Whenever the discussion turns to who will be the next head coach at Notre Dame, more times than not the talk will begin — and sometimes end — with Brian Kelly.
As the perceived front runner for the Irish opening, the Cincinnati head coach was asked on today’s Dan Patrick Show if he would be coaching the Bearcats in their Sugar Bowl match-up with Florida.
The coach didn’t say he wouldn’t but, then again, he didn’t say he would either.
“No, there’s no guarantees in anything that you do,” Kelly said. “I’ve never given a guarantee whether I was going to make it home at the end of the day.
“But I have really not sat down and had a chance to evaluate, you know, what it is that’s in the future. I haven’t done that yet. I’m going to do that over the next few days because I have an opportunity to do that. … The fact of the matter is, I’ll use these next few days to kinda decide where we go from here.”
In other words, he has an interest in the Notre Dame job, the Irish have an interest in him, and he’ll spend the next couple or few days mulling over whether or not he wants to become the next head coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
Kelly has been afforded every opportunity to state unequivocally that he will remain in Cincinnati beyond this year; at every turn, however, he’s been the anti-Bob Stoops in tap-dancing around the questions of his intentions when it comes to the Irish.
And why is he doing that? Because, at some point in the very near future — perhaps as early as tomorrow — Kelly will sit down with Irish athletic director Jack Swarbrick and discuss the opening, and will then decide where his coaching future will take him.
Until then, Kelly will continue to weave and bob his way around a question whose answer is patently obvious to nearly anyone with a lick of sense.
You media folks get on my nerves. First you get on Nick Saban for not telling the truth, then you get on Brian Kelly for trying to be truthful.
What’s acoach suppose to do? If he says he has an interest in another job, he’s in trouble with his current job and fans. If he doesnt say he’s interested, he’s a liar if he goes.
Do you media guys ever tell your boss you are going on a job interview with another meia outlet? Didnt think so.
So you tell your kids after the game you are not leaving and then can’t say you will coach in the Bowl game? And this makes him better than Saban?
these media folks are con artists whose time at msnbc and nbc sports is rapidly drawing to a close, along with their continued possessions of the material assets which they have conned out of nbc sports and msnbc.
it is back to the streets of west virginia for mike florio and his associates, no matter what jack swarbrick and kelly have done and do.
these con artists should have consulted with the legal department at the national enquirer.
before the national enquirer broke the true story about tiger woods, they did their research very carefully and checked their sources.
Mr. Gilleran- Do you get a lot of your information from the Enquirer? That would explain a lot.
robertg, you’re back!!!!! Oh boy oh boy did I miss you!!!!!
Welcome back buddy…
Hey have you figured out who shot JFK ? ? I’m guessing you got some evidence Mike and John were in on it, no???
Wow. If I’m Cincy, I’d show him the door and let someone who’s committed to the program coach the bowl.
robertg – is it possible for you to be funny without making all the threats? Seriously, I’m really tired of hearing about all the economic violence you are going to wreak on some specific and some not-so-specific individuals. It makes you sound disturbed. Besides, if you keep it up someone might get a restraining order against you and then we’d all miss out on your hilarious over-the-top conspiracy theories and your creative construction of “the facts” surrounding college football, Notre Dame, and Charlie Weiss.
And by the way — what are your thoughts on the BSU/TCU matchup? Been wondering, because that does seem like some sort of conspiracy…
Let’s face it. Kelly has been great for Cincy football. But there is an issue here… much like the Bowden/Paterno issue. Once Bowden knew it would not happen that he could catch Paterno, he took to the exits. Kelly must feel deep inside that Cincy will never equal ND in stature or football fame..so its time to exit upward if the door does open.