Brian Kelly doing Brian Kelly things
To the surprise of almost no one, Brian Kelly is being his typical self after the (hilarious) close loss to Florida State last night.
Said this during his post game comments:
https://mobile.twitter.com/jeff_nowak/status/1566643872113082368
And, within an hour or two of this comment, the kid in question promptly deleted all references to LSU from his Twitter & Instagram accounts.
https://mobile.twitter.com/_phenomenole/status/1566648963297644544
And that was the *second* LSU starter to do so after the game, the first being Kayshon Boutte.
https://twitter.com/cfbtalkdaily/status/1566638747172618240?s=21&t=2hgezi8BJ0UNjrP2GZVBxw
Just normal "family" things.
September 5th, 2022 at 7:46 AM ^
Kayshon Boutte was a 5 Star WR in the class of 2020. Malik Nabers was a 4 star, top 150 WR in the class of 2021, FWIW. these aren't walk-ons he's pissing off.
God, Brian Kelly is the worst.
September 5th, 2022 at 8:44 AM ^
Keep recruiting Jalen Brown
September 5th, 2022 at 6:54 PM ^
And Jaxon Howard and Paul Mubenga
September 5th, 2022 at 9:00 AM ^
He’s building a fahmuhlee culture down there don’t you know
September 5th, 2022 at 9:36 AM ^
I read this hearing a strange mixture of Cajun/Fargo accents... thank you for this.
September 5th, 2022 at 10:24 AM ^
Talking about Fargo, what are the odds that they find Kelly in a woodchipper before the season ends if he continues to diss his players?
September 5th, 2022 at 1:41 PM ^
Actually, what they will do is wait for a hurricane, strap him into a scissors lift, raise it to the max and leave him there.
Karma is a bitch, eh Brian?
September 5th, 2022 at 9:16 AM ^
Both players, for all their talent, played like shit. Brian Kelly is an ass and deserves every bad thing he has coming his way but he isn’t wrong. I’m surprised their special teams coach, whoever that is, wasn’t roasted as well. Two dropped punts, two kicks blocked. Unreal.
September 5th, 2022 at 9:33 AM ^
Yeah, but that doesn't mean you diss college students—YOUR players, your charges, your (alleged) family—in public.
A coach mouthing off because he's pissed HE lost a game—meaning he's out of control: how does that help them, as people or players?
September 5th, 2022 at 10:05 AM ^
Is stating the obvious really dissing your players? Kayshon Boutte came across as a whiny little (you know). I don't like Kelly but this is more on the players than him. I wonder what kind of NIL deals these guys have. I expect to see a lot of pouting this year from players not getting the ball or just making mistakes. They're getting paid now, the level of expectations and responsibility just went up.
September 5th, 2022 at 10:18 AM ^
You don't throw your kids under the bus in public unless they are not giving full effort.
Nabors was distraught when he dropped that second punt and they made a nice catch on the last drive - why not talk about "resiliency"?
Don't get me wrong - say what you gotta say to the team in the locker room and in practice, you just don't trash them in public to the media.
September 5th, 2022 at 11:05 AM ^
This. I could tell thst kid felt so bad. He thought he had just let his team down and he was the reason that they would lose. Everyone has had a moment like that in their life, so a person with empathy would have to realize what he is going through. To get back on the field and contribute on that last drive when he must be facing great self doubt was what should be emphasized.
Yes I get that as an LSU star he is making NIL money, but I would still empathize with him even if he was an NFL multimillionaire to some extent. He might also lose NIL money if the people paying him are feeling vindictive, or he might worry that that is so. As the deleting of the social media indicates, maybe he will also transfer.
September 5th, 2022 at 10:46 AM ^
I am not condoning Kelly’s antics. In fact I hate both him and his approach and love Harbaugh’s in terms of how he deals with players disappointing. My comment was simply that those two players did not play well. At all. Boutte possibly even more so than Nabers. And was mostly for the benefit of those who did not see the game.
September 5th, 2022 at 11:28 AM ^
September 5th, 2022 at 6:53 PM ^
I agree with the overall tone and intent of your post, but in what circumstances are receiver yards ever subtracted from passing totals? I get your point, but it seems a bit gratuitous.
September 5th, 2022 at 8:15 PM ^
One of the complaints about Cade is he doesn’t take downfield shots. He didn’t really showcase any improvement or willingness on that front Saturday. The 61 yard TD screen pass wasn’t really a downfield passing play but it doubles his YPA from 4 to 8 and gives a very different picture of his overall play.
September 5th, 2022 at 11:53 AM ^
Reminds me of when Dabo called his punter an "idiot" on national TV. Maybe he is an idiot but what kind of prick does that to a player publicly?
September 5th, 2022 at 1:16 PM ^
They might be 'college students' but they aren't amateurs. It's the SEC and based upon the numbers Will Wade was throwing around for LSU basketball, you gotta think the stud football players make even more.
September 5th, 2022 at 8:12 PM ^
Where exactly is the diss?
That you feel comfortable that he was going to do a great job "And that wasn't the case."
Look everyone who watched the game knew that Nabers screwed up really-really bad. If that is what qualifies as being thrown under the bus, then perhaps there are too many snowflakes out here.
I am far from a Kelly fan and for most of the game was wanting Kelly to lose but sort of got behind LSU on that last drive. I'm sorry but when you play big time college football and ask around for NIL money you have to have thicker skin than that comment.
