Booger McFarland Says Brian Kelly Understands The Expectations At LSU During Hot Seat Talk

by Staff Reporter

September 26, 20254 Comments

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Former LSU star and current ESPN Football analyst Booger McFarland was on the Dan Patrick Show this week and spoke about the pressure that Brian Kelly faces in year four at LSU.

McFarland explained that hot seat talk will always be there with Kelly because he follows three coaches who all won National Championships at LSU. But McFarland said there is a difference between 'hot seat talk' and getting fired. Per On3:

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“I know what the buyout is and it is substantially large,” McFarland said. “Unless you’re Texas A&M who wants to spend $75 million buying out a coach. I think BK realizes, and I think everybody in college football realizes that there’s a difference between the heat being turned up because the natives are restless, and then there’s also a difference to heat being turned up and you may get fired.

I think BK feels the heat because every coach who preceded him has won a national championship, Nick Saban, Les Miles, Ed Orgeron — they all won national championships in the first three or four years, and this is year four for BK.”

“He feels the heat,” McFarland said. “And regardless whether LSU wins this game or loses this game, the heat is still going to be there until the ring has been secured. He understands that.

“He knows that. He’s heard it from me, he’s heard from a lot of people what the expectations are.”

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KING NOLA•3 months

I remember all the coaches people were talking about before we hired BK and he has done better than all of them, from Billy Boy to Lincoln (I don't won't shite to do with the SEC) Riley and yet fans still bitch about him. Kelly has proven he weathered the portal and NIL era that ran a lot of HC's and assistants from the game. We're 4-0 when at the time nobody thought we would be, it ain't his fault Clemson and Florida turned out to be hot trash.

ExpoTiger•3 months

In his defense did anyone inherit a bigger mess to clean up than Kelly? Throw in the transition to the portal and NIL and I definitely think he deserves a little bit of slack. We are knocking on the door.

Davy•3 months

We're undefeated

BIIIL•3 months

We're only a third of the way through the regular season and there is discussion about Kelly being on the hot seat? The team is 4-0, NOT 0-4 or 1-3 or even 2-2. So lets wait and see for at least a couple more games

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