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Is Brian Kelly the most despised former head coach in LSU's history?

Posted on 11/25/25 at 2:17 pm
Posted by LSU Tiger Eyes
Key Biscayne, FL
Member since Sep 2003
3405 posts
Posted on 11/25/25 at 2:17 pm
Personally, I've never felt such deep hatred for an ex-coach before. There have been disappointments, but this one is different.

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Posted by jb21lsu
NWLA
Member since Mar 2018
2880 posts
Posted on 11/25/25 at 2:20 pm to
Brian is and always has been a fraud. Too many people refused to believe that until it was too late. I said when he was hired it was a mistake but was told I don't know shite. Well.... I saved room for you all on the Brian Kelly is a fraud train and now you all jumped on except a few like Jimtiger72.
Posted by ATLTiger
#TreyBiletnikoffs
Member since Sep 2003
45991 posts
Posted on 11/25/25 at 2:21 pm to
Curly
Posted by LSU Tiger Eyes
Key Biscayne, FL
Member since Sep 2003
3405 posts
Posted on 11/25/25 at 2:25 pm to
I felt the same since they announced his hiring! ... and then came his introduction.
Posted by Powerman
Member since Jan 2004
170436 posts
Posted on 11/25/25 at 2:26 pm to
Kelly is an example that we can all learn from

It pays to be likeable

Kelly was just not a very likable person and hence gets 0 sympathy or patience from the fan base
Posted by kallen85
Member since Aug 2022
76 posts
Posted on 11/25/25 at 2:30 pm to
Kelly is without a doubt the biggest BUM ever to hold the title of Head football coach at LSU.

The other coaches that failed just weren’t good coaches. Kelly never took ownership of anything while at LSU.

Kelly is a Moron…a wealthy one.
Posted by TheRouxGuru
Member since Nov 2019
13399 posts
Posted on 11/25/25 at 2:31 pm to
If I’m being completely honest, I think Orgeron got way more hate than Kelly is/did



Which is weird to me
Posted by Icansee4miles
Trolling the Tickfaw
Member since Jan 2007
31703 posts
Posted on 11/25/25 at 2:38 pm to
O was more polarizing. The FB Moms and Coonass “he talks like us” crowd loved him, others recognized that his longterm track record as a HC was poor.

I’m not sure anyone genuinely liked BK. He’s an unlikeable dude that most would have accommodated had he not retired in place two years ago.
Posted by how333
Member since Dec 2020
3940 posts
Posted on 11/25/25 at 2:40 pm to
Yes. He's a fake.
Posted by jcaz
Laffy
Member since Aug 2014
18692 posts
Posted on 11/25/25 at 2:40 pm to
I’m just angry because he clearly checked out. He had no fire. But he kept collecting that check. Pompous arse talking about alignment and the Path while hanging out at the beach and drinking all week. *allegedly*
Posted by Pelican fan99
Lafayette, Louisiana
Member since Jun 2013
38827 posts
Posted on 11/25/25 at 2:43 pm to
quote:

If I’m being completely honest, I think Orgeron got way more hate than Kelly is/did
not even close. You still had people that love him. I don’t know a single person who likes BK at this point
Posted by mdomingue
Lafayette, LA
Member since Nov 2010
42044 posts
Posted on 11/25/25 at 2:44 pm to
Right now, it's recency bias. That may shift down the road, it is hard tosay.

I don't think he is as roundly despised for his W/L record as Curly was.

His personality did him no favors, though.
Posted by NotaStarGazer
Member since Dec 2023
2576 posts
Posted on 11/25/25 at 2:47 pm to
I agree...Curly Hallman was probably the worst. I have never seen such personal hatred of Brian Kelly. I think it is total nonsense! DId he run over everyone's dog or something? Jesus! What I WILL say is that Kelly like ALL coaches promise the "team will be in the playoffs" and didn't deliver. But who doesn't say that? Hugh Freeze said "we have a team that should contend for the playoffs" talking about Auburn THIS season. They won't even make a bowl game. Of course he got fired also.

The one that was REALLY fool's gold was Hallman. LSU got fooled by his upsets at USM that were completely due to a guy named Brett Favre.
Posted by DeathValleyBones
Member since Nov 2025
100 posts
Posted on 11/25/25 at 2:49 pm to
He is working harder at it than he was coaching football the past 4 years.
Posted by TigerFanPA
Member since Oct 2021
486 posts
Posted on 11/25/25 at 2:50 pm to
Curley. Early 90s were the worst time for LSU football. At least BK had a Heisman under his watch and a respectable W/L record. Curley was awful.
Posted by Cuz413
Member since Nov 2007
9869 posts
Posted on 11/25/25 at 2:50 pm to
Kelly is Serious !!!

This thread contains enough back and forth to understand how many times anyone was critical of BK coaching they would get DV'ed by the pumpers.
Posted by BrunoFree
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2022
69 posts
Posted on 11/25/25 at 2:50 pm to
"Ding Ding Ding!"
Posted by ipodking
#StopTalkingAboutWomensSports
Member since Jun 2008
58334 posts
Posted on 11/25/25 at 2:51 pm to
It’s easily Saban.

He cost LSU multiple nattys when he chose to go to Bama

Posted by Lark225
Member since Mar 2019
1738 posts
Posted on 11/25/25 at 2:53 pm to
Brian Kelly just always seemed a year behind to me. Does that make sense to y'all?
Posted by ELVIS U
Member since Feb 2007
11502 posts
Posted on 11/25/25 at 2:54 pm to
Curly Hallman has that distinction
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