September 5th, 2022 at 10:02 AM ^
I wouldn't let my kid play for him. And I believe in merit-based play - if you're not cutting it, even if you're my kid, next man up. Brian Kelly is a horrible, purple-faced, narcissistic human who has no idea how to get the best out of players. I hope he fails miserably. What a dick.
September 5th, 2022 at 10:16 AM ^
He has always publicly blamed his players. I am surprised he can get recruit at all.
September 5th, 2022 at 2:48 PM ^
always felt the same about Izzo
September 5th, 2022 at 10:54 AM ^
In Brian Kelly's mind, it's all about Brian Kelly.
September 5th, 2022 at 10:22 AM ^
It’s not about right or wrong. You break the player down in the locker room, or go even lighter if he’s sensitive and break him down 1 on 1 in the coach’s office. All players are different, so need be motivated differently
That, of course, assumes that your goal is to get the most out of the player, and given their respective 4 and 5 star talent, there’s probably something there. But if your goal is to deflect blame, shit on your players, and act as if your game plan was just stellar if not for these incompetent kids…then you pull a Purple Face and go to the media.
Fwiw, FSU remarkably didn’t score on either of the muffed punts inside the 10. Foregoing a fg in the 1st half and fumbling it away at the goal line in the 4th.
September 5th, 2022 at 1:47 PM ^
That pitchout on 3rd and goal may go down as the stupidest play call of the year.
September 5th, 2022 at 11:39 AM ^
I mean there’s a tactful way to say “yeah obviously he didn’t have a great game” and it’s not “we evaluated him for 4 weeks and we clearly made a mistake with that”.
You say “He’s been a hard worker and a great performer all through camp - obviously there are a couple plays he wants back today, but he has my full confidence that he’s going to bounce back, learn from these mistakes and perform at the level we’ve all seen him capable of”.
September 5th, 2022 at 11:51 AM ^
Yep, coach speak to the media should always be very different from what is said in the locker room or in practice. There is a reason coaches give "boring" press conferences, specifically regarding their players - unless the player is deserving of immense praise. Confidence is everything, and in this day and age of insane media coverage, including lunatics on social media, Kelly just shit on the kid via this specific channel.
Very bad move, totally narcissistic and self serving, and ends up hurting the kid's confidence and team's faith in the coach to have their back going forward.
This is literally the worst way to handle a player having the worst game, and probably public moment of his life. When they're down - you build them up. When they get too high - you bring them back to earth.
But Kelly only knows one way his entire career -and that's lionize Brian Kelly.
September 5th, 2022 at 2:22 PM ^
Generally you save criticism of your players for the locker room, or in private. The same goes for players of their coaches.
September 5th, 2022 at 12:09 PM ^
Call me crazy, but I suspect the young men's decision to delete their social media accounts had a lot more to do with whatever the LSU "fans" (who describe themselves as "coon-asses") are tweeting at them. We forget just how young these players are, and they will probably be much healthier pursuing their careers off SM.
September 5th, 2022 at 7:07 PM ^
Purple Face at his best (or worse). He's just a total a-hole - always has been
September 5th, 2022 at 7:51 AM ^
But did Kelly sound like the Cajun coach in the waterboy during his presser? That’s what everyone wants to know.
September 5th, 2022 at 7:53 AM ^
They're a pretty patient fanbase. So I'm sure he'll be fine.
September 5th, 2022 at 11:59 AM ^
Excellent, Kelly could learn from you - this is the sort of subtle approach needed!
September 5th, 2022 at 7:54 AM ^
Brian Kelly fits in at LSU about as well as my rusty assed f250 with a tool box does on south beach. There’s been some strange hires, then there’s this one.
September 5th, 2022 at 8:01 AM ^
But at least your toolbox doesn’t pretend to be stainless steel
September 5th, 2022 at 9:07 AM ^
Popping the popcorn and waiting for the "It's Meltdown Time" segment on this game in a day or two.
September 5th, 2022 at 12:31 PM ^
Not a good fit, for sure. I have a feeling Kelly will crash and burn so hard at LSU he’ll be coaching Bowling Green or something in a couple years.
September 5th, 2022 at 7:59 AM ^
Over/under on #FireBrianKelly?
September 5th, 2022 at 9:07 AM ^
Both.
September 5th, 2022 at 9:19 AM ^
Interesting question. Just think there is too much money "invested" already. That said, snake oil can go bad in the heat.
September 5th, 2022 at 7:59 AM ^
Bill Barnwell said on Twitter that he'd spend $50 per game for a PPV of Coach O giving unfiltered commentary on Kelly-led LSU games, and man, hell yeah.
September 5th, 2022 at 8:35 AM ^
For $50 I want closed captioning of Coach O
September 5th, 2022 at 8:51 AM ^
Definitely needed, unless you speak Cajun...
September 5th, 2022 at 3:05 PM ^
I need it for Brian Kelly's new Cajun accent
September 5th, 2022 at 12:30 PM ^
That is funny. Holy moly.
September 5th, 2022 at 2:43 PM ^
^ ^ ^ ^ Must be seconded.
September 5th, 2022 at 9:51 AM ^
With his girlfriend(s) in the background playing beer pong.
September 5th, 2022 at 10:02 AM ^
I think you have started something - there is going to be a groundswell for that to happen.
I'd pay to see that too!
September 5th, 2022 at 7:59 AM ^
If he wants to scare away a few 5 star power backs, linebackers and edges I know a nice landing spot ...