The Kelly Era is somewhat enigmatic - I'm not a Kelly fan (never have been), but I will admit, he brought the program back to a level of respectability after the "scorched earth" done by Davie/Willingham/Weis; albeit. has yet to win a major bowl. Kelly is in a good spot at ND - he does what he's told by the Admin. and his "coom bada cheech" Swarbrick. As long as Kelly keeps the program clean, graduates, his players, he will remain HC for as long as he likes (kinda like being the Pope)......keep in mind the only scorecard the ND Admin. cares about is not the W&L records, it is the P&L Statements at the end of each year.