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<blockquote data-quote="Vespidae" data-source="post: 868241" data-attributes="member: 2957"><p>Per Kelly, "Kelly admitted that he was mostly satisfied with the job that Long did as offensive coordinator and play-caller."</p><p></p><p>From what I read, there were 3 issues in retaining Long at ND. First, Kelly understood that Long was not a long-term solution as he would seek to become a HC somewhere and rumors were, after ND, he was headed to Alabama to be OC there. But that didn't pan out. Second, while ND had a great run under Long ... they did not execute well against elite opponents, specifically Georgia and Michigan and there was concern about that. Third, there was a lot of tension in the coaching staff about Long's hard charging style and how much he asked of his players, and Kelly's more CEO type of style. (There were rumors that the players did not like playing for Long because he was very demanding ... but they were successful too. Kelly denied that he discussed Long's performance with players, but did not deny the tension among the staff.)</p><p></p><p>Sounds to me like Kelly enjoyed the success Long brought but there was a clash of styles on the coaching staff and he wanted a more "collegiate" coach than one driving change. Which ironically, is what he was hired to do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vespidae, post: 868241, member: 2957"] Per Kelly, "Kelly admitted that he was mostly satisfied with the job that Long did as offensive coordinator and play-caller." From what I read, there were 3 issues in retaining Long at ND. First, Kelly understood that Long was not a long-term solution as he would seek to become a HC somewhere and rumors were, after ND, he was headed to Alabama to be OC there. But that didn't pan out. Second, while ND had a great run under Long ... they did not execute well against elite opponents, specifically Georgia and Michigan and there was concern about that. Third, there was a lot of tension in the coaching staff about Long's hard charging style and how much he asked of his players, and Kelly's more CEO type of style. (There were rumors that the players did not like playing for Long because he was very demanding ... but they were successful too. Kelly denied that he discussed Long's performance with players, but did not deny the tension among the staff.) Sounds to me like Kelly enjoyed the success Long brought but there was a clash of styles on the coaching staff and he wanted a more "collegiate" coach than one driving change. Which ironically, is what he was hired to do. [/QUOTE]
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