LSU with MZ at the helm, I doubt that will be an issue.

 

[poewelch84]

I'm not sure Kizer or Wimbush are better right now than Golson, we can only speculate. I do think Zaire has a very good chance of being the starting QB going into the 2015 season.

 

[NDKane21]

I'm not sure Kizer or Wimbush are better right now than Golson, we can only speculate. I do think Zaire has a very good chance of being the starting QB going into the 2015 season.

Yeah, not right now as of this post, maybe?...who really knows. I didn't think that LB playing QB against LSU was better the EG either, but DAMN!!! All I'm saying is they were both rated higher than EG coming out.