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My thoughts exactly.

I don't know if this guy can coach or not but he sure is entertaining! http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4737332

I think it's going to turn out to be a good hire.

You're right about that. ND has been consistently pulling some real good recruiting classes the last several years. Kelly is not stepping into a "cupboard is bare" situation.

I hear what you're saying. Maybe a rule could be put in place prohibiting contact untll after the bowls.

You wouldn't take a better paying,more prestigious position with another company if you were offered?

Yeah,sounding like Kelly's gonna be the pick. I hear some of the moderators on Rivals ND board are saying it's a done deal.

He's still on. He's sydicated and runs on a Modesto radio station at like 1 in the morning. You can get his show streaming or podcast at his website. The guy is hilarious.

Randy Edsall seems to be getting attention now as well. What would you ND fans think of him?

You hit the nail on the head with that one!

Yeah,that would work.

Teo is leaving?

yeah,great. This stuff just pisses me off. The steroids investigation was a joke too. These assclowns need to keep their eyes on the IMPORTANT issues.

These clowns need to stick to issues of national importance like wars,jobs,health care,etc. Thay have no buisness wasting tax dollars on legislating or investigating sports IMO.

We got 2 wars going on,an economy that's in the crapper and a national debate about the future of health care going on. And these guys wanna investigate the BCS. What a bunch of DUMBASSES! What the hell is wrong with these people?

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I don't think you have too much to worry about. From what I've heard Manuel has only an outside chance to get the UM job. The favorite right now is David Brandon.

I know what you're saying and sometimes I feel the same. But Rodriguez has been successful everywhere he's been. He has a good track record. I think the drastic system change on offense,combined with attrition of scholarship players(mostly due to academics) on defense started him with very little talent that could play his type of ball. Honestly,UM had been slipping for a few years,especially on D. So he really has had to start from scratch. I think he'll be fine as long as he's given the time to let his recruits mature. He's building a team based on speed instead of size and it has been ugly in the early going. I also believe that the spread Rodriguez coaches can be devastating in the Big 10,being that it's a run heavy offense. He just needs a couple more years.

Harbaugh would be an interesting choice. His name has been linked to Notre Dame or maybe eventually Michigan,but some of the sports radio guys here in NorCal think he's got his eyes on the NFL. He's intense and he's been a winner everywhere he's been.

Good point.

I don't know how I could link dozens of posts,mostly on boards in the Rivals network,I've seen over the past 3 years or so. It was very heavy a couple years back when UM was looking for a coach,and has increased again recently with the ND job opening. Every time someone would bring up Kelly's name in connection to the UM job,somebody else would start with some of this junk. Again,for the third time,I don't know if there is any truth to any of it. But I've never seen so much crazy crap posted about any other coach.It seems,if nothing else, he has made some enemies along the way.

Rodriguez will be around at least 1 more year. If he doesn't win 8 games next year,things could get interesting.

Notice I didn't say any of it was true. It's all stuff from message boards,but it's out there,lots of it. Notre Dame Has an image to protect and I'm sure they will check this stuff out. If it's all BS,he would be a good fit.

There's all kinds of crazy stories floating around about Kelly. From affairs with students and impregnating staffers to not cooperating with cops investigating serious charges against his players and multiple DUI's. I have no idea what's true and what's not. I know he was never even considered for the UM job 2 years ago,even tho he was right in their backyard having success at Grand Valley State and Central Mich. I'm sure ND will check this stuff out and if any of it's true he won't be the choice.