A friend just e-mailed and wrote that Colin Cowherd of ESPN Radio brought up this post of mine where I called on Notre Dame to fire Brian Kelly.

My friend writes, “Although he did not mention you by name, Colin Cowherd was going off about National Review Online and firing Kelly. Said you guys should (paraphrasing) stick to your knitting.”

Well, first off, it was my opinion, not that of National Review or National Review Online.

Second, I’ve been calling on Kelly to be fired since last year.

And last, to address this knitting comment, I assume he means this as an insult suggesting I don’t know enough about college football to validate my view. Well, unlike Cowherd, I played college football and as far as I’m concerned, he can go use his knitting needles in the same manner that Coach Kelly suggested to his players on Saturday.

Believe me — I know there’s yelling in football. I know Coach Kelly wasn’t hired as the team chaplain. I understand that Kelly was trying to motivate his players and get them to stop making stupid mistakes. So, hey, if this is the way the Notre Dame faithful want their team coached, then by all means, keep him. And enjoy the season!