I wonder how different we actually view Kelly as a HC (not as a person).
I believe he is an above average HC in the big picture but by far the best HC we had since Holtz (like not even close) though I do think if O'Leary had been given the chance he would have had great success.
I think Kelly is a great program builder though who would probably be a fantastic AD, and he did tremendous things for our program. I also think he was a good recruiter when he put in the effort, but due to being an off and on lazy recruiter and an above average game day coach, he was not going to take us any further than he already had.