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On3 ranks LSU's head coach Brian Kelly no.2 among active college football coaches
Posted on 1/31/24 at 1:48 pm
Posted on 1/31/24 at 1:48 pm
quote:LINK
LSUWIRE - Where does Brian Kelly rank among college football coaches after Nick Saban’s retirement.
Tyler Nettuno
Wed, January 31, 2024 at 1:01 PM CST
Nick Saban is out of college football, and the massive shadow he has cast over the sport for more than two decades leaves with him.
With Saban — perhaps the greatest coach the sport has ever seen — gone, how do the remaining head coaches stack up against each other? On3’s Jesse Simonton tried his hand at answering that exact question.
He unsurprisingly put Georgia’s Kirby Smart at the top of his rankings, but in the No. 2 spot, he went with an option that may surprise some people: LSU’s Brian Kelly.
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An SEC West Title in year one; developed a Heisman quarterback and broke offensive records in year two. And year three for Brian Kelly appears even more promising.
This post was edited on 1/31/24 at 1:50 pm
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Posted on 1/31/24 at 1:50 pm to TrueTigerTale
Posted on 1/31/24 at 1:53 pm to TrueTigerTale
Hell yeah! I have him as #1 on my list amongst other active coaches. Glad he is with the Tigers!
Posted on 1/31/24 at 1:55 pm to TrueTigerTale
Who is Jesse Simonton?
Posted on 1/31/24 at 1:56 pm to TrueTigerTale
I said Brian Kelly was a top 2-5 coach in the country and got laughed at on the SEC rant. There’s only 1 coach you can definitively say is better than him and that’s Kirby. Dabo has accomplished more, but I’d take Kelly all day over Dabo.
Posted on 1/31/24 at 1:58 pm to TrueTigerTale
All this just to take the Michigan job...
SMH.
/S
SMH.
/S
This post was edited on 1/31/24 at 4:58 pm
Posted on 1/31/24 at 2:01 pm to TrueTigerTale
He’s a top 5 active coach but in no way should he be ranked ahead of Kirby or Dabo.
Posted on 1/31/24 at 2:04 pm to Jim Hopper
Yeah the only reason why you would put him ahead of Dabo is because of Dabo’s hesitation to use the transfer portal and NIL
Posted on 1/31/24 at 2:10 pm to Jim Hopper
Fine with him being over dabo since dabo is les miles of the acc.
Kirby should be 1 as he has the titles and isn’t a les miles type
Kirby should be 1 as he has the titles and isn’t a les miles type
Posted on 1/31/24 at 2:21 pm to Big4SALTbro
Posters on here will still say he sucks.
Posted on 1/31/24 at 2:22 pm to LSBoosie
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Yeah the only reason why you would put him ahead of Dabo is because of Dabo’s hesitation to use the transfer portal and NIL
He has more wins than Dabo. That's a reason you can put him ahead of Dabo. Didn't ND win the ACC in 2020 also?
Posted on 1/31/24 at 2:31 pm to TrueTigerTale
Idk. Something of Dabo dilemma here. His star his certainly dimmed but he's coached 4 nattys and won 2 of them. That carries considerable weight to me.
I mean if Kirby called it quits today, would I say Dabo was the best coach in college football? At this point in 2024, I don't think so. I'm also not sure in a World without Kirby if I'd call BK the best coach in college football. But I don't know who would be
I mean if Kirby called it quits today, would I say Dabo was the best coach in college football? At this point in 2024, I don't think so. I'm also not sure in a World without Kirby if I'd call BK the best coach in college football. But I don't know who would be
This post was edited on 1/31/24 at 2:34 pm
Posted on 1/31/24 at 2:35 pm to Lsuhoohoo
Dabo clearly has the better resume, but if the ranking is about who I’d want going forward, I’d put Kelly ahead of him. Sark, Day, and probably Deboer are right up there as well.
Posted on 1/31/24 at 2:40 pm to LSBoosie
Jesse Simonton is good. He does the Andy Staples podcast with Andy.
He knows his stuff.
He knows his stuff.
Posted on 1/31/24 at 2:46 pm to TigerLifer18
quote:
said Brian Kelly was a top 2-5 coach in the country and got laughed at on the SEC rant.
The Rant has crapped on the truth often but that’s considered normal behavior here.
Posted on 1/31/24 at 2:52 pm to LSBoosie
You are on target. The reason Dabo is dropping is because he hardly ever takes a transfer. What's next for Dabo...taking a stagecoach to his next away game. He is falling behind the times and it is starting to show in his record. Every other team essentially is trying to fill holes with the portal. He doesn't even try.
Posted on 1/31/24 at 2:54 pm to TrueTigerTale
quote:pump the brakes. I think we could see a bridge year toward the defense getting where we need it to be, but I expect more defensive growing pains in 2024. Just don't have all the puzzle pieces quite yet to be better than average in the SEC. 2025 is where I'm expecting the exponential rise to really get going.
And year three for Brian Kelly appears even more promising.
This post was edited on 1/31/24 at 2:58 pm
Posted on 1/31/24 at 2:57 pm to LSUSkip
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He has more wins than Dabo. That's a reason you can put him ahead of Dabo. Didn't ND win the ACC in 2020 also?
That's a dumb reason to do it. You are basically saying he is a better coach strictly because he is older and has coached longer. Dabo has a better win percentage and has won multiple Division 1 championships.
Also you might want to revisit that ACC Championship game before you use it as a reason that BK is better than Dabo…
This post was edited on 1/31/24 at 3:49 pm
Posted on 1/31/24 at 3:14 pm to TrueTigerTale
I'll be the first to admit this, and I even posted it once somewhere else. I was thrilled to get Kelly as the coach here.....my only concern was IT APPEARED initially that NIL and $$ was going to potentially hamper what I thought was a great hire who is organized, motivated, has a vision, tAlignment etc.....but man, he saw where recruiting was lacking and went out got the right pieces. I think starting in 2025 LSU will be the team to beat because of Kelly.
Posted on 1/31/24 at 3:36 pm to Big4SALTbro
quote:Dabo has won more than Les ever did. It’s ok to admit that.
Fine with him being over dabo since dabo is les miles of the acc.
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