TR has largely been hated by the ND heaving masses. But when he stayed, and snubbed BK, he got back into the good graces of many. And however much he's hated or not, he's the #1 player of the BK era, even over Ian Book, on account off his extensive playing career, where he played and started way more than was likely or expected, pretty much playing a key role all four of his seasons as a player, including being a full-time starter for two years. And then of course his time as a trusted assistant, all of those seasons coinciding with ND/BK's great run from 2017-2021.
I've never really particularly warmed up TR on a personal level, but his contributions are absolutely indubitable. And if he flourishes at Bama over the next few seasons, which I'm more or less expecting, if for no other reason than Bama is still Bama and are likely to keep right on rolling, he could turn around and become ND's coach in fairly short order, on the off chance the job comes open....
