In hypothetical news, new Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly said today that he would have stayed to coach the Cincinnati Bearcats in the national title game had they made it that far.

Kelly jumped ship to Irish before his old team takes on Florida in the Sugar Bowl, prompting many Bearcats players to express frustration that he'd leave them mid-year.

In case you've forgotten, Kelly's Cincinnati team was one just one second away from a likely bid in the title game when Texas' Colt McCoy flirted with disaster at the end of the Big 12 title game by almost holding onto the ball as time expired.