“If You’re Looking, We’re Looking”: The Sequel

There’s clearly at least one thing that Chuck and BK have in common: their recruiting philosophy on commitment.

Coach Kelly, in a recent interview, outlined how he sees things…

“I wanted to make sure there was that same commitment back from the other end,” he said. “If there was that sense and feeling, `Hey, I’m committed to Notre Dame,’ well then I’m committed to you. If there are other kids that wanted to take other visits, then I made it clear that you’re not committed. I think I had experienced that more than I had at any other school.”

Kelly said he isn’t changing his viewpoint on recruiting just because elite players tend to shop around the top programs, often flipping commitments up until signing day.

“I have no problem recruiting to the very end,” he said. “There’s a process here. I have no problem with that. The idea that you’re committed, but you want to take other visits. That’s not who I am. That’s not part of my belief of what commitments mean.”

Weiss held the same philosophy, which Kelly said was admirable.

“I think we need more coaches to be that way because I think it sends the best message to kids,” Kelly said. “Listen, if you’re not ready, that’s OK. Keep going out, keep looking. If you’re committed, then your word is you’re committed.”

Two things:

How people are still spelling Weis as Weiss is beyond me, especially reporters that you’d GUESS just MIGHT have access TO FREAKING GOOGLE!

I always liked this approach by Chuck. Doesn’t work out all the time, but it fits with ND’s culture and character, and it creates a bit of self-selection bias to weed out the guys a bit more. Glad that Kelly sees it the same way. Dig it.