Brian Kelly looked around at a packed stadium and saw -- fittingly enough -- a sea of kelly green shirts. On a day of firsts for Notre Dame's new head coach, highlighted by a 23-12 win over Purdue, the colorful and enthusiastic crowd stood out. They were actually rooting for his team. "Maybe this is just my background, but anytime I've gone into a stadium with 81,000, I've always played up to that opponent. Now, it was 81,000, and it was our people," Kelly said. "The crowd was into it and it was a great advantage." If the atmosphere was neat and the victory satisfying, the momento Kelly got after the game from athletic director Jack Swarbrick -- the man who picked him for the job -- was one for the trophy case. Kelly got the game ball. Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=302470087
