re: Joel Klatt on Brian Kelly

BK hasn't lived up to expectations here. But they act like Freeman built ND back to where it is now, and that simply isn't true.

3 of his last 4 seasons at ND, he went to a NY6 bowl and the other season was an 11-2 finish in 2019.

ND plays the softest schedule imaginable every year (throw in the service academies, Akron and Northern Illinois and get one average P5 opponent), so they are always in the playoff discussion.

They also didn't acknowledge that ND beat UGA with the backup, Gunner Stockton making his first collegiate start last season.

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"We went out and got Brian Kelly and we're getting Brian Kelly."

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He’s so SMUG and always thinks he’s the Smartest person in the room. He’s much like a psychopath or serial killer (no offense to serial killers).

The Rant is deranged
Coming up with psychoanalysis and digging for past interviews etc. All we need to do is watch LSU. That oughta be reason enough without needing to get emotional and personal.

I agree with pretty much everything he said

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ou can make a legitimate argument that Kelly isn't a D1 National Championship Coach or think he isn't a good fit here. Klatt's take however was full of holes.

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If we finish 7-5 and ND goes to the playoff again

let me know what holes you think are his case...

It's true we all thought ND couldn't win because they couldn't get the big boys and depth to win

the title game against Bama was the case made

Alabama was superior athletically, the game was over before it started

Kelly got them there but realized he had to be a different pond to win it over a powerhouse SEC team like Bama

the problem now is NIL- Bama will no longer be able to stack 5 stars 2 and 3 deep

we all know the landscap is changing quickly

What to make of Indiana? That's appears to be nothing short of great coaching and player development

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Marcus was left a silver platter

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Freeman had to change the culture of the program, and I commend him for that, as it was the most challenging aspect of his job. If you take a look at the recruits he's bringing in, they are better than the Ivy League recruits that BK brought in. Freeman is actively going into urban areas to find high-quality student-athletes, while BK seemed too good to recruit from those neighborhoods.

BK mostly scheduled weaker teams, while Freeman is taking on challenging opponents like Texas A&M and coming out victorious. Alabama beat the brakes off of ND when BK was the coach, whereas Freeman managed to out-physically dominate Georgia. A minority coach at Notre Dame is not easy, and to say he was left a silver platter shows ignorance. On his worse day he has to be better than his peers, Freeman can't afford to have an annual three-game losing streak like BK, it's no "next year" for a minority coach.

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Freeman's first 4 years of recruiting are half a star better than BK's last four yrs of recruiting there.

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There is no more recruiting. It’s called signing players for more money.

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- ND wasn't holding BK back; BK was holding ND back.

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- Freeman's first 4 years of recruiting are half a star better than BK's last four yrs of recruiting there.

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Hmm, I wonder if that is because they relaxed some of the absurd standards they had before BK left?

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- Maybe BK isn't a national championship type coach.

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I'm not saying he is or isn't, but how does one decide that? I mean, maybe Freeman isn't either, or Kiffin, or Cignetti, or Deboer. How many current coaches are definitely national championship coaches in the FBS?

People were saying that about Jim Harbaugh and Ryan Day just 3 years ago.

You can definitely say that about Dabo, Smart, and Day. Anyone else?

okay