Overrated? Brian Kelly, Notre Dame hammered after loss to Clemson
By Keith Farner
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Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly raised some eyebrows when he suggested leading into the ACC Championship Game that the Fighting Irish would boycott the College Football Playoff if players’ families were not allowed in the stadium.
After Clemson hammered the Irish in Charlotte, in a rematch of an earlier meeting won by Notre Dame in South Bend, the reaction among fans and media had a lot of focus on Kelly.
The Irish’s history of struggling in big games under Kelly was also a topic of discussion.
Here’s a sampling of fan and media reaction to Kelly and the Irish loss to Clemson:
Wow, Brian Kelly was serious about boycotting the Playoff.
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) December 19, 2020
At what point does ND start to look at Brian Kelly funny?
— Jordan (@Jsullhart) December 20, 2020
Brian Kelly was serious about boycotting the playoffs. It was nice of him to take it out of the hands of the committee.#CFBPlayoff
— SleeplessScotty (@ScottyStyles33) December 20, 2020
Brian Kelly unmasked as woefully underprepared in the big game. They had nothing.
— John Quinn (@johnquinn83) December 20, 2020
If we get into the CFP, Brian Kelly won’t do this again? Embarrassed??
— Smith (@nicksmithfoREAL) December 20, 2020
Brian Kelly should be banned from coaching in big games
— Charlie (@FrickinCharlie) December 20, 2020
I don’t think Brian Kelly is going to need to worry whether Notre Dame should play in a college football semifinal if family isn’t allowed to attend.
— #PostHypeProspect (@HypeProspect) December 20, 2020
ND has never had a coaching tenure as long as Brian Kelly without a National Championship. https://t.co/jIXA6trjhY
— Wes Chamblee (@WesleyChamblee) December 20, 2020
Changing subjects…is anyone really surprised Clemson manhandled ND in the rematch?
For all the hype I’ve seen him get from Chargers fans, Brian Kelly doesn’t win big games against the big boys.
— The Lightning Round Podcast (@Lightning_Round) December 20, 2020
Notre Dame in significant championship/postseason games during the Brian Kelly era
2013 Nat’l Champ Game: L 42-14
2016 Fiesta Bowl: L 44-28
2018 Cotton Bowl(CFP): L 30-3
2020 ACC Champ Game: L 34-10— Spencer Speaks Sports (@SpeaksSports) December 20, 2020
Brian Kelly got his wish by saying he’d threaten to skip the playoff, now the committee is gonna give him a huge middle finger and boot ND from the playoff.
— Kushmeiser (@ckush003) December 20, 2020
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
