On to the more serious matter. This would have been what we would have spent the majority of the time talking about and by this, I mean the Charlie Weis firing and who will be the next Notre Dame coach.... Brian Kelly (I hope not), Bob Stoops, Joe Shmoe, me, Bill Brasky, Tony Danza... who knows. We would have discussed more than that but to me, this is the only thing worth writing about right now.
What I want to happen is not always what happens. I think everybody can say that and if you can't I would love to walk a mile in your shoes... or maybe a million miles. I don't want Brian Kelly to leave the Cincinnati. I want him to be "Tresselized" here in Cincinnati, just without the sweater vests. I know that Kelly is the main reason that the Bearcats are 11-0 this season and why they have an outside shot at the national championship game. I know that he will soon be on "Huggy Bear" (Bob Huggins) status here in Cincinnati which means he is that much closer to being able to walk on water. I know that the city loves him. I know that with him on the sidelines, I can say with confidence "UC will play for the national championship one day". I know a lot of things. So, for you, I've listed the "why Kelly should stay list" and the "Why Kelly should go list".
Why Kelly Should Stay:
1-He's practically a celebrity here. He fits in right next to George Clooney and whoever Carmen Electra was before she was Carmen Electra
2-He is a big fish in a small pond. Let's face it, the Big East is the small pond when it comes to BCS conferences in college football. But, since it's a BCS conference, the winner still gets a BCS game. Kelly and UC could be the constant winner just like West Virginia was for years before Rich Rodriquez was before he up and left for the Big Blue.
3-Cincinnati is not South Bend. I've never been to South Bend, Indiana and outside of going to a ND game, I don't plan to. Like the vast majority of Indiana, I would guess that there is a lot of corn and cows and people with less than 32 teeth. Cincinnati has to be more exciting.... doesn't it?
4-He has a championship caliber team now. We've all seen what UC's young players can do, especially young QB Zach Collaros. Here, Kelly isn't going to have to re-build, he can re-load and have another great season. Going to Notre Dame, Kelly wouldn't have that luxury. He would have to rebuild and rebuilding teams don't have great records.
5-He doesn't want to be the next Rich Rodriguez. Rodriguez was great at WVU and now Michigan fans are calling for his head. Has he ruined his career? Maybe, only time will tell but it could be a huge risk.
Why Kelly Should Go:
1-It's Notre Dame.... Come on. Every single college coach can list Notre Dame as their dream coaching job (Kelly has). No other program has the history, the prestige, or the movie moments (Rudy still makes me cry) that you get from the Golden Domers.
2-Money. If you think UC can come close to paying Kelly what Notre Dame can then you need to go back to a 3rd grade math level. Not saying he's got a bad paycheck now but as they say "money talks"
3-He would have a chance to have his name mentioned with Ara Parseghian, Lou Holtz, and Knute Rockne as Notre Dames all time coaching greats.
4-He's Irish. Cincinnati's filled with Germans. Enough said.
Who knows what is going to happen. I can only hope but only one man can make the decision and you know who that is. Let's just focus on what the Bearcats have been able to do so far this season and hope for a win against Pitt (and a Texas loss). That's all we can do right now.
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