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re: Finebaum is such a weasel

Posted by Sayhey24 on 1/6/26 at 5:44 pm to
Factoid:
finebaum appeared in the
“Superman and the Mole Men” 2 part episode. I think he was the one shot.
Indiana 16 passes 47 rushes 38-3
then they sit Mendoza
the transfer portal leveled the playing field…
Indiana is playing Fundamentally Sound Disciplined football… they’re a “team”
This bodes well for LSU’s future if Kiffin can keep his head straight… he better be taking notes..

re: I'm sick of this opt out culture...

Posted by Sayhey24 on 12/28/25 at 3:07 pm to
The bowl “saturation” is ridiculous. That renders most bowl games as meaningless. There are good reasons to opt in/out. Guys looking to make a final statement, uninsured/insured guys not wanting to risk catastrophic injury…
The bulk of the bowl season is irrelevant.
92 teams make it… that dwarfs those who don’t… the current flipped script sucks. If you can fog a mirror you can make a bowl game. So, you’re left with bs hype trying to drive useless sloppy games.
“Major college” football, played poorly, should not be rewarded with a bowl appearance. Everybody gets a trophy and a juicy box “yay”…

1950 9 Bowl games
1960 9
1970 11
1980 15
1990 18
2000 23
2010 34
2020 40
2024 42
2025 46
I guess Trace Armstrong’s “NFL teams are interested in kelly” ruse won’t be rolled out this go round.
His father set the “wandering” tone… with well over a dozen career stops.
imo kiffin will pivot off big LSU success to the NFL. He’ll have “made it”.
He’s at his college peak right now and has the opportunity of a lifetime. The lure of the NFL will fulfill his ego and continue the coaching gypsy lifestyle he’s accustomed to…
If he takes another college job, it’s because he failed at LSU.
I thank God every day for LSU hiring him away… imagine 12 years with that ballistic ignorant putz. LSU prudently saw through the smoke.

Peeking over the fence and in… the “largess” of the kelly hire got wobbly early. imo Among the first cracks in the LSU/kelly honeymoon started with his punting Tommy Moffitt. (He should be on someone’s speed dial). That didn’t take too long. Then the fake accent at the hoop game made a lot of people want to punch him… then his dancing with recruits video… He’s just a mediocre jackass that failed upwards. His agent, Armstrong, should never be trusted again on anything. Armstrong excels at using espn relationships to float false NFL/other interest rumors to drive up $. Someone should ask him, “where’s all the nfl interest in kelly? You lying sack of crap.”

NIL works huge in Kiffin’s favor. He’ll hit the ground running. There should be no gaps come Aug/Sept.
This is bigger because you removed a football cancer and gained an experienced guy who’s hitting his coaching stride… I’m guessing he sees this as a final career college move. He’s not going backwards from LSU.
They put the first nail in kelly’s coffin…
Do not lower expectations. It’s competing for/winning NC or bust. With the portal and LSU’s talent/access to talent… not being in the top 12 is a disaster. Get back to power and manning up on D… you don’t need “schemes”. You need to get back to mauling/manhandling people… not kelly’s infantile/pedestrian pop gun approach…
Keep your eye on Carson Palmer at Rancho Santa Margarita high school. It’s his first year as a HC and he is terrific. He knows wtf he’s doing. Organized, disciplined, power… Also, his brother Jordan is one of the best QB coaches in the country…
He’s probably southern cal bound at some point. He’s a guy that strikes fear from the sideline. Massive presence and you’re not going to outwit him.
Feel free to throw empties, but I think his HC career path may look like a hockey stick.
Give him the same talent as kiffin and he’d knock kiff’s balls in.
Be thrilled that he’s gone… it’s onward and upward from here.

Adding to your details, is my thank you letter to the LSU student paper sports editor when his hire was announced. He’s an insufferable ahole. Not included in my note is his charity’s dismal performance while in SB…

“Hi Joe, I’m writing to you and LSU to say thank you very much for hiring Brian Kelly. Somewhat lost, in the fan base euphoria I’ve witnessed from LSU, are some very relevant facts. First off, kelly is not the winningest coach in Notre Dame history. Also, in order to reach Knute Rockne’s winning percentage kelly would have had to win his next 200+ games in a row. That’s not a typo.  (Plus, that’s giving him the benefit of 21 NCAA vacated wins.)  In addition, if you go to the NCAA website you can find the Public Infractions Report (PIR) where the NCAA specifically prohibits using vacated wins for coaching milestones. I’ll send you the report if you have difficulty finding it.  His win total is 21 lower.  He did not eclipse Rockne’s wins in any ethical NCAA approved capacity.…. However, 5 years ago kelly did gain the mantle of Notre Dame’s “losingest” coach in school history.  He’ll most likely carry that through eternity.  Not only was kelly pummeled by the NCAA in 2016, he’s currently on probation for recruiting violations through January 2022. 
At LSU you measure success by National Championships, Heismans…..  Notre Dame does the same.  The biggest post season bowl win in kelly’s lackluster career is the Citrus? Music? Sun? Camping? (The Pinstripe was vacated and the trophy may not be displayed). It’s hardly a worthy resume’.  Under the brightest lights he wilts. 
You are going to experience an underachieving, self promoting, narcissistic egomaniac the likes of which you’ve never seen.  He’ll be throwing players under the bus as soon as the road gets bumpy.  He’s a money grabbing mercenary.  The king’s ransom you’ve paid was better off given to the likes of Bernie Madoff.  There’s more, but I hope you get the gist. I’m writing this as fair warning and a sincere thank you. 
Hallelujah he’s gone.
PS I didn’t know how he’d gum up his intro, but the phony accent exceeded all expectations.”  
He also has claimed to be a varsity athlete. He played for a football “club” team at Assumption.
PS In fairness, he may have played women’s varsity softball in HS.
Kelly will also have to deal with Clark Lea and Mike Elko in back to back weeks…

