Kelly has "yet" to do with nearly 10 years on the job (3 straight 10+ win seasons, 3 straight major bowl bids)....and that's at Washington! Washington < Notre Dame
...a coach that can be that successful at Washington is highly likely to have great success at ND. Remember that one bum we had who won 10 games here and beat a top 5 FSU (I believe @ FSU even) then went to Washington and went 0-12
Let's not forget, Peterson has also WON two major bowls...how many major bowls has Kelly won again?
The only valid point against Peterson is what MAS brings up...he's been rumored for years to be a guy who never wants to leave the West Coast and he doesn't exactly speak pleasantly about Notre Dame, but questioning his coaching ability shows a real lack of knowledge and I'm wording that softly.