The stars aligned, most likely, those two years.

Year-in-and-year-out, Brey will have an average-below average defensive team that isn't particularly physical. That isn't the profile of a program that makes deep runs.

On the flip side, he will graduate exemplary young men who reflect well on the university. It's become increasingly obvious that to win championships at the collegiate level, you must compromise those things. ND will not do that. I think Brey will be at ND until he retires.