re: Billy Donovan

Posted by Sayhey24 on 2/8/25 at 12:34 pm to
imo The guy you want is HC Richard Pitino, New Mexico. You then by default capture his father’s and Donovan’s ongoing wisdom.
He understands “team”, fast break offense, full court pressure…as well as anyone.

re: Rick Pitino next LSU Coach

Posted by Sayhey24 on 1/28/25 at 10:01 pm to
Factoids: Pitino was a great HS player at St. Dominic’s Oyster Bay, Long Island, NY. Occasionally dropped over 50…
His relationship with Billy Donovan is phenomenal. Billy Donovan and Bernard Woodside were HS teammates at St Agnes RVC, Long Island, NY. Woodside made the Final 4 with LSU in ‘85-‘86. Donovan made the final 4 with Pitino and Providence in ‘86-‘87. Pitino to this day credits Donovan with putting him on the map. Pitino works the playgrounds and foreign hoop market as well as anyone. He’s relentless and expects the same in return. St John’s was up 23-3 on Georgetown today. Classic Pitino…they didn’t know what hit them.
There’s been some real bad ones.
I was responding to this question:

“How much have yall struggled with non power 5 teams under Freeman?”
First 3 years at ND:
Kelly lost to Navy and Tulsa back to back year 1
He lost to South Florida to open the season at home year 2
His Navy, BYU, Pitt wins were wiped by the NCAA year 3
PS in year 12 Kelly, 2021, he squeaked out a W vs Toledo 32-29 and lost at home in week 5, ironically, to his former team Cincinnati… that was the only regular season loss

He had other losses to Navy, close calls with Ball State, Temple, his Rutgers bowl win was wiped

Freeman lost to Marshall year 1
Freeman lost to NIU year 3
“And he still hasn't done anything that Coach BK hasn't done.”

That’s simply not true…

He hasn’t faked an accent.
He hasn’t been nailed multiple times by the NCAA.
Round 1: He hasn’t had wins vacated. (I’ll not bore you with the full penalty list in the NCAA Public Infractions report.). Round 2: He hasn’t been penalized by the NCAA for recruiting violations.
He hasn’t ditched an undefeated team heading to the Sugar Bowl….
He hasn’t lost all his major post season Bowls. Kelly 0 (Kelly in 4th decade as HC, Freeman’s won 2 in 3 years as a HC)
Kelly is batting 0.000 in them for his entire career. (Had he stuck around for the Cinci Sugar Bowl he would have been walloped by FL there too.).
He hasn’t lost 8 games in a season.
He hasn’t put a kid in a scissor lift to film practice during a “dangerous wind advisory” resulting in the student’s death. (The grace of that student’s family spared massive legal trouble for him/others.)
He hasn’t had people falling asleep at the Cinci DMV during his motivational segment. (On YouTube very funny)
He hasn’t made racist remarks about his players. (See CMU).
He hasn’t claimed to have played LB in college only to be found out it was club ball. (That’s a funny wiki edit).
He hasn’t finished 3-5 in the MAC. In year 12 at ND, 2021, he did author a fabulous home opener come from behind win vs Toledo. ND was #8 and squeaked by 32-29… with 1:09 to play and ND trailing 29-24 Coan hit Mayer for an 18 yd TD taking a 30-29 lead, This sent the crowd into a goal post tear down frenzy (jk) and then ND converted the 2 pointer … riveting…
There’s more, but that’s off the top of my head…

LSU’s talent base, may overcome kelly and win a NC over time. However, his departure from ND coincided with a major change to the college football landscape.

The portal/NIL has leveled the playing field. It was 4 months young when Kelly departed. With that and the 12 team playoff, Alabama type domination may be a thing of the past and parity could be the new normal. So, what factors will set teams apart? Coaching’s a big one. To date Kelly can’t handle the post season crucible. Now it’s deeper. He’s already moved the LSU three year goalpost… the good news is that he’s feeling serious heat and will really buckle down now. I think he knows that if he misses the playoff's it will get white hot. I have a feeling that the LSU AD/hierarchy will not be as lax as ND’s…
ND had 1 5* player. Bryce Young, son of ND/NFL/HOF Bryant.
I believe GA, OSU each had 14 or 15…
We filled gaps with portal transfers…