... articulating all of the reasons why Notre Dame should hire Cincinnati's Brian Kelly, and yesterday, Notre Dame's athletic director Jack Swarbrick pulled the trigger and did just that.

As an avowed Trojan fan, I am in the process of reconciling my recent desire to offer support for the Fighting Irish with the years of devoted dislike I have nurtured for Notre Dame.

Nonetheless, I can't disregard the fact that I have come to admire and respect Notre Dame fans and I have given in, reluctantly, to a need to both show that old leopards can change their spots and, by doing so, they can offer sincere support for a new friend (at least when they aren't playing my Trojans).

So, despite my documented support of this hire, I also feel obl...

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