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“Kelly said Monday — with Swarbrick sitting in the back of the room — that he and the athletic director did not discuss his job following the USC game.
“We didn’t,” Kelly said. “We didn’t discuss my job as much as we discussed a blueprint for what we needed to do to be successful. That was the discussion. It was, ‘Alright, what do we need to do? What are the decisions that need to be made? What are the tough decisions that need to be made to ensure success?’
“We didn’t sit around talking about what we didn’t do,” Kelly continued. “We spent all of our time thinking about what we needed to do to be successful, and that’s when you know you have great leaders. And didn’t waste time on discussions that were not tangible or specific to how do we get better.”
Over the past two months, Kelly hired new offensive (Chip Long) and defensive coordinators (Mike Elko), as well as a new strength and conditioning coach (Matt Balis). Each position is augmented by more assistants, which Kelly proudly saluted Monday.
Kelly said about those three aforementioned jobs in particular that “we didn’t settle” for “anything but the best candidates.” Despite the staff overhaul, which he promised on that rainy night in Los Angeles, he admitted ultimate change starts at the top.
Listen, I know I’m going to be reminded of the past,” Kelly said. “But if I answer this question one last time, which I will, I think that there are, in my mind, as I reflect (on last year), there are no bad football teams. There’s just poorly-led football teams. And I think I led this team poorly. And I think that’s probably what I learned more than anything else.””
4-8 is likely for Miami this year barring an upset. Do you expect Mario and Rad to have a moment like this? Do you expect Mario to have this level of accountability?
“We didn’t,” Kelly said. “We didn’t discuss my job as much as we discussed a blueprint for what we needed to do to be successful. That was the discussion. It was, ‘Alright, what do we need to do? What are the decisions that need to be made? What are the tough decisions that need to be made to ensure success?’
“We didn’t sit around talking about what we didn’t do,” Kelly continued. “We spent all of our time thinking about what we needed to do to be successful, and that’s when you know you have great leaders. And didn’t waste time on discussions that were not tangible or specific to how do we get better.”
Over the past two months, Kelly hired new offensive (Chip Long) and defensive coordinators (Mike Elko), as well as a new strength and conditioning coach (Matt Balis). Each position is augmented by more assistants, which Kelly proudly saluted Monday.
Kelly said about those three aforementioned jobs in particular that “we didn’t settle” for “anything but the best candidates.” Despite the staff overhaul, which he promised on that rainy night in Los Angeles, he admitted ultimate change starts at the top.
Listen, I know I’m going to be reminded of the past,” Kelly said. “But if I answer this question one last time, which I will, I think that there are, in my mind, as I reflect (on last year), there are no bad football teams. There’s just poorly-led football teams. And I think I led this team poorly. And I think that’s probably what I learned more than anything else.””
Brian Kelly on 2016: 'I led this team poorly'
Notre Dame coach introduced new coaches Monday, revisited tumultuous 2016 season
www.indystar.com
4-8 is likely for Miami this year barring an upset. Do you expect Mario and Rad to have a moment like this? Do you expect Mario to have this level of accountability?
