Coach Kelly Situation

[catscratchfever]

I don't understand why he would say this yesterday morning but not proclaim it at yesterday's press conference. Why would he say he will not address this team about this, as stated at the press conference? I would think if he knows he's staying, he would squash all the rumors and remove any distractions, whether he thinks they're there or not. I'll be glad come Monday, when we're outright BE champs and know a whole lot more.

Maybe because one of his players said yesterday that the team would like him to address it.

[CaptainProbasco]

I don't understand why he would say this yesterday morning but not proclaim it at yesterday's press conference. Why would he say he will not address this team about this, as stated at the press conference? I would think if he knows he's staying, he would squash all the rumors and remove any distractions, whether he thinks they're there or not. I'll be glad come Monday, when we're outright BE champs and know a whole lot more.

BK is under a TON of pressure right now. He's preparing for perhaps the biggest game of his career, with an outside chance at a national title game if he wins. He's focusing his heart and soul on this, when his dream job opens up. But the opening of his dream job threatens to derail what could be the pinnacle moment of his career.

He'd have to be some sort of superhuman to take this all in stride.

[coach]

it would be wonderful for them to offer him the job and he turns them down. that would be very fun to watch. i love watching the 800lb gorilla get knocked down. that said, i don't think he's their first choice. that's where this gets interesting. either way, i think he's shrewd enough to know this isn't as good a situation as some paint it as, personally or professionally.

[udonkey]

How long before that coach scoop website reports BREAKING NEWS that their "sources" were told that Brian Kelly is staying?

[youngandrestless]

You may not believe it but yesterday after reading Pat Forde's column that Kelly should be ND's choice I emailed Pat Forde that BK said this on WEBN yesterday morning. Maybe I am giving myself way too much credit but it looks to me Forde called WEBN and verified that Kelly said he was staying.

[coach]

i don't think he's under pressure as much as it's a nuisance. he's a pretty cool cat, but after a while enough already. you can only answer the same question so many times.

[qsilvr2531]

West Virginia beat Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl with Bill Stewart. Wouldn't be ideal but not impossible. It would take away any pressure as we would not be given a chance.

And it caused them to hire Bill Stewart as head coach, which was a major mistake. They'd have been better off losing that game.

[catscratchfever]

How long before that coach scoop website reports BREAKING NEWS that their "sources" were told that Brian Kelly is staying?

They actually said it back on Nov 21st

[jadam222]

BK is under a TON of pressure right now. He's preparing for perhaps the biggest game of his career, with an outside chance at a national title game if he wins. He's focusing his heart and soul on this, when his dream job opens up. But the opening of his dream job threatens to derail what could be the pinnacle moment of his career.

He'd have to be some sort of superhuman to take this all in stride.

How does anybody know what his dream job is? He may already be in it. A place where you can build YOUR legacy. If we were still in Conference USA, everyone would have a point. However, being in a BCS conference and having the backing of the AD, President, boosters and community is NOT an easy thing to obtain anywhere. He would be foolish to leave - especially if his family is happy. Greed is not always a good thing.

[binturong07]

He'd have to be some sort of superhuman to take this all in stride.

BK is a superhero.

[Deaf_Bearcat]

How does anybody know what his dream job is? He may already be in it. A place where you can build YOUR legacy. If we were still in Conference USA, everyone would have a point. However, being in a BCS conference and having the backing of the AD, President, boosters and community is NOT an easy thing to obtain anywhere. He would be foolish to leave - especially if his family is happy. Greed is not always a good thing.

That is what I tried to tell everyone about BK's goal. Paterno, Woody Hayes, Bo Schembelcher, Bear Bryant and a few others had built their own football program in the past. They become their legacy ones. BK is trying to become one of them.

[Lurker]

Good question. I think major media like ESPN probably did not like BK's answer and wanted to delay for a while to repeat the same question until BK gets boiled up answering "I will leave UC for ND" or something like that. It appears nothing got changed since yesterday. So, it finally got released this morning. I know major media wanted to see BK get the ND job IMO.

In other words a giant conspiracy between all the competing outlets?

You don't really believe that, do you?

I would argue that Kelly announcing that he's staying at UC would be immediately aired by all outlets because it goes, or upsets, the conventional wisdom that he's the next likely coach at ND. Kelly rejecting ND would change the entire current dynamic of the story and create even more of a media feeding frenzy.

[vegasbearcat]

Just a few seconds ago I saw on ESPN and he said that he is staying at Cincinnati and why should he go? His family loves Cincinnati. Please check out the ESPN channel. It may re-run within about 30 minutes.

Are you sure about this. I've been watching ESPN and ESPN2 and they haven't mentioned anything about that nor have they scrolled a message across the bottom. There is nothing on espn.com and rivals/yahoo.com. I'm not seeing anything on a Kelly comment.

[Deaf_Bearcat]

Are you sure about this. I've been watching ESPN and ESPN2 and they haven't mentioned anything about that nor have they scrolled a message across the bottom. There is nothing on espn.com and rivals/yahoo.com. I'm not seeing anything on a Kelly comment.

Yes. It appears it stops airing the BK message. Please check a few other BN members' posts who have seen it on ESPN. I am not sure why it was not posted on ESPN.com.

[broeli]

Footballcoachscoop is now reporting that ND has been in contact with UConns Randy Edsall and that there is mutual interest!