Some things are worth remembering. Some things should not be forgotten.
Things like commitment, giving your word, and loyalty. Those are characteristics that matter.
They should especially matter in education and athletics, which serve as society’s de facto training ground for molding what we become and who we are.
Brian Kelly, the current head coach at the University of Notre Dame, has demonstrated he possesses none of these characteristics. In fact, he’s just about the most repulsive figure in college coaching today — and that’s really saying something now that Bobby Petrino is back on the sidelines.
The facts are irrefutable. When things mattered the most — when his team and those who trusted in him counted on him to lead, Brian Kelly did something that’s unforgivable.
He quit.
That’s right, he quit.
He didn’t quit after the fight. He didn’t quit during the fight. He quit before the fight even started. Like a gutless self-centered coward instantly forgetting all those who lifted him upon one of the vaulted pedestals of his profession, Kelly rose to the top and then hacked away the helping hands of those who had largely created and shaped the Kelly mantel. He completely abandoned his former team, his players, his fans, and all those who once trusted in his leadership and character.
For those with short memories, before Kelly took his current position at Notre Dame three seasons ago, he was the head coach at the University of Cincinnati. During his tenure there, Kelly recruited college football players from all over the nation. Out of nothing, he created something. He took a football program with no previous national stature whatsoever and made it into a powerhouse. In 2010, he led the Bearcats to a perfect 12-0 win-loss record and a number three ranking in the polls. Cincinnati was invited to its first Sugar Bowl ever.
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