Of course he is the right guy. But, this is year 6 for coach Kelly and to expect 4 more years is expecting a little much. We will be lucky if he stays another 2 years. Anything after that is really gravy. He has to be burning out on the additional hurdles that come with coaching ND for 8 years is like 16 years in a normal coaching job.
So, Jack better have some names drawn up. I bet he is watching coach Strong. That would be my one name. But Jack S would not be doing his job if he was not starting to look for a post Kelly ND. If I remember, we started hearing Brian Kelly's name with about 2 years before Weis left. Again, I think Kelly is the right guy for now and he is doing a great job, but his coaching tenure is past the middle point for sure. Once you know you need to make a hire in 2 years, you start to prepare your list.