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Was Lincoln Riley or Brian Kelly the better hire
Posted on 9/29/25 at 9:53 pm
Posted on 9/29/25 at 9:53 pm
Obviously LR had a better recent resume, but much harder rebuild at USC.
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Posted on 9/29/25 at 9:54 pm to UltimaParadox
If I needed a HC (which I don't) but if I did, I'd pick Riley and about 20 other HC's right now over Kelly.
Posted on 9/29/25 at 9:54 pm to UltimaParadox
Lincoln Riley is a little bitch that was scared of the SEC and high tailed it out to the West Coast
Posted on 9/29/25 at 9:58 pm to FAT SEXY
I think LR would have more success at LSU. Much easier to recruit and would have developed a QB. No defense but that's been Kelly's MO as well.
Posted on 9/29/25 at 9:58 pm to UltimaParadox
Kelly is 33-12 at LSU
Riley is 30-15 at USC
Not a drastic separation either way.
Riley is 30-15 at USC
Not a drastic separation either way.
Posted on 9/29/25 at 9:59 pm to theballguy
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I'd pick Riley and about 20 other HC's right now over Kelly.
Posted on 9/29/25 at 9:59 pm to UltimaParadox
Neither. Riley has always struggled mightily against physical teams even while at OU. He lost to friggin’ Illinois last Saturday.
Posted on 9/29/25 at 10:01 pm to UltimaParadox
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I think LR would have more success at LSU. Much easier to recruit and would have developed a QB. No defense but that's been Kelly's MO as well.
Can’t win NC without defense. For whatever reason, he continues to fail to see that he needs to have a balanced team.
Posted on 9/29/25 at 10:01 pm to Boomer65
How was Lincoln Riley scared out of the SEC if he was never in the SEC ?
Posted on 9/29/25 at 10:01 pm to UltimaParadox
Brian Kelly no question.
Posted on 9/29/25 at 10:01 pm to UltimaParadox
Riley is a program killer.
Posted on 9/29/25 at 10:05 pm to navy
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How was Lincoln Riley scared out of the SEC if he was never in the SEC ?
He didn't say he was scared out of it. He left before Ou joined the sec because he knew it would be hard to win.
Posted on 9/29/25 at 10:05 pm to UltimaParadox
The head coach at usc should be able to lock California down. And no, the talent on a per capita basis isn’t what it is in the south. But you can build a very solid team from Southern California.
Posted on 9/29/25 at 10:06 pm to UltimaParadox
LSU under Riley would’ve been all about offense. Defense would’ve been a necessary evil that had to be tolerated because it’s part of the game.
Not a good long term formula for the gauntlet of the SEC year in and year out.
Not a good long term formula for the gauntlet of the SEC year in and year out.
Posted on 9/29/25 at 10:06 pm to BFANLC
My bad.
Posted on 9/29/25 at 10:07 pm to navy
No worries baw
Posted on 9/29/25 at 10:09 pm to dbuchanon
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I'd pick Riley and about 20 other HC's right now over Kelly.
How about picking Riley over Napier?
Posted on 9/29/25 at 10:10 pm to theballguy
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If I needed a HC (which I don't) but if I did, I'd pick Riley and about 20 other HC's right now over Kelly
Depends on the state of the program at the time of the hire.
If a total overhaul is needed, Kelly. Lincoln Riley has never built a program. He just took over Stoops' program and maintained.
If a program just needs someone to get over the hump, I'd probably choose Riley.
Posted on 9/29/25 at 10:11 pm to navy
I dont know one single SOONER fan who wishes TBOW was still here.
BTW TBOW left OU in a bind and it has taken few yrs to right the ship. He will always wear the name tag TBOW.
BTW TBOW left OU in a bind and it has taken few yrs to right the ship. He will always wear the name tag TBOW.
Posted on 9/29/25 at 10:13 pm to JustEd
You do not have good luck with T-Bows do yea?
This post was edited on 9/29/25 at 10:14 pm
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