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re: When did you first start to realize that Kelly would not work at lsu?

Posted on 10/29/25 at 7:26 am to
Posted by Carlos the Tiger
Louisiana
Member since Feb 2020
322 posts
Posted on 10/29/25 at 7:26 am to
I was in his corner and believed that he could get it done until he told me I was spoiled. For some reason, that reminded me of Gerry Dinardo in a very, very negative way.

The problems in Dinardo‘s last two years were obvious to everybody except perhaps him. In that press conference, Kelly sounded so much like him that a switch flipped in my brain and his firing could not have come soon enough
Posted by Raz
Member since Oct 2006
8394 posts
Posted on 10/29/25 at 7:26 am to
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When did you first start to realize that Kelly would not work at lsu?


Before he was hired.

Posted by ibldprplgld
Member since Feb 2008
27380 posts
Posted on 10/29/25 at 7:27 am to
Last year after the total collapse to A&M everything started coming into focus for me.

Little did I know this year it would be worse…

My aggy neighbor saw me Monday after the game and said “You’re welcome!” after the game. He’s right. Kelly was a cancer that needed to go.
Posted by tonydtigr
Beautiful Downtown Glenn Springs,Tx
Member since Nov 2011
6435 posts
Posted on 10/29/25 at 7:29 am to
September 3, 2023. Second straight loss in a row for the season opener against Florida.
I can understand losing his first season opener the prior year, but two in a row? And to fricking Florida? I knew then that we would be in trouble with Kelly.
The third season opener loss in 2024 against USC after talking so big pre season, was absolute confirmation that this guy was a fraud.
Posted by LVag1997
Member since Jun 2021
833 posts
Posted on 10/29/25 at 7:29 am to
Was that the famully episode?

I really thought that was a poor fit culturally at LSU as soon as it was announced. I mean O and grasseater got it. They made themselves fit in. O was obviously part of yall.

BK was the first guy I thought... he doesn't fit.
Posted by Forever
Member since Dec 2019
6772 posts
Posted on 10/29/25 at 7:34 am to
When I looked back at how incredible Jayden/Malik/Thomas were for us and saw 3 losses with those guys. Ed O went 15-0 with that type of talent and BK went 10-3. I didn’t see any way forward to success after that
Posted by Koolazzkat
Behind the Tupelo gum tree
Member since May 2021
3053 posts
Posted on 10/29/25 at 7:40 am to
Sunday night.
Posted by IM_4_LSU
Savannah, GA
Member since Mar 2014
12757 posts
Posted on 10/29/25 at 7:44 am to
FSU 2023 watching that atrocious defense.
Posted by Gsgt24
Member since Oct 2022
776 posts
Posted on 10/29/25 at 7:46 am to
Tbh every time I saw a video of him trying to motivate our team… i always thought if I was a player I’d want to fall asleep. Talking about things like “sticking to our traits”. Very cerebral type guy who I never thought could relate to kids, and he was always stealing other coaches mantras. Lol
Posted by Swamp Angel
Somewhere on a river
Member since Jul 2004
9707 posts
Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:02 am to
quote:

When did you first start to realize that Kelly would not work at lsu?


'Round about the time it was announced that LSU had snaked Notre Dame's coach from them and brought him to Baton Rouge. To paraphrase Les Miles: "I had a want to have faith in Kelly" but that want was never fulfilled. Getting LSU up and running on all cylinders with Kelly felt akin to lighting a campfire with wet matches and kindling.
This post was edited on 10/29/25 at 9:03 am
Posted by VermilionTiger
Member since Dec 2012
38880 posts
Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:05 am to
When he killed a kid while coaching at Notre Dame
Posted by mtntiger
Asheville, NC
Member since Oct 2003
29348 posts
Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:06 am to
He lost me year two with the constant look on the sideline that he had no idea what was going on. He just never seems to have an answer when things go awry.

It became obvious that we were winning games strictly on talent differential. In-game adjustments were lacking, especially this season.
Posted by young man tiger
Opelousas, Louisiana
Member since Apr 2009
1597 posts
Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:32 am to
“You’re spoiled” comment was the big fat red alarm, and then having to call the timeout on 2nd down and goal at the 1 yard at Vandy kind of salted the notion.
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