re: Do you like Brian Kelly as a coach?

yup

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Mediocre recruiter

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I feel like he leans way too hard on Louisiana kids who have grown up wanting to come here all their lives. Those kids really don't have to be recruited very hard because they just grew up loving LSU and its a dream come true to get an offer from this program.

He would be a perfect hire if he hired better recruiters on staff. As he isn’t even a good recruiter. At least make up for his deficiency.
Weird not having this at LSU honestly for the last three coaches have at least been this.

No, I like him as a person. Such a charismatic and charming guy.

He’s not lmao he is getting better players here ! Those are facts ! Look at all the new guys playing as freshman some of you people just want just want a southern accented coach dude has won everywhere he has been

He can’t proof has been for the last twenty years. He isn’t a good recruiter, it’s showing up here now. Our last three coaches proved all you have to be is a good recruiter here to win a championship, recruiting stellar classes overcomes coaching and makes up for coaching deficiencies.

If you want to say well there not spending what some other schools are then there is a reason for that Ed Oregerons buyout is too much to overcome and this falls on Woodward giving out outlandish contracts that nobody else in the country would give out.. LSU has been spending money on recruits all you have to do is look at our recruiting the last 25 years

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He’s a vast improvement over CEO and Miles. 

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Based upon public speaking, no doubt. But results matter. Hoping he surpasses all prior coaches on results.

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He can’t proof has been for the last twenty years.

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He pulled top 10 classes at a Catholic school with much more stringent academic requirements and less administrative support (e.g. facilities etc.) than he has at LSU.

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He isn’t a good recruiter, it’s showing up here now.

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In what way do you think this is “showing up here now”?

He managed to pull a #7 overall class in a transition year largely because of a fantastic haul from the transfer portal. I don’t know what more you could have hoped for after back-to-back .500 seasons and a fired head coach.

He had the #6 HS class and #5 overall class in his first real cycle. Which is.. about where we were under Orgeron, except we haven’t seen half of his HS recruits transfer or get kicked off the team.

We had 3 true freshmen starters in the 2022 class, plus something like 7 transfers that came in and started. We have at least one true freshman starter in the 2023 class, with possibly up to 4 more depending how it all plays out. Another 4-5 transfers who are starters.

So I’m a bit dumbfounded by your assertion that it’s “showing up here now.” The only thing I can imagine is that you’re looking at the 2024 class because it’s currently ranked #10. If so.. 1) it’s not a great year for LA recruiting and 2) it’s fricking September. Nobody is signed yet, transfer portal hasn’t even opened, etc.

I’m not saying I think Brian Kelly is some kind of recruiting phenom. But to criticize his recruiting at this point feels extremely short-sighted and reactionary.

The recruits that were signed a lot of them already had previous relationships with the staff from their previous schools they recruited for. Now that they are focusing on different areas for recruiting and you see those relationships are gone and they aren’t securing commitments from big time star gazing prospects they are going after. Look I wish more than anything we could see better recruiting out of this staff, for I absolutely love the recruiting aspect but we are losing all the big showdowns with top prospects. We aren’t gonna win many championships doing this we need those freaks on the team.
If you want to give Brian Kelly more time for you to form a rash opinion that’s cool I’m not judging I am just reading the tea leaves and unless he changes up his philosophy and fires some coaches and starts to bid high with these other schools, he isn’t winning a title here, just my opinion of course
I just read your post, I mean yea it’s jumping the gun but it’s a hot take an open for criticism I wouldn’t be talking about it in a couple years if his recruiting is obviously bad, because everyone would have already seen it over that time..