Our Name Sake

So we have a coach. Brian Kelly has been named the 29th football coach of the University of Notre Dame after a 12-day search. Brian Kelly comes by way of Cincinnati where he turned a lowly Big East team into a powerhouse. Irish Catholic from Massachusetts with a defensive background and a proven winner, he is what Notre Dame needs. Some think that ND missed the boat without a huge name like Stoops or Meyer, but Kelly fits the bill. There is a reason that Kelly's name was circulated from day one. Jack had a recipe for what he was looking for and I think he found it.   

What Kelly did with his team this year was most impressive. After graduating 10 of his defensive starters he ran the table. Without a loss in the Big East or any other conference for that matter is impressive. Kelly beat the teams he was supposed to beat every week and that type of coach is exactly what ND needs. The great Dr. Lou Holtz said "You only need to be the best team on the field that day." That's what Kelly's Bearcats were for 11 straight weeks. To many times the Irish played down to their competitors level and to many times did they wound up in the losing column to an inferior opponent.

Kelly will embrace what ND is all about. He has the passion and desire to make this team great again. Coach needs to come in and establish himself by beating the teams he is supposed to beat. He brings a brilliant coaching mind founded on defensive X's and O's but turned into an offensive juggernaut. Lets see how he handles the ND press, recruits the ND recruits and how good he really looks in Blue and Gold... and eventually Kelly Green.

Before even being introduced as the new coach, he had made the switch on his Twitter page. Lets just hope his offensive schemes are as truly advanced as his technology skills.