re: ND fanbase warnings…..

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..and back to pumping sunshine Tuesday through Friday. Wash, rinse, repeat.

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As an LSU fan I will always try to look for a reason to be optimistic every Saturday no matter who we play. I can’t imagine being an insufferable little bitch and going through a season saying we suck and are going to lose each week…but hey some people love being miserable

Because the ND AD is as big an egotistical jackass as BK. BK was his handpicked coach. He wasn’t fired after killing a kid. He wasn’t fired after going 4-8. He wasn’t fired after having to vacate wins in 2012-13. In fact the only reason he is even recognized as ND’s winningest coach is because ND continued to recognize the vacated wins. The only way BK was leaving South Bend was in the manner he did. Someone else had to take him off ND’s hands.

Well. Y'all said you wanted players who were aligned and didn't want NIL money. So this is the product you get with those type of players. Why cry now when it's what you guys wanted during the offseason?

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As an LSU fan I will always try to look for a reason to be optimistic every Saturday no matter who we play. I can’t imagine being an insufferable little bitch and going through a season saying we suck and are going to lose each week…but hey some people love being miserable

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I think they secretly wish we would lose so they can justify their continued miserable existence

I'm getting Les Miles vibes from what BK is putting out there. We need to field the QB who makes those around him better. Unfortunately, that excludes JD

Nussmeier fits the mold we're looking for. Being able to read a defense and get the ball out of his hands quickly ought to be a deciding factor to transition from what we have with JD because we know exactly what we get with him and we have already peaked with his play. I'm tired of the inconsistency and unknowns we get with him under center. Not only that, but defenses know how to attack him and make him one dimensional.

Meh. ND fans weren’t so vocal about those things when he was there. I wouldn’t put too much stock into what they’re saying now.

Yup. everything ND fans said turned out to be true. I'm off the BK train and yes, I'm a BK hater now so frick the alignment.

fell on deaf ears

spending 100 mil on a coach who hasn’t got the accolades to warrant such a big pay raise

to go to the strongest conference where majority of the teams spend millions on recruiting and their coaching staff spelled trouble from the start

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Wait what?? ND fans weren’t vocal about Kelly while he was there?? News to me and a lot of their fans!!

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Bro, every fan base will bitch about losses. I’ve seen Bama fans shite on Saban who is tGOAT. I’m saying these talking points were not pushed by their fan base when he was there. Regardless, I don’t give a shite about ND fans.

As an ND grad who has many LSU friends, I have had numerous discussions about BK, and warned my friends when he was hired not to be overly optimistic. Why? While Brian Kelly is a great program builder who understands the landscape of college football and knows what it takes to win, he is not always the best at execution and a lot of his game-day coaching is questionable at best. Here are a few observations from the commentary in this thread as well as from last night's games.

1. For those worried about recruiting, relax. Yes, Kelly is a bit of lazy recruiter, but he is competent enough to select assistants who are tireless recruiters. You will get talent.

2. What BK does with that talent that is recruited is a bigger question. While at ND, BK and his staff had difficulty developing the talent that they recruited at most positions other than OL, and particularly, at QB. Some would say that almost all QBs at ND regressed...I think otherwise. I don't think the coaching staff challenged them to run new stuff, so that there was a lot of film on ND's playbook for each QB, allowing opposing defenses to be better prepared with each game.

3. Halftime and in-game adjustments are a problem, halftime because there typically are not significant adjustments and in-game because the staff reacts too slowly. Against most great coaches, BK will lose the halftime adjustment battle. I'm not saying that Norvell is a great coach, but he and his staff schooled the BK staff last night. If it was not obvious to you, you probably should be watching Netflix instead of football.

4. Special teams are not special. From sources inside the ND program, there were reports that special teams was given little to no practice time during both the pre-season the season.

5. BK does not seem to understand momentum, and his stubbornness often works against him in critical game decisions. Sometimes it's better to take the points. That said, I agreed with the decision to go for it both times last night, but the play calls were less than ideal. If you're gonna go for it, you should have some idea of how to get it.

A lot of ND fans were jaded by Kelly's departure. He did really great things for our program, but he was not beloved by many while he was there. As I have said to my LSU friends, you may get lucky and have a great season, but for the most part, you should expect his teams to lay a few eggs. Unfortunately, last night was an egg. Hopefully, that's the last one of the season.