Contrary to public belief, Mike Denbrock was only Kelly's OC at Notre Dame one year...

...and that was in 2014.

Everett Golson was the quarterback. He ended up leaving for Florida State the next year, and it turned out he really wasn't all that great a QB.

But in 2014, Golson was legit.

256 completions in 427 attempts, a 60.0 completion percentage. 3445 yards, which is 8.1 yards per attempt. 29 touchdowns to 14 interceptions. A 143.6 passer rating.

Golson also ran for 283 yards and eight touchdowns.

That year Notre Dame scored 32.8 points a game. They passed for 285.5 yards a game and ran for 159.5. They averaged 444.9 yards of total offense a game.

Tarean Folston was the tailback. He led them with 889 yards rushing.

And Will Fuller was the go-to receiver. They featured the hell out of him. 76 catches for 1094 yards and 15 touchdowns.

After that year, Denbrock became associate head coach and a new guy was brought in to be the offensive coordinator. That went south and Denbrock signed on at Cincinnati as the offensive coordinator.

Cincinnati's offense has been a machine for the last four years. They've been well over 400 yards a game every year and they've scored 37.5 and 39.3 points a game the last two years.

I don't know why anybody would complain about him if he's the hire.