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re: This further confirms how worthless Kelly was at LSU.

Posted on 1/14/26 at 1:36 pm to
Posted by Juan Betanzos
New Orleans
Member since Nov 2005
4139 posts
Posted on 1/14/26 at 1:36 pm to
The mind of Coach Kelly…..

“Good food, fine women, national brand, tons of talent & tons of money —- Shiiiiiiii I got this…”
Posted by Harry Caray
Denial
Member since Aug 2009
21024 posts
Posted on 1/14/26 at 1:36 pm to
It's crazy how the kids weren't flocking here to come get grinded on by old man Brian

Posted by OTIS2
NoLA
Member since Jul 2008
52370 posts
Posted on 1/14/26 at 1:36 pm to
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Kelly did pretty well in the portal.


And a pretty mediocre to poor job coaching his teams.
Posted by r0cky1
Member since Oct 2020
4905 posts
Posted on 1/14/26 at 1:37 pm to
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Dude took this job as a retirement gig and didn’t give a shite. Unreal


We had the number 1 portal class last year lol
Posted by Mats86
Member since Mar 2021
5887 posts
Posted on 1/14/26 at 2:28 pm to
I don’t think anything has been confirmed other than we sucked this past season. We did well in the portal last year. Kelly addressed the atrocious secondary and brought in 2 future all Americans. The offensive line was bad, but he brought in 2 relatively high ranked transfers in Thompson and Moore. We lost this past season on the field, not in the portal.
Posted by Gus007
TN
Member since Jul 2018
14454 posts
Posted on 1/14/26 at 2:35 pm to
He didn't hire himself.

Its a better indication of dimocrat politicians. It was all politics.
Posted by PurpleSingularity
Member since Dec 2017
2755 posts
Posted on 1/14/26 at 2:36 pm to
quote:

Kelly did pretty well in the portal.


You mean Austin Thomas did pretty well in the portal….everything Kelly did was reactive and lacked planning and forethought….I will continue to assume his portal prowess lined up the same way
Posted by TeddyPadillac
Member since Dec 2010
30117 posts
Posted on 1/14/26 at 2:37 pm to
quote:

This further confirms how worthless Kelly was at LSU.


quote:

Dude took this job as a retirement gig and didn’t give a shite. Unreal.




When you say "this", there needs to actually be something that describes what "this" is in your post.

and we all already knew he was worthless.
Posted by Tigerpride18
Lakewood Colorado
Member since Sep 2017
32343 posts
Posted on 1/14/26 at 2:44 pm to
what is "this"?
Posted by BlackPot
Member since Oct 2016
2638 posts
Posted on 1/14/26 at 2:48 pm to
Pretty cemented now that you see he isn't coaching again. Not saying coaching at LSU ends careers, but our last 3 head coaches do not have jobs at the moment...
Posted by mdomingue
Lafayette, LA
Member since Nov 2010
44731 posts
Posted on 1/14/26 at 2:55 pm to
Kelly way outperformed expectations in year one. His issue was not his ability to get talent here; it was his inability to properly utilize that talent as a whole and keep players engaged.
Posted by jlovel7
NOT Louisiana
Member since Aug 2014
24027 posts
Posted on 1/14/26 at 2:56 pm to
Did something happen today I missed
Posted by tigerbill002
Member since May 2008
2323 posts
Posted on 1/14/26 at 2:57 pm to
Nah, you can go ahead and take your whole foot off the brakes and start accelerating.

Why would anyone believe that LSU would only go 8-4 next year when we went 7-6 this year.

Our offense was ranked
103-Total yds (Last in SEC)
103-PPG (Last in SEC)
104-Yards/play (15th in SEC)
110-Rushing (15th in SEC)
80-Passing (12 in SEC)
101- RZ Scoring (14th in SEC)

Posted by JohnnyU
Florida
Member since Nov 2006
12833 posts
Posted on 1/14/26 at 4:08 pm to
quote:

Kelly did pretty well in the portal.


He did well his first year because of Daniel’s, Bernard Converse,Garner, the Arkansas guys. He did well last year on defensive side but shite the bed on offense.

Besides being arrogant, lazy, disinterested, crappy at hiring coaches, poor at roster management and evaluating talent he was okay.
Posted by Datbayoubengal
Port City
Member since Sep 2009
29271 posts
Posted on 1/14/26 at 4:20 pm to
quote:

Dude took this job as a retirement gig and didn’t give a shite. Unreal.
later on he was worthless, but Kelly put in WORK his first year here. Many forget that we had half a team at LSU when he got here. Man brought in a huge portal class like Kiffin, and one of the people he brought in was Jayden Daniels. He was able to retain our high school OL guys like Kiff was able to retain our DL guys. He got Perkins to LSU, got a name recognition only 3 star freshman TE to LSU, and basically built a DB room through the portal like Kiffin built the WR room. Noah Cain out the portal was brilliant for us too (5.4 ypc 10 TDs in first year here). Took a team that went 11-11 over the prior 2 years, and went 10-4 his first year here, beating Nick Saban and making it to the SECCG.

The problem with Kelly is that he wouldn't adapt fast enough and wouldn't get LSU spending fast enough. Had he went to the boosters after that first season and let them know that we needed that big money in the portal for defense, we'd likely already have won a national championship 2 years ago. Kiffin is parlaying his Ole Miss success with LSU, and LSU boosters' thirst for success. Also, rev share is something Kelly didn't get a chance at like Kiffin is. Kiffin is mastering convincing many great players to play at the same position, but he's also spending a ridiculous amount of money doing it. This QB hual, which i love to death (thank you Longstreet and Clark for willing to be backups), is no less than 8 million dollars, and could be somewhere between 8.5-9 mill. I remember clearly when Jayden Daniels was leaked to be making less money than both starting tackles and Perkins during his heisman year. Most of his deals came from national brands that worked with him and a couple other kids from around the country.

The final thing that separates them clearly is that Kiffin won't get complacent. He seems to be one of those football guys that are relentless in their approach to the game. Hear me when I say this, LSU will be a mainstay in the top 5, not just top 10. I'm talking Ohio St, UGA, Saban Bama level.
Posted by Keltic Tiger
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2006
21863 posts
Posted on 1/14/26 at 5:02 pm to
"Did well in the portal" ? BK last year, took 9 transfers out of the portal. In his last year at O.Miss, CLK brought in 30 or so transfers. Close to 30 again this year.....so far. Those 4-5 OL stars he took in.........????
Posted by oldskule
Down South
Member since Mar 2016
24222 posts
Posted on 1/14/26 at 5:06 pm to
Real similar to Mike Ditka and Saints gig......
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