quote:
Explaining the process of getting outbid does not change the fact you got outbid.

I use to go to car auctions all the time with my dad back in the day. He would bid on cars to the amount he thought they were worth and then he would stop. If someone OUTBID his offer, then whatever bring on the next car. He was looking for a good bargain, not that cherry 1969 Camaro at the Barrett-Jackson auction.

But he didn't go home and then pretend like he didn't bid on the cars that someone else paid more for, or act like the process was beneath him or that he was looking for anything other than a bargain.

I don't think anyone ever said LSU didn't get outbid, you seem hung up on that for some reason.

No one is saying LSU wasn't interested in the player or that they weren't willing to pay him either.

Kelly is just saying he isn't interested in paying a ridiculous amount or getting in bidding wars for a player that isn't worth the price, I'm sure your dad would've said the same thing about the cars he bid on.

He never said he was against paying players, instead he's actually said the opposite.

2 ...

Report Post

Posted by DawginSC

Member since Aug 2022

4625 posts

Posted on 5/8/24 at 3:37 pm to SidewalkTiger

quote:
Kelly is just saying he isn't interested in paying a ridiculous amount or getting in bidding wars for a player that isn't worth the price, I'm sure your dad would've said the same thing about the cars he bid on.

What he said was "We're not in the market of buying players."

What everyone else is pointing out is that he most definitely IS in the market of buying players. He just thought the price was too high. That's very different than saying you're not in the market at all.

It's kind of a false virtue signaling where you don't have the virtue you are signaling you have at all.

His issue isn't with buying players. It's with the price they charged.

This post was edited on 5/8/24 at 3:39 pm

1 ...

Report Post

Posted by RT1941

Member since May 2007

30306 posts

Posted on 5/8/24 at 4:13 pm to SidewalkTiger

quote:

Kelly is just saying he isn't interested in paying a ridiculous amount or getting in bidding wars for a player that isn't worth the price, I'm sure your dad would've said the same thing about the cars he bid on.

Kelly may also not care to deal with sleezy handlers and agents who are dead set on driving up the price of a player.