Haters Give BK Some Credit

[NotreDame du Lac]

and before you say he hasn't won the big game... oh wait.

Right now he's a top 5 coach. I'd take him over Harbaugh or Myer.

Before you make excuses, just give a little cred. Then go ahead and vent about last year.

 

[HRC08]

From October 11th...


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I think BK must win. Unkess it's a controversial call I can't see him surviving a beat down at home after we've showed much promise... Again.
I don't see this team getting beat down. Listen after the loss to UGA I spent all night and into the early morning trashing him because I never thought he should have returned in the first place. 4-8 in year 7? Anybody else here wanna guess what our boss/owner does if one of us throw out that kind of performance in year 7?

But I've started to turn a little. Just a little. Win the next two and I'm 100% back in wit BK and will admit I was Mr. Wrong Pants.A

 

[BM16]

He took a step back, re-evaluated the staff and most importantly himself and it has made a world of difference.

 

[NyyorkerND]

I was one of the few Bk supporters maybe me and Pennick off hand and a few other posters on the free board. This team will lose again this year I'm sure, but this beatdown vs a highly ranked USC team feels good. No ND fan can complain today and that's a great thing.

 

[ZORO50]

He decided to finally play with POWER.
This team is mauling people.

 

[TOMMY_23]

and before you say he hasn't won the big game... oh wait.

Right now he's a top 5 coach. I'd take him over Harbaugh or Myer.

Before you make excuses, just give a little cred. Then go ahead and vent about last year.

Kelly? Bwahahaha.

Elko and Long deserve the credit.

Don't be a tool.

 

[ftnfan62]

Love the team. Love the coaches. They are kicking butt with a first time QB!!!! Nothing but love here.

 

[NotreDomer1]

Kelly? Bwahahaha.

Elko and Long deserve the credit.

Don't be a tool.

Who hired them again?

 

[rgc7]

How could anyone criticize anyone after this big win ? Great win for the whole team.

 

[impossibilityofreason1]

This was a dismantling. Shaking down if the Thunder. Kelly made the changes and instilled a killer instinct. Go Irish.

 

[stu4don]

I want the guys who wanted Kelly fired and never stopped talking s about him to step up and say, "I was wrong."

 

[Gimmea10wincoach]

I'll be the first to admit that what Kelly has done thus far is masterful. About Fricken time! After what i just watched i am very confident in saying we can play with anyone!

 

[HDK]

I want the guys who wanted Kelly fired and never stopped talking s about him to step up and say, "I was wrong."

This was a great win and so far it has been a great season, so I don't want to be negative. But the reason Kelly has so many detractors is he is up and down, sometimes season to season, sometimes within the season.

He's got a good thing going this year, so I just try to go for the ride. Swarbrick never calls to ask my opinion of the coaching anyway.

 

[tbonesays]

No one is better in all of football


at winning when he needs to keep his job.

 

[Harry Hondo]

I want the guys who wanted Kelly fired and never stopped talking s about him to step up and say, "I was wrong."

This was a great win and so far it has been a great season, so I don't want to be negative. But the reason Kelly has so many detractors is he is up and down, sometimes season to season, sometimes within the season.

He's got a good thing going this year, so I just try to go for the ride. Swarbrick never calls to ask my opinion of the coaching anyway.

Correct. He’s had a few seasons where his team falters down the stretch, so you never know. Although I must admit this looks to be the strongest team he’s ever had. Not sure any team can shut down their run game and the defense is very solid. Toughest ND team since Holtz era and a far cry from the team that was badly spanked by Bama several years ago.

 

[echowaker]

Kelly? Bwahahaha.

Elko and Long deserve the credit.

Don't be a tool.

Head coach sets the tone. He s the boss.

 

[echowaker]

Kelly? Bwahahaha.

Elko and Long deserve the credit.

Don't be a tool.

He s a legitimate coach of the year candidate at this point.

 

[tkirish]

I'll say this. This is a different ND team. They are keeping the gas pedal down. I love the " attempted flea flicker" even when they had a commanding lead. That says it all. Too many time I've seen big leads vanish because they played not to lose. This year I see a team week after week going for the " jugular". It's about time.

 

[ndfi65]

I want the guys who wanted Kelly fired and never stopped talking s about him to step up and say, "I was wrong."

So he finally comes out and wins a big game and we are supposed to say he is the second coming...., lets see how the season plays out

 

[HDK]

I'll say this. This is a different ND team. They are keeping the gas pedal down. I love the " attempted flea flicker" even when they had a commanding lead. That says it all. Too many time I've seen big leads vanish because they played not to lose. This year I see a team week after week going for the " jugular". It's about time.

Without running up the score too. Once USC said they had had enough, we started subbing.

 

[echowaker]

So he finally comes out and wins a big game and we are supposed to say he is the second coming...., lets see how the season plays out

We all love how you hate how the season is playing out. Kelly clearly in the running for coach of the year.

 

[echowaker]

So he finally comes out and wins a big game and we are supposed to say he is the second coming...., lets see how the season plays out

Who said he's the second coming ? You have no problem ripping him when things don't go well. No credit when things do ?

 

[ndfi65]

We all love how you hate how the season is playing out. Kelly clearly in the running for coach of the year.

Quite the contrary, I love how the season is going. I only care about ND winning, couldn't care less about bk. If he goes 11-1 maybe

 

[ndfi65]

Who said he's the second coming ? You have no problem ripping him when things don't go well. No credit when things do ?

He had the boys ready to play no doubt, it was about damn time.

 

[spenna]

He took a step back, re-evaluated the staff and most importantly himself and it has made a world of difference.

He had them ready to play. Keep it up Kelly

 

[binhamin]

All I can say is...I'm glad Brian Kelly fired Brian Kelly and hired Brian Kelly as his replacement.

This isn't the Brian Kelly we've had over the past couple of years. That Kelly would have hired a puppet of an OC and called pass plays like crazy, totally ignoring the obviously strong run game. That Kelly would have never agreed to a staff overhaul because his assistants had been with him forever and were his guys. This Kelly trusts his OC, has adjusted his style, relies on his OC and DC to do their jobs, and is a true head coach. This is what we all wanted.

 

[MKordIUBB]

I'm 100% on board with BK, however this reminds a little bit of IU and Crean.

We finally got things going and out of nowhere we fall off the face of the earth. Tons of critics came out and Crean went on the hot seat. We then came back even stronger than before and TC won coach of the year aswell as a B10 title. The very next year he's fired.

I pray the last half doesn't happen to BK

The only difference is Notre Dame was good early in Brian Kelley's tenure

 

[irish4life888]

He decided to finally play with POWER.
This team is mauling people.

They are now calling the defense, "Maul Cops". I was brow beaten for saying we need to give Kelly a chance at the beginning of this year, and especially after the UGA loss.