Dufus of the Week

For abandoning his unbeaten Cincinnati Bearcats who are playing in the Sugar Bowl on January 1st against Florida, for his dream job to coach Notre Dame, Brian Kelly is Dufus of the Week.

As a Notre Dame fan, I think he’ll make a great coach. Lord knows the Irish need help to boast their once powerhouse program, but a coach doesn’t simply abandon his team before such a huge game.

Cincinnati players and fans are upset, outraged and many are hurt. From espn.com: 

The news did not play well with Kelly's current team. Bearcat players were led into a meeting room, where Kelly told them he was leaving and thanked them for making his opportunity possible. One minute into the meeting, the door opened and receiver Mardy Gilyard walked out angry and alone, save his MVP trophy.

He went for the money," Gilyard told The Associated Press. "I'm fairly disgusted with the situation, that they let it last this long."

We already knew what he was going to say. We weren't giving him a round of applause or anything," tight end Ben Guidugli said. "It's like somebody turned their back on us. We brought this whole thing this far. We've come this far. To have someone walk out now is disappointing.

Here’s what fans had to say.

It’s okay to leave Brian, but you don’t leave your team high and dry. Dufus.