Former LSU Quency Wiggins receiving terrible advice… - fixed the link

I don't think you linked the right article

Are you having a stroke?

OP was attempting to link this article that was written by someone (or some AI) that clearly hates Kelly.

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Four-star Baton Rouge, Louisiana EDGE Quency Wiggins had seemingly the perfect storybook ending to his high school career: switching sports from basketball to football and joining his hometown LSU Tigers.

Wiggins wasn’t ready for so much so soon, though. And notoriously player-unfriendly Tigers coach Brian Kelly didn’t make him feel welcomed in the slightest.

That’s why all it took was meeting Colorado Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders once to make Wiggins realize he chose the right path, leaving LSU and the Deep South behind for the Rocky Mountains in Boulder via the Transfer Portal.

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“I started off my junior year in high school when I first picked up a football in general. I was a hooper at first. A coach at Kentucky came to me and said, 'If you played football, I'd offer you right now.' Instantaneously, I went to learn a little football or whatever. The recruitment process picked up for me, I ended up going to LSU. It was a rough process switching from high school to college in such a short time and not even having that much experience,” Wiggins said in a “What's Your Story?” interview, per SI.

“Out of the gate, I was already behind, so I kind of needed somebody to believe in me and push me and just show me the ropes. I feel like over there (LSU), I didn't have that.

“I made the change over here to Colorado, and that's where I met 'Coach Prime.’ Instantaneously, he showed me love. He reassured me and let me know that I can be a player. When I was losing a little bit of faith in myself, he made sure to lift me up or whatever, just always (sharing) uplifting words to me. That's how I'm able to just go out there and work hard for him every day.”

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He doesn't really say anything wrong. Just that he didn't have people to show him the ropes and push him at LSU. Sure, fine, whatever. Deion is a players' coach. Kelly is a program builder. Nothing wrong with either of those approaches.

It's the author that (again) spews nonsense and makes it seem like Wiggins was shitting on Kelly

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Kelly can have his “Million Dollar Match Challenge.” He can have his top-rated 2025 transfer class. He can fake all the Cajun accents he wants.

If he can’t connect with players, Kelly will never get more out of his players than their baseline talent level. He’ll also never retain the players he was able to nab via the university’s donor class’s donations.

And if he can’t make a run to the College Football Playoff entering his fourth year in Baton Rouge, LSU may find someone who can do those things.

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I hate "journalists" these days. I understand everybody has theor voice, but to take a whole section of an article to shite on a coach for no reason is just classless. Especially when the article isn't about him.

Ah, thank you. Pasted the wrong link.

Those quotes didn’t really sound like blaming Kelly, more so explaining why he transferred to Colorado. Timing wise, he probably should have never come to LSU. We needed guys that could come in and immediately provide value and make an impact, not guys who have only played 2 years of football.

Nothing wrong with anything Quency said in that article. He was explaining how he felt during his time at LSU. I didn’t see anything too bad.

So, the kid wanted someone to reassure him everyday? Maybe LSU wasn't a good fit for him and I'm okay with that. No one should have to reassure a grown man that he's doing everything right. Put in the extra time and work, and you'll see the results.

He played mostly on special teams.

He is quoted as saying he needs someone “ to push him”. He is looking for someone to blame. Lacking the drive to push yourself to be your best, rarely ends well.