TNHopeful505
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You're a National Powerhouse in football. You have multiple National Championships. Your fans expect to be in the running for a National Championship each year.
You have a coach who runs you into the ground. You hire a up and comer who had good success at Central Michigan and Cincinnati. He looks like a decent recruiter, and had several conference championships under his belt.
He does okay, getting your programs to 8-9 wins, but then he has a terrible year. He goes 4-8 with no bowl, despite good recruiting.
Do you keep him?
Him is Brian Kelly. And Notre Dame did. And they're now 7-1, with their only loss coming to #2 Georgia.
So...playing devil's advocate here....would you keep Butch if you knew he'd have us in Notre Dame's shoes, ranked top 10 next year, and in CFP contention?
What are the differences between Brian Kelly and Notre Dame and Butch Jones and Tennessee? Obviously, ND isn't in a conference, so those things can't be held the same....but what are the differences?
Just interested in your responses, I am very much on the Fire Butch train.
But you have to think that Notre Dame was saying Fire Kelly last year, and now they're worshipping him again.
What's the difference?
You have a coach who runs you into the ground. You hire a up and comer who had good success at Central Michigan and Cincinnati. He looks like a decent recruiter, and had several conference championships under his belt.
He does okay, getting your programs to 8-9 wins, but then he has a terrible year. He goes 4-8 with no bowl, despite good recruiting.
Do you keep him?
Him is Brian Kelly. And Notre Dame did. And they're now 7-1, with their only loss coming to #2 Georgia.
So...playing devil's advocate here....would you keep Butch if you knew he'd have us in Notre Dame's shoes, ranked top 10 next year, and in CFP contention?
What are the differences between Brian Kelly and Notre Dame and Butch Jones and Tennessee? Obviously, ND isn't in a conference, so those things can't be held the same....but what are the differences?
Just interested in your responses, I am very much on the Fire Butch train.
But you have to think that Notre Dame was saying Fire Kelly last year, and now they're worshipping him again.
What's the difference?