Brian Kelly interviews with Eagles - mutual interest [Archive]

Dreamliner

01-09-2013, 09:14 PM

That would suck for the eagles.. Look at how his team did against Alabama lol... Eagles would get worse

Well, maybe not. Saban sucked in the NFL. Maybe Kelly would excel there.

sevmonster

01-09-2013, 09:14 PM

He is just building his brand.

CAGator93

01-09-2013, 09:15 PM

Why do all these NFL teams fire coaches at the same time? I haven't really seen many with a replacement plan in place.

geauxgator1

01-09-2013, 09:20 PM

Why do all these NFL teams fire coaches at the same time? I haven't really seen many with a replacement plan in place.

Makes sense to fire them as soon as the season ends. Why keep them on the team when you plan on moving on?

grayg8rstevo

01-09-2013, 09:21 PM

Urban's dream job may be available..

that is hilarious:laugh:

RealDeal

01-09-2013, 09:22 PM

kelly just caught sabanitus like meyer did after the 2009 beatdown.

CAGator93

01-09-2013, 09:23 PM

Makes sense to fire them as soon as the season ends. Why keep them on the team when you plan on moving on?

Moving on to what though?

gator1986

01-09-2013, 09:27 PM

Well, maybe not. Saban sucked in the NFL. Maybe Kelly would excel there.

If you can't beat saban then you can't win in the NFL I'm sorry...

FearNoSpear

01-09-2013, 09:32 PM

If you can't beat saban then you can't win in the NFL I'm sorry...

I disagree. I'm not saying Kelly is an NFL coach but It's not like he has the same players Saban has.

If Saban was with the right organization I think he'd have success in the NFL. Belichek wasn't good with Cleveland. He landed a job with a good organization and now he's an all time great.

KronoGator

01-09-2013, 09:34 PM

If you can't beat saban then you can't win in the NFL I'm sorry...

Sure he can, they test for PED's in the NFL.

Al E Gator

01-09-2013, 09:37 PM

From the article:

Kelly left the country after meeting with the Eagles and could not be reached for comment.

Let me see if I got this straight: ND just played in the BCS title game like 48 hours ago. ND just got their asses kicked like 48 hours ago. And Brian Kelly has already interviewed with the Eagles, can't be reached for comment, and freakin left the country!

Sheesh, talk about trying to run away and hide! lmao!

gatorinmi

01-09-2013, 09:44 PM

Is this a recruiting dead period? If not, odd time to leave the country.

fox

01-09-2013, 10:10 PM

Dome haters rejoicing, Irish eyes are cryin'.

geauxgator1

01-09-2013, 10:17 PM

Makes sense to fire them as soon as the season ends. Why keep them on the team when you plan on moving on?

Many don't probably have a plan set in stone. They just know they don't like where they've been. I can see their point, that if they know they are going to make a change, cut the ties and start looking. I think most teams probably have a list of potential candidates. Also, they know a lot of coaches are going to be available on black Monday, so their pool will be bigger. The sooner the old coach is gone, the better.

JohnC1908

01-09-2013, 10:17 PM

Perfect time to leave. He's not going to have a better year.

Tebowism0823

01-09-2013, 10:22 PM

Well, maybe not. Saban sucked in the NFL. Maybe Kelly would excel there.

Actually that's not true at all. Saban improved the dolphins. He just wanted full control and they wouldn't give it.

tilly

01-09-2013, 10:42 PM

Does anyone not think this will end like these things always do?
With ND digging a little bit deeper into those very deep pockets.

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tilly

01-09-2013, 10:56 PM

Actually that's not true at all. Saban improved the dolphins. He just wanted full control and they wouldn't give it.

Wait. What? Drew Brees says hello.

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Tebowism0823

01-09-2013, 11:01 PM

Wait. What? Drew Brees says hello.

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Doesn't negate anything I said. A lot of people were thinking Culpepper.

GatorBen

01-09-2013, 11:08 PM

Also, they know a lot of coaches are going to be available on black Monday, so their pool will be bigger.

This is part of what I don't get about the NFL. They just recycle the same old coaches over and over again. Why fire your coach just to hire someone that another team also thought merited firing?

Gatorgal04

01-09-2013, 11:16 PM

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."

Geesh, he lies as well as Saban.

Tebowism0823

01-09-2013, 11:17 PM

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."

Geesh, he lies as well as Saban.

Yeah I guess lying to some is really easy these days.

tilly

01-09-2013, 11:23 PM

Doesn't negate anything I said. A lot of people were thinking Culpepper.

The team basically stayed the same under Saban though.
I do think had he waited it out he would have won in Miami.
?..but as a Dolphins fan...It just helps me root against him more.

