Tony Dungy is proving he is more than a football coach. His third book, “Uncommon,” judging by the early reviews is another brilliant masterpiece by the former NFL coach. His insights and breakdowns of games on the Sunday Night Football set are detailed yet understandable. Tony Dungy has jumped from NFL coach, to inspirational motivator.

Notre Dame Football is in the gutter. They clearly have lost the swagger that the Fighting Irish of old clearly had. Their toughness can be questioned, their hearts at times misplaced, and the aura that is Notre Dame Football can be described as a smell coming out of a public restroom after a chili bake-off.

Charlie Weis, current Notre Dame Head Coach, is all but fired. They are 6-5, coming off an overtime loss at home, and an underdog against Stanford. The mighty have fallen. The mystique has vanished.

When the inevitable happens, Notre Dame will be looking for a coach to wake Goliath from the dead. Touchdown Jesus will be asked to lead them to find a coach capable of maintaining the standards that Notre Dame University fights so hard to uphold, yet also recapture the greatness of being a Notre Dame Football player.

No small feat.

The names being thrown out early on are Brian Kelly of Cincinnati, Jim Harbaugh of Stanford (whom the Irish play this weekend), and Urban Meyer of Florida. It’s obvious the Irish have forgotten who they are. At one time there was no bigger job than Notre Dame.

There is no reason that Tony Dungy would want to come out of retirement and get back into coaching, and for any other job it wouldn’t be worth it. This opportunity would be different. Dungy, and self-proclaimed man of God, is the perfect fit for Notre Dame.

Dungy could command respect with a whisper, he can bring the toughness back with his inspirational insights, and he can mold the players into men. His teachings and direction would go beyond the football field, yet the glory would return to the field.

Tony Dungy doesn’t need to prove himself. He doesn’t need a big paycheck to be happy. He simply wants to serve God and be the best individual he can. Reggie White said he was instructed by God to sign with Green Bay, maybe Dungy will get instructions to go to South Bend.

Tony Dungy has become an author, a motivational speaker, worked with the less fortunate and even spent time with Mike Vick while in jail. Football and inspiration go hand in hand with Dungy.

It’s worth a call to Dungy to see if he is interested. The only question is whom Tony will hear on the other end.