First, Brian Kelly decided he didn’t want to coach Notre Dame any longer, even though the team still has a viable chance of being selected to the College Football Playoff this weekend.
That must have stung the Fighting Irish players.
Then, it turns out, Kelly’s decision to bail before the playoff field is selected could actually play a role in keeping Notre Dame out of the tournament.
That would be a vicious double knee-capping even in a sport long defined by merciless, callous and often comically corrupt behavior.
So here is a basic plea to the 13 members of the college football selection committee.