COACH KELLY: Thanks for being here today. We get an opportunity to talk about our football team, which we haven’t been able to do that since we finished up with a bowl victory against Miami. It would be for me an opportunity to give you kind of an update on where we are. Certainly if…
(Notre Dame Football News | The Rock Report) – As strong as Notre Dame closed the year there are still many open questions around Brian Kelly and whether he’ll be able to achieve greatness at Notre Dame, which is defined as National Championships. By any measure this season was an incomplete. And while it was…
(Notre Dame Football News | The Rock Report) – As mentioned in part one, don’t go betting your lunch money on Kelly’s success based on what follows. Instead, think of this exercise as akin to a blood pressure check, meaning passing simply shows there are no obvious signs of ill-health. Remember that Weis and Willingham…
(Notre Dame Football News | The Rock Report) – The New York Times recently ran an in-depth look on what it termed Oregon’s “Speed Freak” offense. Chip Kelly’s offensive vision described within is helpful in understanding Brian Kelly’s offensive vision and what you can expect from Notre Dame in the future. I’ve seen more than few…
(Notre Dame Football News | The Rock Report) – The 2010 regular season is in the books and, as is the norm for most first year coaches, it was a roller coaster ride. If we’ve learned anything about first years, as Vannie pointed out in Patience and Measuring Success, they’re more about changing the team…