re: Kelly needs to Man Up and apologize!

Never apologize....you are weak.

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BK overreacted, but as a reporter it seemed as though Michael went in there looking to poke the bear.

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The question was just asking what many in the fanbase is thinking. Clearly this defense is very good. So why, in a game where the defense gets 5 ints and, themselves, scores 6 points, are you only winning by 10 vs. what is going to be a 6 win Florida team? That was, again, a dominant performance by the defense. One that had to be sustained until the very end because the offense couldn't do their part to put the result out of reach. It's a lot to ask of the defense to be perfect every week.

Which is why the question doesn't come from a perspective of anger or dissatisfaction. It comes from the fact that the fans and media all watched 2023 happen. A year where LSU had the best QB in the country, a championship level offense, and accomplished NOTHING significant from a team perspective...all because the other side of the ball was awful.

Logical people are seeing hints that could be the case this year (just in reverse) if things don't change. So when you (BK) are touting this as a year to make a championship run, talking about "taking receipts", etc., you don't get softball questions just praising good and ignoring the potential areas for concern.

It's entirely possible BK was using his response as a way of showing support for his players, while acknowledging his own concerns with the offense in private. But no one wants to hear excuses from BK. He blew 2023 because they never adjusted a weak unit to at least give the offense a chance to do just enough. Two years later he has a championship roster and this is probably his last, best chance to win a NC. When that is the reality, grinding out wins AT HOME over middle of the pack SEC teams in a game your defense dominates is not a grand achievement. The internal and external expectations for this season are bigger than that.

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MartieW

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Are you going to cry?

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What Kelly did to Michael Cauble was 100% uncalled for.

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The question Cauble asked was 100% uncalled for at the time and he got his arse handed too him as he should have. He essentially asked BK “if he still beats his wife, yes or no.”

I think most of us felt pretty damn good about that win at the time due to the stellar defensive effort and Cauble decided to leadoff the PC with “piss in the punch bowl question.” I honestly think BK would have answered it if the question was asked later in the PC because he did talk about it at the end of the PC when someone else asked something related. BK answered and said “good question, thank you” but nobody heard that.