It’s not taking another job that i don’t understand, its the lying. What is wrong with saying “I’m not looking for another job, but if someone approaches me offering me a billion dollars a year, i’ll probably strongly consider it.” People would understand that. They don’t understand the outright lies and bullshit right up to the point you take the new job. Thats why petrino left a bad taste in everyones mouth.

He doesn’t. But i’m saying you don’t have to promise the players you’re staying WHILE YOU’RE INTERVIEWING FOR ANOTHER JOB THAT YOU’LL LIKELY GET. Of couse if he had bigger aspirations than cincinnati he can’t just go aroud talking about it, but when you get approached by a notre dame, or a michigan, or a USC or one of these “destination” places everyone should be big enough deal with the fact that any reasonable person would entertain the offer. There’s no need for all the secrecy, the universities should grow up quit acting like babies.

I think the reason these really piss me off is not the university but the players who came there betting their future on a coach and a program and then he bails on them. The NCAA should implement some kind of rule to let them out of their committment when this stuff happens. then i’d have much less of a problem with it.

We all hate how hirings happened before the season is finished in college football, but that’s the system for now. Can’t fault Kelly for going to ND. Who on this blog would turn down a job (doing pretty much the same thing as your are now) that more than doubles your salary? Kelly has been hugely successful everywhere he has been. Two national championships with Div II Grand Valley St, great success at Central Michigan and outstanding results at Cincinnati. With less talent and a little tougher schedule then ND, Kelly has Cincinnati 12-0 while the Irish are 6-6. Kelly has a great track record of success as a college head coach something that Weiss (only head coach in high school), Wilingham (only one very good season at Stanford), or Davies (never a head coach prior to ND job). When was the last time ND hired a head coach with this kind of track record? Lou Holtz. If Kelly ever gets ND to 12-0 do you think ND will be left out of BSC game?

One could make a case that Cincinnati is more deserving than Texas to be in the BCS championship game, but the system rewards Texas (Big 12 down this year, Texas plays all cupcakes for non-conference game, no matter how tough your conference is get out and play one decent non-conference game!!!!)

If you’re interviewing for other jobs while currently employed, do you broadcast to everyone that you’re looking around? If a co-worker (subordinate, boss, et al) asks you if you’re looking to leave, clearly you lie to them.

Also, Cinci fans didn’t have many problems with Kelly not coaching Central Michigan in their bowl game a few years back. And it’s definitely not different. Just because Cinci has a better team this year than CMU did that year doesn’t mean that the UC players deserve a better fate than their CMU counterparts. I was talking with someone recently and he posited that open season for new coaches shouldn’t start until the second week of January. That way every coach would be there for his team’s bowl game. Additionally, the NCAA should extend the recruiting period a couple extra weeks to allow new coaches to be able to contact recruits.

Also, I can support Texas over UC simply due to the face slap Texas got last year wrt to Oklahoma and the title game. I still think UC would beat UT, but I think UT over UC can at least be defended.

And the fact that people debate over whether ND is relevant is proof positive that they are relevant.