Looking back at Brian Kelly’s move from ND to LSU

Let’s look at this as people who all make our own calculated decisions for the good of ourselves and our families in the long term rather than fans who think that coaches are all driven by winning national championships.

When BK was at Notre Dame, he had around a year left on his contract, and he’s well aware of his age. The ridiculous contract trend was also peaking at that point, with none other than Scott Woodward leading the charge with a horrid contract for Jimbo Fisher, not to mention we’d just gotten royally fricked by buying out Ed Orgeron for $30,000,000.

Now, did he leave Notre Dame because:

A. He wanted to come here and win championships and work his arse off until he’s 70 years old for something he’s never accomplished and probably will never accomplish

Or

B. Because he knew his contract was coming up and he probably would’ve gotten (at best) an extension for 3 more years from Notre Dame and been coaching for his life every year, and instead of possibly being forced into retirement with nothing to show for it, he jumped on Scott’s offer to retire with $50,000,000-$70,000,000 more in the bank if he ended up being fired or forced into retirement in the next 5 years, which was pretty likely at the point whether he stayed at ND or went to LSU?

Scotty got played in my opinion