Yep. Kelly "quit" because Cincinnati beat them and not because a better job offered him 3x the pay.
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Yep. Kelly "quit" because Cincinnati beat them and not because a better job offered him 3x the pay.
I'm a ND fan, most of us thought we'd lose that game, anything else is revisionist history.
I went back to look at the odds. The Bearcats were favored by 1.5 points.
Didn't remember the odds, likely never knew them, just going on what me and most ND fans thought going into that game. At that point in time we still didn't really know who are staring qb was.
edit: I went back and checked the box, 3 qbs played in that game
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I don't really mean predicting that Bama wrecks Cincinnati as a slight to them. I fully believe that Cincinnati is one of the best teams in the country, but Bama seems to have finally reached that next level they occasionally get to. If Bryce Young plays like he did in the SEC Championship I just don't see how anyone can beat them. That being said there is a reason they play the games and Bama has struggled to have consistently great play this season. As a UT fan I'm hardcore cheering for a Michigan-Cincinnati final but I don't feel like I'm that lucky.
I will never cheer for Michigan but man some SEC fans make me want too. Alabama is the SEC, they carry the conference and carry the crown.
Kelly had 12 years to build his program at ND. He lost at home to his previous employer from the AAC.
That would seem like an opportune time to seek employment elsewhere.
Notre Dame did not get to play for the national championship this year because of that loss to Cincinnati.
He quit Cincinnati before a bowl game to go to ND. That seems to be a bad habit of Kelly's.
From Wikipedia:
The 2021 campaign saw Kelly lead the Irish to an 11-1 record. Notre Dame's lone loss was at home against Cincinnati, Kelly's former team. The Irish secured wins against rivals, such as Purdue, USC, Navy, and Stanford.
Two days after the Irish beat Stanford, news leaked that Kelly would leave Notre Dame for LSU. Kelly had said a week prior that he would "never" leave Notre Dame.
Back to me:
"Never" is a very short time to Coach Kelly. The bolded portion above was from me, not Wikipedia.
A better program in the best conference in college football called him and said we will give you 3x what you are making right now to come and coach our team.
This happens every single year when coaches take new jobs. Kelly is far from a saint, but this isn't someone only he has done.
Tommy Tubberville was Mississippi's HC in 1998. He said "they'll have to carry me out of here in a pine box" and less than a week later he took the job at Auburn.
Nick Saban was coaching the Miami Dolphins in 2006 and said directly "I'm not going to be the Alabama coach". 2 weeks later he's at a press conference in Tuscaloosa
Todd Graham called several assistant coaches who left Pittsburgh in 2011 "nothing but mercenaries" and then 2 weeks later he took his 4th HC position in 7 years at Arizona State.
John Calipari told everyone about Memphis "I want to be here. This is where I want to coach." A few days later he took the Kentucky job.
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After the fourth one. They may have been doing it all day, but it was only audible near the end of the game.
I know some of you oldtimers will remember Predperson and Capt. Nerdo. Their grandson is Garrison Mathews, who played basketball at Lipscomb, then was undrafted but signed by the Wizards on draft day a couple of years ago. Most recently he has become a Houston Rocket and apparently is doing pretty well. I read an article that was discussing how they were trying to trade someone so they could bring him on more permanently (I think he's on a 2 way contract) Report: Rockets exploring trades to clear roster spot for Garrison Mathews
So yay for PP and N's grandson! Go and do good work.
So yay for PP and N's grandson! Go and do good work.
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Poll time
If Nashville gets an MLB team and they open their inaugural season at home, who would you rather have as the opponent?
Atlanta, Houston, or Texas?
Atlanta is the only other former Southern Association city in MLB, while either Houston or Texas would show off the country music rivalry between Nashville and Texas.
If Nashville gets an MLB team and they open their inaugural season at home, who would you rather have as the opponent?
Atlanta, Houston, or Texas?
Atlanta is the only other former Southern Association city in MLB, while either Houston or Texas would show off the country music rivalry between Nashville and Texas.
There's a country music rivalry between Nashville and Texas?
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Wonder if this is like when we used to say we had a rivalry with the Wings and their fans were like, um, wut?
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Other than Austin City Limits I didn't know anything country related existed there. The secondary studios were all in LA.
It's so interesting how a month or two ago we would have said the Titans had to win with offense. The defense started playing well then all of the crazy injuries on offense happened. Today is a great example of just how terrible the receiving corps is right now. I mean these guys are just so bad. Can't catch deep balls. Can't hold on to the ball (2 fumbles). It's just brutal.
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Outside of week 1 against Arizona all of the Titans loses have been to themselves.
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