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Notre Dame (football only discussion)

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Buckeyevsworld;2101097; said:
They'll find a way to blame Meyer for this.
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SI.com

Kelly unveils changes to Notre Dame coaching staff

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- The Notre Dame coaching staff has a few new faces for the players to get used to.Coach Brian Kelly introduced the staff on Friday, detailing the changes that have taken place since losing three coaches -- all of them on offense -- over the past few months.

"When you do not reach the goals that you're looking to reach, it's not just about your players," Kelly said. "You have to evaluate players. You have to evaluate systems. You have to evaluate coaches. And today was to announce what I believe are some significant improvements within our staff that are going to allow us to move forward. We believe our foundation has been set."

Chuck Martin, the safeties coach and recruiting coordinator for Kelly last season, has switched sides and will be the offensive coordinator next season. He replaces Charley Molnar, who left to become the head coach at Massachusetts.

"When you're talking about an offensive coordinator, it's not about what you put up on the blackboard, it's about your ability to lead and communicate, it's your ability to get your players to play at the level necessary," Kelly said. "Chuck's already demonstrated that, and he brings with him the experience of knowing the offense that we're already running."
It was Martin who coached for four years under Kelly at Grand Valley State and took over the program when Kelly left. In six seasons as head coach, Martin continued to run the spread offensive system Kelly installed and the two will work together again at Notre Dame. Kelly said he will continue to call the plays on game days.

Also gone are Ed Warinner, the offensive line coach, and Tim Hinton, the running backs coach who joined Urban Meyer's staff at Ohio State.

Replacing Warinner is Harry Hiestand, who spent two years in the same role at Tennessee and the previous five years with the Chicago Bears of the NFL. Kelly said Hiestand is a perfect fit, and shares his vision in making the line a key in how the offense develops play by play.

Tony Alford takes over the running backs position after coaching wide receivers for the past two seasons under Kelly. Alford will also coach the slot wide receivers and has become the staff's recruiting coordinator.

Scott Booker, a former intern, will coach the tight ends and be the team's special teams coordinator. Last season's tight end coach, Mike Denbrock, moves over to coach the outside wide receivers.

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Step one: Blame assistant coaches for lack of success.
Step two: Replace assistant coaches.
Step three: Continue to lose.
Step four: Receive vote of confidence from AD and University Pres.
Step five: Adios.
 
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"When you're talking about an offensive coordinator, it's not about what you put up on the blackboard, it's about your ability to lead and communicate, it's your ability to get your players to play at the level necessary," Kelly said.
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Same things go for the head coach. Kelly has shown to be quite the communicator.

You have to evaluate coaches.
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Maybe the assistants that left evaluated who they were working for and decided to move on.
 
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A coach who has no problem with throwing players under the bus, with throwing assistant coaches under the bus, will probably have no problem with throwing administrators and alums under the bus. This could get interesting... not to mention getting crowded under the bus.
 
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