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tommyuf21

01-09-2013, 11:25 PM

Actually that's not true at all. Saban improved the dolphins. He just wanted full control and they wouldn't give it.

I'm not in agreement here. I don't think he was there long enough to do much and the players he added didn't amount to much, save Ronnie Brown (who had a few good years). He did have as much control as you could expect as Randy Mueller was a figurehead GM. Huizenga never said no to anything that Nick wanted. His strategy to build a winning NFL team by over relying on SEC players did not work. He was hamstrung by a poor salary cap situation, which you can't fix in two years.

He was far from the worst coach Miami has had since 1996 though and it's possible that he would have made them better if he had stuck with it.

However, as big fat Tuna says, you are what you're record says you are. 6-10 his last year and 1-15 right after he left speaks volumes.

Tebowism0823

01-09-2013, 11:34 PM

The team basically stayed the same under Saban though.
I do think had he waited it out he would have won in Miami.
?..but as a Dolphins fan...It just helps me root against him more.

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Ill agree that he wasn't there long enough to make a huge assessment but I believe the demeanor and physicality of the team improved.

Tebowism0823

01-09-2013, 11:36 PM

I'm not in agreement here. I don't think he was there long enough to do much and the players he added didn't amount to much, save Ronnie Brown (who had a few good years). He did have as much control as you could expect as Randy Mueller was a figurehead GM. Huizenga never said no to anything that Nick wanted. His strategy to build a winning NFL team by over relying on SEC players did not work. He was hamstrung by a poor salary cap situation, which you can't fix in two years.

He was far from the worst coach Miami has had since 1996 though and it's possible that he would have made them better if he had stuck with it.

However, as big fat Tuna says, you are what you're record says you are. 6-10 his last year and 1-15 right after he left speaks volumes.

So he went 9-7, 6-10 so the jury was still out although I thought the team was definitely improving under his watch. However, I don't see how he takes the fall for the following 1-15 season when neither of his seasons went like that.

tommyuf21

01-09-2013, 11:40 PM

Ill agree that he wasn't there long enough to make a huge assessment but I believe the demeanor and physicality of the team improved.

Jason Taylor had two of the best years of his career with Saban, I'll give you that.

Wannstadt and Spielman left Miami in a mess though. I guess Saban didn't have the patience to work through it.

However, Terry told me one year at Thanksgiving that she hated living in South Florida. That might have been the proverbial straw when Mal Moore starting ringing Nick's phone off the hook.

gatordavisl

01-09-2013, 11:42 PM

If you can't beat saban then you can't win in the NFL I'm sorry...There is no rationale for this. Belichick lost to Saban 2x. In fact, during their four games, the Saban Dolphins outscored the Patriots. And yet, Belichick seems to have done just fine.

Gatorrick22

01-09-2013, 11:58 PM

Time to poach Anzalone while we still can. j/k

gator85jd

01-10-2013, 12:02 AM

I bet if Kelly left, ND would make a run at urban. I would love it if he bolted. Imagine how devastated the suckeye fans would be. Something or someone having ties to UF would have once again crushed their souls.

Tebowism0823

01-10-2013, 12:06 AM

Time to poach Anzalone while we still can. j/k

I could see it happening if he left.

GATORAZ

01-10-2013, 12:09 AM

medigator

01-10-2013, 12:12 AM

If the Eagls were smart they would go after Jay Gruden ! He IS the coach in that family . Look what he' s done to improve Cin Bengals offense the last two years .

Gatorrick22

01-10-2013, 12:14 AM

If the Eagls were smart they would go after Jay Gruden ! He IS the coach in that family . Look what he' s done to improve Cin Bengals offense the last two years .

He was great before he was in the NFL - arena league. :yes:

pcbball5ca

01-10-2013, 12:18 AM

Kelly is going for an extension and a raise, smart guy.

Gatorrick22

01-10-2013, 12:20 AM

Kelly is going for an extension and a raise, smart guy.

Getting beat-down in the pros is no biggie, but when he plays his next SEC team in the BCSCG he'll end-up getting embarrassed........again.

He should take the money and run.

He should leave for the NFL before he too gets a throat-attack after losing to 'bama.

pcbball5ca

01-10-2013, 12:23 AM

He should leave for the NFL before he too gets a throat-attack after losing to 'bama.

Also known as Urbanitis

tommyuf21

01-10-2013, 12:30 AM

If the Eagls were smart they would go after Jay Gruden ! He IS the coach in that family . Look what he' s done to improve Cin Bengals offense the last two years .

