Kelly taking heat for his sideline eruptions

[Guest]

probably true but his ...'demeanor' has been questioned before

He called Mark May an idiot the other day. Holtz has nuts the size of grapefruit

I was talking about Kelly ..I thought you said May called Kelly out for it

 

[bphillips4gg]

CBus is a unique cat. He's able to be objective about a lot of things that most fans aren't.

In the end, Cincy owes a lot to BK. He led the best team in our school's history, turned our program into a relevant one (relatively speaking) and put us on the map. He was also a huge factor in the facility upgrades that UC has received over the past few years, and the importance of that can't be understated. We needed the facility and stadium upgrades, but it took a spark from a guy like BK to get the ball rolling on them.

At the same time, 99% of us can't forgive the way he left. Not the fact that he jumped before the bowl game. We did that to CMU twice in a 3 year span. But the fact that he bailed on the fans, program and players who loved him (despite the fact that he was an arrogant prick) when they had a chance to beat Florida to finish off their perfect season, that's just unforgivable.

I understand the desire to leave, and that December is usually when it happens and that's probably better for all parties. That said, he owed it to the players that earned him that job to see that season through. I'm not saying it would've made a difference, I doubt it would have actually, but he owed it to those kids to finish what they all started together.

CBus just likes to focus on the good he did for the program, most people can't see past the end, and understandably so.

Well, UC wasn't in bad shape when Dantonio left. I don't really follow the program, so i defer to your judgment, but I think you give BK too much credit.

Kelly won 10 games with Dantonio's players. Dantonio won 7 the year before. You can argue maturity and everything else all you want, but BK brought excitement to the program. He stirred the pot. He called out Cincinnati media for not sending enough reporters to Big East media day. He was extremely vocal about needing more fan support so that the university could build new facilities. He talked about building up the program rather than building a team.

On a side note, I met Mark Dantonio once. It was during the open tour of the Lindner Center (UC's atheletics offices complex) right after it opened. We walk into his office, and there he stands. My roommate said something along the lines of "So this is where national championships are built, huh?" Dantonio came back with a laugh (of the type suggesting such a thing can't be accomplished at UC), and says "We hope".

Fuckin dooshbag. 3 1/2 years later, every UC fan was rooting for Nebraska in the Big 12 title game because them winning would've sent UC to the NC game.

So you see, BK was 1 second away from playing for what MD thought to be impossible at meager UC. Meanwhile, Dantonio was leading the Spartans to yet another epic collapse. BK is just as big a dick, but at least he committed himself while he was here, and the program is better because of it.

 

[wlvrnstlr4life]

Hey, check it out. This is another photo of Kelly being caught by surprise