Brian Kelly: The new Notre Dame football coach is making sure he’s the antithesis of his predecessor, Charlie Weis. “Weis cursed in front of priests, booted friends of the university from practices and barely acknowledged alumni groups … [Kelly likes to] schmooze alums, donors and fans in places such as Fresno and Cedar Rapids. His personal assistant says he’s up to 163 events heading into this weekend’s Chicago-themed lineup: a Kelly Cares Foundation fundraiser, a round of golf with Lou Holtz at Medinah and singing at Wrigley Field during the seventh inning of Sunday night’s Cardinals-Cubs game.” You hate Notre Dame, we know – but the defense returns nearly everyone, and new QB Dayne Crist has weapons (Allen, Floyd, Rudolph). Does 8-4 sound right? [Tribune]