I do…given the incompetence that thrice preceded him. That said, I have no idea why he was retained.

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I do…given the incompetence that thrice preceded him. That said, I have no idea why he was retained.

Author: TakethetrainKnute (34529 Posts - Original UHND Member)

Posted at 8:19 am on Oct 27, 2025

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...for as long as he was…when his personality, arrogance, pettiness, stubbornness and ceiling all became abundantly evident.

(Fear of the unknown coupled with all the prior poor choices...is my belief. So I may have some idea...)

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Replies to: "I do…given the incompetence that thrice preceded him. That said, I have no idea why he was retained."

Was ND saved by a midlife crisis? [NT] [LINK] - BaronVonZemo - 2:17pm 10/26/25 (20) [View All]
- Only if the dude is going to live to 140. Saved by narcissism & greed. [NT] - LanceManion - 6:29pm 10/26/25
- I have no idea what anyone ever saw in Kelly. - Curly1918 - 6:28pm 10/26/25
  - He left ND far better than he came into it - Fisher01 - 1:08pm 10/27/25
  - I do…given the incompetence that thrice preceded him. That said, I have no idea why he was retained. - TakethetrainKnute - 8:19am 10/27/25
  - Well, for one thing, they saw purple. A lot of purple. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 9:56pm 10/26/25
  - I could see Mich State or Rutgers hiring him. [NT] - NDblues - 6:47pm 10/26/25
  - Jack was smitten with him [NT] - Nigel Tufnel - 6:47pm 10/26/25
- After BK went 4-8 with BVG wasting talent but the powers that be - jrdjr84 - 5:25pm 10/26/25
  - Brian Kelly refused to criticize Van Gorder [LINK] - ndunabomber - 10:42am 10/27/25
  - No question Swarbrick turned the program around after 2016… He gave Kelly one more chance… - NY3 - 6:29am 10/27/25
- 100%. Kelly brought us Freeman and Denbrock. Freeman brought Mickens + the other STUDS on the coachi - KWIRISH - 4:47pm 10/26/25
  - Kelly did NOT bring us Freeman/Denbrock…Swarbrick did [NT] - NY3 - 6:29am 10/27/25
- Call it whatever u want, it was perfect timing. [NT] - ndphysics - 4:35pm 10/26/25
  - Almost... - ndunabomber - 4:56pm 10/26/25
    - True [NT] - ndphysics - 6:02pm 10/26/25
- Great time to dress up as Kelly for Halloween [NT] [IMAGE] - humbaba - 3:24pm 10/26/25
  - Hilarious! [NT] - KWIRISH - 4:45pm 10/26/25
  - Not in SEC land. [NT] - whatsamataU - 3:39pm 10/26/25
- That. And $100M - NDblues - 3:11pm 10/26/25

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