Brian Kelly or Bill O' Brien?

[Deberg_1990]

Would you want either for HC?


Discuss....

[Buehler445]

Kelly but I doubt he leaves ND.

[King_Chief_Fan]

most anyone not from the tree

[bevischief]

Good lord...

[ILChief]

Kelly but he'd be a fool to leave

[tredadda]

Kelly, but he won't leave. O' Brian comes from the Pats organization and we must purge all remnants of that from this organization.

[Lex Luthor]

How can you even think of hiring somebody from the Patriot's coaching tree????

[htismaqe]

FUCK NO.

FUCK NO.

Oh yeah...

FUCK NO.

[CaliforniaChief]

Brian Kelly...if he'd come.

[The Franchise]

Kelly is not leaving ND. He's already said that ND is and has always been his dream job.

[lcarus]

Chip Kelly

[Mr. Flopnuts]

Brian Kelly is interviewing with Philly.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/8830219/brian-kelly-notre-dame-fighting-irish-interviews-philadelphia-eagles-coaching-vacancy-sources

The Philadelphia Eagles have interviewed Notre Dame's Brian Kelly for their coaching vacancy, league sources told ESPN.

Kelly met with the Eagles on Tuesday, and there was mutual interest after the interview, according to league sources. Kelly left the country after meeting with the Eagles and could not be reached for comment.

The Eagles and Kelly have agreed to revisit talks when he returns this weekend, according to league sources.

CBSSports.com reported Wednesday that the Chicago Bears also are interested in Kelly. But sources refuted that report to ESPNChicago.com.

Kelly coached the Fighting Irish to a 12-0 regular season and an appearance in the Discover BCS National Championship. Playing for its first national title since 1988, Notre Dame was routed by Alabama, 42-14, on Monday night.

Philadelphia has been seeking a replacement for longtime coach Andy Reid, who was fired one day after the Eagles completed a disappointing 4-12 season.

Kelly denied having any interest in an NFL coaching job this past Saturday, claiming that leaving Notre Dame "is not an option. I don't even think about it."

The 51-year-old Kelly has steadily climbed the coaching ladder, from Division II Grand Valley State to Central Michigan to Cincinnati to Notre Dame, winning big at every stop along the way.

Kelly has a 28-11 record in three seasons with the Fighting Irish.

"I think from my perspective I've got the best job in the country, NFL, college, high school, whatever," Kelly said Saturday. "I just look at the place that I'm at and thankful for the opportunity that I have."

Just a year ago, Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick gave Kelly a two-year contract extension to keep him with the Fighting Irish through the 2016 season. Terms have not been released.

Kelly was hired in December 2009, getting a five-year deal. He left an undefeated Cincinnati team that was ranked No. 4 at the time. Fans liked his approach and his resume, which included improved records at Grand Valley State, Central Michigan and Cincinnati.

He has done the same thing in South Bend, begging the question of whether he is ready so soon to make a fresh move, this time to the NFL, or is perhaps trying to parlay a better contract out of Notre Dame.

Kelly was the third college coach Philadelphia has interviewed since firing Andy Reid on Dec. 31. Penn State's Bill O'Brien and Oregon's Chip Kelly interviewed with the Eagles last week, but chose to stay at their schools.

Philadelphia has interviewed six candidates and plans to meet with four others, but general manager Howie Roseman said Wednesday that the Eagles aren't in a rush to replace Reid.

Roseman, owner Jeffrey Lurie and president Don Smolenski also plan to meet with former Bears coach Lovie Smith on Thursday.

"Jeffrey has been very adamant with us that the key is getting the right guy," Roseman said in an interview on the team's website. "The key isn't getting the right guy as quickly as possible, so that's what we're going to do."

They met Denver offensive coordinator Mike McCoy on Sunday and plan to interview Indianapolis offensive coordinator Bruce Arians, Seattle defensive coordinator Gus Bradley and Cincinnati offensive coordinator Jay Gruden.

"This whole organization is built to support a head coach and they know that -- not only in actions but in words -- and all they have to do is call Andy Reid," Roseman said. "It's been a positive experience."

The interview with Chip Kelly last Saturday lasted for several hours, fueling speculation that he was going to take the job. But Kelly, who also was pursued by Cleveland, opted for the second straight year to pass up the NFL. He turned down Tampa Bay last year.

This is the third time Lurie is hiring a new coach since he bought the team from Norman Braman in 1994. He hired Ray Rhodes on Feb. 2, 1995, after a long, exhaustive search that included a flirtation with former Eagles coach Dick Vermeil. Lurie needed less time to hire Reid, giving him the job on Jan. 11, 1999.

[RealSNR]

Ooof. Brian Kelly's kind of a sleaze. Not gonna lie.

[htismaqe]

Fork in the eye or knife in the back?

Who gives a shit, they both suck.

[Reaper16]

Ooof. Brian Kelly's kind of a sleaze. Not gonna lie.

Yeah, he's guilty of negligence and manslaughter.

He's a damn good coach who's succeeded at every level, too.

[The Franchise]

The report is that he's not leaving. He's doing this to get more money out of the university.

[Chief Roundup]

Don't really know anything about these guys. But from the outside with everything that went on up at Penn St Bill O'Brien has done an amazing job with that team. Getting players to stay and buy into what his plan considering everything that just happened up there is pretty amazing.

[Setsuna]

After seeing B. Kelly give up at halftime and say that stupid statement about Bama not coming back out, he'd get eaten alive by NFL players. There would be no stability and then you'd be the Jets.

[The Franchise]

www.rotoworld.com



ESPN's Adam Schefter reported on NFL Live Wednesday that Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly's talks with the Eagles went "pretty well," and indicated Kelly has genuine interest in the Philly job.
Everyone is assuming Kelly is "using" the Eagles to get more money from Notre Dame. Schefter cautions that's not necessarily the case. "I know there are people who believe ... that this is nothing more than a leverage play," Schefter said. "But the fact of the matter is he has a 12-1 record. He got Notre Dame back to where it wanted to go. And the people who are familiar with that situation believe he has all the leverage he needs anyway, with or without the Eagles. He's interested. He's gonna continue to talk to the Eagles ... and then he'll have to make a decision about whether or not he's ready to jump to the NFL." Meantime, the Eagles interviewed Lovie Smith for their head-coaching vacancy on Thursday.

If true......fuck him.