Bearcats Betrayed
by GrantC on Dec 11, 2009 1:27 PM EST
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Although anyone with at least one wobbly glass eye could have seen this coming from a mile away, Univ of Cincinnati football head coach Brian Kelly has left the upstart program he created for greener pastures (or at least a lot of green) in South Bend. Kelly had a brief, albeit wildly successful, run in the Natti where he helped take a team that was mediocre in a non-BCS conference and turn them into a near national title contender.
But his team is P-O'd.
And not the, "Oh well we understand the opportunity" kind of semi-bothered - I mean there were definitely some serious "M-Fer" bombs dropped behind closed doors. Heck in front of the media they even claimed he had nothing to do with their success and that they were going to win in the bowl game literally in spite of him. YIKES - doesnt look like they'll be honoring him with a plaque on a bench in the locker room anytime soon.
From this angle he looks a lot like Charlie Weiss...
Having been at Miami when we finished the 2000 season in 2nd place and knew we were on the verge of getting back to the title game, only to see Butch Davis flee for the NFL just before signing day, I know the feeling all too well (side note: I happened to be in the UM quad selling ESPN magazine subscriptions for charity that day, so I guess that made me the sports expert that the local news wanted to interview on the subject - so I provided a high quality, lengthy answer questioning his decision and the only clip that made the evening news was me saying 'Cleveland?!?! - UGH!'... so I know how Charlie feels on that whole taken out of context thing). And I don't mind the players wanting to win out of spite and feeling like they were the reason they won - and if those guys are as good as that 2000 Canes team then they'll go out next year and win a national championship while some bozo offensive coordinator roams the sidelines pretending to coach (ahem, Larry Coker) - unfortunately for all of the Bearcat football fans (or should i say "both of them"), I dont think this team is quite as deep as The U and may be en route to a serious beat down at the hands of Urban & Timmy, who surely want to end their romance on a high note in the Sugar Bowl, and probably a quick fade back into college football oblivion. So while just starting to come out of our own dark era since the departure of Butch (and his players), it pains me to tell the UC fans that Kelly probably was the reason that they were any good and that while he seems like an A*hole, you'll be wishing you had him back in no time... Hey, at least the basketball team is back to looking like they belong in the Top 25 - onward to March Madness!
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The BearCats are not good on Defense
they’re like the Greatest Show on turf Rams all world offense defense that just held teams from scoring enought to let the offense put up 30+ most weeks
"From time to time gunfighters get shot."-Mike Tomlin the third greatest Steelers coach
by WVPiratesfan on Dec 11, 2009 3:04 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
But how much fun is that. I don’t buy this belief that Kelly’s just going to walk in to Notre Dame and win. Next year they have games against Michigan, Michigan State, USC, Boston College, Stanford, Pttsburgh, Tulsa and Utah. That’s a little bit different from playing in the Big East. I think Kelly will turn Notre Dame around, but I’d give him 2 years before they become a legitimate BCS power.
by aramnath on Dec 11, 2009 3:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Have fun with that schedule Notre Dame
"From time to time gunfighters get shot."-Mike Tomlin the third greatest Steelers coach
by WVPiratesfan on Dec 11, 2009 3:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
ND is in trouble
Oh he’s got his work cut out for him at Notre Dame – mostly because all of Charlie’s boys are leaving and he’ll be stuck trying to start the recruiting process all over and next year could get ugly… but I’d still take ND over Cincy in 2011 and beyond
by GrantC on Dec 11, 2009 6:36 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
With all that being said I don’t blame Kelly for leaving, I just blame him for blatantly lying to his players about it. Before anyone mentions it I also thought it was shitty how Rich Rod left WVU also without telling them, though in his case there was a serious problem in his relationship with the AD which makes it easier to understand how his departure came to pass.
The biggest inequity in all this is that underclassmen get screwed. They came there assuming they were going to be playing under Kelly, but now they have to figure out if they want to stay or not and if they choose to leave they have to sit out a year before they can play again which is bullshit. The NCAA is possibly the the closest thing to institutionalized slavery that still exists.
College athletes in this case football generate millions upon millions at larger programs for the university and get what? A scholarship which half of them don’t care about. I would wager 80% of kids going to major football programs go with the sole purpose of progressing to the next level, not to get a degree. On top of that they can’t take any kind of money for endorsements and all other kinds of nonsense.
It just doesn’t make sense and I blame the NCAA for creating such a perverse system in which the players get no benefits and coaches, administrators and the university itself make bank.
by aramnath on Dec 11, 2009 6:38 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
That’s the part I have a problem with…I’m not going to slam a guy for taking more $$$ and securing his family’s financial future…but these kids are left holding the bag in Cinci, a place they most likely went to play for this specific coach. If they wanted to improve their situation by transferring to a better academic school or play for a different coach, they would have to sit out a year…and the school could place all sorts of restrictions on where they play.
by JS13 on Dec 13, 2009 10:22 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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