This board would support Brian Kelly opting to play Joe Scmidt over Manti Te'o saying the coach knows best. Of course this board loves small white players as it makes them live their fantasy that they too could be out there.
Whether it's Kelly's inexplicable support of Tommy Rees, Austin Collinsworth, Cam McDaniel or Carlo Calabrese (all players who had obviously better players behind them that Kelly refused to sit) this board will support Kelly unfailingly in spite of unforced losses as this fantasy is stronger than winning major bowl games and national championships.
Of course ND has no advantages, resources, money, fan support, publicity, etc. therefore any good record ND has is solely due to Kelly/Van Gorder's superior coaching and not because they lead the nations' most rich, popular and powerful team that allows them to field a very talented team. However when we lose it's never due to coaching but rather due to our inferior position to get players as good as our opponent.
The fact that Bill Bellicheck has continued to win over a decade of picking near the bottom of the first round is irrelevant. After all ND has strong academics and having smart and disciplined players with talent is actually a liability that hurts the program vs helping it. Of course when Stanford does well with similar academics it's because they have better weather.
I'm a fanatical ND fan and hope Kelly/Van Gorder can make some adjustments and get us a playoff spot and national championship this year. However for six years Kelly has shown me and NFL GM's alike that he just totally doesn't get it. In addition he has a weak AD who doesn't get on his case or have tough conversations with him like a strong GM or owner in the NFL would do. Because of this we get more of the same every year and ask what could have been if he opted for better players (see above), assistants (see Diaco and Van Gorder), play calling, etc.
Whether it's Kelly's inexplicable support of Tommy Rees, Austin Collinsworth, Cam McDaniel or Carlo Calabrese (all players who had obviously better players behind them that Kelly refused to sit) this board will support Kelly unfailingly in spite of unforced losses as this fantasy is stronger than winning major bowl games and national championships.
Of course ND has no advantages, resources, money, fan support, publicity, etc. therefore any good record ND has is solely due to Kelly/Van Gorder's superior coaching and not because they lead the nations' most rich, popular and powerful team that allows them to field a very talented team. However when we lose it's never due to coaching but rather due to our inferior position to get players as good as our opponent.
The fact that Bill Bellicheck has continued to win over a decade of picking near the bottom of the first round is irrelevant. After all ND has strong academics and having smart and disciplined players with talent is actually a liability that hurts the program vs helping it. Of course when Stanford does well with similar academics it's because they have better weather.
I'm a fanatical ND fan and hope Kelly/Van Gorder can make some adjustments and get us a playoff spot and national championship this year. However for six years Kelly has shown me and NFL GM's alike that he just totally doesn't get it. In addition he has a weak AD who doesn't get on his case or have tough conversations with him like a strong GM or owner in the NFL would do. Because of this we get more of the same every year and ask what could have been if he opted for better players (see above), assistants (see Diaco and Van Gorder), play calling, etc.