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re: What will Brian Kelly’s legacy be in LSU lore?

Posted on 9/25/26 at 10:03 pm to
Posted by Tiger on the Rag
Cattle Gap Egypt
Member since Jan 2018
7906 posts
Posted on 9/25/26 at 10:03 pm to
I’ve already forgotten him until you bring it up
Posted by Germantiger001
Southeast LA
Member since Jun 2016
1313 posts
Posted on 9/25/26 at 10:08 pm to
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The hire is more memorable than the tenure.


I’d say this also. I would sum up his tenure and unmet expectations. He won everywhere he went. I thought he could win a championship here with less guardrails than ND. He came in and had a few bright moments but every year didn’t live up to his potential. You have to be pretty bad for someone to pay you that much to stop showing up. He is most remarkable for that accomplishment
Posted by Flyingtiger82
BFE
Member since Oct 2019
1765 posts
Posted on 9/25/26 at 10:50 pm to
Below Hallman and above Archer as one of the worst coaches in the history of LSU
Posted by Lsuray70443
Independence
Member since Dec 2025
1638 posts
Posted on 9/25/26 at 10:59 pm to
Rutgers is on fire! Anything to keep Brian kelly away!!!
Posted by Lsuray70443
Independence
Member since Dec 2025
1638 posts
Posted on 9/25/26 at 11:04 pm to
We agree on Archer. He wasn’t bottom of the barrel. He was underneath the barrel. Once He signed a special ed student. 60% of his signees couldn’t qualify and weren’t that good even if they did. His wife picked him up from work every day and blew the car horn until he came. It goes on and on.
Posted by SOCAL TIGER
SOCAL
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11739 posts
Posted on 9/25/26 at 11:08 pm to
ALCOHOLIC!
Posted by OU812
Michigan
Member since Apr 2004
13785 posts
Posted on 9/25/26 at 11:09 pm to
He said New England seafood is better than Louisiana seafood.
Posted by GeauxTigers1410
Member since Sep 2020
2124 posts
Posted on 9/25/26 at 11:33 pm to
He left and Notre Dame got better.
Posted by white perch
the bright, happy side of hell
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Posted on 9/26/26 at 12:15 am to
A mistake
Posted by The Cool No 9
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Member since Jan 2014
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Posted on 9/26/26 at 12:21 am to
Beating Bama on the goal line, JD and the Heisman

Safe hire who bridged the gap between COVID abyss and mid decade.

Nothing else in modern day cfb. He was good at ND and all of the media hype that goes with it makes it better than it seems. He couldnt take control and call plays when needed but was able to pass the buck along, and could communicate to the press well enough accordingly.

CFB is in a wild transition during his tenure at LSU, current coach gets this transition.
This post was edited on 9/26/26 at 12:35 am
Posted by ScottAndrew
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Aug 2009
1509 posts
Posted on 9/26/26 at 12:58 am to
I think this thread really got silly when posters are just saying alcoholic. He won a lot of games here. I thought it was gonna go a lot better. I’m still shocked that all the significant changes were made. Love it. Louisiana as a state has a chance to be awesome led by our university! Yes I’m a grad before the douches come out
Posted by wrongRob
Tampa FL
Member since Oct 2017
1540 posts
Posted on 9/26/26 at 4:11 am to
CBK fielded 1/3 of a team each season he was here. Sometimes that 1/3 played well. Special Teams was always a disaster.

His legacy at LSU was his firing.
The timing of his dismissal put the entire College FB universe on notice.

LSU said F' the guaranteed buyout, we raise you a new HC/contract and a new commitment to NIL. LSU is here to compete for the vacated throne.

College FB universe is big mad. We commin!
Posted by Longdriver98
Alpharetta, GA
Member since Nov 2005
3898 posts
Posted on 9/26/26 at 6:37 am to
Why do people keep bringing this motherfricker up? Dude was a damn fraud, and now he's rich at LSU's expense.
Posted by Boyntonbeach Tiger
South Florida
Member since May 2015
1327 posts
Posted on 9/26/26 at 6:40 am to
Fam i LEE
Posted by GOP_Tiger
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2005
21328 posts
Posted on 9/26/26 at 7:18 am to
quote:

Below Hallman


I somehow suspect that you weren't in Tiger Stadium for our 58 - 3 loss to Florida in 1993. Those of us who enrolled at LSU in 1991 never got to experience a winning season while we were students.

Did Brian Kelly ever have a season with a 2 - 9 record? Did Brian Kelly ever lose to Southern Miss at home?

Did Brian Kelly ever have a 23-9 lead in the 4th quarter and then have his quarterback throw five interceptions after that to lose?

I don't understand how anyone who watched the interception game could possibly come to a conclusion other than Curley Hallman was easily the worst coach in LSU history.

And Hallman was just a terrible person. You'll never find one of his former players talking about how they still chat or how much Hallman influenced his life—absolutely nothing like that.
Posted by MorbidTheClown
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2015
77360 posts
Posted on 9/26/26 at 7:24 am to
Those years will be known as the Brian Kelly error
Posted by mtb010
San Antonio
Member since Sep 2009
6754 posts
Posted on 9/26/26 at 7:24 am to
Who??
Posted by SlidellCajun
Slidell la
Member since May 2019
17697 posts
Posted on 9/26/26 at 7:30 am to
He’s a carpetbagger to me

He didn’t come here to “coach”. He thought the talent alone would be enough.
Posted by Indefatigable
Member since Jan 2019
38885 posts
Posted on 9/26/26 at 7:33 am to
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Being part of an LSU team where a player won LSU's third Heisman and beat Saban the GOAT. I know a lot of people dont like BK but when it’s all said and done he will go down as a very good coach. Obviously it didnt work out here so well. But he was never as bad as people made him out to be.

Nah. BK will be an afterthought sooner than later.

His years were mediocre and we accomplished nothing during his tenure. Daniels’ Heisman is its own thing.
Posted by Bestbank Tiger
Premium Member
Member since Jan 2005
84181 posts
Posted on 9/26/26 at 7:39 am to
Afterthought.
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