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Kelly, Woodward and Rousse
Posted on 10/27/25 at 5:32 pm
Posted on 10/27/25 at 5:32 pm
Lengthy, but detailed article on The Hayride today. Here's some highlights...
KELLY:
The stuff I’ve heard about Brian Kelly over the last few weeks has been really amazing. Assumedly if I’ve heard it, the members of the LSU Board of Supervisors would also have heard it, which is why things moved as quickly as they did on Sunday.
I heard that Kelly’s attendance at LSU’s practices had become not altogether regular – as in, he’d be there and then he’d skip out for a while, and then he’d come back. I’d heard Kelly always had a glass of wine on hand when he was in his office.
I’d heard he was a very frequent patron at a few of Baton Rouge’s best restaurants, which isn’t a particularly bad thing except that he’d be there early and stay late during the season.
The picture these reports painted was of a coach who was very much mailing it in at LSU.
Woodward:
How it happened seems to be an item of some contention. The official story has it that Athletic Director Scott Woodward called Kelly in and demanded that he fire offensive coordinator Joe Sloan, who has been so bad this year one has almost been tempted to feel sorry for him, and Kelly refused – and that’s what brought on Kelly’s firing.
I can’t tell you definitively that isn’t true. What I can say is it’s definitely not what I heard. The way I heard it was that Kelly offered up Sloan’s head, and that not necessarily Woodward but several members of the LSU Board of Supervisors who had congregated to discuss the future of the football program were grossly unsatisfied with Sloan being made the scapegoat for this season’s awful performance. There is another story which has it that Kelly also offered up offensive line coach Brad Davis, whose unit has been inexplicably awful this year given how many highly-recruited athletes it contains, and Woodward objected.
I don’t know if I believe the last version. But what I can say is that I’d heard for quite some time that Davis, the holdover from Ed Orgeron’s staff and a Baton Rouge native, was Scott Woodward’s man on that coaching staff and that Woodward protected him when Kelly wanted to make a change after last year.
Woodward put out a statement, in any event, claiming that he’d let Kelly go and that he would find LSU another coach, and the media reports about Kelly’s firing all carry the tint of Scott Woodward in charge of the process.
And that, I’m pretty sure, is a crock.
Rousse:
On Wednesday, the LSU presidential search committee will release its final list of candidates for the job. If I’ve heard this correctly, that list will include current interim president Matt Lee, Robert Robbins who is the former president of the University of Arizona, and McNeese State University president Wade Rousse.
Rousse is the guy they’re going to hire. He reportedly has the votes from 10 of the 16 members of the LSU Board of Supervisors and he’s Gov. Jeff Landry’s candidate. On Nov. 4, the LSU Board of Supervisors meets to pick one of the three finalists and they’re going to go with Landry’s man barring something very unforeseen.
The guess here is that Rousse will get his vote from the LSU Board of Supervisors on Nov. 4, and while he won’t officially be LSU’s president until Jan. 1, he’ll unofficially take over that job immediately after being named. And Rousse will either sack Woodward on the spot, or he’ll be a lame-duck AD until he’s replaced over the summer.
And Rousse is going to hire the next football coach at LSU.
LINK
KELLY:
The stuff I’ve heard about Brian Kelly over the last few weeks has been really amazing. Assumedly if I’ve heard it, the members of the LSU Board of Supervisors would also have heard it, which is why things moved as quickly as they did on Sunday.
I heard that Kelly’s attendance at LSU’s practices had become not altogether regular – as in, he’d be there and then he’d skip out for a while, and then he’d come back. I’d heard Kelly always had a glass of wine on hand when he was in his office.
I’d heard he was a very frequent patron at a few of Baton Rouge’s best restaurants, which isn’t a particularly bad thing except that he’d be there early and stay late during the season.
The picture these reports painted was of a coach who was very much mailing it in at LSU.
