Imagine being 23-3 over the past two seasons with a QB coach considered by many schools to be a rising star. He has a 3-star QB that he has mentored, and when allowed to call the offense how he wants that QB played at atop 10 level by every metric. This QB coach had a 5 game audition for the job and excelled.
And that’s the *worst* you could end up with for OC, while you go big game hunting for someone with a resume and cachè to their name.
But Kelly is an idiot and has no idea what he is doing. Sure.
A lot of you are applying the same type of faulty thought process which was used by USC boosters & admins to justify moving on from interim HC Ed Orgeron.
The problem with all of this is perception, and that falls right at the feet of BK. The best move BK has ever done at ND was to hire Elko (who was a known DC quantity). Save for 2015, the best seasons ND has had was driven by defense. The offense, especially in big games, has historically been an issue for BK. It's the whole "wheels come off" thing. So with that in mind, it's easy to see why everyone is skeptical of the situation. For ND to take the next step, they need the offense to be better. I know the last games of 2019 were better, but that still doesn't take away the stink of the night in AA. Right or wrong, people think Tommy = BK's system, which has failed on the biggest stages at ND.
Rees could be the next coaching star, or he could be a huge bust. I don't know. But I think the perception surrounding the potential hire has everything to do with BK's history at ND instead of the last games of 2019.
Also, using Coach O is not a real good comparison IMO. For one, coach O had a history at Ole Miss and flopped big time. Second, when you are the coach of USC, you have to be someone other than a bumblin Canjun. It works at LSU, it doesn't work in LA. Finally, it's not like LSU snatched him up the moment he left LA. Nobody wanted him. The dude was out of football and went from interim HC at USC to nothing, not even a position coach the following year. And he was begging to come back. After serving as DL coach for LSU, he got his shot and has made the most of it. But I will wait and see what happens once Burrow is gone and Brady is gone (most likely to the NFL). I'm personally do not think this has staying power. His previous two versions of LSU teams were very similar to Miles.
