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re: Brian Kelly is a damage control hire.
Posted on 11/29/21 at 11:55 pm to lsufball19
Posted on 11/29/21 at 11:55 pm to lsufball19
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Right, Riley turned LSU down on Saturday around midnight and LSU did all the work to get Kelly away from Notre Dame in just over 24 hours. Seems plausible
according to this write up, this one moved pretty quick as most of these hires seem to do.
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After swinging and missing on multiple high-level targets, the Tigers spent the past 24 to 48 hours dialing in their search on Kelly –
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Multiple sources throughout Monday afternoon – both at LSU and Notre Dame – indicated that both LSU's pursuit of Kelly and Kelly's willingness to listen to the Tigers' second approach – after what sources described as facilities issues -- carried legitimate hope for the Tigers and concern for the Irish.
“I think it's possibly a bridge broken,” said one source with intimate knowledge of proceedings between Irish officials and Kelly.
LSU had offered Lincoln Riley more than $12 million annually, sources told FootballScoop, and were expected to have made a similar offer to Kelly, who earned between $7-7.5 million at Notre Dame, per sources familiar with Kelly's contract. A private institution, Notre Dame is not required to release its coaches' full contracts.
But the Tigers had armed Woodward with what sources described as a “blank check,” especially after multiple targets seemed to fall aside from LSU's list of potential candidates.
football scoop
Posted on 11/30/21 at 12:02 am to TideTurf
Yep. My source actually sent me the meeting minutes. Names protected.
LSU Booster 1: oh frick man, this is bad. We're tanking, the SEC Rant thinks we're a poor, bottom tier program with no prospects. We have to control this damage. What do we do?
AD 1: shite guys, you're right. We may be fricked. We need to stop the bleeding. I know this sounds like a terrible idea, but I think we'll pick up one of the most job secure coaches in the nation, who is also one of the most winningest coaches in CFB, and who also has his team in the hunt for a CFP birth at the end of the season.
Booster 3: shite, I guess. Sounds really dumb and lame, but since that's all we can think of.
LSU Booster 1: oh frick man, this is bad. We're tanking, the SEC Rant thinks we're a poor, bottom tier program with no prospects. We have to control this damage. What do we do?
AD 1: shite guys, you're right. We may be fricked. We need to stop the bleeding. I know this sounds like a terrible idea, but I think we'll pick up one of the most job secure coaches in the nation, who is also one of the most winningest coaches in CFB, and who also has his team in the hunt for a CFP birth at the end of the season.
Booster 3: shite, I guess. Sounds really dumb and lame, but since that's all we can think of.
Posted on 11/30/21 at 12:11 am to TideTurf
It's a panic hire.
$15 million for Brian Kelly? A guy who has been on the brink of being fired multiple times at Notre Dame? The HC of the same Notre Dame that LSU fans on this site have relentlessly bashed as an overrated program w/a mediocre coach living off it's name and a weak arse schedule?
$15 million for Brian Kelly? A guy who has been on the brink of being fired multiple times at Notre Dame? The HC of the same Notre Dame that LSU fans on this site have relentlessly bashed as an overrated program w/a mediocre coach living off it's name and a weak arse schedule?
Posted on 11/30/21 at 12:13 am to TideTurf
The only damage control is going on in your sorry OP.
Posted on 11/30/21 at 12:17 am to 00 Tech Grad
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He has the highest win percentage of any CFB coach not named Saban.
You’re full of shite
with a schedule that the Tiger fans on this board now celebrating this hire have consistently called shite that was giving a completely undeserving team shots at the playoff.
Posted on 11/30/21 at 12:30 am to TideTurf
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Some LSU higher ups should have swallowed their pride and hired Napier.
Why can't you get it through your f'cking head that Woodward/LSU had no interest in a coach that when veering out of his lane of playing Troy, South Alabama, UL-Monroe, Libery, Texas St, etc, gets curb stomped 38-10 to a team tha lost to f'cking KANSAS.
LSU wanted and got the Notre Dame coach,...NOTRE DAME!..., you know Knute Rockne, Golden Dome, Rudy, Touchdown Jesus and $hit.
Took Notre Dame's f'cking coach because they could!!!
Damage control my a$$.
Posted on 11/30/21 at 12:32 am to Dr RC
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with a schedule that the Tiger fans on this board now celebrating this hire have consistently called shite that was giving a completely undeserving team shots at the playoff
Somehow he found a way to beat LSU just as many times as A&M has since they joined the SEC. You asshats really have no ground to stand on here at all.
Posted on 11/30/21 at 12:36 am to ColoradoAg
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Let's see where LSU's class finishes. Checks notes. Evan Stewart commits to A&M within hours of the news breaking. Checks again. Seems A&M is in excellent position with all of its targets LSU wanted as well since the news broke.
Checks notes. Lsu beats yalls arse again this year. Checks notes. A&M can’t win shite no matter what # recruiting class they get.
Posted on 11/30/21 at 12:37 am to SaDub225
They’re talking a lot of shite about a guy that beat LSU just as many times in 2 tries and they have in 11 since joining the conference. Aggy fans have zero self awareness
This post was edited on 11/30/21 at 12:38 am
Posted on 11/30/21 at 12:48 am to lsufball19
Riley privately told LSU no about two weeks ago.
Posted on 11/30/21 at 1:10 am to ColoradoAg
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I'm thrilled with the hire because there were significantly better options out there than Grumpy ...
If LSU had hired a broomstick with a mop bucket for a head, they would still beat A&M every year.
Posted on 11/30/21 at 1:16 am to ColoradoAg
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I expect you to get no flips. And all the recruits that we were chasing that LSU wanted seem less than impressed. I'm thrilled with the hire because there were significantly better options out there than Grumpy ...
Well I guess so after Aggy beat down the Tigers last week
right?
I think we will recruit toe to toe with the Aggies lol.
Posted on 11/30/21 at 1:20 am to TigerInGrayton
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Aggy fans have zero self awareness
We are very aware. Sorry that this might shock you but you can have your own problems and still laugh at somebody who is about to stumble down the same path you took.
Posted on 11/30/21 at 1:22 am to TideTurf
Tideturd trying to console himself
Posted on 11/30/21 at 1:23 am to Dr RC
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It's a panic hire.
$15 million for Brian Kelly? A guy who has been on the brink of being fired multiple times at Notre Dame? The HC of the same Notre Dame that LSU fans on this site have relentlessly bashed as an overrated program w/a mediocre coach living off it's name and a weak arse schedule?
See! Even the Dr. gets it!
Posted on 11/30/21 at 1:25 am to ColoradoAg
Geaux Jimbeaux...27-24 ;)
Posted on 11/30/21 at 1:32 am to Dr RC
Brian Kelley is a BERT hire.
Posted on 11/30/21 at 1:56 am to TideTurf
Okay OP...sure buddy. Your post is a damage control post.
Posted on 11/30/21 at 1:59 am to SBC
What makes you think he can recruit down here?
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