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And yet we have the same # of titles since 1970 by gregmorrissey

To ACROSS's point, Ohio State (and Alabama and now Clemson and I'm sure a few others) has full institutional alignment with making sure the football team performs at an elite level. Notre Dame seems to want to tiptoe around the edges either because fear of failure or some misguided idea that committing to athletic excellence must come at the expense of academic excellence.

But, falling back on winning % for a school that has 2 championships post-1970 is Swarbrick-esque, and also proves the point that hiring championship-level elite coaches is not easy. One of those championships was won with a skin of the teeth season and came after a suspicious late flag in the championship. The other was won by one of the top 2 coaches of the last 20 years and itself required some good fortune to shine upon them.

Maybe Day gets the job done this year. Maybe Kirby Smart does as well. But, if Saban pulls another rabbit out of his hat, then the only conclusion is that Day == Smart == Kelly in the not-elite club.