Fleck has a great track record from Western Michigan, but he only won one game that counts so far. He needs a couple more years of seasoning; when Kelly's contract expires, he will be ready. But he's way ahead of where Kelly was at this point in their careers.
In the Minneapolis paper yesterday, he described his offense as "simple" and "evolving every year." He is a "run to set up the play action pass" type of guy. So, that would resonate very well around here.
However, he will never be hired at Notre Dame because he and his wife divorced after having five children, and then he immediately married another woman, a hot-looker that he met at an auto dealership. Apply your own interpretation of that. (Source: Wikipedia)
Moreover, Notre Dame people put a lot of weight on paying homage to the du Lac culture, including symbols, words, music, architecture, faith, myths and heroes. Fleck's "row the boat" mantra would not win him any love, and I don't think that he has the mentality to fully embrace and supplement the Notre Dame culture. Plus, he's not Catholic. At least Faust and Weis "got it."
But, if he won enough big games, all that would be overlooked.