[NU Sports] From the NYT -- News Alert: Notre Dame Hires Brian Kelly as New Coach

[SjT (Stephen J. Truog)]

Well, so much for the "big name surprise" like Stoops or reaching for Urban.:)

Kelly seems like a good fit for ND -- all O and no D -- but I think he's going to be sorry he made the move. At Cincy he was king of a weak conference and could get second pick of the Ohio litter in there to outscore some pretty poor defenses.

Granted, ND plays a heavily Big Least schedule - but they have a bit tougher academic standards and don't exactly have a lot of offense left there with their punk QB and Golden Tate leaving. The Irish are going to want results quickly.

I feel bad for the Cincy players - it really kind of ruins their bowl game and their shot to get a big-time win over Florida and prove their puffed-up record is legit. I think Tebow might hang 60 on them now as a swan song. Cry Tebow Cry!

Let's hope Kelly winds up like the last coach who left the Big East champs after juuuuust missing the national title game to move up to one of the big boys and try to counter their physicality - RichRod.:)

I dunno -- this seems like a safe choice, but hardly one that will pump up the alumni or wake up the echoes with visions of a quick turnaround. I haven't seen their schedule last year, but will assume it's the same Big Ten/USC sandwich with plenty of creampuffs in the middle. He might squeak out six wins, but I think Domers might be bowlless again in 2010.

But hey, as long as they didn't snap up Fitz, it's all good!:)

GO CATS!!!
-SjT