Woodward:
How it happened seems to be an item of some contention. The official story has it that Athletic Director Scott Woodward called Kelly in and demanded that he fire offensive coordinator Joe Sloan, who has been so bad this year one has almost been tempted to feel sorry for him, and Kelly refused – and that’s what brought on Kelly’s firing.
I can’t tell you definitively that isn’t true. What I can say is it’s definitely not what I heard. The way I heard it was that Kelly offered up Sloan’s head, and that not necessarily Woodward but several members of the LSU Board of Supervisors who had congregated to discuss the future of the football program were grossly unsatisfied with Sloan being made the scapegoat for this season’s awful performance. There is another story which has it that Kelly also offered up offensive line coach Brad Davis, whose unit has been inexplicably awful this year given how many highly-recruited athletes it contains, and Woodward objected.
I don’t know if I believe the last version. But what I can say is that I’d heard for quite some time that Davis, the holdover from Ed Orgeron’s staff and a Baton Rouge native, was Scott Woodward’s man on that coaching staff and that Woodward protected him when Kelly wanted to make a change after last year.
Woodward put out a statement, in any event, claiming that he’d let Kelly go and that he would find LSU another coach, and the media reports about Kelly’s firing all carry the tint of Scott Woodward in charge of the process.
And that, I’m pretty sure, is a crock.
Rousse:
On Wednesday, the LSU presidential search committee will release its final list of candidates for the job. If I’ve heard this correctly, that list will include current interim president Matt Lee, Robert Robbins who is the former president of the University of Arizona, and McNeese State University president Wade Rousse.
Rousse is the guy they’re going to hire. He reportedly has the votes from 10 of the 16 members of the LSU Board of Supervisors and he’s Gov. Jeff Landry’s candidate. On Nov. 4, the LSU Board of Supervisors meets to pick one of the three finalists and they’re going to go with Landry’s man barring something very unforeseen.
The guess here is that Rousse will get his vote from the LSU Board of Supervisors on Nov. 4, and while he won’t officially be LSU’s president until Jan. 1, he’ll unofficially take over that job immediately after being named. And Rousse will either sack Woodward on the spot, or he’ll be a lame-duck AD until he’s replaced over the summer.
And Rousse is going to hire the next football coach at LSU.
LINK
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Posted on 10/27/25 at 5:37 pm to MardiGrasMike
That’s a geaux tigers
Posted on 10/27/25 at 8:08 pm to MardiGrasMike
Very interesting read. Not sure but probably very accurate
Posted on 10/27/25 at 8:09 pm to MardiGrasMike
Rousse hired Will Wade so there’s that, lol. That will stir up some people here.
Posted on 10/27/25 at 8:13 pm to MardiGrasMike
quote:
And Rousse is going to hire the next football coach at LSU.
Who is this guy and is he competent to hire our HC?
Posted on 10/27/25 at 8:20 pm to AlwysATgr
He did hire our head coach. His name was The General Will Wade.
Posted on 10/27/25 at 8:30 pm to MardiGrasMike
And I believe it was on the Charles Hannah Griff show today that he said that Mr. Rousse was very instrumental in getting will Wade over to McNeese State. So it looks like he does know Athletics and he knows how to pick a coach that can be a winner
This post was edited on 10/27/25 at 8:31 pm
Posted on 10/27/25 at 8:35 pm to MardiGrasMike
Rousse isn’t hiring anyone. That’s simply formality
Posted on 10/27/25 at 8:43 pm to MardiGrasMike
quote:
But what I can say is that I’d heard for quite some time that Davis, the holdover from Ed Orgeron’s staff and a Baton Rouge native, was Scott Woodward’s man on that coaching staff and that Woodward protected him when Kelly wanted to make a change after last year.
This should get Woody the axe. Brian Kelly was obviously checked out and needed to go, but if Woodward prevented him from trying to get a new OL coach this past off-season then this season is partly his fault too.
