Either way for me, it's a win-win scenario. A stunning success means substantial point totals against Louisville, Wisconsin and Clemson next year, culminating in wins against 2/3 or perhaps all three. If it's a disaster it'll be a trainwreck. If it's a disaster then Brian Kelly should own this and it should define his career at ND. No 3.0, no reboots, nothing. It defines him even more than Brian VanGorder, Rees played the position FOR him and will call his offense however Kelly tells him to. If it is a disaster I want it to be a complete fucking meltdown failure. He's a shit coach who makes lazy hires and changes only when forced to, a poor recruiter and has never really understood Notre Dame the way many of us have for generations.
My making Rees coordinator, it means he should be ready to match Brent Venables, Jim Leonhard and anyone else NOW-not two years from now, not "Tom is still learning and growing" or whatever bullshit coach speak Kelly likes to spin, it means now.
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I think you can see where you went wrong here...
The disappointing thing is that unless Rees is a prodigy he is going to have a learning curve and it will likely cost us at least a game next year. Since Clemsom and Wisconsin are on the schedule, there isn't much room for error for the OUTSIDE shot we even had to win a title.
IMHO there was a better scenario for everyone. Hire a proven guy. Promote Rees to Co-OC. Let Rees learn from him. He leaves in 2 years and you promote a more seasoned Rees to OC.
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It's not as if he's dealing with unfamiliar players, a big loss of senior talent, etc. He has most of the offense back for 2020, and especially having a veteran QB the likes of Book allows him to stay in his comfort zone.
If the offensive line can stay healthy (they were a wreck this year, looking more like an infirmary), and if one of the running backs can step up to be "the man," then I see no reason why we can't have another 10+ win season.
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