Maybe he can go back to Cincinnati. Not really, but I got a chuckle when the Cincinnati Enquirer sports columnist was somewhat pining for his return this week:


THINGS AREN’T ECHO-Y IN SOUTH BEND. . . Yeah, I know that’s not a word. But you get the drift.

From sportsoneath.

When is the last time Notre Dame won a game at Notre Dame Stadium against a top-10 opponent?

I'm waiting.

I'm still waiting.

We're talking 2004 against No. 8 Michigan.

That was two coaches before Kelly.

ESPN's Paul Finebaum: Notre Dame's Brian Kelly 'is a jerk'
I do wonder what the world would be like if BK had stayed here, where he was king and could have reigned for a few decades. I know that option is fantasy, that coaches are strivers and rarely content. I’d bet if Kelly were still around, UC would be in either the Big 12 or the ACC. I’d bet the Bearcats would be nagging at the top 25 every year. And that plans already would be underway to name the stadium for Kelly. Instead, he’s an 8-win guy in South Bend. Big deal.