Brian Kelly Presser Open Thread
by mhb on Dec 11, 2009 1:24 PM EST
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Brian Kelly went before the media for the first time today as the Head Coach of Notre Dame. Check the comments for updates.
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Leads off with congrats to Rob Ianello and Tate
Classy move
Jack asked a group of football players to help him
they were Armando, Dayne, Floyd, KLM, Zach Martin, Rudy, Brian Smith, Chris Stewart and Manti
Jack looked for 3 things
1) Developing a set of criteria before looking at any candidates.
2) Set up a timeline with a goal of announcing a coach by this weekend.
3) Absolute confidentiality. Claims that there never was a leak until the story began to break yesterday.
Jack: Interest in coaching at ND was "extraordinary".
“Many of the best coaches in the country were interested in being a part of our program”
Kelly at the podium now.
Telling his story of listening to ND football replays on Sunday
"There's a football coach, and then there's the football coach at Notre Dame."
Notes academic standards, etc. Excited to take on the challenge.
I like listening to Kelly much more than Weis.
Something about his demeanor is great.
The Original member of the Ndamukong Suh bandwagon
Rakes went down for a while here's what happened.
Hamilton: What translates between jobs?
Kelly: Passion.
Hamilton: What about defense?
Kelly: Can’t just be an offensive coordinator.
Q: What about Mardy Gillyard
K: I handled myself honestly and with integrity. He’s grateful to the Cincy players. Wishes them the best.
Q: How did the team meeting go?
A: They want to win. You don’t come to ND to be average.
Q: Will Chuck Martin be coming?
A: Kelly makes jokes. They don’t work. Blames media.
Q: Timeline for assembling staff
A: Plan in place. Wants to talk to everyone involved before any announcements.
Matt's last notes - sorry SBNation was down.
A: He thought the reception area was the office.
Q: How do you start on recruiting?
A: Get calling all the commits. Already started. He’s already started.
A: Wants to reach out to Weis, Willingham, Holtz, Davie
Big on player development again.
Wants to get aggressive on offense.
Recruiting is relationship driven. Nice
Jack contacted BK after
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