They are. I believe he's being interviewed this week, if not already.

medigator

01-10-2013, 01:03 AM

He was great before he was in the NFL - arena league. :yes:

Rick I worked with He and Jack Youngblood ( Jack was GM ) when he coached the Preds ! The players loved him and he got the most of guys you never heard of before . I do believe if someone takes a chance on him they wont regret it......

Tebowism0823

01-10-2013, 01:41 AM

Urban aint leaving tOSU for ND. Urban has a much better roster at tOSU.

I'd take Notre Dames roster.

RepubliGator84

01-10-2013, 01:44 AM

Another one bites the dust (maybe) cause of Saban

Gatorrick22

01-10-2013, 07:11 AM

Rick I worked with He and Jack Youngblood ( Jack was GM ) when he coached the Preds ! The players loved him and he got the most of guys you never heard of before . I do believe if someone takes a chance on him they wont regret
it......

I agree.

I know he was good.... I saw them play all the time here in Central Florida. My little sister knows both Jay, John...... and their dad very well. I've never met them personally but she said that their both really nice/genuine guys.

John told her that any time I wanted to see the Bucs practice in preseason at DWWOS that I could stand on the sidelines with her and watch... I missed that opportunity and now I regret it.

Billygator76

01-10-2013, 07:31 AM

maybe he now realizes that ND will never beat ALA or other SEC champion; the advantage is in the south and he doesn't fit in down here, so head to the level playing field.

UFreak

01-10-2013, 08:44 AM

With a few more years like this, it won't be long before the NFL starts coming after WM.

Loco

01-10-2013, 09:49 AM

Can some one add in a leprechaun?

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff165/orangeblue2000/The_Process-Saban_zpsdcf12af9.jpg

GATORAZ

01-10-2013, 09:53 AM

I'd take Notre Dames roster.

I would expect somebody like you to :joecool:

Bladerunner

01-10-2013, 10:01 AM

What major college head coach takes a vacation with a month to go till National Signing Day. Go on Vacation the day after NSD, makes no sense.

ESPN.com
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.

cstgator

01-10-2013, 10:17 AM

If you can't beat saban then you can't win in the NFL I'm sorry...

As nice as Harbaugh's teams were at Stanford, he wouldn't be able to beat these Bama teams coached by Saban. Harbaugh has turned out pretty well, I'd say.

ArtVandelay

01-10-2013, 12:56 PM

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http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nfl--potential-brian-kelly-jump-to-nfl-would-rock-notre-dame--034152185.html

Brian Kelly saying he has the best job in America (including college and pros) Why would he leave the best job???

rpmGator

01-10-2013, 01:50 PM

Kelly already said they now knew what they had to do to reach Bama's level. And he also knew that wasn't gonna happen.

Time to move up, as you can always get a great college gig, maybe in the SEC, if you have to go back down.

cocodrilo

01-10-2013, 02:07 PM

Urban's dream job may be available..

He could handle both jobs. That would really be a first, though it might mean spending less time with his family.

LimeyGator

01-10-2013, 02:09 PM

If he's doing it for a raise, he's a smart cookie.

If he's doing it with genuine interest, given his recent comments, he's a prized schmuck.

Either way, I reckon he goes now. He marked his own card by showing himself to be a total hypocrite - "I'm not interested at all..." and then "Oh, yeah, ok I'll interview with you..."

If it's offered, I think he kind of has to go now. Besides, getting fired from the Eagles one day will still probably make him a prized commodity to someone back in College. On the other hand if he screws up at ND now with his reputation somewhat tarnish, he won't get a coaching gig in the upper tier at another big college.

col_kurtz

01-10-2013, 02:10 PM

Anyone remember SOS talking to the Bucs after the Fiesta Bowl debacle in 96'?

cocodrilo

01-10-2013, 02:13 PM

Didn't SOS turn the Bucs down, and not the other way around?

NitroSmoke

01-10-2013, 02:15 PM

Anyone remember SOS talking to the Bucs after the Fiesta Bowl debacle in 96'?

I think the issue here is that he came out and gushed about how he has the best job in America, not interested, and all that......then goes and interviews for the Eggles.

col_kurtz

01-10-2013, 02:22 PM

I think Kelly is bucking for a raise or extension at ND

KronoGator

01-10-2013, 06:12 PM

Anyone remember SOS talking to the Bucs after the Fiesta Bowl debacle in 96'?

Spurrier actually had agreed to take the job but changed his mind, I remember the Gainesville sun from the day talking about potential replacements.

lerxst6

01-10-2013, 06:48 PM

The story was that Dr. and Mrs. Lombardi talked him out of it. The press conference was when Spurrier dubbed himself "an old college ball coach" or some such.

secgator

01-10-2013, 06:52 PM

Urban's dream job may be available..

