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LSU football was 4-0 on the morning of September 27th

Posted on 10/26/25 at 9:07 pm
Posted by NorthEndZone
Member since Dec 2008
13754 posts
Posted on 10/26/25 at 9:07 pm
And was ranked #3 in the nation.

29 days later on October 26th, the head coach was fired.

Might be a record for a coach's quickest downfall other than because of a scandal or criminal offense.

We could all see that the 4-0 start was not what it seemed to be, but I don't think we expected this.

Posted by saintsfan22
baton rouge
Member since May 2006
78384 posts
Posted on 10/26/25 at 9:08 pm to
quote:

Might be a record for a coach's quickest downfall other than because of a scandal or criminal offense.

You should google james Franklin
Posted by im4LSU
Hattiesburg, MS
Member since Aug 2004
34416 posts
Posted on 10/26/25 at 9:08 pm to
I think Franklin has him beat
Posted by RB10
Member since Nov 2010
50717 posts
Posted on 10/26/25 at 9:08 pm to
I was thinking about this earlier. From an undefeated top 5 team to fired in less than 30 days.

Ouch
Posted by NorthEndZone
Member since Dec 2008
13754 posts
Posted on 10/26/25 at 9:08 pm to
I thought of Franklin but didn't check the timeline
Posted by LSBoosie
Member since Jun 2020
16965 posts
Posted on 10/26/25 at 9:08 pm to
And there were really people on this board that told us to ignore the offensive problems because we were 3-0 and ranked #3 in the country hahaha
Posted by shutterspeed
MS Gulf Coast
Member since May 2007
70501 posts
Posted on 10/26/25 at 9:09 pm to
Most knew this team was a paper tiger.
Posted by cajuntiger85
Lafayette
Member since Feb 2017
464 posts
Posted on 10/26/25 at 9:10 pm to
Franklin did it in 3 weeks, while losing to UCLA and Northwestern.

At least LSU lost to actual good teams
Posted by NorthEndZone
Member since Dec 2008
13754 posts
Posted on 10/26/25 at 9:13 pm to
That's crazy for both of them.

I wonder what odds Vegas would have given you that Franklin and Kelly would both be fired before the end of October Thousands to one or more.
Posted by RockChalkTiger
A Little Bit South of Saskatoon
Member since May 2009
11021 posts
Posted on 10/26/25 at 9:16 pm to
I saw it. That record was based on barely beating two terrible teams (neither Clemson nor Florida are even receiving votes) and two rent-a-wins. It was all smoke and mirrors. Pretty much the whole country was shorting LSU stock!
Posted by fifthdeadlyvenom
Member since Nov 2016
988 posts
Posted on 10/26/25 at 9:22 pm to
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