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Kelly hopes player-friendly culture changes will boost Notre Dame

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09:26 AM ET 08.05 | The soothing (and deafening) sounds of the hip-hop duo Chiddy Bang pierced the silence of a sleepy Saturday morning on the stoic campus of Notre Dame on the first day of training camp. Of course, it's hardly unusual to hear music blaring while players stretch before a football practice. Unless you're at Notre Dame. It was just one small example of the more player-friendly world Irish coach Brian Kelly is trying to create in his third year at the helm. One of many. Kelly hopes they all add up to a happier team, a more cohesive team and, ultimately, a more successful team than his eight-win squads of the last two seasons.

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August 5, 2012  09:30 AM ET

"I love you,
You love me,
We're just one big famileee"

August 5, 2012  09:32 AM ET

Can campfires and smores lead to better results? If the smores are sticky enough, maybe the quarterbacks will hold onto the ball better.

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August 5, 2012  09:39 AM ET
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Congrats to JRM, his Daughter, son-in-law and newly born Grandson!!!!!!!

You're having a better ride than Paul Revere with the good news!

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August 5, 2012  09:43 AM ET
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Gotta take care of my buddy, he is a fine fella, should get some attention. Has had a rough ride with everything going on.

Events like this tend to clear the negative side of the slate quick. Good for him and his family.

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August 5, 2012  09:48 AM ET

What happened to playing Bruce Springsteen?

August 5, 2012  09:51 AM ET
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Congrats to JRM, his Daughter, son-in-law and newly born Grandson!!!!!!!

Imminent has become reality?

Great news.....hopefully they will let him pick which school he wants to attend and let him go to OU.....

August 5, 2012  09:52 AM ET

I hear coach Kelly got the ok to change the stadium for grass to turf.

August 5, 2012  09:52 AM ET
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What happened to playing Bruce Springsteen?

You mean this?

August 5, 2012  09:54 AM ET

Where's me coffee?

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August 5, 2012  09:55 AM ET
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What happened to playing Bruce Springsteen?

Players tend to be under the age of 40.

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August 5, 2012  10:00 AM ET
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Great news.....hopefully they will let him pick which school he wants to attend and let him go to OU.....

The kid doesn't want to go to Oregon!!!!! :-)

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