🏈 The Coaching Carousel : UT promotes Kelsey Pope to WR coach

[Tidestalker]

Most times, the fit is the most important piece of the marriage. I don't know if the fit works here, it feels weird, but Kelly has been a heck of a coach for a long time. Personally I've never liked how he's handled the media in certain situations, but his teams are generally well coached and disciplined. I can see why LSU went that direction

 

[RollllTide!]

According to the laws of management. It will be hard for Saban to pick his replacement. Psychological reasons he won't pick someone better than himself. JMO

 

[OldPlayer]

Poor timing on Kelly’s part. ND has a good chance to get into the CFP. Will ND let him coach if they do? He’ll need to focus on recruiting for LSU and there aren’t enough hours in the day to do both jobs. Several of his staff at ND are likely to go with him. Who coaches ND and who recruits for LSU?

 

[TideatMileHigh]

Very good hire for the corn dogs. Brian Kelly is a discount Urban Meyer, but he is still a fine coach. I wouldn't be surprised if he wins a natty at LSU one year.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Very good hire for the corn dogs. Brian Kelly is a discount Urban Meyer, but he is still a fine coach. I wouldn't be surprised if he wins a natty at LSU one year.

I'd almost be surprised if he didn't win one. Last 3 LSU coaches have won 1 there, and Kelly is a much better coach than the previous two.

 

[bamatommy]

Access to different talent/athletes at LSU than he had at ND.

True

 

[TerryP]

and certainly scholarship limitations at ND affected him there.

Access to different talent/athletes at LSU than he had at ND.

How much of this is a perception versus a reality?

Sure, it's harder to get into some schools than it is others: Vandy and Georgia Tech are different. It's harder to get into Stanford than it is Notre Dame.

However, what are these restrictions he's dealing with today? Several years ago when there were prop kids lacking a core class on scholarship that was a point. Today, you won't find Notre Dame signing a kid that doesn't have his core requirements met. Today, you'll find that across the board at every school: they can't sign them as well.

Take a minute and look over the top 100, or 200, on any recruiting site you choose. Look and see how many of these kids are being offered by Notre Dame. Where is the evidence of limitations when they are offering the same kids as the other schools?

NOW, there is a different academic calendar at Notre Dame and I'm sure that comes up on the recruiting trail. (ND requires full class loads during the season: other schools don't. Stanford allows their athletes to take some pretty easy courses while maintaining progress according to NCAA standards. It's easier at Stanford during the season than it is at ND.)

 

[TerryP]

<I told you guys I aint right>

In the midst of dealing with Title IX issues revolving around sexual assault allegations being covered up LSU needed to hire someone who would put a halo over the program and they chose ...

... someone from a Catholic school.

 

[TerryP]

... someone from a Catholic school.

Sitting in my observation tower that joke may die. I guess it depends on how the wind is blowing today.

 

[TerryP]

 

[RTB X Bot]

 

[alabama mike]

Im kind of surprised at this move. Kelly pretty much had it made there at Notre Dame

Jack, LSU is an easier place to recruit than nd. Kelly will not have the academic restrictions that he faced in South Bend. Kelly has done as much as he can do at nd. I have followed Kelly since he was the head coach at D II, Grand Valley State in Michigan. The dude is a good coach!. LSU, as all of us know is fertile recruiting ground with Texas, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida nearby.

Now look for nd to go after Cincinnati coach Luke Fickell.

 

[mando]

How much of this is a perception versus a reality?

Sure, it's harder to get into some schools than it is others: Vandy and Georgia Tech are different. It's harder to get into Stanford than it is Notre Dame.

However, what are these restrictions he's dealing with today? Several years ago when there were prop kids lacking a core class on scholarship that was a point. Today, you won't find Notre Dame signing a kid that doesn't have his core requirements met. Today, you'll find that across the board at every school: they can't sign them as well.

Take a minute and look over the top 100, or 200, on any recruiting site you choose. Look and see how many of these kids are being offered by Notre Dame. Where is the evidence of limitations when they are offering the same kids as the other schools?

NOW, there is a different academic calendar at Notre Dame and I'm sure that comes up on the recruiting trail. (ND requires full class loads during the season: other schools don't. Stanford allows their athletes to take some pretty easy courses while maintaining progress according to NCAA standards. It's easier at Stanford during the season than it is at ND.)

Yeah I was talking about access maybe there is a better word to use but he should have more recruiting success at LSU than ND. Kids will want to be in the SEC and LSU has attracted a lot of talent historically. Most of us would say better athletes than ND has had. Is that reality or perceptions?

 

[OldPlayer]

Access to different talent/athletes at LSU than he had at ND.

Yes and no. ND recruits nationally and always has. The big difference is the academic requirements needed to get into ND versus any other school.

 

[Davestwin]

According to the laws of management. It will be hard for Saban to pick his replacement. Psychological reasons he won't pick someone better than himself. JMO

In most cases that would be true … in this one though the reason Saban won’t pick someone better than himself is simple … there isn’t another coach anywhere on the planet better than himself!

 

[PurlJam]

Lots of smoke about BOB going to Virginia Tech at the moment

Now if Texas cans Sark....

 

[PurlJam]

<I told you guys I aint right>

In the midst of dealing with Title IX issues revolving around sexual assault allegations being covered up LSU needed to hire someone who would put a halo over the program and they chose ...

... someone from a Catholic school.

Oh, I get it, and you are correct..... you ain't right.

......

 

[Rolltide24]

I know Rhule turned Temple and Baylor around pretty quickly. I’d still like to see a little more before crowning him the 2nd coming.

 

[BamaFisher]

Venebles to Oklahoma?

 

[rocknthefreeworld]

<I told you guys I aint right>

In the midst of dealing with Title IX issues revolving around sexual assault allegations being covered up LSU needed to hire someone who would put a halo over the program and they chose ...

... someone from a Catholic school.

And he adds murder to the investigation list so he adds in so many ways.