re: The criticism of Brian Kelly is interesting

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It very well could have.

But demeaning players for taking more money (which is basically what Kelly did) is a quick way to poison the well for future players. The reality is for transfers, money IS going to be a big part of it. Blaming the player for taking more money by saying "yeah, he's not our kind of guy because he just wanted a bigger paycheck".

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You haven't been paying attention, because Kelly has been saying that same thing consistently since he was hired here, and it hasn't hurt us in recruiting or portal.

The tackle depth is where it is because we've had 5 different defensive line coaches since the last game of the 2021 season.

We didn't get the defensive tackles we offered in this portal cycle because day 3 talents aren't worth 7 figures.

It's that fricking simple.