I was of the opinion a couple of months ago that Kelly had reached his ceiling. Now I'm not so sure.
The changes that have been made are very positive. And the players didn't quit on Kelly; they quit on themselves, if you read the SI story. And if the players detest Kelly so much, why are they insisting he be around more?
From all accounts, it appears there is a new, and more importantly, genuine energy in the ND program, complete with tangible changes that have every bit the look of drastic improvements. If I had the money to bet and you gave be the over/under number of wins in 2017 at 9 1/2, I'd be hard pressed not to take the over.