Posted on 10/27/25 at 8:55 pm to CharlesLSU
That’s right he will get the names of the finalists from a committee he will put together of football people and with help make the decision.Hes to intelligent to hire a FB coach knowing that’s not his wheelhouse.And remember if a dud is picked it’s on him.
Posted on 10/27/25 at 9:00 pm to MardiGrasMike
quote:
he media reports about Kelly’s firing all carry the tint of Scott Woodward in charge of the process.
And that, I’m pretty sure, is a crock.
Agreed.
And I think Woody is gone in a matter of days, by mid next week likely.
Posted on 10/27/25 at 9:11 pm to MardiGrasMike
quote:
But what I can say is that I’d heard for quite some time that Davis, the holdover from Ed Orgeron’s staff and a Baton Rouge native, was Scott Woodward’s man on that coaching staff and that Woodward protected him when Kelly wanted to make a change after last year.
quote:This all makes perfect sense. We all knew there was something keeping Davis on the Staff, as horrendous of an OL Coach he is. So here's the answer. Scott Woodward, GTFO. GTFO!!! swoodward@lsu.edu
This should get Woody the axe. Brian Kelly was obviously checked out and needed to go, but if Woodward prevented him from trying to get a new OL coach this past off-season then this season is partly his fault too.
Posted on 10/27/25 at 9:30 pm to MardiGrasMike
First, let’s be honest, Hayride is on Landry’s side here, and will push whatever agenda his people feed McKay. And we all know Landry is not likely a fan of Woodward.
That said…
If this alone is true, SW was at the very least promoting a toxic culture within the football program. You think a new coach is going to want to come into a situation where the AD is planting his guys on the staff to keep aware of the goings on?
And if Woodward was aware of the allegations in this article on the part of Kelly, why didn’t he do anything about it? Again, assuming any of this is true.
Not a good look for Woodward or the program, frankly.
That said…
quote:
Davis, the holdover from Ed Orgeron’s staff and a Baton Rouge native, was Scott Woodward’s man on that coaching staff and that Woodward protected him when Kelly wanted to make a change after last year.
If this alone is true, SW was at the very least promoting a toxic culture within the football program. You think a new coach is going to want to come into a situation where the AD is planting his guys on the staff to keep aware of the goings on?
And if Woodward was aware of the allegations in this article on the part of Kelly, why didn’t he do anything about it? Again, assuming any of this is true.
Not a good look for Woodward or the program, frankly.
This post was edited on 10/27/25 at 9:33 pm
Posted on 10/27/25 at 9:32 pm to MardiGrasMike
Who’s a better AD than Woodward?
Name him
Name him
This post was edited on 10/27/25 at 9:32 pm
Posted on 10/27/25 at 9:46 pm to MardiGrasMike
The Hayride is Landry’s propaganda! So Rousse is gonna pick the coach.
Everybody else is getting the best coach possible. We now gonna go cheap.
We won’t be football power long with these bunch of buffoons! Alabama fans are laughing their azzes off at our stupidity!
Everybody else is getting the best coach possible. We now gonna go cheap.
We won’t be football power long with these bunch of buffoons! Alabama fans are laughing their azzes off at our stupidity!
This post was edited on 10/27/25 at 9:47 pm
Posted on 10/27/25 at 9:48 pm to mikesliveisacheater
Woodward forced Pelini on Orgeron! Does no one remember that shite show?
Woodward is just …ugh
Woodward is just …ugh
Posted on 10/27/25 at 10:04 pm to panzer
Gay
Posted on 10/27/25 at 10:04 pm to panzer
What a convoluted mess
Posted on 10/27/25 at 10:05 pm to panzer
quote:
Woodward forced Pelini on Orgeron! Does no one remember that shite show?
If there's one constant that seems to exist during Woodward's tenure here is that the more he has his hands in the pie, the quicker things go to shite. I bet he doesn't micromanage Mulkey or Johnson.
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