Brian Kelly since day 1

- Had his guy since day 1 and would have been hired already baring Kelly makes CFP (which would cause us to have to wait even longer which would be tough on the recruiting end)

- Riley rumors were strictly from Riley and his agent and Woodward did not shut them down because he did not care having already made his choice. Also would make since given no prominent source actually had any real piece of reporting of Lincoln to LSU.

- Big Name. Whether you like it or not Kelly has had a huge winning percentage as a Head Coach and has brought ND to many BCS and CFP appearances while continuing to recruit and reload well. (Yes ND isn’t playing in SEC or even Big Ten but no one we hire will have the 5 championships and perfect resume)

- Finally timeline and what JV said yesterday make sense to wait and see whether a 1 loss ND is behind other teams making it impossible, even with upsets, for them to break into final 4. If this were to be case tomorrow night, Kelly will get announced.

- Also, Mark Stoops and even Lane would have been announced already if they were even considered candidates at all so they need to stop being brought up.

- It all makes sense, AND it would be a fantastic hire! Despite the melt it would cause.