He's smart to stay here. He goes 7-5 after being pre season ranked in the top ten and media and fans still adore him. Try that at Notre Dame or USC and your gone in 2 seasons. It's why Kirk never left.
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All great points.
With ND on the cusp of the playoffs, you'd also think those players have at least some voice (granted, could do an interim through bowl type of deal with Freeman, too)
I know nothing about ND and their overall culture, but I was thinking last night i wonder if they tried to counter with Kelly? he is their winningest coach and you'd think they would try to retain. I say that as I would also guess they could get Freeman for a hint cheaper than having to roll out the trucks like USC/LSU just did (and likely more of a value than CMC)
Those four are special. Leipold is already the best KU coach since Mangino. Sitake at BYU could be great. And when you are talking about Malzahn at UCF or Dykes at TCU as bottom half of the league coaches, your league is stacked.
Kelly didn’t give them a chance to counter
Well..I do know that hes been texting with some of the coaches. Mostly about schedules and other 'ordinary type' stuff. No word on anything major...
According to reports, no. They had no idea. Kelly came and said he was leaving and the deal was done. Never gave them a chance to counter.
First they knew according to ND AD was when it was already a done deal.
Under the heading The Big 12 is dead:
www.espn.com
Another heading below that: Oklahoma Sooners and Texas Longhorns show how quickly the tables can turn
Week 13 overreactions: Big moves from Kelly and Riley, Bama's fault line, Big 12's demise
Lincoln Riley made the right call, Georgia's defense will dominate, Heisman hype and other college football overreactions.
www.espn.com
Another heading below that: Oklahoma Sooners and Texas Longhorns show how quickly the tables can turn
Basketball is even better. New Big 12 is highest rated in KenPom and that still includes data from last year.
The ND Athletic Director also said he wasn't surprised by Kelly leaving. He said Kelly made a couple 'slips of the tongue" during the season that he was interested in a new challenge.
Seems to me ND is a burn and churn type job. Kelly might have been their longest tenured coach in last 50 years.
I really wouldn't be worried about CMC leaving. Its fickell due to his success or freeman with his stellar recruiting.
Also why does everyone like to post tweets from non verified nobodies so much?
Also why does everyone like to post tweets from non verified nobodies so much?
no, go about your business like nothing has happened
He will go to ND if offered, I just don't think he would be offered. Don't get me wrong, he would kill it there, but they want Fickell, but if he doesn't come, they will settle for Freeman. CMC is option #3, so highly unlikely he leaves.
And Freeman's not a guarantee to take it, and it sounds like Fickell already signed an extension.
It's just a bit curious that the same sort of news hasn't come out for CMC.
Gonna have to trust that Pollard has a plan for what's next if this actually happens.
