This will go unnoticed by most, was an entry on my Facebook page, there are still "a few good men" .... and women. I think it carries a very heavy message with it. Congratulations Mrs. Mueller, you have every right to be proud. Thanks for sharing the moment ............
Doreen Doscher Mueller
I have always been a proud Mom, but today, Brian gave me yet another reason to boast! He is at the end of his two week leave from deployment, and he spent the day in Piner, Ky. helping those affected by the horrible weather from Friday! I am bursting with pride!
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Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Update on old Coach Abandon Ship Kelly
It was just released that Brian Kelly, the new Notre Dame football coach used to be in the Great Lakes Maritime Service before he entered coaching. He was Captain of a frigate cargo ship, the Bearcat, which serviced the waters of Lake Erie, Lake Huron and Lake Superior.
In 1999, the year of the blizzard, the Bearcat was 12 miles off off point Wolverine, on Lake Superior, when the steering link broke that steered the ship, and chaos and bedlam broke on on the ship. The valiant crew fought the problem as long as they could, and Captain Kelly reluctantly gave the command to "Abandon Ship."
He was the first person off, and as his personal launch sped away, he turned, and waved to his stranded crew, still on board the vessel, still trying to save the ship.
In 1999, the year of the blizzard, the Bearcat was 12 miles off off point Wolverine, on Lake Superior, when the steering link broke that steered the ship, and chaos and bedlam broke on on the ship. The valiant crew fought the problem as long as they could, and Captain Kelly reluctantly gave the command to "Abandon Ship."
He was the first person off, and as his personal launch sped away, he turned, and waved to his stranded crew, still on board the vessel, still trying to save the ship.
More on old "Abandon Ship" Kelly
This decision GAULS me to no end. I hope he falls flat on his ass at ND. This was printed on one of the news sites, I want all to see it ........ tells a lot about the character of Brian Kelly..........
Brian Kelly said farewell to his Cincinnati charges last night and many responded by kindly asking their ex-coach to mind both the door and the area where the Good Lord split him as he makes his way through it.
Several Bearcat players expressed their anger with Kelly after being told of his departure for Notre Dame before last night's football banquet—hours after the rest of planet already knew. Their annoyance seems to come not just from the fact that they were the last group to be told (after being promised that they would be first to know) or that he's abandoning them before the biggest game in school history, but because many players were led to believe—by Kelly himself—that he wasn't going anywhere.
Receiver Mardy Gilyard—who days ago was convinced that Kelly was staying—left in the middle of the team meeting where they finally learned of the decision, telling reporters he was "disgusted" at a situation he called an "injustice." Quarterback Tony Pike said that just a week ago (before their pivotal game against Pittsburgh) Kelly was gushing to the team about how much he loved the school and had no plans to leave. Tight end Ben Guidugli used the phrase "turning his back on us." Defensive end Alex Daniels angrily vowed to "show you all that we were the ones out there doing it" and Kelly was "just calling signals." So you're saying there won't be bon voyage cake?
Some would say that the the Bearcats are just being naive and this is simply a part of big time college football. Others might say that lying to your players right up until the moment when you walk out on them is underhanded and petty. Gilyard, for his part, says that he gets it. Kelly made "a business decision," but that doesn't mean he has to like it.
Brian Kelly said farewell to his Cincinnati charges last night and many responded by kindly asking their ex-coach to mind both the door and the area where the Good Lord split him as he makes his way through it.
Several Bearcat players expressed their anger with Kelly after being told of his departure for Notre Dame before last night's football banquet—hours after the rest of planet already knew. Their annoyance seems to come not just from the fact that they were the last group to be told (after being promised that they would be first to know) or that he's abandoning them before the biggest game in school history, but because many players were led to believe—by Kelly himself—that he wasn't going anywhere.
