I dont think he we will go i think he enjoys it here. Likes being able to be a main reason a team is becoming better and gaining popularity. And UC is doing everything possible they can to help him stay here doing exactlly what he wants i doubt a school such as the Vols will let him have as much control as he dose here in cincinnati. A bad game here and there here has people saying we will get them next week. Bad game here and there at vols is also a whole different story. I have followed UC basketball and Football most of my life yes im only 18 but I think Mick Cronin and Brian Kelly are doing wonders for there respective sports.
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More often than not he will, but I don't think he'll have to worry as much about them. Cincinnati fans are notorious for riding on whatever bandwagon is the biggest and most convenient. If UC football is consistently winning, the bandwagon will drive strong into Nippert each weekend. Then again, Cincinnati fans are also completely delusional by continuing to support a professional football franchise that ought to be contracted.
I'm just hoping for two things primarily, 1) that the alums come back and create a new foundation in support of the program, and 2) the current student base helps out with that foundation.
The Lost Decade Average Season: 74-88
2014-22 Average Season: 71-91
One thing to keep in mind regarding Tennessee is that Fulmer has been there for 16 years. Johnny Majors, who was the head coach before Fulmer, was there for 15. Tennessee is pretty generous when it comes to giving coaches leeway.
That being said, I don't think Kelly is going to be the homerun hire compared to Michigan last year with Rodriguez. I don't really know who would qualify though.
It's not just about attendance though. As Doog said, it's about notoriety. If he wants that, he would get that in Knoxville where it's all about UT football for better or for worse. No matter how well the basketball programs do there UT football is always going to be top dog. It's about playing on ESPN Saturday afternoons and evenings rather than during the week on ESPNU. It's about opening up the morning paper and having the headline on the front page extolling your latest victory or loss. It's about having the phone lines on the local talk shows jammed with people wanting to talk about the game rather than having the hosts begging people to call and talk about it because everybody wants to talk about why the Bengals lost again. It's about being in a football conference rather than a basketball conference. If he wants that, he should go to UT if they offer him the job. If he's hypersensitive and doesn't want the criticism that goes along with a job like that, he should stay here.
Personally, I think he'll stay. He's only been here a few years and it'll look bad if he job hops. If he's good enough and he wants to move up to the next level, another job will open up for him just as good if not better than the UT job. The Bama job should open up in a couple of years.
I said it before, buy season tickets. Give them as gifts for Christmas. If you want him to stay, UC needs the cash.
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As a tangental Brian Kelly comment, that was a heckuva ballgame last night between Kelly's old Central Michigan Univ. and Ball State. Ball State won 31-24 in a real see-saw affair.
One of the best football games I've seen this season.
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Another plus with the UT job is that Javy and all his women attend the games.
Chip this is something I will never understand with college football coaches. Kelly has a job with a BCS team that has an easier route to a BCS Bowl or BCS Championship game. He is well compensated as coach of UC but obviously not as much as he would be as coach of UT. He also is in a low stress situation. While UC football is starting to garner water cooler talk in Cincinnati, it still has a long way to go. Remember his decision to take the safety against WVU instead of punting the ball? That was big for maybe a day in Cincy, down in Knoxville that would be talked about non stop for weeks.
IMO Kelly has a pretty good gig at UC. It isn't the mecca of college football but it also isn't Siberia. He is getting the program established and probably could take UC to a VaTech or Kansas St. type program if he stays. He will be able to dictate his own terms and become the King of Clifton. Down in Knoxville every single move of his will be scrutinized. I guess the biggest question is "Is it worth it?"
Kelly himself has mentioned that, which is one reason why I'm not that concerned.
If he bails, he bails, but he also knows that he's got a clear route to a national championship here in Cincinnati. If UC would go undefeated anytime in the near future, they're likely in the national championship, especially since they've shown a willingness to schedule one or two tough non-conference games (Oregon State last year, at Oklahoma, at Hawaii, etc.). Undefeated in the Big East and undefeated in non-conference with a couple nice wins, and the only way they're out is if there's other major conference undefeated teams.
The Lost Decade Average Season: 74-88
2014-22 Average Season: 71-91
No wonder they average 100K per game.
Chip this is something I will never understand with college football coaches. Kelly has a job with a BCS team that has an easier route to a BCS Bowl or BCS Championship game. He is well compensated as coach of UC but obviously not as much as he would be as coach of UT. He also is in a low stress situation. While UC football is starting to garner water cooler talk in Cincinnati, it still has a long way to go. Remember his decision to take the safety against WVU instead of punting the ball? That was big for maybe a day in Cincy, down in Knoxville that would be talked about non stop for weeks.
IMO Kelly has a pretty good gig at UC. It isn't the mecca of college football but it also isn't Siberia. He is getting the program established and probably could take UC to a VaTech or Kansas St. type program if he stays. He will be able to dictate his own terms and become the King of Clifton. Down in Knoxville every single move of his will be scrutinized. I guess the biggest question is "Is it worth it?"
BCS bowl, sure. BCS Championship game, not so much. Theoretically they have as good a shot as anyone but the Big East along with the ACC (and perhaps the Big 10) is going to have a tougher shot at getting into that game as someone from the SEC or Big 12 or Pac 10. They may be better than those teams but the polls don't always reflect that. There's no way a Big East team would get to the BCS Championship game with 2 losses like other teams have. There's no Big East championship game that would allow that. If Kelly stays here, trips to the Orange Bowl may become routine.
It really depends on what Kelly wants. If he's happy being the proverbial one eyed king in the land of the blind, that's terrific. If he's hungering for something more, he has to know the pitfalls that go along with that. If he wants the attention and adulation he's going to have to accept the criticism. The only reason that safety was a topic of conversation was that the Bengals had the week off. If they were playing that weekend, it may have been a hot topic on a UC message board but everyone else would have been talking about the Bengals latest disaster.
The way I see it is that these coaches want to prove they can be the best in their profession. Just like any competitive athlete, they want to prove themselves agains the best of the best. That's why high school coaches go to colleges and college coaches go to the bigger schools or the pros. Sometimes they are comfortable where they are at and they will stay there for life.
There is the money thing. UT would probably pay about $3mill/yr, UC about $1mill. $2mill is a lot of jack to leave on the table unless he has his eye on another job. The other issue is with the practice fields. They haven't secured financing yet and if Kelly doesn't see that happening he may want to bail.
Hey, do any of you see this weekend's game vs Pitt having an impact on this decision one way or another? If UC loses, does it help push him to UT or not?
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