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re: Which coach left the program in worse shape Coach O or BK?

Posted on 12/28/25 at 3:32 pm to
Posted by OKtiger
Tulsa, OK
Member since Nov 2014
8700 posts
Posted on 12/28/25 at 3:32 pm to
No doubt it’s BK. It’s going to take 1-2 years to upend this culture of quitting that Kelly instilled

BK took the team to Atlanta the following year after O left
Posted by Fishhead
Elmendorf, TX
Member since Jan 2008
12467 posts
Posted on 12/28/25 at 3:35 pm to
O, gimme a break

Posted by Fishhead
Elmendorf, TX
Member since Jan 2008
12467 posts
Posted on 12/28/25 at 3:37 pm to
Mason Smith signed after O was fired, no?
Posted by Germantiger001
Southeast LA
Member since Jun 2016
1131 posts
Posted on 12/28/25 at 3:42 pm to
Regardless of which was worse, I think we are in a better position with Labe walking in the door than with BK after the O firing.

Lane has done more with less since his Bama stint. We should be able to reset quicker than that transition
Posted by The Pirate King
Pangu
Member since May 2014
65556 posts
Posted on 12/28/25 at 3:44 pm to
BK no question. The only difference is the portal is more prevalent now and the money is there to make this rebuild quicker.
Posted by Fishhead
Elmendorf, TX
Member since Jan 2008
12467 posts
Posted on 12/28/25 at 3:44 pm to
quote:

Regardless of which was worse, I think we are in a better position with Labe walking in the door than with BK after the O firing.


That's a fact and it's what matters
Posted by des4271
Member since Oct 2014
4543 posts
Posted on 12/28/25 at 3:47 pm to
They both left it in shambles.
Posted by SOCAL TIGER
SOCAL
Member since Jan 2005
11361 posts
Posted on 12/28/25 at 4:00 pm to
It’s a draw!
Posted by OLDBEACHCOMBER
Member since Jan 2004
7531 posts
Posted on 12/28/25 at 4:03 pm to
Wilson
Posted by Basura Blanco
Member since Dec 2011
11458 posts
Posted on 12/28/25 at 4:13 pm to
I would say O because of his last 3 recruiting classes. Its tough to fault them on paper as they were all top 6 classes. We did get a few extraordinary players, but the depth needed to sustain a program was non-existent and resulted in the 39 scholarship issue.

If Kelly didn't have the luxury of the portal, we would be in even worse shape today. Once Denbrock left, we had absolute horrible player development under him, especially on the O-line and Secondary. Campbell and Jones were outliers.

From a team locker room perspective, Kelly was worse by a mile. If he stays thru the end of the season, I feel all of November would have resembled the second half of the A&M game. As bad as O was at the management aspect, the team still fought like hell.
Posted by SA4LSU
AZ
Member since Sep 2005
4817 posts
Posted on 12/28/25 at 4:16 pm to
quote:

Kelly didn't have the luxury of the portal



Really hard to say because completely different times and sets of circumstances but neither ideal obviously.
Posted by TNoon
Member since Nov 2020
2837 posts
Posted on 12/28/25 at 4:25 pm to
Bk, hit rock
Bottom


Lou tepper
Style
Posted by Slim
Poplarville, Mississippi
Member since Sep 2006
2997 posts
Posted on 12/28/25 at 4:26 pm to
both
Posted by Nutriaitch
Montegut
Member since Apr 2008
10624 posts
Posted on 12/28/25 at 4:46 pm to
quote:

Bk, hit rock Bottom


the program is in rough shape, but this is not rock bottom.
Posted by LOLapi
Member since Sep 2023
460 posts
Posted on 12/28/25 at 4:46 pm to
But but both were homerun hires
This post was edited on 12/28/25 at 4:47 pm
Posted by TankBoys32
Member since Mar 2019
4001 posts
Posted on 12/28/25 at 4:50 pm to
No clue but we have a lot of guys that are seniors or going to the draft
Posted by BigWeb75
Member since Dec 2014
32 posts
Posted on 12/28/25 at 4:53 pm to
BK by far
Posted by ArcticTiger
North Pole
Member since Nov 2018
2538 posts
Posted on 12/28/25 at 5:02 pm to
O and its not even close. In fact he left the program in the worst shape of any LSU Coach ever!
Posted by Walnut
Houston, TX
Member since Nov 2014
3882 posts
Posted on 12/28/25 at 5:04 pm to
O, but only because we nipped the BK problem in the bud before it got too bad
Posted by TheLoupGarou
Benton, LA
Member since Oct 2010
1253 posts
Posted on 12/28/25 at 6:20 pm to
Orgeron.
Brian Kelly isn’t even close.
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