Receiver Mardy Gilyard—who days ago was convinced that Kelly was staying—left in the middle of the team meeting where they finally learned of the decision, telling reporters he was "disgusted" at a situation he called an "injustice." Quarterback Tony Pike said that just a week ago (before their pivotal game against Pittsburgh) Kelly was gushing to the team about how much he loved the school and had no plans to leave. Tight end Ben Guidugli used the phrase "turning his back on us." Defensive end Alex Daniels angrily vowed to "show you all that we were the ones out there doing it" and Kelly was "just calling signals." So you're saying there won't be bon voyage cake?
Some would say that the the Bearcats are just being naive and this is simply a part of big time college football. Others might say that lying to your players right up until the moment when you walk out on them is underhanded and petty. Gilyard, for his part, says that he gets it. Kelly made "a business decision," but that doesn't mean he has to like it.
I got the job ..... see you guys later
Well, I am no longer a Notre Dame fan, at least not a fan of the new coach.
I wish there was just a little bit of a strain of loyalty that ran through coaches. "Dream come true" crap just doesn't work for me. He can't even stay at Cincinnati, which got him where he is today, long enough to coach "his kids" in a bowl game.
"The best story," Brian Kelly said, "would be I get to coach in the Sugar Bowl. But I'm here at Notre Dame now, and this is where I want to be. This is where I need to get to work immediately. So yeah, the story would be the coach stays with the team and finishes what he started. But in the calendar that we are in in college football, it just can't happen."
Cincinnati never won more games in a season than it did when Kelly coached the team to 11 victories in 2008. It then topped that in the 2009 regular season, a perfect 12-0 that essentially vaulted Kelly into the corner office at Notre Dame's Guglielmino Athletics Complex.
I think Kelly leaving his team them this way says a lot about the man. He is GREEDY. Dreams be damned, loyalty is worth something. If he had half a spine he would have said, "Can't talk till after the bowl game, MY KIDS NEED ME!" But, he didn't, he caved in to his own greed.
I wish him the same success there that Faust had. I hope his record makes Faust's record look good.
I wonder if he would leave his wife and family if his "dream girl" came along.
I hope he ends up having to coach the Cleveland Browns, that is how much I dislike what he did. The man has NO CLASS. I personally think it is a blemish on the record of a fine football program. Faust, now Kelly.
Wouldn't it be nice to see more loyal coaches, who stay with a program for a long time, and coach, because they love working with the kids, and seeing them succeed. Million dollar salaries are killing loyalty in coaches.
I wish there was just a little bit of a strain of loyalty that ran through coaches. "Dream come true" crap just doesn't work for me. He can't even stay at Cincinnati, which got him where he is today, long enough to coach "his kids" in a bowl game.
"The best story," Brian Kelly said, "would be I get to coach in the Sugar Bowl. But I'm here at Notre Dame now, and this is where I want to be. This is where I need to get to work immediately. So yeah, the story would be the coach stays with the team and finishes what he started. But in the calendar that we are in in college football, it just can't happen."
Cincinnati never won more games in a season than it did when Kelly coached the team to 11 victories in 2008. It then topped that in the 2009 regular season, a perfect 12-0 that essentially vaulted Kelly into the corner office at Notre Dame's Guglielmino Athletics Complex.
I think Kelly leaving his team them this way says a lot about the man. He is GREEDY. Dreams be damned, loyalty is worth something. If he had half a spine he would have said, "Can't talk till after the bowl game, MY KIDS NEED ME!" But, he didn't, he caved in to his own greed.
I wish him the same success there that Faust had. I hope his record makes Faust's record look good.
I wonder if he would leave his wife and family if his "dream girl" came along.
I hope he ends up having to coach the Cleveland Browns, that is how much I dislike what he did. The man has NO CLASS. I personally think it is a blemish on the record of a fine football program. Faust, now Kelly.
Wouldn't it be nice to see more loyal coaches, who stay with a program for a long time, and coach, because they love working with the kids, and seeing them succeed. Million dollar salaries are killing loyalty in coaches.
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