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www.BLUEANDGOLD.com NOV. 12, 2018 5 FAN FORUM SOUNDING OFF I wish someone at the university would tell Brian Kelly that he needs to act like the adult and not always be yelling at his quarterback like he did at Navy. It doesn't help. Talk to the QB man to man and stop acting like a spoiled child, which is not constructive criticism. He yelled at Dayne Crist, Everett Golson, DeShone Kizer and maybe even Tommy Rees. I noticed both Golson and Kizer just walked away from Kelly after a while. It was like, "There he goes again," and then they would tune him out. Every- one on TV sees his behavior. You are probably going to say Nick Saban yells as well — but that doesn't mean it is the best way to communicate. I also realize football is an emotional game. Hopefully Kelly apologizes to the QB after the game. Pat Bales Chicago Mr. Bales, every coach has his own personality that he coaches to. Nobody can get more animated on the sidelines than Saban, but he wins so he is recog- nized as a "fierce competitor that rubs off on everyone." But if yelling coaches lose, then they are labeled as "hotheads who lose because their teams play too tight out of fear of making a mistake." Such is the life of a coach. It is interesting you mention it because the week before the Navy game, Kelly said he's toned down his sideline demeanor significantly seen he's been at Notre Dame because of some embarrassing moments caught on camera earlier in his career. "I just think our team responds better if I'm able to interact with them, be there, lead them," Kelly said. "They react. If I'm confident, I'm in a good position for them, they feed off of that. "Notre Dame is unique. I think my realization is more where you're always on TV — more so than my emotions. You could still be an emotional coach, you can still have a fiery side to you, it's just at Notre Dame it's a lot more difficult to do it because there's a camera on you the whole time. I had to make a conscious de- cision … I was at a different place. I could still have that and still lead, but you can't do it here because it's not good." OVERLY OBJECTIVE? Am I paranoid or did Aaron Taylor seem overly annoying in his attempt to appear unbiased regarding Notre Dame during the Navy telecast? It got to the point where I had to mute the audio for fear of throwing a brick at the big screen! This display of purported objectiv- ity served only to further diminish the already bland announcer trio. I'll never complain about the NBC broadcast crew again! I actually be- lieve that their play-by-play team and pre- and post-game tandem is the best ever in the telecast history. Frank Bonsiero Via the Internet Brian Kelly said he has made a conscious decision to tone down his sideline demeanor due to the spot- light that being Notre Dame's head football coach brings. PHOTO BY BILL PANZICA BE HEARD! Send your letters to: Blue & Gold Illustrated / Letters P. O. Box 1007 Notre Dame, IN 46556 or e-mail to: lsomogyi@blueandgold.com FROM THE WEBSITE The release of the first College Football Playoff poll Oct. 30 with Notre Dame at No. 4 was a primary topic of interest to BlueandGold.com members — more so the "what ifs" should Notre Dame finish 11-1. Here's a small sample: BigNDfan80: Unless there's chaos the last few weeks, ND isn't making the playoffs at 11-1. There's no one left on the schedule that would be a "good loss" late in the year — especially when ND doesn't play championship week. Fitz23: Any Big 5 conference champion who has one loss (of which there could be at least a couple) would more than likely get in ahead of an 11-1 Notre Dame. ND controls its own destiny only at 12-0. MagicInTheName: What do you consider "chaos?" There are only 4-6 teams per year with one loss or less. We'd simply need Bama to win out and just one of the Big Ten or Big 12 to have a two-loss champion. That doesn't seem too chaotic. ND is in over any non-Bama 1-loss team that doesn't win its conference. If Washington State wins out, would they get in over us? If OSU wins out but looks blah doing it, would they get in over us after losing by 29 versus Purdue? 4Simm: At this point in the season, losing a game without having a conference championship game versus a ranked team that can boost your perception would knock any team — sans Bama — out of the CFP. Ryno1134: It is pretty simple to me: Alabama has to win out or the Pac-12, Big Ten and Big 12 need 2-loss champions. Maloy49: Ohio State gets in ahead of 11-1 ND, and it's not even close. Michigan and Oklahoma would get in ahead of us if they win out and we drop a game. LSU and Georgia aren't worth debating. About the only one I don't think is a lock would be Washington State. LAHoosier: With USC, Stanford, FSU and Virginia Tech all being down this year, ND gets in with a loss only if everyone else has 2 losses.