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Can someone explain how Brian Kelly is the worst hire in the history of LSU football?

Posted on 10/26/25 at 8:45 pm
Posted by StringedInstruments
Member since Oct 2013
20322 posts
Posted on 10/26/25 at 8:45 pm
Worse than Dinardo?

Worse than Hallman?

Two 10 win seasons and a Heisman trophy winner. And he’s the worst?

Posted by labamafan
Prairieville
Member since Jan 2007
26418 posts
Posted on 10/26/25 at 8:46 pm to
He is not. Many fans of the program have an overinflated sense of where their program actually is.
Posted by poncho villa
DALLAS
Member since Jul 2010
18756 posts
Posted on 10/26/25 at 8:46 pm to
He’s the worst because he’s a count
Posted by Tammany Tom
Mandeville
Member since Jun 2004
5253 posts
Posted on 10/26/25 at 8:46 pm to
quote:

Can someone explain how Brian Kelly is the worst hire in the history of LSU football?b


Who is proclaiming he was the worst hire?

That designation clearly belongs to Curly Hallman.
Posted by Rip N Lip
Zambodia
Member since Jul 2019
6903 posts
Posted on 10/26/25 at 8:47 pm to
Mike Archer bruh
Posted by thenza
Member since Sep 2013
1375 posts
Posted on 10/26/25 at 8:48 pm to
Dinardo was a great hire at the time and (along with Kevin Faulk) a huge part of bringing back fun and excitement to LSU football after years in the dark.

I have nothing bad to say about him other than he wasn’t top tier. Good coach and man though.
Posted by Tammany Tom
Mandeville
Member since Jun 2004
5253 posts
Posted on 10/26/25 at 8:48 pm to
quote:

Worse than Dinardo?


Dinardo was not a bad hire. He actually did very good things for the program and left the cupboard quite full for Saban.

DiNardo’s undoing was hiring Lou Tepper as DC.
Posted by Whentheleveebreaks
Member since Aug 2020
2670 posts
Posted on 10/26/25 at 8:50 pm to
I was always surprised they hired him. Clearly was not a fit.
Posted by TigahTX
Member since Apr 2022
2502 posts
Posted on 10/26/25 at 8:51 pm to
He’s not. But the expectation when he was hired was alot higher than anybody else
Posted by Dustpan13
Turkey Creek, Lousiana
Member since Dec 2013
133 posts
Posted on 10/26/25 at 8:52 pm to
The LSU program is a top 4 job u idiot! 3 Different coaches have won here! You’re in denial if u don’t think LSU is a top job! No matter who u root for.
Posted by Murph4HOF
A-T-L-A-N-T-A (that's where I stay)
Member since Sep 2019
17430 posts
Posted on 10/26/25 at 8:53 pm to
quote:

3 Different coaches have won here!
Lol this narrative falls on its face now.
Posted by Themicah86
Member since Jun 2023
2485 posts
Posted on 10/26/25 at 8:55 pm to
Lsu fans are delusional. They talked about brian kelly as if he was some coach that stomped big teams asses. They got exactly what they paid for. Nothing more or less
Posted by labamafan
Prairieville
Member since Jan 2007
26418 posts
Posted on 10/26/25 at 8:55 pm to
I didn’t say it wasn’t stupid.
Posted by Murph4HOF
A-T-L-A-N-T-A (that's where I stay)
Member since Sep 2019
17430 posts
Posted on 10/26/25 at 8:56 pm to
Exactly. BK is who we thought he was.

The only people who didn't see it were the baws.
Posted by Old Money
LSU
Member since Sep 2012
40930 posts
Posted on 10/26/25 at 8:57 pm to
Worst? No. Just a bad fit and did not meet expectations. Guy has been at best aloof, at worst half assing it.
Posted by Tammany Tom
Mandeville
Member since Jun 2004
5253 posts
Posted on 10/26/25 at 8:58 pm to
quote:

Many fans of the program have an overinflated sense of where their program actually is.


Only one program (Alabama) has more National Titles since 2000 than LSU.

Only one program (Alabama) has more SEC championships than LSU since 2000.

There is no overinflated sense with us. We know exactly where we stand. We also know that since 2020, we have not performed to the standard we expect. Thus…. O getting fired in 2022 and Kelly in 2025.

Kelly was always a bad hire since day one. It has been corrected today.
Posted by Lgrnwd
Member since Jan 2018
8161 posts
Posted on 10/26/25 at 8:58 pm to
quote:

quote:
3 Different coaches have won here!
Lol this narrative falls on its face now.


3 different coaches in a row did win a NC there.

Firing Kelly just means it won't be 4
Posted by Murph4HOF
A-T-L-A-N-T-A (that's where I stay)
Member since Sep 2019
17430 posts
Posted on 10/26/25 at 9:02 pm to
Saban = GOAT
Les = inherited Saban's system/process
O = caught lightening in a bottle

7 of their last 10 coaches didn't win a natty.
Posted by WhiteMandingo
Member since Jan 2016
7408 posts
Posted on 10/26/25 at 9:05 pm to
Not the worst but his contemporaries are out pacing him and he seems complacent in his situation.
I had high expectations for him and supported his hiring but it has become evident he is not the right guy for LSU
Posted by labamafan
Prairieville
Member since Jan 2007
26418 posts
Posted on 10/26/25 at 9:06 pm to
quote:

Kelly was always a bad hire since day one. It has been corrected today.


That is not the narrative that was being spun amongst the fan base when he was hired. Look fans always think their program is better than it is. According to LSU fans any coach can win a title at LSU if Les and Ed O could. What also has to realize is you will likely be a playoff team every 3 maybe 4 years and may only win a NC in a 15 yr period. That’s certainly what I expect at Alabama. But anyone claiming Brian Kellybis the worst hire in LDu history has no sense of what LSU has been and are certainly delusional about what LSu can be in this era of college football. I’ve said repeatedly the Alabama dynasties are a thing of the past, the Georgia mini dynasty is a thing of the past unless you have Texas or B1G money
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