Not a bad hire but he doesn't move the needle. He's a hire you make 10 years ago.

I don't think Kelly is a bad coach at all. He's actually really good. However, I can't see how he'd bring much coaching ceiling with him here. I know he had disadvantages at Notre Dame and this is probably his hailmary to end his career with a championship.

All that being said, he does nothing for me and much of this fanbase. His berating attitude towards his players I can't see being a good fit with LSU's major culture problems inside the program right now. You have the murder questions. He's old as hell, which brings tons of negatives in itself. How long is he our coach? Is he on decline with age now? Can he still relate with recruits and recruit as the highest level in SEC?

This seems like a "safe" hire you make when you whiff hard on your #1 to try to regain the legs of the program. We're a mess right now so we need direction he'll bring stability but will he bring us a championship? Was this LSU's intention? Stabilize the program and prepare for the next big hire? Can he break the stigma of being the current Big Game Bob Stoops of NCAA? Can he break his stubborn movement on his offensive schemes?

IDK a lot to like about the hire but a lot to dislike too. I'm pretty apathetic on the hire. He's a very good coach unquestionable but if we went this direction I was hoping for a younger upcoming coach who could maybe innovate and grow with us.

tl;dr we could've did waaaay worse(Bob Stoops wtf) but I don't think he's a homerun hire. He's a good hire but not homerun. He would've been a homerun 10 years ago not right now, IMO.

Anyways, whatever, let's ride.