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T-Bob story about the firing of Moffitt
Posted on 10/27/25 at 4:00 pm
Posted on 10/27/25 at 4:00 pm
So I was listening to a pod with T-Bob and a few other media members today. T-Bob told the story of how Moffitt was fired.
When Orgeron was let go, Saban called Moffitt and offered him the job to be Bama’s S&C coach. Moffitt told him no because Woodward guaranteed Moffitt he would keep his job through the coaching change. Kelly came in and immediately fired him.
Moffitt was the most loved coach here for decades by actual players. He was the guy the players were with 365 days a year. So many ex LSU players have been congratulating him because they know how dirty he was done by Woodward and Kelly. Players attribute the LSU culture to him. He was the primary driver of it.
Here is the clip. Start it at 7:40 to hear it all
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When Orgeron was let go, Saban called Moffitt and offered him the job to be Bama’s S&C coach. Moffitt told him no because Woodward guaranteed Moffitt he would keep his job through the coaching change. Kelly came in and immediately fired him.
Moffitt was the most loved coach here for decades by actual players. He was the guy the players were with 365 days a year. So many ex LSU players have been congratulating him because they know how dirty he was done by Woodward and Kelly. Players attribute the LSU culture to him. He was the primary driver of it.
Here is the clip. Start it at 7:40 to hear it all
LINK
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Posted on 10/27/25 at 4:03 pm to tigersquad89
I wouldn’t be opposed to the next guy hiring Moffitt back. Only issue, is some of his last few teams were getting shoved around pretty good. Seemed like he lost a step his last couple of years. Maybe getting fired was a wake up call again, seems like he has Aggie trending pretty well in that department.
Posted on 10/27/25 at 4:04 pm to tigersquad89
I can't argue with an insider. But, from the outside it looked like strength and conditioning dramatically fell off after 2019. No one had much of a problem with Moffitt's departure when Kelly came in.
Posted on 10/27/25 at 4:04 pm to ipodking
frick you.
Posted on 10/27/25 at 4:04 pm to TigerLifer18
Honestly, I doubt he would take the job back as much as it hurts to say. For me it’s not that I think they need to hire back just kind of an interesting look into the culture brought by Kelly. I hope we are able to bring guys in that love LSU and bring that culture back
Posted on 10/27/25 at 4:05 pm to ipodking
If Saban wanted Moffett that would have happened anyway
if Moffett had the team 365 days a year in 2020 and 2021 then you can't absolve him of some of the dysfunction of those two seasons
if Moffett had the team 365 days a year in 2020 and 2021 then you can't absolve him of some of the dysfunction of those two seasons
Posted on 10/27/25 at 4:06 pm to ipodking
I agree Moffit was the man but lost a little on the back end with us. He’s had a revival at aTm but I’d rather bring in some new blood. Time for another full revamp.
Posted on 10/27/25 at 4:06 pm to tigersquad89
Sooo many people here wanted him gone when Kelly came in. Revisionist history.
This post was edited on 10/27/25 at 4:07 pm
Posted on 10/27/25 at 4:07 pm to bulletprooftiger
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fell off after 2019.
Riiiiiight. Im sure moffit decided, after the most successful season in LSU history, to drastically change his methods and go easy on the kids.
Yep, gotta be it.........genius
Posted on 10/27/25 at 4:07 pm to nicholastiger
Eh, you spend decades at a place that’s your home. That was a personal decision not a professional one for Moffitt. And yeah we can acknowledge the falloff but I don’t think that comes down to just strength and conditioning. The whole system had fallen apart.
Posted on 10/27/25 at 4:08 pm to Samso
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Sooo many people here wanted him gone when Kelly came in. Revisionist history.
You are correct a lot of people wanted him gone. I was one of the people upset with the firing of him and other long time lsu coaches. But it’s also okay for people to change their opinion on the firing as they get more info.
Posted on 10/27/25 at 4:08 pm to Samso
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Sooo many people here wanted him gone when Kelly came in. Revisionist history.
This.
It was talked about ad nauseam on here for years about he had fallen behind and wasnt up to date with current standards.
Posted on 10/27/25 at 4:10 pm to bulletprooftiger
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it looked like strength and conditioning dramatically fell off after 2019.
It did, because the S&C coach can only have as much authority as the Head Coach gives him. O was busy chasing tail and didn’t give a shite if his players were training properly.
Posted on 10/27/25 at 4:12 pm to TigerLifer18
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Only issue, is some of his last few teams were getting shoved around pretty good.
Maybe we should stop recruiting soft players and coaching kids to be soft. That'd be a start.
Posted on 10/27/25 at 4:13 pm to tigersquad89
Sick of Tommy and his look at me shite during this
I get it you feel wronged. Kelly was well within his rights to bring in his own guy though. Move on.
I get it you feel wronged. Kelly was well within his rights to bring in his own guy though. Move on.
Posted on 10/27/25 at 4:13 pm to tigersquad89
Why are people acting like the end of Moffitt's tenure here was a success? It was a lot of the same thing we're seeing now. Players were soft and not physically ready to play against top SEC competition.
Him being away from it for a couple years and having a change of scenery probably helped reignite that fire in him. That's awesome, but there's no need to rewrite history and act like his whole time here was like what we saw on Saturday night.
Him being away from it for a couple years and having a change of scenery probably helped reignite that fire in him. That's awesome, but there's no need to rewrite history and act like his whole time here was like what we saw on Saturday night.
This post was edited on 10/27/25 at 4:16 pm
Posted on 10/27/25 at 4:14 pm to tigersquad89
The truth is Moffitt had probably gotten complacent by 2019. It happens. Strength and conditioning had fallen off a little bit. Once he was told to pack up it probably lit a fire under him. We’ll see if A&M can finish it out.
Posted on 10/27/25 at 4:15 pm to BilJ
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Sick of Tommy and his look at me shite during this
Has he been talking a lot in social media or something? I don’t feel like I’ve heard a peep from him. This post was edited on 10/27/25 at 4:19 pm
Posted on 10/27/25 at 4:18 pm to Samso
Yep. Only reason people care is because we got embarrassed.
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