I still consider Bobby Petrino an absolute weasel for the way he left the Falcons early then was Callin the Hogs that evening. But I remember he just left a note & never addressed the team.
Notre Dame was in a much better position & if they make the playoffs I would consider this close to Petrino level. But, if they don't make it I don't see it as bad.

We are biased in our assessment, but I don't really agree with him bolting on them. Then again, I don't know shite about recruiting rules/schedules etc.

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Posted by Alt26

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Posted on 12/1/21 at 8:45 am to HoarseComeSunday

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Notre Dame was in a much better position & if they make the playoffs I would consider this close to Petrino level. But, if they don't make it I don't see it as bad.

We are biased in our assessment, but I don't really agree with him bolting on them.

News travels quickly via social media. The reports came out he was accepting the LSU job before he had a chance to address the team in person. The text was saying he was going to address the team tomorrow in person to essentially tell them what they already knew via social media.

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Then again, I don't know shite about recruiting rules/schedules etc.

That is probably where you should start then. The early signing day is Dec. 15 (two weeks). Thus, if he is going to be coaching a new team next season it is imperative that he jump in ASAP so as to try to sign a good class for next season. I doubt he really wanted to leave ND on the cusp of a potential playoff berth and would have preferred to do so at a later date, but the timing of signing day is not something he could control...and LSU wasn't going to wait until ND's season finished (potentially in mid January) to bring him aboard.

Like it or not, the early signing day speeds up the timeline to fire/hire a new coach.

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