Booger McFarland Rips Brian Kelly: "He Didn’t Work Hard Enough In Baton Rouge”

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Before he officially said he was picking LSU – arguing the Tigers need to have a chance in the fourth quarter – McFarland said “good riddance” that Kelly is no longer in charge. When Tony Kornheiser followed up, the former LSU star pinpointed what went wrong the last four years.

“Brian Kelly didn’t work hard enough in Baton Rouge,” McFarland said. “I think right now, all the stories are starting to come out. There’s a thing called being a good fit, and I think as we look back on it, Brian Kelly wasn’t a good fit. I think for all the reasons that we talked about – him being from Boston and coming down to the south. It just wasn’t a good fit.

“I don’t even know if he knew what gumbo was. Like, if I’ve got to explain to you what gumbo is, you probably don’t need to be in the south.”

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“I think the interim coach, Frank Wilson, is going to do a really good job of getting these guys ready to play,” McFarland said. “I think they’re going to play for the three letters on the helmet – LSU. And I think if you’re the Tigers, man, you’ve got to go out and let it go. You’ve got to play fast. You’ve got to play physical.

“I’m always going to choose us. I think we’re a 10-point underdog. That’s fine. It’s all good. It doesn’t matter to me. I think my guys are gonna show up and they’re going to play hard. If we can run the football and the quarterback remembers what color jerseys we’re wearing – I think we’re wearing white – then I think we’re going to have a chance in the fourth quarter. And when you’re a double-digit underdog on the road, to have a chance in the fourth quarter, that’s all you can always ask.”

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