Wouldn't it be a hoot IF Kelly left ND opening that job up....AND Urban pulled a Kiffen on tOSU!

While not inflicting as much damage on the bucknuts as Kiffy left on UT, the mere thought of Urbie doing that to OSU is hilarious.

FearNoSpear

01-10-2013, 08:20 PM

cocodrilo

01-11-2013, 09:38 AM

Wouldn't it be a hoot IF Kelly left ND opening that job up....AND Urban pulled a Kiffen on tOSU!

No way. Watching Bama's beatdown of ND gave Urban esophageal spasms.

GatorLaw

01-11-2013, 09:49 AM

Wouldn't it be a hoot IF Kelly left ND opening that job up....AND Urban pulled a Kiffen on tOSU!

While not inflicting as much damage on the bucknuts as Kiffy left on UT, the mere thought of Urbie doing that to OSU is hilarious.

He's not going to do that. He's been asked about the possibility of doing that and here's what he said:

“I made this clear to Gene Smith (Ohio State Athletic Director), if I am to go coach, I want to coach at one place, Ohio State University. It would be a travesty, it would be ridiculous to coach at Ohio State for one year, then all of a sudden go throw some other colors on my shirt and go coach at a different place. I don’t want to do that. I have too much love for this University and these players and for what we’re building at Ohio State."

So OSU fans can rest easy, you can see from this quote that there's no possible way he'll leave OSU to coach at ND.

NitroSmoke

01-11-2013, 10:22 AM

Dude has more "top of the mountains" than the Swiss Alps.

secgator

01-11-2013, 10:33 AM

He's not going to do that. He's been asked about the possibility of doing that and here's what he said:

“I made this clear to Gene Smith (Ohio State Athletic Director), if I am to go coach, I want to coach at one place, Ohio State University. It would be a travesty, it would be ridiculous to coach at Ohio State for one year, then all of a sudden go throw some other colors on my shirt and go coach at a different place. I don’t want to do that. I have too much love for this University and these players and for what we’re building at Ohio State."

So OSU fans can rest easy, you can see from this quote that there's no possible way he'll leave OSU to coach at ND.

I see what you did there. Reps. :yes:

Bushmaster

01-11-2013, 11:32 AM

Well, Saban does that to many coaches.

If ever this place need a "Like" button.

rpmGator

01-11-2013, 11:39 AM

Kelly had a raise and extension coming after getting ND into the title game. He didn't need to play off any other team to get what he already was going to recieve.

IMO, he takes the Eagles job.

col_kurtz

01-11-2013, 11:47 AM

Spurrier actually had agreed to take the job but changed his mind, I remember the Gainesville sun from the day talking about potential replacements.

I remember that, and all the noise on the old Gatorcountry mailing list. Still shell shocked from the Fiesta Bowl and then Spurrier taking the Bucs Job and then backing out.

AmbroseGator

01-11-2013, 12:40 PM

I remember that, and all the noise on the old Gatorcountry mailing list. Still shell shocked from the Fiesta Bowl and then Spurrier taking the Bucs Job and then backing out.

That's when I started with Gatorcountry. Followed the link from Swampie's Rumor Mill. Using up hours on my dial up aol...

Al E Gator

01-11-2013, 03:16 PM

Has Brian Kelly come out of hiding yet?...lol

Think of all the famous ND alumni, past Heisman winners, past NC-championship coaches, celebrities, etc, etc, that showed up to the BCS game IN PERSON to watch their beloved Fighting Irish win all the BCS marbles and reclaim their rightful position as the most sacred program in all the land!...

And then watch in horror as Bama scored TD after TD after TD all over Brian Kelly's #1-ranked team! Maybe he should just stay out of the country for a few more years...

lmao!

col_kurtz

01-11-2013, 04:27 PM

That's when I started with Gatorcountry. Followed the link from Swampie's Rumor Mill. Using up hours on my dial up aol...

Remember the weeks leading up to the Fiesta Bowl and the mail list went down and the Nebraska board let us use thiers?

corpgator

01-11-2013, 07:22 PM

Remember the weeks leading up to the Fiesta Bowl and the mail list went down and the Nebraska board let us use thiers?

That's pretty cool. What were they like after they curb stomped us?

col_kurtz

01-11-2013, 08:09 PM

That's pretty cool. What were they like after they curb stomped us?

Actually pretty gracious. They were as perplexed as were when SOS kept running the 5 wr set even on our own 1/2 inch line. To be honest there was little if any smack talk on either side leading up to the game. There was a lot of mutual hate for FSU and UM though.