He tries to say the right things and does for the most part. ND should have named him as interim for a season to see how he does and then decide what to do in the off-season.
That's exactly what OSU did with Fickle after Tressel. They ended up with Urban Meyer.
Instead ND not only hires the rookie coach, they saddle him with an OC with zero experience.
This program is broken far worse than Tommy Rees or Marcus Freeman or Al Golden or Chauncey freaking Stuckey.