Best Hire- Cincinnati with Kelly

Worst Panic Hire- Michigan State with Dantonio

Gotta link, Hoops? I'd like to read the elaboration therein.

It was posted on Lance's blog...

Dispatch link: http://www.dispatch.com/sports-story.php...E2-01.html

Best retort to close-minded fans who curse the idea of hiring a MAC coach -- Matt Hayes, The Sporting News.

[quote]Best hire: Brian Kelly, Cincinnati. Don

If he wins us a BE title I'll gladly shake his hand and say thank you if he decides to move on to a bigger job.

RealDeal Wrote:If he wins us a BE title I'll gladly shake his hand and say thank you if he decides to move on to a bigger job.

They are at least starting to have the swagger that they need to be able to win it..

If we win the Big East we will be a bigger job.

If I had to go out on a limb, my gut tells me Kelly will be far better than Dantonio.

Bruce Monnin Wrote:If we win the Big East we will be a bigger job.

Don't forget, attendance is a major reason we are not thought of as a good program. If you look back at how many bowls we have went to over the last 10 years this program looks like a really good up and comer. But then you see attendance numbers and thats where you sizzle out. Hopefully Kelly and future offense sparks enough interest that attendance numbers jump over 30k. There is no reason that a city our size cannot handle that for 5-6 home games a year.

Could you imagine 3-5 years from now, talk about expansion for the stadium. It will obviously take several years of constant sellouts before anyone would take you serious, but going from where we are now to there would be a huge step.

Slypenny Wrote:

Bruce Monnin Wrote:If we win the Big East we will be a bigger job.

Don't forget, attendance is a major reason we are not thought of as a good program. If you look back at how many bowls we have went to over the last 10 years this program looks like a really good up and comer. But then you see attendance numbers and thats where you sizzle out. Hopefully Kelly and future offense sparks enough interest that attendance numbers jump over 30k. There is no reason that a city our size cannot handle that for 5-6 home games a year.

Could you imagine 3-5 years from now, talk about expansion for the stadium. It will obviously take several years of constant sellouts before anyone would take you serious, but going from where we are now to there would be a huge step.

theres hardly any room at all for expansion. Everything is practically breathing down the neck of nippert.

rower_2006 Wrote:

Slypenny Wrote:

Bruce Monnin Wrote:If we win the Big East we will be a bigger job.

Don't forget, attendance is a major reason we are not thought of as a good program. If you look back at how many bowls we have went to over the last 10 years this program looks like a really good up and comer. But then you see attendance numbers and thats where you sizzle out. Hopefully Kelly and future offense sparks enough interest that attendance numbers jump over 30k. There is no reason that a city our size cannot handle that for 5-6 home games a year.

Could you imagine 3-5 years from now, talk about expansion for the stadium. It will obviously take several years of constant sellouts before anyone would take you serious, but going from where we are now to there would be a huge step.

theres hardly any room at all for expansion. Everything is practically breathing down the neck of nippert.

You can always expand toward the sky.. I.E. another pavilion on the west side.. with boxes at the bottom and top.. like Mississippi States stadium..

Ahhhorsepoo Wrote:

rower_2006 Wrote:

Slypenny Wrote:

Bruce Monnin Wrote:If we win the Big East we will be a bigger job.

Don't forget, attendance is a major reason we are not thought of as a good program. If you look back at how many bowls we have went to over the last 10 years this program looks like a really good up and comer. But then you see attendance numbers and thats where you sizzle out. Hopefully Kelly and future offense sparks enough interest that attendance numbers jump over 30k. There is no reason that a city our size cannot handle that for 5-6 home games a year.

Could you imagine 3-5 years from now, talk about expansion for the stadium. It will obviously take several years of constant sellouts before anyone would take you serious, but going from where we are now to there would be a huge step.

theres hardly any room at all for expansion. Everything is practically breathing down the neck of nippert.

You can always expand toward the sky.. I.E. another pavilion on the west side.. with boxes at the bottom and top.. like Mississippi States stadium..

I know, its still really packed in tight around that stadium though..

Ahhhorsepoo Wrote:

rower_2006 Wrote:

Slypenny Wrote:

Bruce Monnin Wrote:If we win the Big East we will be a bigger job.

Don't forget, attendance is a major reason we are not thought of as a good program. If you look back at how many bowls we have went to over the last 10 years this program looks like a really good up and comer. But then you see attendance numbers and thats where you sizzle out. Hopefully Kelly and future offense sparks enough interest that attendance numbers jump over 30k. There is no reason that a city our size cannot handle that for 5-6 home games a year.

Could you imagine 3-5 years from now, talk about expansion for the stadium. It will obviously take several years of constant sellouts before anyone would take you serious, but going from where we are now to there would be a huge step.

theres hardly any room at all for expansion. Everything is practically breathing down the neck of nippert.

You can always expand toward the sky.. I.E. another pavilion on the west side.. with boxes at the bottom and top.. like Mississippi States stadium..

Or, just make the stadium deeper.

Ziggy Stardust Wrote:

Ahhhorsepoo Wrote:

rower_2006 Wrote:

Slypenny Wrote:

Bruce Monnin Wrote:If we win the Big East we will be a bigger job.

Don't forget, attendance is a major reason we are not thought of as a good program. If you look back at how many bowls we have went to over the last 10 years this program looks like a really good up and comer. But then you see attendance numbers and thats where you sizzle out. Hopefully Kelly and future offense sparks enough interest that attendance numbers jump over 30k. There is no reason that a city our size cannot handle that for 5-6 home games a year.

Could you imagine 3-5 years from now, talk about expansion for the stadium. It will obviously take several years of constant sellouts before anyone would take you serious, but going from where we are now to there would be a huge step.

theres hardly any room at all for expansion. Everything is practically breathing down the neck of nippert.

You can always expand toward the sky.. I.E. another pavilion on the west side.. with boxes at the bottom and top.. like Mississippi States stadium..

Or, just make the stadium deeper.

I want to see a deck ontop of the choral building.. and a new pavilion around the west side.. except i love the view from the bridge by Onestop.. and from inside the bookstore.. they are awesome..