FresnoMike

You'll learn. You sound like the UW fans when they hired Tyrone Willingham after ND fired him. They thought they had found their savior. ND fans tried to warn them but they didn't listen...until good old, lazy arse recruiting Ty went 0-12.

It doesn't please me to write this as LSU has always been one of my favorite teams...I go back to the Bert Jones and Tommy Casanova days...and meeting Ed O in Cabo in February of '04 when he was on Pete Carroll's staff at USC was a treat...great fun...I like LSU only behind my alma mater, and Fresno State (where I both played and coached) and ND...Irish Catholic kid with many family members that attended ND. I wish that BK had gone to Bama. What you saw against FSU encapsulated the last 12 years of ND football. I don't think that your AD did enough proper due diligence. For your sake I hope that I am wrong.

If a recruit is basing his decision on his NIL deal, Notre Dame is not the place for him." (Or words to that effect.) Marcus Freeman.

Whew...I'm not here to cause trouble okay. You got that right off the bat? I very much like LSU...very much. I'm an Oregon alum...coached and played at Fresno State (not football), Irish catholic and have many family members that have matriculated at Notre Dame. I do not know one ND person that is sad that Brian Kelly left ND. They are very happy that he is gone. Very happy.

I remember when Washington hired Ty Willingham after ND fired him. We tried to warn the Washington fans...they didn't listen to us. Ty went 0-12 after a few years...they understood then.

I know you are all excited with the BK hire...and I hope it works out for you. But I gotta tell ya...been watching him for twelve years now...good luck. Don't discount what ND folks are posting about him. Look past the bs.

As to my fondness for LSU...goes back to the Bert Jones days...I'm 69...met Ed O in Cabo in '04 or '05 when he was on the USC staff after they won the Natty...in Cabo at "The Office" on the beach if any of you know where that is...just a gracious guy...we talked about a Fresno kid that SC was recruiting then...saw why the kids loved him.

Good luck with BK...I've seen to much that think it will turn out well for him in the SEC. For your sakes I hope it goes otherwise.

P.S. I'm posting this because I've always liked LSU. Trying to give you fair warning...hope you have a better ride with BK.