re: Saturday was the beginning of the end for Kelly

USC game and the fake fist pounding was my turning point

It's pretty simple for me if I'm LSU admin. If we aren't in the playoffs by 2026 then he's gone and even if he makes the playoffs in 2026 he should have a base of players returning for 2027 to make another run at it. To me that's the deadline. If we limp into 2026 playoffs and lose out early and then are set to lose a bunch of guys and have a rebuilding year then you move on as well.

Preparing for a “rebuilding year” “we need better players” etc In year 4.

His resume was built on beating cream puffs. Notre Dame has not played the top tier schools, when they do they get their arse handed to them. He is in over his head in the SEC. He is not the second coming of Nick Saban. He’s 63 and he cannot adapt to the new college landscape. He needs to retire and LSU needs a younger, more energetic coach.

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He can take Woodward with him for handing him a bullshite contract.

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Still can’t believe how fricking dumb of a contract this is. It’s not really the money, it’s the length. Brian Kelly at 5 yrs 10 mil is a bad contract. BK at 10 yrs 100 mil should make him unemployed

In 2002, with the No. 12 team in the country, Saban lost at home to Alabama 31-0. The next season LSU won the National Championship.

I'm NOT saying BK will do that next year, but rarely does one game signify a complete downward trajectory.

There are many reasons to be critical of BK. The fact that LSU still has below average talent on the defensive end in year 3, and the fact he seems unwilling to tweak a predictable offensive approach is chief among them. However, the nuclear freak out by some is largely a byproduct of unrealistic expectations for this season. This was always likely a 9-3 (10-2 season if LSU beat USC). That is where the season is heading. Were we hoping for a better season in year 3? Yep. But considering there is likely to be only 1 (maybe two) of 16 SEC teams with less than 2 conference losses this season (and none with zero) there may be a reevaluation of expectations in this new era of college football.

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Still can’t believe how fricking dumb of a contract this is.

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The coaches hold ALL of the leverage in negotiations.

Does a 10 years/$100m contract have the chance to become a big albatross? Absolutely. But in the same breath you can't be when an AD doesn't make a "splash" hire because that is the kind of numbers it takes to do so. That's simply the reality of the marketplace.

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Saturday night showed you he'll never win big here.

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We have a top 5 class coming in next year and there's a bumper crop of in-state talent for 2026, the return of DBU is coming we got this

He can't leave soon enough! Damn yankee needs to go back up north. He does not deserve to be with us. He's all "word salad".

Sounds like Kamala.