Lot to chew on in this interview with Pete Thamel

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We are being braced for unbridled success. Thank you Jack! * - Frank Drebin 2019-03-06 13:03:42
Maybe the next coach can get us over the hump - pobrien 2019-03-06 09:57:13
He had plenty of "secret sauce" left. * - 84david 2019-03-06 08:49:53
We're on the brink! - irishintheville 2019-03-06 07:29:34
Kelly needs to set his sights higher. I'm thinking at least - SWPaDem 2019-03-06 07:18:45
I'm sure that Saban does not think this way - jbrown_9999 2019-03-06 00:26:57
Love the new "wins over Top 16 opponents" metric * - ndzippy 2019-03-05 23:06:22
- why not top 17? top 63? * - ColoNDFan 2019-03-06 09:55:00
  - It's dumb - Twinkie the Kid 2019-03-07 10:12:36
- Rockne never beat any teams ranked in the top 16. * - RallyingSon 2019-03-06 08:41:42
  - Leahy never made the playoffs. * - NDBass 2019-03-06 09:38:43
    - Kelly is the only ND coach to EVER make the playoffs * - Lloyd Braun 2019-03-06 10:02:56
      - You are now qualified to work for the ND SID! * - G.K.Chesterton 2019-03-06 20:55:54
We are well and truly fooked - HTownND 2019-03-05 21:41:13
- I swear he reads this board amd is messing with us. * - supernd 2019-03-06 21:43:20
A glimpse into an alternate universe. - 2ndstreeter 2019-03-05 21:26:36
- Thamel is Swarby's go-to outside PR flack. * - VaDblDmr 2019-03-05 23:41:42
Funnily, the top level probably is within his reach. - PeteatND 2019-03-05 18:08:58
Get better at the outside skill positions - miamioh_irishfan 2019-03-05 17:35:43
- What we need is first team All Americans at every position - ACross 2019-03-05 18:07:10
  - Hell never not blame the players - miamioh_irishfan 2019-03-05 19:29:00
Can’t finish it. Even Pravda would be ashamed. * - 1NDGal 2019-03-05 17:00:05
- I gagged at the one sentence body of OP's post. Kuck Felly! * - Hati Hijau 2019-03-05 23:05:41
Not exactly the Holtz "there is no reason why we should ever - Carlos Huerta 2019-03-05 16:04:23
"in the conversation among the program’s all-time greats" - knutesteen 2019-03-05 14:59:44
- That's quote stuck out - NDAtty 2019-03-06 16:16:38
- the conversation goes like this - graNDfan 2019-03-06 08:21:18
- Conversation I had with my brother at the Varsity Club - OldIrishFan 2019-03-05 17:13:01
- One guess. Hint: it’s privileged - 1NDGal 2019-03-05 15:50:56
I certainly agree with him re: the skill positions. - IrishGeek 2019-03-05 14:57:47
- Counterpoint: Were Dexter & co. the problem vs. Clemson? - ndzippy 2019-03-06 08:10:58
- Total mystery why top RBs aren't lining up to play for us * - ACross 2019-03-05 16:25:22
  - Absolutely puzzling. * - 2ndstreeter 2019-03-05 21:06:12
- Of course, he sees the lack of pass blockers on the DC - TCIrish03 2019-03-05 15:41:06
seems dumb to specify the number of years you - ocdomer78 2019-03-05 14:39:25
- And just when recruiting is finally "humming along" * - CJC 2019-03-07 00:30:26
- Yeah I'd agree, while pretty much everybody knows - TWO 2019-03-05 16:08:52
- Don't worry, in Year 3 they will announce Chuck Martin - akaRonMexico 2019-03-05 14:40:58
  - Honestly - HTownND 2019-03-07 12:22:34
"Kelly is just 24 victories from Rockne's all time wins.." - Buckyd9 2019-03-05 14:03:56
- So we're now all just blatantly ignoring the vacated wins? * - ndzippy 2019-03-05 23:08:53
  - Brutal reminder: Joe Paterno has zero (0) vacated wins. * - G.K.Chesterton 2019-03-06 20:58:02
  - Pretty confusing. - IrishJosh24 2019-03-05 23:54:44
    - It's a poorly-written sentence. - gordonbombay 2019-03-06 11:18:01
      - But does account for one loss being vacated. Why? * - IrishJosh24 2019-03-06 12:03:59
  - Are you asking me this personally? - Buckyd9 2019-03-05 23:37:22
    - Sorry...question was rhetorical * - ndzippy 2019-03-06 07:06:55
- And he already holds the record for most losses * - son of galway 2019-03-05 16:31:17
- And Kelly has better work-life balance than Leahy, Ara & Lou * - Flanner_11B 2019-03-05 14:31:40
  - Is this a serious post? * - ACross 2019-03-05 14:33:50
    - Definitely not * - Flanner_11B 2019-03-05 21:57:06
    - Youre getting too easy to troll * * - SEE 2019-03-05 17:13:24
    - I presume he’s making fun of Swarbrick’s quote. - revressbo 2019-03-05 14:35:06
      - 3) failures don't haunt him at all - ACross 2019-03-05 16:26:33
        Saban is sitting in an office full of trophies determined to - Carlos Huerta 2019-03-05 16:35:30
        Ara finished two seasons without a loss. - IrishJosh24 2019-03-05 22:50:13
        yes, but Ara had blowouts too * - jt 2019-03-08 09:17:37
        Like Ty Willingham, he's never had a bad day * - TCIrish03 2019-03-05 16:32:31
Kelly bought a Peloton? He really is one of us! - akaRonMexico 2019-03-05 13:59:01
- He needed something to hang his yoga mat on. * - BeastOfBourbon 2019-03-05 19:30:42
- He rides like he coaches . . . downhill. * - Notra_Dahm 2019-03-05 15:55:38
- But does his wife drive an MDX? * - TCIrish03 2019-03-05 15:37:39
- Either "Relative To" or "Get Used To It" * - Cliff Claven 2019-03-05 14:23:37
- "Big Chunk" * - dulacshakur 2019-03-05 14:00:54
Because it isn't stated enough... - NDBass 2019-03-05 13:53:43
- I love his take on how Kelly is better positioned for a long - Carlos Huerta 2019-03-05 16:13:55