Notre Dame coach catches heat for blaming center for snap woes during hurricane
Yeah, the echoes are sound asleep at Notre Dame.
The Fighting Irish fell to 2-4 on the season after a 10-3 loss at North Carolina State on Saturday. The game was played in downpour as Hurricane Matthew continued to rake the East Coast.
Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly yelled at center Sam Mustipher during the contest, and then called him out after the game. JJ Stankevitz shared what Kelly said:
Brian Kelly's full quote in which he called the snapping today "atrocious." pic.twitter.com/O4mLXc4aoz
— JJ Stankevitz (@JJStankevitz) October 8, 2016
Notre Dame fans were not happy with Kelly to begin with (a 2-4 record will get any Fighting Irish coach on the hot seat), but they and others couldn’t believe Kelly threw the center under the bus.
I really don't like Brian Kelly. Blame the center when you kept calling shotgun, 5-wide sets in a hurricane. https://t.co/dDIGVLryiv
— samuel greene™ (@_sammyg23) October 8, 2016
36 pass plays called by Brian Kelly in a HURRICANE ... yet he's pinning the loss on his starting center. Unbelievable. https://t.co/2C0O4R9H95
— Rob Donaldson (@DraftCharge) October 8, 2016
@MattMan_IWS I can't believe they played that game. Conditions were atrocious. Of course Brian Kelly blamed ... the center!
— Jay Adams (@Jayman_IWS) October 8, 2016
#NotreDame's Brian Kelly called snapping by Mustipher “atrocious.” BK isn't owning up to anything this year. No accountability for himself.
— Dave Miller (@Miller_Dave) October 8, 2016
Brian Kelly sounds like a coach I would like to play for. It's not like his center was trying to snap the ball in a hurricane... https://t.co/5kivlWLlxY
— Jake Ingram (@jbingram22) October 8, 2016
Yell at the center all you want Brian Kelly, this loss is on you and your horrible play calling. #NotreDame #NDvsNCSU
— Brian 'BC' Castaldo (@BC_Castaldo) October 8, 2016
Oh, way to throw your center under the bus Brian Kelly.
— Ted Glover (@purplebuckeye) October 8, 2016
How can anyone want to play for that clown? #NotreLame
Ya know you're getting fired when it's the center's fault for not executing a terrible game plan. Right Brian Kelly?
— Dan Hiner (@DanHiner_Sports) October 8, 2016
Brian Kelly calls out his center for errant snaps. I am sure BK played through many Hurricanes as a player. #NotreDameBlame
— Patrick Burnham (@PSB5153) October 8, 2016
I think Sam Mustipher should call Brian Kelly atrocious. https://t.co/6z3gwOTsaF
— Gary (@GaryRTR) October 8, 2016
I would say that some of Brian Kelly's mistakes/decisions far outweighs the mistakes his center made today
— Hank Tice (@HticeHank) October 8, 2016
Brian Kelly criticizing his center, while I understand his frustration, is absurd. He was snapping in hurricane weather.
— Jacob Short (@mrshort2005) October 8, 2016
I hope Brian Kelly is as hard on himself for refusing to run the ball, as he was on Mustipher just now. Cc @NDFootball @BGInews
— Brendan Dunn (@brendanmdunn) October 8, 2016
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This story was originally published October 8, 2016 at 5:34 PM with the headline "Notre Dame coach catches heat for blaming center for snap woes during hurricane."