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Under the Dome Point ✦ Counterpoint: If You Could Cast Notre Dame Head Coach Brian Kelly On A Reality TV Show, Which One Would You Choose? Fighting For Roses By Dan Murphy Something Smells Good By Wes Morgan Wherever the head coach at Notre Dame goes, Forget roses. Let's talk rafters and risers. Maybe cameras follow. It wouldn't be too much of an it's because up until two years ago when I bought adjustment for Brian Kelly if he my first home I didn't know joined a reality television show, the difference between a Pand just think of the street cred trap and a plenum, but any it would earn him with recruits. program related to home imThe question is: of the myriad provement gets my attention. options on television today, So does the way Brian Kelly which one is best for Kelly? has transformed Notre Dame Three years ago, CBS's "Survifootball in the last three years. vor" would have been a perfect Mike Holmes, the host of fit. Kelly can bring groups to"Holmes on Homes" on HGTV, gether, and he had a reputation Not that Kelly would have time to would be proud of the way of slipping in and out of alli- star in a reality television series Kelly walked into South Bend, ances with great timing. Three with what he has on his plate made a list of the program's seasons of stress in South Bend, already, but his personality would problem areas, gutted the though, make me wonder how make for must-see TV. place and quickly got things photo by joe raymond back up to the standard Fighthe would hold up in the physical challenges. "The Real World South Bend" com- ing Irish fans expect. plete with the Irish coaching staff would be a ratKelly had to have a do-it-yourself mindset in the ings bonanza, but let's stick with Kelly as a solo act. early days at Division II Grand Valley State, where The best choice for present-day Kelly, with all he was required to coach the team while using due apologies to Mrs. Kelly, is "The Bachelorette." creativity to find talent and promote the school. Kelly is a charming guy. He's certainly picked up He regularly talked about applying new coats a few good stories to entertain a date during his of paint at Notre Dame when he arrived, but his years at Notre Dame. But most importantly, based remodel went far deeper than the cosmetics. The on my limited knowledge of the show (I swear, new design is more modern, functional and apit's limited.), he knows the game. Kelly is used to pealing to top high school standouts. wooing young prospects amid a room full of other It would make compelling viewing to see Kelly suitors. He provided both drama and success in and a camera crew travel around to the nation's doing so this year. He'd even make for a gracious struggling college football squads providing inloser because he's had experience there, too. After spections and offering his assistance. all, replace red roses with scholarship offers and The sleeveless undershirt would have to be a you're basically recruiting. requirement. Want to weigh in? Click here to vote in our Facebook poll!