Evidently the demands of fundraising doomed the team last year. If Kelly wasn't burdened with this, who knows what the team could have done. And all along I thought that shit play calling, retaining a useless defensive coordinator and having a QB fiasco to start the season were a few of the reasons for a 4-8 campaign.
"After its coach had to spend too much time, he now reveals to Bleacher Report, fundraising for a football-only facility and not enough making sure he had a firm grasp of his team's physical and mental focus. When asked how that impacted 2016, Kelly says bluntly, "It f--ked up last year's team."
Link: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2726550-notre-dame-coach-brian-kelly-isnt-panicking-or-changing-after-4-8-disaster